Number of people living in urban slum households in Iraq
Iraq: Number of people living in urban slum households was 15.19 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban slum households in Iraq, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban slum households in Iraq is 15.19 million, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban slum households in Iraq peaked at 15.19 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.60 million, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 13th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban slum households in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.60 million | — |
| 2002 | 6.26 million | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 6.96 million | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 7.56 million | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 7.99 million | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 8.92 million | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 10.06 million | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 11.38 million | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 12.44 million | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 13.45 million | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 14.52 million | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 15.19 million | +4.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 15.19 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 672,038, 22.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 15.19 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.05 million, 14.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.87 million | 5.60 million | 7.99 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.25 million | 8.92 million | 13.45 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.86 million | 14.52 million | 15.19 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban slum households in Iraq?
- Number of people living in urban slum households in Iraq was 15.19 million in 2022, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban slum households recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 15.19 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban slum households recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.60 million in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Iraq ranks 13th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in urban slum households rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban slum households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water and sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure.