Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
2
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
0.0
last 90 days
Civilians
0%
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
1
Population
47.0 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 7
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level1
- +2UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the countryUK FCDO travel advice
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Violence deaths, 30 days
2
—
Violence incidents, 30 days
1
—
Internet outage alerts, 24 h
20
Travel advice level (FCDO)
3
Refugees who fled
367 558
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Iraq, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 100%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- —
- 2026-08
- Share in food crisis
- —
- 2026-08
- Undernourishment
- 14.9%
- 2023
- Refugees who fled
- —
- Refugees hosted
- —
- Internally displaced
- —
- Sanctions designations
- 547
- 2026-09-29
- GDP per person
- $5,410
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
FEWS NET does not cover this country.
Latest incidents of organised violence1
| Date | Place | Sides | Deaths | Civilians | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | Baghdad’s southern district of Dora | Unidentified armed group (Iraq) — Unidentified armed group (Iraq) | 2 | 0 | Associated Press Newswires, Xinhua News Agency |
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days1
- Unidentified armed group (Iraq)2
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Baghdad
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 29 | 25…35 | 0.0 mm | 25 km/h | |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 24…34 | 0.0 mm | 17 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 1 | 25…37 | 0.0 mm | 16 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 27…34 | 0.0 mm | 29 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 25…35 | 0.0 mm | 21 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 24…34 | 0.0 mm | 35 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 24…29 | 1.0 mm | 40 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Food prices in markets14
| Item | Price | USD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice / KG | 2,125 IQD | 1.63 | -2% |
| Wheat flour / KG | 1,000 IQD | 0.76 | 0% |
| Sugar / KG | 1,375 IQD | 1.05 | -8% |
| Oil (vegetable) / L | 2,750 IQD | 2.10 | +22% |
| Potatoes / KG | 800 IQD | 0.61 | +7% |
| Cheese (local) / KG | 7,250 IQD | 5.54 | +5% |
| Milk / L | 1,983.34 IQD | 1.52 | +13% |
| Salt (iodised) / KG | 750 IQD | 0.57 | 0% |
| Tea / KG | 7,375 IQD | 5.63 | +3% |
| Fuel (gas) / Cylinder | 7,250 IQD | 5.54 | +4% |
| Fuel (kerosene) / L | 393 IQD | 0.30 | -18% |
| Fuel (petrol-gasoline) / L | 450 IQD | 0.34 | 0% |
| Wage (non-qualified labour) / Day | 25,000 IQD | 19.08 | 0% |
| Beans (white) / KG | 2,500 IQD | 1.91 | 0% |
Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-08); change against the same month a year before.
WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)