Number of state-based conflicts in Iraq
Iraq: Number of state-based conflicts was 1 conflicts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of state-based conflicts in Iraq, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in conflicts.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 1 conflicts for number of state-based conflicts in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of state-based conflicts in Iraq peaked at 1 conflicts in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 conflicts, in 1989.
That places Iraq 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of state-based conflicts in Iraq, year by year
| Year | conflicts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1990 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1991 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1992 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1993 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1994 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1995 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1996 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1997 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1998 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 1999 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2000 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2001 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2002 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2003 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2004 | 1 conflicts | — |
| 2005 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0 conflicts | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 conflicts | — |
| 2014 | 1 conflicts | — |
| 2015 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 conflicts | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 1 conflicts | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 1 conflicts | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 conflicts | 1 conflicts | 1 conflicts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 state-based conflicts in Iraq?
- Number of state-based conflicts in Iraq was 1 conflicts in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of state-based conflicts recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1 conflicts in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of state-based conflicts recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 conflicts in 1989.
- How does Iraq rank for number of state-based conflicts?
- Iraq ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of state-based conflicts rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of state-based conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Included are internationalized intrastate conflicts that were ongoing that year.