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Population: |
26,074,906 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 40% (male 5,293,709/female 5,130,826)
15-64 years: 57% (male 7,530,619/female 7,338,109)
65 years and over: 3% (male 367,832/female 413,811) (2005 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 19.43 years
male: 19.35 years
female: 19.51 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
2.7% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
32.5 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
5.49 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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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: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 50.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 56.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 44.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 68.7 years
male: 67.49 years
female: 69.97 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
4.28 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
less than 500 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA
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Nationality: |
noun: Iraqi(s)
adjective: Iraqi
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Ethnic groups: |
Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian or other 5%
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Religions: |
Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
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Languages: |
Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.4%
male: 55.9%
female: 24.4% (2003 est.)
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