Iraqi People, Iraq People

Population: 26,074,906 (July 2005 est.)

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.)

Median age: Total: 19.43 years male: 19.35 years female: 19.51 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.7% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 5.49 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

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.)

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.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 68.7 years male: 67.49 years female: 69.97 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 4.28 children born/woman (2005 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: 40.4% male: 55.9% female: 24.4% (2003 est.)

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