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Population: 21 722 287 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 44% (male 4 865 820; female 4 711 791)
15-64 years: 53% (male 5 794 336; female 5 662 163)
65 years and over: 3% (male 320 672; female 367 505) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.2% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 38.58 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 6.57 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 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: 0.87 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 62.41 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 66.52 years
male: 65.54 years
female: 67.56 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.23 children born/woman (1998 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.)
