Iraq exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Iraq in Middle East, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 428.0K | 0.0M | $67.1B | 5.67% | 0.00% | 13.67% |
| IND | 61.7K | 0.0M | $13.9B | 0.82% | 0.00% | 2.82% |
| RES | 7,052.1K | 47.0M | $409.9B | 93.51% | 100.00% | 83.51% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Iraq.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Iraq.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Iraq.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Baghdad | 1,641.9K | 10,021.8K | $106.5B | 21.77% | 21.31% | 21.69% |
| Nineveh | 634.8K | 4,313.7K | $41.5B | 8.42% | 9.17% | 8.46% |
| Al-Basra | 517.2K | 3,586.9K | $34.0B | 6.86% | 7.63% | 6.94% |
| Erbil | 516.8K | 2,560.4K | $33.0B | 6.85% | 5.45% | 6.72% |
| Babil | 468.1K | 2,989.6K | $30.4B | 6.21% | 6.36% | 6.19% |
| Al-Sulaymaniyah | 428.4K | 2,062.4K | $27.5B | 5.68% | 4.39% | 5.59% |
| Diyala | 388.0K | 2,313.4K | $24.9B | 5.14% | 4.92% | 5.07% |
| Dhi Qar | 351.7K | 2,583.0K | $23.3B | 4.66% | 5.49% | 4.76% |
| Salah Al-Din | 322.0K | 2,011.7K | $21.1B | 4.27% | 4.28% | 4.29% |
| Al-Anbar | 316.4K | 2,186.0K | $20.8B | 4.20% | 4.65% | 4.24% |
| Kirkuk | 320.7K | 1,924.8K | $20.8B | 4.25% | 4.09% | 4.23% |
| Al-Najaf | 279.6K | 1,669.4K | $18.2B | 3.71% | 3.55% | 3.71% |
| Al-Qadisiyah | 253.1K | 1,698.4K | $16.7B | 3.36% | 3.61% | 3.40% |
| Wasit | 249.3K | 1,679.1K | $16.4B | 3.31% | 3.57% | 3.33% |
| Duhok | 243.4K | 1,624.3K | $16.1B | 3.23% | 3.45% | 3.29% |
| Karbala | 190.0K | 1,116.0K | $12.4B | 2.52% | 2.37% | 2.53% |
| Maysan | 186.3K | 1,372.3K | $12.4B | 2.47% | 2.92% | 2.52% |
| Al-Muthanna | 140.5K | 1,004.7K | $9.3B | 1.86% | 2.14% | 1.89% |
| Halabjah | 93.6K | 302.8K | $5.7B | 1.24% | 0.64% | 1.16% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Iraq.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| CR- | CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 603,145 | 3,557,724 | $42,735.9M | 8.00% | 7.57% | 8.71% |
| CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 513,790 | 3,030,654 | $36,404.7M | 6.81% | 6.45% | 7.42% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 488,657 | 2,882,406 | $24,629.5M | 6.48% | 6.13% | 5.02% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 325,770 | 2,882,427 | $22,735.0M | 4.32% | 6.13% | 4.63% | |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 394,084 | 2,324,554 | $19,621.4M | 5.23% | 4.94% | 4.00% | |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 262,720 | 2,324,550 | $18,112.1M | 3.48% | 4.94% | 3.69% | |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 418,851 | 2,470,642 | $16,239.3M | 5.55% | 5.25% | 3.31% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 210,406 | 1,241,109 | $16,089.8M | 2.79% | 2.64% | 3.28% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 181,428 | 1,070,175 | $14,854.3M | 2.41% | 2.28% | 3.03% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 179,234 | 1,057,230 | $13,706.1M | 2.38% | 2.25% | 2.79% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 337,785 | 1,992,468 | $12,937.2M | 4.48% | 4.24% | 2.64% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 210,406 | 1,241,109 | $12,376.8M | 2.79% | 2.64% | 2.52% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 181,428 | 1,070,175 | $11,426.4M | 2.41% | 2.28% | 2.33% |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 534,180 | 3,150,927 | $10,820.1M | 7.08% | 6.70% | 2.20% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 179,234 | 1,057,230 | $10,543.2M | 2.38% | 2.25% | 2.15% |
| S | S+SO/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 202,857 | 1,196,582 | $10,428.5M | 2.69% | 2.54% | 2.12% |
| S+SO/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 172,805 | 1,019,320 | $8,883.6M | 2.29% | 2.17% | 1.81% | |
| CR- | CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 150,784 | 889,420 | $8,218.4M | 2.00% | 1.89% | 1.67% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:3-6/RES | RES | 15,030 | 1,063,798 | $7,956.5M | 0.20% | 2.26% | 1.62% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 70,135 | 620,555 | $7,426.1M | 0.93% | 1.32% | 1.51% |
| CR- | CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 128,446 | 757,653 | $7,000.9M | 1.70% | 1.61% | 1.43% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 90,171 | 531,886 | $6,895.6M | 1.20% | 1.13% | 1.40% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 60,477 | 535,069 | $6,855.8M | 0.80% | 1.14% | 1.40% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 12,801 | 906,191 | $6,777.8M | 0.17% | 1.93% | 1.38% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 14,557 | 0 | $6,549.6M | 0.19% | 0.00% | 1.33% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 59,740 | 528,606 | $6,325.9M | 0.79% | 1.12% | 1.29% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 48,520 | 0 | $6,307.4M | 0.64% | 0.00% | 1.29% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 76,813 | 453,092 | $5,874.1M | 1.02% | 0.96% | 1.20% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 116,719 | 688,482 | $5,576.9M | 1.55% | 1.46% | 1.14% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 72,777 | 0 | $4,730.6M | 0.96% | 0.00% | 0.96% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 9,705 | 0 | $4,366.1M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.89% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 116,719 | 688,482 | $4,289.9M | 1.55% | 1.46% | 0.87% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 32,343 | 0 | $4,204.9M | 0.43% | 0.00% | 0.86% |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 35,068 | 310,287 | $3,713.0M | 0.46% | 0.66% | 0.76% |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:4-7/COM | COM | 5,111 | 0 | $3,605.1M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.73% | |
| CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 45,087 | 265,953 | $3,447.8M | 0.60% | 0.57% | 0.70% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:4-7/RES | RES | 6,260 | 443,244 | $3,315.2M | 0.08% | 0.94% | 0.68% | |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 29,870 | 264,279 | $3,163.0M | 0.40% | 0.56% | 0.64% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 48,520 | 0 | $3,153.7M | 0.64% | 0.00% | 0.64% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 4,351 | 0 | $3,071.0M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.63% |
| CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:4-7/COM | COM | 4,324 | 0 | $3,050.4M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.62% | |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 38,407 | 226,549 | $2,937.0M | 0.51% | 0.48% | 0.60% | |
| ADO|ST|E | EU/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 240,907 | 1,421,023 | $2,893.0M | 3.19% | 3.02% | 0.59% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 5,337 | 377,580 | $2,824.1M | 0.07% | 0.80% | 0.58% |
| CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 3,686 | 0 | $2,598.2M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.53% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:3-6/COM | COM | 4,542 | 0 | $2,403.4M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.49% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 133,557 | 787,804 | $2,169.2M | 1.77% | 1.68% | 0.44% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 3,867 | 0 | $2,047.1M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.42% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 30,055 | 177,286 | $1,768.1M | 0.40% | 0.38% | 0.36% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 11,354 | 0 | $1,736.3M | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.35% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 43,659 | 0 | $1,703.0M | 0.58% | 0.00% | 0.35% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 133,557 | 787,804 | $1,668.6M | 1.77% | 1.68% | 0.34% | |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:4-7/RES | RES | 3,130 | 221,636 | $1,657.6M | 0.04% | 0.47% | 0.34% |
| S | S/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 7,503 | 0 | $1,543.6M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.31% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 25,605 | 151,032 | $1,506.2M | 0.34% | 0.32% | 0.31% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 9,671 | 0 | $1,479.0M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.30% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 2,670 | 188,802 | $1,412.0M | 0.04% | 0.40% | 0.29% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 6,391 | 0 | $1,314.9M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.27% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 4,721 | 0 | $1,251.8M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.26% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ST/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 9,705 | 0 | $1,182.5M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.24% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 14,557 | 0 | $1,135.3M | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.23% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 4,030 | 0 | $1,066.2M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.22% |
| CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 4,000 | 0 | $1,059.0M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.22% | |
| CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 5,002 | 0 | $960.5M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.20% | |
| CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 3,407 | 0 | $901.9M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.18% | |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 15,030 | 88,657 | $884.1M | 0.20% | 0.19% | 0.18% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 11,354 | 0 | $868.1M | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| S | S/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 2,503 | 0 | $829.0M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| CR- | CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 4,262 | 0 | $818.2M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ST/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 3,238 | 0 | $787.8M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.16% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 12,801 | 75,508 | $753.1M | 0.17% | 0.16% | 0.15% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 9,671 | 0 | $739.5M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 3,754 | 0 | $720.4M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 3,754 | 0 | $720.4M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 2,128 | 0 | $706.2M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.14% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 4,255 | 0 | $650.9M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 3,194 | 0 | $613.6M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 3,194 | 0 | $613.6M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 3,621 | 0 | $554.4M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 3,601 | 0 | $550.7M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.11% | |
| CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 1,668 | 0 | $515.8M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.11% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:>7/COM | COM | 269 | 0 | $498.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| CR/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 2,503 | 0 | $480.2M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.10% | |
| CR- | CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 3,076 | 0 | $469.0M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 1,419 | 0 | $439.2M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.09% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 5,676 | 0 | $433.9M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 228 | 0 | $422.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:>7/COM | COM | 225 | 0 | $419.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.09% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 2,128 | 0 | $409.1M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.08% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 3,927 | 0 | $408.5M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| W/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 1,960 | 0 | $406.8M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.08% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 1,250 | 0 | $386.7M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 1,250 | 0 | $386.7M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 2,318 | 0 | $378.0M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 4,836 | 0 | $369.7M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 4,806 | 0 | $367.2M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.07% | |
| CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 191 | 0 | $352.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.07% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 3,350 | 0 | $347.9M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 1,673 | 0 | $346.0M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.07% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 1,064 | 0 | $329.4M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 1,064 | 0 | $329.4M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 4,090 | 0 | $312.7M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.06% | |
| CR+ | CR/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 833 | 0 | $257.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| MR|MCF | MR+CB/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 1,250 | 0 | $240.0M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 710 | 0 | $219.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| MR|MCF | MR+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 1,064 | 0 | $204.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 772 | 0 | $202.9M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| MR|MCF | MR+CB/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 415 | 0 | $128.9M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| MR+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 352 | 0 | $109.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 276 | 0 | $97.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 235 | 0 | $82.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| W/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 36 | 217 | $2.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 32 | 190 | $2.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| W/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 36 | 217 | $2.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 32 | 190 | $1.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |