| People |
| |
| Population: |
23,331,985 (July 2001 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 39.2% (male 5,613,420/female 5,438,770)
15-64 years: 57.9% (male 8,270,573/female 8,057,423)
65 years and over: 3% (male 396,751/female 444,244) (2008 est.) |
| Median Age: |
total: 20.2 years
male: 20.1 years
female: 20.2 years (2008 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
2.562% (2008 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
5.14 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
| Death rate: |
5.14 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
NA (2008 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2001 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
60.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 66.95 years
male: 65.92 years
female: 68.03 years (2001 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
4.75 children born/woman (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
less than 0.01% (1999 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
| Nationality: |
noun: Iraqi(s)
adjective: Iraqi |
| Ethnic groups: |
Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian or other 5% |
| Religions: |
Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3% |
| Languages: |
Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 70.7%
female: 45% (1995 est.) | |
