| 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.) |