Iraq

Net migration rate in Iraq

Net migration rate in Iraq: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
-0.1 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
−0.7 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
115 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-0.4 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in IraqNet migration rate in Iraq: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -20.7 per 1,000 people and 16.6 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -20.7 per 1,000 people and 16.6 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 30.3 per 1,000 people in 1993, the lowest -42.2 per 1,000 people in 2006.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearIraq
2023-0.1
20221.7
20210.4
20200.7
2019-1.1
20180.4
2017-0.6
2016-3
2015-0.6
2014-0.1
201313.5
201222.4
20118.1
20103
20094
200813.7
2007-29
2006-42.2
20051.8
20042.5
2003-1
20025.1
20010.6
20003.6
19992.9
19982.1
19970.7
19960.7
19951.9
19942.7
199330.3
19921.1
1991-5.4
1990-34.2
19891.1
1988-4.8
1987-6.6
19862.4
1985-12.7
19841.4
19831.6
1982-1.5
1981-1.7
19801.2
1979-1.6
19780.6
19770.7
1976-1.2
1975-0.5
1974-0.4
1973-0.1
1972-0.2
1971-0.6
19700.1
19690
19680.1
19670.3
19660.2
19650.6
19640.4
19630.4
19620.5
19610.4
19600.2
1959-0.1
1958-1.2
1957-0.4
1956-0.4
1955-0.4
1954-0.3
1953-0.5
19520.1
19510.4
19500.5
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIraq
2024-0.4-18.5–15.7
2025-0-18.6–17.9
2026-0.3-19.5–16.2
2027-0.6-18.8–16.9
2028-0.8-19.4–16.5
2029-0.4-20–16.8
2030-0.6-19.3–16.3
2031-0.6-19.4–16.4
20320.1-18.7–17.3
2033-0.3-20.7–16.9
2034-0.3-21.1–17.4
2035-0.5-19–17.1
20360-18.6–17.6
2037-0.5-18.9–16.5
2038-0.3-19.4–18
20390.3-19–17.7
20400-19.2–17.7
2041-0.2-20.5–17.6
2042-0.1-18.4–18
2043-0.4-19.3–18.1
2044-0.3-19.3–17.4
2045-0.5-19.2–16.9
2046-0.5-19.4–16.7
2047-0-20.3–16.4
2048-0.1-18.4–17.9
20490.2-19.4–18.8
2050-0.4-18.8–17.3
2051-0.1-18.6–18.5
2052-0.5-18.6–17.2
2053-0-18.8–16.9
2054-0.2-19.3–17.2
2055-0.2-18.7–16.8
2056-0.1-18.3–17.7
2057-0.3-20.7–17.3
2058-0.4-20.5–17.6
2059-0.4-19.6–16.2
20600.2-17.5–17
2061-0.2-19.3–16.7
2062-0.4-19–18.1
20630-19.5–17.3
2064-0.2-19–16.9
2065-0.2-19.9–16.7
20660.1-20–17.8
2067-0.6-20.8–16.3
2068-0.6-19.7–17.1
2069-0.4-18.9–17.5
2070-0.4-18.6–16.6
2071-0.4-18.7–17.6
2072-0.2-19.7–18.2
20730-20.7–16.7
2074-0.5-19.4–17.6
2075-0.9-21.1–16.5
2076-0.6-20.2–18.1
2077-0.7-20.4–15.8
2078-0.2-20.3–16.9
20790-20.7–17.1
2080-0.3-20.6–16.4
2081-0.1-19.3–18.1
2082-0.1-20.3–16.5
2083-0.2-21.4–17.8
2084-0.4-20.5–17.5
20850.1-20.2–17.3
20860.1-21–17.5
2087-0.4-20.6–16
2088-0.3-21.7–15.9
2089-0.1-19–17.2
2090-0.5-20.8–17.9
2091-0.2-20.6–16
20920.1-20.4–18.1
2093-0-21.6–17.2
2094-0.3-19.5–17.3
2095-0.3-21.5–17.9
2096-0.1-21.5–17.6
2097-0.2-20.6–17.7
2098-0.3-22.1–17.2
2099-0.2-20.7–17.6
2100-0.4-20.7–16.6

Good to know

  • People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.

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