Population 24,001,816 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 41.1% (male 5,003,755; female 4,849,238)
15-64 years: 55.9% (male 6,794,265; female 6,624,662)
65 years and over: 3% (male 341,520; female 388,376) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 2.82% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 34.2 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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 (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 57.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 67.38 years
female: 68.5 years (2002 est.)
male: 66.31 years

Total fertility rate 4.63 children born/woman (2002 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Iraq on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Iraq People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Iraq People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.