Iraq vs United Arab Emirates
Iraq vs United Arab Emirates: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 69.9% in Iraq and 86% in United Arab Emirates, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 16 percentage points, or 1.23 times that in Iraq.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Iraq ranked 97 and United Arab Emirates ranked 48 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Iraq at 82.5% and United Arab Emirates at 87.9% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Iraq | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.9 | 86 |
| 2024 | 69.9 | 85.8 |
| 2023 | 69.9 | 85.7 |
| 2022 | 69.9 | 85.5 |
| 2021 | 69.9 | 85.4 |
| 2020 | 69.9 | 85.2 |
| 2019 | 69.9 | 85 |
| 2018 | 69.9 | 84.9 |
| 2017 | 69.9 | 84.7 |
| 2016 | 69.9 | 84.5 |
| 2015 | 69.9 | 84.3 |
| 2014 | 69.7 | 84.1 |
| 2013 | 69.4 | 84 |
| 2012 | 69.2 | 83.8 |
| 2011 | 69.1 | 83.6 |
| 2010 | 69.1 | 83.4 |
| 2009 | 69 | 83.2 |
| 2008 | 68.9 | 83 |
| 2007 | 68.7 | 82.8 |
| 2006 | 68.6 | 82.6 |
| 2005 | 68.4 | 82.2 |
| 2004 | 68.2 | 81.5 |
| 2003 | 68.1 | 80.9 |
| 2002 | 67.9 | 80.3 |
| 2001 | 67.8 | 79.8 |
| 2000 | 67.6 | 79.3 |
| 1999 | 67.5 | 78.9 |
| 1998 | 67.5 | 78.6 |
| 1997 | 67.5 | 78.4 |
| 1996 | 67.6 | 78.3 |
| 1995 | 67.9 | 78.3 |
| 1994 | 68.2 | 78.3 |
| 1993 | 68.6 | 78.4 |
| 1992 | 69 | 78.4 |
| 1991 | 69.4 | 78.6 |
| 1990 | 69.7 | 78.7 |
| 1989 | 70 | 78.8 |
| 1988 | 70.2 | 79 |
| 1987 | 70.2 | 79.2 |
| 1986 | 70 | 79.3 |
| 1985 | 69.7 | 79.5 |
| 1984 | 69.1 | 79.7 |
| 1983 | 68.5 | 80 |
| 1982 | 67.7 | 80.3 |
| 1981 | 66.9 | 80.7 |
| 1980 | 66 | 81.1 |
| 1979 | 65.1 | 81.8 |
| 1978 | 64.3 | 82.6 |
| 1977 | 63.5 | 83.4 |
| 1976 | 62.7 | 83.9 |
| 1975 | 61.8 | 83.9 |
| 1974 | 60.9 | 83.7 |
| 1973 | 60 | 83.2 |
| 1972 | 59 | 82.6 |
| 1971 | 58 | 82 |
| 1970 | 57 | 81.2 |
| 1969 | 55.9 | 80.5 |
| 1968 | 54.8 | 79.8 |
| 1967 | 53.7 | 79.2 |
| 1966 | 52.6 | 78.5 |
| 1965 | 51.4 | 77.8 |
| 1964 | 50.1 | 77.1 |
| 1963 | 48.6 | 76.3 |
| 1962 | 47 | 75.5 |
| 1961 | 45.5 | 74.5 |
| 1960 | 44 | 73.5 |
| 1959 | 42.6 | 72.3 |
| 1958 | 41.4 | 70.9 |
| 1957 | 40.4 | 69.4 |
| 1956 | 39.5 | 67.7 |
| 1955 | 38.6 | 65.8 |
| 1954 | 37.7 | 63.8 |
| 1953 | 37 | 61.6 |
| 1952 | 36.2 | 59.4 |
| 1951 | 35.6 | 57 |
| 1950 | 35 | 54.5 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Iraq | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 86.1 |
| 2027 | 70.2 | 86.2 |
| 2028 | 70.3 | 86.4 |
| 2029 | 70.5 | 86.5 |
| 2030 | 70.7 | 86.6 |
| 2031 | 71 | 86.7 |
| 2032 | 71.3 | 86.8 |
| 2033 | 71.6 | 87 |
| 2034 | 72 | 87.1 |
| 2035 | 72.4 | 87.2 |
| 2036 | 72.8 | 87.2 |
| 2037 | 73.3 | 87.3 |
| 2038 | 73.8 | 87.4 |
| 2039 | 74.4 | 87.5 |
| 2040 | 74.9 | 87.6 |
| 2041 | 75.5 | 87.6 |
| 2042 | 76.2 | 87.7 |
| 2043 | 76.9 | 87.7 |
| 2044 | 77.6 | 87.8 |
| 2045 | 78.3 | 87.8 |
| 2046 | 79.1 | 87.8 |
| 2047 | 79.9 | 87.9 |
| 2048 | 80.7 | 87.9 |
| 2049 | 81.6 | 87.9 |
| 2050 | 82.5 | 87.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Iraq vs United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancyIraq: 72.3 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIraq: 3.89% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateIraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personIraq: $4,005 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthIraq: -0.4% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationIraq: 0.3% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtIraq: 52.8% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsIraq: $6.4B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025