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| Population: |
23,331,985 (July 2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.84% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
34.64 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
6.21 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
60.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
66.95 years
male:
65.92 years
female:
68.03 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
4.75 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
less than 0.01% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Iraqi(s)
adjective:
Iraqi
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| Ethnic groups: |
Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian or other 5%
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| Religions: |
Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
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| Languages: |
Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
58%
male:
70.7%
female:
45% (1995 est.)
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