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This article is about the demographic features of the population of Iraq, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
The 2009 IMF population estimate of Iraq is 31,234,000.[1]
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Background[edit]
Iraq is the region known outside the Islamic world as Mesopotamia, the population estimate in 1920 was 3 million. The ruins of Ur, Babylon, and other ancient cities are situated in Iraq, as is the legendary location of the Garden of Eden. Almost 75% of Iraq's population lives in the flat, alluvial plain stretching southeast from Tikrit to the Persian Gulf. The Tigris and the Euphrates carry about 70 million cubic meters of silt annually from this plain down to the delta. The water from these two great rivers, and the fertility of the soil in the alluvial plain and the delta allowed early agriculture to sustain a stable population as far back as the 7th millennium BC.
Population[edit]
- 31,234,000.[1] (April 2009 IMF est.)
Vital statistics[edit]
UN estimates[2][edit]
| Period | Live births per year | Deaths per year | Natural change per year | CBR1 | CDR1 | NC1 | TFR1 | IMR1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-1955 | 327 000 | 158 000 | 169 000 | 53.2 | 25.8 | 27.5 | 7.30 | 197.6 |
| 1955-1960 | 297 000 | 133 000 | 164 000 | 42.6 | 19.1 | 23.5 | 6.20 | 152.9 |
| 1960-1965 | 343 000 | 122 000 | 221 000 | 43.3 | 15.4 | 27.9 | 6.60 | 120.7 |
| 1965-1970 | 430 000 | 121 000 | 309 000 | 46.5 | 13.1 | 33.4 | 7.40 | 96.0 |
| 1970-1975 | 475 000 | 121 000 | 354 000 | 43.6 | 11.1 | 32.5 | 7.15 | 76.4 |
| 1975-1980 | 526 000 | 124 000 | 402 000 | 41.2 | 9.8 | 31.5 | 6.80 | 60.4 |
| 1980-1985 | 571 000 | 185 000 | 387 000 | 39.1 | 12.6 | 26.5 | 6.35 | 48.9 |
| 1985-1990 | 638 000 | 132 000 | 505 000 | 38.8 | 8.0 | 30.8 | 6.15 | 41.8 |
| 1990-1995 | 719 000 | 105 000 | 614 000 | 38.2 | 5.6 | 32.6 | 5.80 | 43.4 |
| 1995-2000 | 836 000 | 119 000 | 717 000 | 37.9 | 5.4 | 32.5 | 5.40 | 38.1 |
| 2000-2005 | 960 000 | 144 000 | 816 000 | 37.5 | 5.6 | 31.9 | 5.12 | 35.9 |
| 2005-2010 | 1 079 000 | 187 000 | 892 000 | 36.6 | 6.3 | 30.2 | 4.86 | 34.6 |
| 1 CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births | ||||||||
Ethnic groups[edit]
Iraq's dominant ethnic group are the Iraqi or Mesopotamian Arabs, who account for around three-quarters of the population. They are a fusion of old Mesopotamian, Arabian, Iranian, and other populations, who now speak Mesopotamian Arabic.
Iraqi Arabs 75%, Kurds 17%, Turkmen 3%, Assyrians 2%, Persians 2%,
Other 1% (Armenians, Chechens, Circassians, Egyptians, Palestinians, Shabaks).
Languages[edit]
Arabic, Kurdish, Aramaic, Turkmen, Persian
Arabic is the official language of Iraq, and is spoken or understood by almost all the population. Iraq has a unique dialect of Arabic which is rich with Aramaic features.
Kurdish is the largest minority language, and has regional language status in Iraqi Kurdistan. Aramaic, once spoken by the whole country, is now only spoken by the Christian minority.
Azerbaijani is spoken in pockets of northern Iraq, and Persian is spoken in pockets of southern Iraq. Numerous languages of the Caucasus are also spoken by minorities across the country.
Religions[edit]
Islam 97% (Shi'a 65%, Sunni 35%), Christianity, Mandaeism and other 3%.
Demographic statistics[edit]
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Age structure[edit]
- 0-14 years: 37.6% (male 5,959,562/ female 5,751,970)
- 15-64 years: 59.3% (male 9,355,176/ female 9,094,953)
- 65 years and over: 3% (male 376,700; female 423,295) (2006 est.)
Median age[edit]
- total: 21.1 years
- male: 21 years
- female: 21.2 years (2012 est.)
Crude birth rate[edit]
- 28.19 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Crude death rate[edit]
- 4.73 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Total fertility rate[edit]
- 3.58 children born/woman (2012 est.)
Population growth rate[edit]
- 2.345% (2012 est.)
Sex ratio[edit]
- at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
- total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth[edit]
- total population: 70.85 years
- male: 69.41 years
- female: 72.35 years (2012 est.)
Nationality[edit]
- noun: Iraqi(s)
- adjective: Iraqi
Literacy[edit]
- definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- total population: 78.2%
- male: 86%
- female: 70.6% (2010 est.)
See also[edit]
- Iraqi people
- Iraqi diaspora
- Refugees of Iraq
- Persians in Iraq
- Armenians in Iraq
- Circassians in Iraq
- Palestinians in Iraq
- History of the Jews in Iraq
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Iraq". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ^ World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision
External links[edit]
- Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit
- CIA World Fact Book
- Linguist List partial inventory of languages and dialects of Iraq
- The Iraq DNA project
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