Net migration, annual growth rate in Iraq
Iraq: Net migration, annual growth rate was 94 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Iraq, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, net migration, annual growth rate in Iraq stood at 94 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 144.6% on the previous year and up 127.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Iraq peaked at 826.16 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -570.52 % change on previous year, in 1971.
That places Iraq 8th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.69 % change on previous year | -71.5 % change on previous year | 94.99 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -70.2 % change on previous year | -570.52 % change on previous year | 341.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3 % change on previous year | -377.05 % change on previous year | 203.65 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 36.02 % change on previous year | -90.66 % change on previous year | 213.99 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 120.92 % change on previous year | -120.35 % change on previous year | 826.16 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -67.08 % change on previous year | -410.25 % change on previous year | 187.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.35 % change on previous year | -210.59 % change on previous year | 339.63 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 5 Sudan 153.55 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Rwanda 140.32 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Greece 113.55 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Bermuda 60 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 59.83 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Tanzania 57.37 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Iraq
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 14.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 11.21 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 78.52 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 167.41 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.0% (2024)
- Broad money 47.9% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 7.2% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.0% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 1,300 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration -1,064 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Iraq?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Iraq was 94 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 826.16 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -570.52 % change on previous year in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 8th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.