People of Iraq
| Population: | 27,499,638 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 39.4% (male 5,509,736/female 5,338,722) 15-64 years: 57.6% (male 8,018,841/female 7,812,611) 65 years and over: 3% (male 386,321/female 433,407) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: | total: 20 years male: 19.9 years female: 20 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 2.618% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 31.44 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: | 5.26 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.032 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.026 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.891 male(s)/female total population: 1.024 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 47.04 deaths/1,000 live births male: 52.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 41.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 69.31 years male: 68.04 years female: 70.65 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 4.07 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | less than 500 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | NA |
| 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: 74.1% male: 84.1% female: 64.2% (2000 est.) |