Rural population, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Rural population, per capita was 0.3006 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Iraq, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.3006 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.5602 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.298 units per person, in 1987.
Iraq ranks 128th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4966 units per person | 0.4409 units per person | 0.5602 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3878 units per person | 0.3487 units per person | 0.4303 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3118 units per person | 0.298 units per person | 0.3399 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3172 units per person | 0.3028 units per person | 0.3251 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.317 units per person | 0.3103 units per person | 0.3237 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.304 units per person | 0.3008 units per person | 0.3094 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3012 units per person | 0.3006 units per person | 0.3013 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 184.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.41 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.41 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
- Rural population 30.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Iraq?
- Rural population, per capita in Iraq was 0.3006 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5602 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.298 units per person in 1987.
- How does Iraq rank for rural population, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 128th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.