Short facts about people of Iraq

Population:

23,331,985 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  41.64% (male 4,934,340; female 4,781,206) 15-64 years:  55.28% (male 6,528,854; female 6,368,823) 65 years and over:  3.08% (male 335,953; female 382,809) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.84% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

34.64 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

6.21 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

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.)

Source: World Factbook