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Iraq

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  • Population...............................................................................................41,266,109 (2023 est.)
  • Population growth rate .......................................................................................1.94% (2023 est.)
  • Birth rate.........................................................................24.22 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Death rate........................................................................3.88 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Net migration rate...................................................-0.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Ethnic groups*................................................Arab 75-80%, Kurdish 15-20%, other 5% (includes Turkmen, Yezidi, Shabak, Kaka'i, Bedouin, Romani, Assyrian, Circassian, Sabaean-Mandaean, Persian)

* Data is a 1987 government estimate; no more recent reliable numbers are available

​CIA World Factbook

Recent Activity

Feature
September 27, 2007
Where to Now? Decreasing Options for Displaced Iraqis

Over 2 million Iraqis are internally displaced and hundreds of thousands have fled to neighboring countries. Andrew Harper reports on the latest developments, including Syria's decision to impose visa requirements.

Feature
May 1, 2003
Protecting the Rights of the Displaced in Iraq

MPI Policy Analyst Monette Zard, who recently returned from the Middle East, examines the obstacles to protecting the approximately one million internally displaced persons in Iraq.

Feature
April 1, 2003
Reconstructing Afghanistan: Lessons for Post-War Iraq?

The obstacles to humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan could foreshadow those in post-war Iraq. MPI Associate Policy Analyst Erin Patrick maps out some of the possible lessons for policymakers and aid workers.

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