Lowest Poverty in Iraq

Top 90 cities ranked by lowest poverty

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All Countries · Iraq

Lowest Poverty — Iraq

1 Az Zubayr 02 0.5%

2 Al Fallūjah 01 0.5%

3 Ash Shaţrah 09 0.5%

4 Khānaqīn 10 0.5%

5 Bayjī 18 0.5%

6 Ash Sharqāt 18 0.5%

7 Sāmarrā’ 18 0.5%

8 Al Miqdādīyah 10 0.5%

9 As Samawah 03 0.5%

10 Baqubah 10 0.5%

11 Sīnah 08 0.5%

12 Soran 11 0.5%

13 Ramadi 01 0.5%

14 Kufa 17 0.5%

15 An Nu‘mānīyah 16 0.5%

16 Qal‘at Sukkar 09 0.5%

17 Umm Qaşr 02 0.5%

18 Al Fāw 02 0.5%

19 Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 06 0.5%

20 Zaxo 08 0.5%

21 Al Hārithah 02 0.5%

22 Al Hindīyah 12 0.5%

23 Hajiawa 05 0.5%

24 Nasiriyah 09 0.5%

25 Baghdad 07 0.5%

26 Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 15 0.5%

27 Al Başrah al Qadīmah 02 0.5%

28 Mosul 15 0.5%

29 Erbil 11 0.5%

30 Basrah 02 0.5%

31 Karbala 12 0.5%

32 Kirkuk 13 0.5%

33 Abū Ghurayb 07 0.5%

34 Sulaymaniyah 05 0.5%

35 Al Ḩayy 16 0.5%

36 Najaf 17 0.5%

37 Al Hillah 06 0.5%

38 Al Maḩmūdīyah 07 0.5%

39 Dihok 08 0.5%

40 Al ‘Amārah 14 0.5%

41 Al Diwaniyah 04 0.5%

42 Al-Kut 16 0.5%

43 Al Qurnah 02 0.5%

44 Al Madīnah 02 0.5%

45 Kelar 05 0.5%

46 Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah 04 0.5%

47 Nāḩīyat Saddat al Hindīyah 06 0.5%

48 Kifrī 10 0.5%

49 Mandalī 10 0.5%

50 Batifa 08 0.5%

51 Baynjiwayn 05 0.5%

52 ‘Anah 01 0.5%

53 Ad Dujayl 18 0.5%

54 Tallkayf 15 0.5%

55 Al Mishkhāb 17 0.5%

56 ‘Aqrah 15 0.5%

57 Ṟuwandiz 11 0.5%

58 Nahiyat Ghammas 04 0.5%

59 Ar Ruţbah 01 0.5%

60 Nāḩiyat al Fuhūd 09 0.5%

61 ‘Anat al Qadīmah 01 0.5%

62 ‘Alī al Gharbī 14 0.5%

63 AlZwya 18 0.5%

64 Barţalah 15 0.5%

65 Begova 08 0.5%

66 Rāwah 01 0.5%

67 Ash Shaykhān 15 0.5%

68 Al ‘Amādīyah 08 0.5%

69 Ar Rumaythah 03 0.5%

70 Aş Şuwayrah 16 0.5%

71 Jamjamāl 05 0.5%

72 Al Qā’im 01 0.5%

73 Simele 08 0.5%

74 Khāliş 10 0.5%

75 Ţūz Khūrmātū 18 0.5%

76 Ash Shāmīyah 04 0.5%

77 Halabja 19 0.5%

78 Al Musayyib 06 0.5%

79 Al-Hamdaniya 15 0.5%

80 Kays Qal‘ah 15 0.5%

81 Koysinceq 11 0.5%

82 Al ‘Azīzīyah 16 0.5%

83 Tikrīt 18 0.5%

84 Balad 18 0.5%

85 Sinjār 15 0.5%

86 al-Qasim 06 0.5%

87 ‘Afak 04 0.5%

88 Hīt 01 0.5%

89 Al Maḩāwīl 06 0.5%

90 Ḩadīthah 01 0.5%

Cities with the lowest poverty rates in Iraq demonstrate strong economic conditions where most residents have adequate financial resources. Az Zubayr has a poverty rate of just 0.5%.

Low poverty rates typically reflect a combination of strong job markets, educated populations, and higher wage levels. These communities often feature well-funded public services, good school systems, and active civic engagement.

While low poverty rates are encouraging, some of these cities maintain their statistics partly through high costs of living that effectively price out lower-income residents, raising questions about housing equity and economic diversity.

Did You Know?

1. Only 0.5% of residents in Az Zubayr live below the poverty line.
2. The federal poverty line for a family of four is approximately $31,200 per year (2024).
3. Cities with the lowest poverty rates tend to also rank high in education, income, and safety metrics.

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