WTMG Intelligence
Iraq Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Iraq's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score36.7453
Global RMOS Rank#148 of 171
Migration Momentum41.6
International Migrant Stock370,980
Migrant Share0.8%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Iraq's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS36.7453
Global rank#148
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 86.5%
Migrant-stock rank#83 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#120 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 41.6 | 25% | 10.4067 |
| Migrant Market Size | 52.0 | 20% | 10.4094 |
| Migrant Share | 14.7 | 15% | 2.2059 |
| GDP per Capita | 38.8 | 15% | 5.8146 |
| GDP Growth | 2.8 | 10% | 0.2825 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 56.3 | 10% | 5.6263 |
| Visa Accessibility | 40.0 | 5% | 2.0000 |
| Stored final RMOS | 36.7453 | ||
Iraq migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Iraq Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock370,980
2020 migrant stock365,766
2015 migrant stock359,352
2020-2024 change+5,214 (+1.4%)
2015-2024 change+11,628 (+3.2%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Iraq
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Syria | 258,068 | 254,441 | 252,036 | +3,627 (+1.4%) |
| #2 | Türkiye | 20,972 | 20,677 | 17,514 | +295 (+1.4%) |
| #3 | Iran | 14,747 | 14,540 | 14,405 | +207 (+1.4%) |
| #4 | Egypt | 14,705 | 14,498 | 14,363 | +207 (+1.4%) |
| #5 | Jordan | 10,581 | 10,432 | 10,336 | +149 (+1.4%) |
| #6 | Yemen | 2,049 | 2,020 | 2,001 | +29 (+1.4%) |
| #7 | Lebanon | 1,558 | 1,536 | 1,522 | +22 (+1.4%) |
| #8 | Pakistan | 698 | 688 | 682 | +10 (+1.5%) |
| #9 | Saudi Arabia | 690 | 680 | 674 | +10 (+1.5%) |
| #10 | Morocco | 599 | 591 | 586 | +8 (+1.4%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Iraq
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Türkiye | 403,670 | 470,584 | 170,324 | -66,914 (-14.2%) |
| #2 | USA | 272,370 | 244,938 | 210,782 | +27,432 (+11.2%) |
| #3 | Germany | 263,918 | 248,322 | 114,598 | +15,596 (+6.3%) |
| #4 | Jordan | 219,163 | 215,392 | 176,104 | +3,771 (+1.8%) |
| #5 | Syria | 209,390 | 203,003 | 195,204 | +6,387 (+3.1%) |
| #6 | Sweden | 150,470 | 146,282 | 130,939 | +4,188 (+2.9%) |
| #7 | Australia | 112,467 | 99,643 | 70,625 | +12,824 (+12.9%) |
| #8 | Canada | 98,416 | 81,599 | 66,819 | +16,817 (+20.6%) |
| #9 | Israel | 77,676 | 73,361 | 68,059 | +4,315 (+5.9%) |
| #10 | Libya | 77,265 | 73,093 | 68,240 | +4,172 (+5.7%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
56.3
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 5 covered WTLG cities.
Explore Iraq Destination Intelligence on WhereToLiveGuideWTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
40.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 40.0, based on 5 contributing cities.
Iraq against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Iraq | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 36.7 | 55.8 | -19.0 |
| Migration Momentum | 41.6 | 60.1 | -18.5 |
| Migrant Market Size | 52.0 | 50.3 | +1.8 |
| Migrant Share | 14.7 | 50.0 | -35.3 |
| GDP per Capita | 38.8 | 51.1 | -12.4 |
| GDP Growth | 2.8 | 50.6 | -47.7 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 56.3 | 67.0 | -10.8 |
| Visa Accessibility | 40.0 | 60.0 | -20.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.