Area Database (v4.2.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% poorer households (with IWI value under 50)
Subnational regions
Iraq
All years

% poorer households (with IWI value under 50)

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Iraq (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 10.5 9.29 8.13 6.97 5.81 4.65 3.48 2.32 1.16 1.07 0.98 0.89 0.81 0.72 0.63 0.54 0.45 0.36 0.27
Anbar 0.59 0.65 0.70 0.76 0.82 0.87 0.93 0.98 1.04 1.06 1.08 1.10 1.13 1.15 1.17 1.19 1.21 1.23 1.25
Babylon 20.9 18.7 16.5 14.3 12.0 9.83 7.61 5.40 3.19 3.02 2.85 2.68 2.51 2.34 2.17 2.00 1.83 1.66 1.49
Baghdad 0.86 0.76 0.65 0.55 0.45 0.34 0.24 0.13 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.11 0.12
Basra 8.89 7.79 6.70 5.61 4.52 3.43 2.33 1.24 0.15 0.18 0.20 0.23 0.26 0.29 0.31 0.34 0.37 0.39 0.42
Diala 10.7 9.60 8.51 7.41 6.31 5.22 4.12 3.03 1.93 1.66 1.40 1.13 0.87 0.60 0.34 0.07 0.05 0.03 0.01
Dohouk 4.22 3.70 3.17 2.64 2.11 1.58 1.06 0.53 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.07
Erbil 3.68 3.29 2.90 2.51 2.12 1.73 1.34 0.95 0.56 0.48 0.40 0.32 0.24 0.16 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
Kerbela 7.46 6.69 5.92 5.15 4.38 3.61 2.84 2.07 1.30 1.18 1.06 0.94 0.82 0.70 0.58 0.46 0.34 0.22 0.10
Maysan 24.9 22.3 19.6 17.0 14.4 11.8 9.15 6.53 3.91 3.45 2.98 2.52 2.05 1.59 1.12 0.66 0.44 0.23 0.01
Muthanna 29.5 26.1 22.8 19.4 16.1 12.7 9.33 5.97 2.61 2.38 2.14 1.91 1.67 1.44 1.20 0.97 0.74 0.50 0.27
Najaf 10.2 9.13 8.08 7.02 5.96 4.91 3.85 2.80 1.74 2.06 2.37 2.69 3.00 3.32 3.63 3.95 4.27 4.58 4.90
Nenava 9.60 8.55 7.49 6.44 5.39 4.33 3.28 2.22 1.17 1.06 0.95 0.84 0.74 0.63 0.52 0.41 0.30 0.19 0.08
Qadisiya 37.0 32.8 28.6 24.5 20.3 16.1 11.9 7.77 3.60 3.17 2.75 2.32 1.89 1.46 1.04 0.61 0.41 0.21 0.01
Salaheldeen 15.5 13.7 11.9 10.1 8.34 6.56 4.78 3.00 1.22 1.16 1.10 1.04 0.97 0.91 0.85 0.79 0.73 0.67 0.61
Suleimaniya 12.3 10.8 9.35 7.87 6.39 4.91 3.44 1.96 0.48 0.44 0.40 0.36 0.32 0.28 0.24 0.20 0.16 0.12 0.08
Ta-amem-Karkuk 1.69 1.54 1.40 1.26 1.12 0.98 0.83 0.69 0.55 0.48 0.40 0.33 0.26 0.19 0.11 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01
Thi-Qar 26.3 23.3 20.3 17.3 14.3 11.3 8.30 5.30 2.31 1.99 1.67 1.35 1.02 0.70 0.38 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.01
Wasit 20.9 18.8 16.6 14.5 12.4 10.3 8.14 6.01 3.89 3.53 3.17 2.81 2.46 2.10 1.74 1.38 1.02 0.66 0.30
Lighter numbers are estimates