Population28,945,657 (July 2009 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 38.8% (male 5,709,688/female 5,531,359) Median agetotal: 20.4 years Population growth rate2.507% (2009 est.) Birth rate30.1 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) Death rate5.03 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) Net migration rateNA (2009 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 67% of total population (2008) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 43.82 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 69.94 years Total fertility rate3.86 children born/woman (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateless than 0.1% (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSfewer than 500 (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsNA Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: intermediate Nationalitynoun: Iraqi(s) Ethnic groupsArab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian, or other 5% ReligionsMuslim 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3% LanguagesArabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Turkoman (a Turkish dialect), Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic), Armenian Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 10 years Education expendituresNA |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |