Poverty and living standards in Salah al-Din, Iraq: official figures
18.7% of people in Salah al-Din lived below the national poverty line in 2024, 9th highest of 18 governorates and against 17.5% for Iraq.
Has poverty in Salah al-Din risen or fallen?
The income poverty rate in Salah al-Din was 39.9% in 2007, 16.6% in 2012, 17.9% in 2018 and 18.7% in 2024, up 0.8 percentage points since 2018 (Iraq: 20.1% to 17.5%).
Source: Ministry of Planning and Commission of Statistics and Geographic Information Systems, with UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) · saved copyHow many people in Salah al-Din are multidimensionally poor?
53.3% of people in Salah al-Din were multidimensionally poor in 2024, deprived in at least a fifth of the weighted indicators covering education, health, living standards, employment and shocks. That is 2nd highest of 18 governorates; the Iraq figure was 36.8%.
Source: Ministry of Planning and Commission of Statistics and Geographic Information Systems, with UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) · saved copyWhat is the multidimensional poverty index of Salah al-Din?
Salah al-Din's Multidimensional Poverty Index value was 0.166 in 2024 (2nd highest of 18 governorates), against 0.108 for Iraq. On average poor people there were deprived in 31.2% of the weighted indicators.
Source: Ministry of Planning and Commission of Statistics and Geographic Information Systems, with UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) · saved copyHow common is early marriage in Salah al-Din?
30.1% of people in Salah al-Din were deprived on early marriage in 2024, an indicator in Iraq's multidimensional poverty index, against 25.7% across Iraq (5th highest of 18 governorates).
Source: Ministry of Planning and Commission of Statistics and Geographic Information Systems, with UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) · saved copyHow Salah al-Din compares with other governorates
Income poverty rate (2024) (2024)
Salah al-Din ranks 9 of 18, highest first. Share of people living below the national poverty line, Iraq Household Socio-Economic Survey 2023-24
| Rank | Region | Income poverty rate (2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Anbar | 20.9% |
| 7 | Karbala | 19.9% |
| 8 | Wasit | 19.3% |
| 9 | Salah al-Din | 18.7% |
| 10 | Diyala | 17.2% |
| 11 | Nineveh | 16.5% |
| 12 | Maysan | 16.3% |
People living in multidimensional poverty (2024) (2024)
Salah al-Din ranks 2 of 18, highest first. Share of people deprived in at least 20% of the weighted indicators (education, health, living standards, employment, shocks)
| Rank | Region | People living in multidimensional poverty (2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Muthanna | 62.4% |
| 2 | Salah al-Din | 53.3% |
| 3 | Maysan | 51.9% |
| 4 | Al-Qadisiyah | 46.0% |
| 5 | Babil | 44.5% |
| 6 | Duhok | 42.0% |
| 7 | Nineveh | 40.7% |
Multidimensional Poverty Index value (2024) (2024)
Salah al-Din ranks 2 of 18, highest first. Incidence multiplied by intensity; 0 is no poverty, 1 is everyone deprived in everything
| Rank | Region | Multidimensional Poverty Index value (2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Muthanna | 0.194 |
| 2 | Salah al-Din | 0.166 |
| 3 | Maysan | 0.155 |
| 4 | Al-Qadisiyah | 0.145 |
| 5 | Babil | 0.141 |
| 6 | Nineveh | 0.125 |
| 7 | Anbar | 0.124 |
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Sources
- Ministry of Planning and Commission of Statistics and Geographic Information Systems, with UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI): Multidimensional Poverty in Iraq 2024: Analytical Report (Table 4, Table 16, Annex 2, Annex 3), based on the Iraq Household Socio-Economic Survey 2023-24, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2918b603f085…)
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