Iraq:
People

Click to enlarge

Pages for other countries and territories

Other pages in this profile of Iraq:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.


Population	27,499,638 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 39.4% (male 5,509,736/female 5,338,722) 15-64 years: 57.6% (male 8,018,841/female 7,812,611) 65 years and over: 3% (male 386,321/female 433,407) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 20 years male: 19.9 years female: 20 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	2.618% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	31.44 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	5.26 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.032 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.026 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.891 male(s)/female total population: 1.024 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 47.04 deaths/1,000 live births male: 52.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 41.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 69.31 years male: 68.04 years female: 70.65 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	4.07 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	less than 500 (2003 est.)
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: 74.1% male: 84.1% female: 64.2% (2000 est.)