Iraq vs. Saudi Arabia
Demographics
| Iraq | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 39,650,145 (July 2021 est.) | 34,783,757 (July 2021 est.) note: immigrants make up 38.3% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 37.02% (male 7,349,868/female 7,041,405) 15-24 years: 19.83% (male 3,918,433/female 3,788,157) 25-54 years: 35.59% (male 6,919,569/female 6,914,856) 55-64 years: 4.23% (male 805,397/female 839,137) 65 years and over: 3.33% (male 576,593/female 719,240) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 24.84% (male 4,327,830/female 4,159,242) 15-24 years: 15.38% (male 2,741,371/female 2,515,188) 25-54 years: 50.2% (male 10,350,028/female 6,804,479) 55-64 years: 5.95% (male 1,254,921/female 778,467) 65 years and over: 3.63% (male 657,395/female 584,577) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 21.2 years male: 20.8 years female: 21.6 years (2020 est.) | total: 30.8 years male: 33 years female: 27.9 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 2.06% (2021 est.) | 1.62% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 25.21 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 14.56 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 3.92 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 3.39 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 5.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.52 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.61 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female total population: 1.3 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 20.08 deaths/1,000 live births male: 21.84 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.86 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 72.9 years male: 71.01 years female: 74.89 years (2021 est.) | total population: 76.4 years male: 74.81 years female: 78.07 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 3.32 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.95 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA | <.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Iraqi(s) adjective: Iraqi | noun: Saudi(s) adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian |
| Ethnic groups | Arab 75-80%, Kurdish 15-20%, other 5% (includes Turkmen, Yezidi, Shabak, Kaka'i, Bedouin, Romani, Assyrian, Circassian, Sabaean-Mandaean, Persian) note: data is a 1987 government estimate; no more recent reliable numbers are available | Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10% |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA | 12,000 (2020 est.) |
| Religions | Muslim (official) 95-98% (Shia 64-69%, Sunni 29-34%), Christian 1% (includes Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Assyrian Church of the East), other 1-4% (2015 est.) note: while there has been voluntary relocation of many Christian families to northern Iraq, the overall Christian population has decreased at least 50% and perhaps as high as 90% since the fall of the SADDAM Husayn regime in 2003, according to US Embassy estimates, with many fleeing to Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon | Muslim (official; citizens are 85-90% Sunni and 10-15% Shia), other (includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh) (2012 est.) note: despite having a large expatriate community of various faiths (more than 30% of the population), most forms of public religious expression inconsistent with the government-sanctioned interpretation of Sunni Islam are restricted; non-Muslims are not allowed to have Saudi citizenship and non-Muslim places of worship are not permitted (2013) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA | <200 (2020 est.) |
| Languages | Arabic (official), Kurdish (official), Turkmen (a Turkish dialect), Syriac (Neo-Aramaic), and Armenian are official in areas where native speakers of these languages constitute a majority of the population major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ??????? ???? ???? ????????? ???????? (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Arabic (official) major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ????????? ???????? (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50.1% male: 56.2% female: 44% (2018) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.3% male: 97.1% female: 92.7% (2017) |
| Education expenditures | NA | NA |
| Urbanization | urban population: 71.1% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 2.91% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 84.5% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.69% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 98.8% of population rural: 95% of population total: 97.9% of population unimproved: urban: 1.2% of population rural: 5% of population total: 2.1% of population (2017 est.) | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 96.7% of population rural: 89.7% of population total: 95.2% of population unimproved: urban: 3.3% of population rural: 10.3% of population total: 4.8% of population (2017 est.) | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 7.323 million BAGHDAD (capital), 1.683 million Mosul, 1.382 million Basra, 1.031 million Kirkuk, 901,000 Najaf, 861,000 Erbil (2021) | 7.388 million RIYADH (capital), 4.697 million Jeddah, 2.079 million Mecca, 1.518 million Medina, 1.279 million Ad Dammam, 1.279 million Hufuf-Mubarraz (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 79 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 4.1% (2018) | 6.4% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 0.71 physicians/1,000 population (2018) | 2.61 physicians/1,000 population (2018) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 2.2 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 30.4% (2016) | 35.4% (2016) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 52.8% (2018) | 24.6% (2016) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 69.9 youth dependency ratio: 64.1 elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 potential support ratio: 17.1 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 39.3 youth dependency ratio: 34.4 elderly dependency ratio: 4.9 potential support ratio: 20.5 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
