The report consists of six sections, starting with the introduction, then the national context, including a historical background and a briefing on the IP measurement in Iraq. It also presents an introduction to multidimensional poverty measurement by demonstrating household basic characteristics related to poverty as well as the purpose of poverty measurement. Section three addresses the methodology of MPI measurement, including the Alkire-Foster Method for calculating indicators, data sources, and the structure adopted in building measures—namely, the unit of identification and analysis, dimensions, indicators, deprivation cutoffs, weights, poverty cutoffs, and levels of deprivation.

Section four presents a detailed analysis of key results of multidimensional poverty by area, region, governorate, household size, education level of the household head, and household income. Section five addresses the policy implications aimed at investing poverty measurement results in targeting the poor and reducing multidimensional poverty levels. Finally, section six presents the recommendations, followed by the appendices.