Population 21,722,287 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 44% (male 4,865,820; female 4,711,791)
15-64 years: 53% (male 5,794,336; female 5,662,163)
65 years and over: 3% (male 320,672; female 367,505) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 3.2% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 38.58 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 6.57 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 62.41 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 66.52 years
male: 65.54 years
female: 67.56 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 5.23 children born/woman (1998 est.)

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 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Iraq People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Iraq People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.