Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Iraq
Iraq: Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate was 0 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Iraq, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Iraq is 0 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Iraq peaked at 100 % change on previous year in 1995 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 1997.
That places Iraq 8th out of 62 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 1997 | -100 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 100 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2000 | -50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2001 | -100 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 100 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2006 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2007 | -25 % change on previous year | — |
| 2008 | -66.67 % change on previous year | +166.7% |
| 2009 | 100 % change on previous year | -250.0% |
| 2010 | -50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2011 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2014 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | 100 % change on previous year | -300.0% |
| 2020 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2022 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2025 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.25 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | -5.95 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2010s | 10 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.33 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 6 Afghanistan 50 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Colombia 25 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Burundi 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Brazil 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Cameroon 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Iran 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Israel 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Mexico 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Mali 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Mozambique 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Niger 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Pakistan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Palestine 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Russia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Chad 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Yemen 0 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Iraq
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 322,345 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270,671 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0058 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270,671 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0069 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Iraq?
- Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Iraq was 0 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % change on previous year in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does Iraq rank for number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 8th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of armed conflicts. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of armed conflicts Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
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The year-on-year percentage change in Number of armed conflicts. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.