Basic Country Facts

People Population: 21,422,292 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 48% (male 5,179,240; female 5,014,141) 15-64 years: 49% (male 5,342,529; female 5,228,802) 65 years and over: 3% (male 307,097; female 350,483) (July 1996 est.) Population growth rate: 3.69% (1996 est.) Birth rate: 43.07 births/1,000 population (1996 est.) Death rate: 6.57 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.) Net migration rate: 0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 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 all ages: 1.02 male(s)/female (1996 est.) Infant mortality rate: 60 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 66.95 years male: 65.92 years female: 68.03 years (1996 est.) Total fertility rate: 6.41 children born/woman (1996 est.) Nationality: noun: Iraqi(s) adjective: Iraqi Ethnic divisions: 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: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 58% male: 70.7% female: 45%