Total dependency ratio fell 11.9% to 62.6% in Iraq in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total dependency ratio in Iraq reached an all time high of 107% in 1977 and an all time low of 62.6% in 2022. When compared to Iraq's main peers, total dependency ratio in Iran amounted to 39.5%, 33.5% in Kuwait, 37.4% in Saudi Arabia and 49.6% in Syria in 2022.
Iraq has been ranked 42nd within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of total dependency ratio, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Bahrain | % | 32.2% | 32.7% | 34.6% | 36.5% | 38.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 46.4% | 47.7% | 49.7% | 51.8% | 53.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 50.0% | 49.7% | 49.5% | 49.2% | 49.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 45.5% | 45.9% | 46.4% | 46.9% | 47.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 32.5% | 33.1% | 34.2% | 35.2% | 36.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 51.3% | 52.4% | 54.4% | 56.4% | 58.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 38.6% | 38.4% | 38.5% | 38.6% | 38.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 39.0% | 40.4% | 41.9% | 43.4% | 44.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 42.5% | 42.6% | 43.0% | 43.4% | 43.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 50.9% | 51.9% | 52.8% | 53.8% | 54.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 38.0% | 38.2% | 38.5% | 38.9% | 39.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 30.3% | 33.5% | 36.9% | 40.5% | 44.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 37.5% | 37.1% | 36.9% | 36.7% | 36.5% |
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