Irak - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Irak
1 068 735 000 EUR
1 191 017 000 EUR
11.44 %
Bekleidung
Irak
9 219 000 EUR
9 424 000 EUR
2.22 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Irak
69 222 000 EUR
88 409 000 EUR
27.72 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Irak
83 727 000 EUR
120 436 000 EUR
43.84 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Irak
127 302 000 EUR
156 155 000 EUR
22.67 %
Energieversorgung
Irak
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Irak
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Irak
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Irak
1 658 000 EUR
2 607 000 EUR
57.24 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Irak
8 000 EUR
4 000 EUR
-50.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Irak
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Getränke
Irak
6 265 000 EUR
5 975 000 EUR
-4.63 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Irak
11 374 000 EUR
8 512 000 EUR
-25.16 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Irak
26 135 000 EUR
23 617 000 EUR
-9.63 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Irak
8 897 000 EUR
6 612 000 EUR
-25.68 %
Kohle
Irak
0 EUR
27 000 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Irak
32 546 000 EUR
38 964 000 EUR
19.72 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Irak
136 287 000 EUR
90 256 000 EUR
-33.78 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Irak
1 631 000 EUR
2 187 000 EUR
34.09 %
Maschinen
Irak
292 180 000 EUR
327 208 000 EUR
11.99 %
Metalle
Irak
5 156 000 EUR
4 219 000 EUR
-18.17 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Irak
29 522 000 EUR
29 061 000 EUR
-1.56 %
Möbel
Irak
2 332 000 EUR
2 722 000 EUR
16.72 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Irak
54 617 000 EUR
62 121 000 EUR
13.74 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Irak
2 908 000 EUR
3 367 000 EUR
15.78 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Irak
89 414 000 EUR
115 197 000 EUR
28.84 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Irak
518 000 EUR
878 000 EUR
69.50 %
Sonstige Waren
Irak
73 053 000 EUR
87 693 000 EUR
20.04 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Irak
156 000 EUR
99 000 EUR
-36.54 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Irak
2 553 000 EUR
1 933 000 EUR
-24.29 %
Textilien
Irak
2 055 000 EUR
3 334 000 EUR
62.24 %

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Irak Irak
Capital
name: Baghdad

geographic coordinates: 33 20 N, 44 24 E

time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: although the origin of the name is disputed, it likely has compound Persian roots with bagh and dad meaning "god" and "given" respectively to create the meaning of "bestowed by God"
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Iraq

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years
Legal system
mixed legal system of civil and Islamic law
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 438,317 sq km

land: 437,367 sq km

water: 950 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 18.1% (2018 est.)

arable land: 8.4% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.5% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 9.2% (2018 est.)

forest: 1.9% (2018 est.)

other: 80% (2018 est.)
Location
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait
Age structure
0-14 years: 35.24% (male 7,428,445/female 7,113,723)

15-64 years: 61.17% (male 12,692,897/female 12,548,936)

65 years and over: 3.59% (2023 est.) (male 658,844/female 823,264)
Birth rate
24.2 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
3.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Arabic (official), Kurdish (official); Turkmen (a Turkish dialect) and Syriac (Neo-Aramaic) are recognized as official languages where native speakers of these languages are present; Iraqis have the right to be educated in their native language

major-language sample(s):
كتاب حقائق العالم، أحسن مصدر للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)

ڕاستییەکانی جیهان، باشترین سەرچاوەیە بۆ زانیارییە بنەڕەتییەکان (Kurdish)

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Life expectancy at birth
total population: 73.5 years (2023 est.)

male: 71.6 years

female: 75.4 years
Major urban areas - population
7.711 million BAGHDAD (capital), 1.792 million Mosul, 1.448 million Basra, 1.075 million Kirkuk, 958,000 Najaf, 897,000 Erbil (2023)
Median age
total: 22.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 21.7 years

female: 22.4 years
Net migration rate
-1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
population is concentrated in the north, center, and eastern parts of the country, with many of the larger urban agglomerations found along extensive parts of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; much of the western and southern areas are either lightly populated or uninhabited
Population growth rate
1.94% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
3.17 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 71.6% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.91% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
4.7% of GDP (2016)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-4.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
-1.14% (2021 est.)
Labor force
11.184 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
23% (2014 est.)
Unemployment rate
14.19% (2021 est.)

14.09% (2020 est.)

12.86% (2019 est.)
Public debt
27.44% of GDP (2018 est.)

35.86% of GDP (2017 est.)

29.48% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
6.04% (2021 est.)

0.57% (2020 est.)

-0.2% (2019 est.)
Exports
$78.261 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$50.632 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$88.903 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners
China 26%, India 24%, South Korea 9%, United States 8%, Italy 6%, Greece 6% (2019)
Imports
$50.707 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$54.722 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$72.283 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
United Arab Emirates 28%, Turkey 21%, China 19% (2019)
Airports
102 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 6,254,099 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 21.56 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 49% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 2,272 km (2014)

standard gauge: 2,272 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge
Roadways
total: 59,623 km (2012)

paved: 59,623 km (2012) (includes Kurdistan region)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 3,048,736 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 37,649,112 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 86 (2021 est.)
Waterways
5,279 km (2012) (the Euphrates River (2,815 km), Tigris River (1,899 km), and Third River (565 km) are the principal waterways)
Disputes - international

Iraq-Iran: Iraq's lack of a maritime boundary with Iran prompts jurisdiction disputes beyond the mouth of the Shatt al Arab in the Persian Gulf

Iraq-Kuwait: undemarcated maritime boundary; Kuwait has called on Iraq to resolve the domestic legal status of the 2012 Kuwait-Iraq Agreement to regulate maritime navigation in Khor Abdullah and ensure that the agreement remains in force 

Iraq-Turkey: Turkey maintains a military presence in northern Iraq to combat the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) terrorist group; it periodically conducts air strikes and has conducted large military operations involving thousands of troops in 2007, 2011, and 2018, and smaller-scale operations in 2021 and 2022