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🇮🇶 Migration to & from Iraq

Historic Net Migration for Iraq (1950-2024)

Iraq has seen a decrease in net migrations since the 1950's.

Year Net Migration Overall Population +/-
1950 2,965 113,459
1951 2,510 128,098
1952 713 149,657
1953 -2,766 152,826
1954 -2,026 157,610
1955 -2,235 136,015
1956 -2,335 146,428
1957 -2,946 105,323
1958 -7,786 111,281
1959 -794 146,123
1960 1,573 157,222
1961 2,981 187,780
1962 3,343 250,864
1963 3,197 257,242
1964 3,224 266,035
1965 4,555 279,113
1966 1,298 286,814
1967 2,531 300,716
1968 928 311,579
1969 312 325,100
1970 1,377 339,409
1971 -6,479 344,988
1972 -2,600 359,721
1973 -1,507 371,690
1974 -4,090 372,093
1975 -6,237 379,665
1976 -13,915 388,358
1977 8,204 418,432
1978 7,434 426,187
1979 -20,617 407,833
1980 15,757 435,419
1981 -23,640 393,361
1982 -22,302 406,041
1983 23,115 462,903
1984 21,709 477,453
1985 -199,505 267,942
1986 39,136 513,488
1987 -108,426 380,319
1988 -81,562 395,221
1989 19,392 516,227
1990 -601,469 -82,901
1991 -95,155 454,997
1992 20,292 612,186
1993 581,818 1,188,514
1994 54,355 688,710
1995 40,424 683,397
1996 14,652 667,525
1997 15,429 683,019
1998 48,446 732,593
1999 69,491 771,662
2000 87,624 803,396
2001 14,451 744,173
2002 133,839 873,265
2003 -27,236 718,933
2004 69,948 831,507
2005 51,019 827,633
2006 -1,206,850 -409,501
2007 -824,428 -40,314
2008 396,792 1,199,171
2009 120,092 975,170
2010 92,779 999,150
2011 261,880 1,232,965
2012 753,907 1,753,873
2013 474,379 1,500,420
2014 -5,033 1,035,720
2015 -22,338 985,231
2016 -113,980 832,954
2017 -21,998 902,499
2018 15,775 954,043
2019 -43,919 899,049
2020 29,858 949,819
2021 17,474 959,393
2022 76,821 1,039,288
2023 -5,710 967,708
2024 -17,735 968,224

How is Net Migrations calculated?

The difference between immigrants and emigrants makes up the net migrations of a country. If the net migration numbers for the year are positive and indicated above with green coloring. Then more people immigrated than emigrated to Iraq for that year, equal to the number displayed.

Future Net Migration for Iraq (2024-2100)

Iraq will see an increase of net migrations by the year 2100.

Year Net Migration Overall Population +/-
2024 -17,735 968,224
2025 -1,064 989,294
2026 -13,102 984,032
2027 -27,048 975,940
2028 -39,546 971,111
2029 -22,320 993,651
2030 -29,827 994,106
2031 -31,423 1,000,218
2032 2,745 1,037,821
2033 -16,385 1,025,656
2034 -19,439 1,029,366
2035 -30,355 1,017,182
2036 1,749 1,054,463
2037 -28,115 1,020,570
2038 -20,517 1,025,386
2039 17,343 1,059,504
2040 2,090 1,037,566
2041 -12,637 1,014,343
2042 -7,463 1,009,012
2043 -23,206 983,296
2044 -17,458 978,248
2045 -30,391 954,568
2046 -35,048 937,200
2047 -2,058 958,848
2048 -5,681 945,218
2049 13,393 953,682
2050 -26,107 904,682
2051 -6,082 912,648
2052 -36,754 871,111
2053 -1,620 894,670
2054 -12,107 873,517
2055 -14,082 860,138
2056 -4,181 859,009
2057 -19,901 833,349
2058 -30,035 813,678
2059 -32,871 800,632
2060 16,684 840,696
2061 -17,834 795,487
2062 -29,507 775,137
2063 0 794,952
2064 -13,148 772,341
2065 -19,600 754,613
2066 8,619 771,270
2067 -50,254 699,069
2068 -51,046 681,736
2069 -35,478 679,794
2070 -36,217 662,022
2071 -34,856 645,961
2072 -18,232 645,785
2073 3,745 651,324
2074 -41,838 589,721
2075 -84,595 528,720
2076 -55,625 538,667
2077 -67,555 508,003
2078 -20,442 537,136
2079 690 541,237
2080 -26,322 496,830
2081 -10,207 495,076
2082 -10,618 476,441
2083 -17,965 452,626
2084 -35,797 419,942
2085 7,066 447,267
2086 13,048 437,858
2087 -37,472 372,543
2088 -28,717 365,106
2089 -6,653 370,000
2090 -46,861 313,542
2091 -20,141 324,760
2092 10,991 340,514
2093 -130 314,525
2094 -31,945 267,705
2095 -27,262 257,118
2096 -13,860 253,698
2097 -23,396 229,265
2098 -31,765 206,535
2099 -15,336 209,106
2100 -42,146 170,170

Why is the chart for future net migrations mostly flat?

Predicting and projecting future movements of population is extremely hard. Especially, the further you move into the future. Thus, the scientist and data collectors of the United Nations tend to add a flat number when reasonable projections can't be made.

Causes of Migration

Causes of Immigration to Iraq

Causes of Emigration from Iraq

Common Questions

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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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