Age structure:
0-14 years:
42% (male 4,860,795; female 4,708,453)
15-64 years:
55% (male 6,272,842; female 6,123,188)
65 years and over:
3% (male 331,840; female 378,499) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.86% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 35.04 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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:
0.88 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 62.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
66.53 years
male:
65.54 years
female:
67.56 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.87 children born/woman (2000 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.)
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