Iraq announces population census results at over 45 million amid slight increase in males
Iraq announces population census results at over 45 million amid slight increase in males
2024-11-25 00:05
Shafaq News/ Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced on Monday that the country’s population, according to the general population and housing census, has reached more than 45 million people.
Al-Sudani said in a press conference followed by Shafaq News Agency, “The population of Iraq has reached 45,407,495 people, including foreigners and refugees,” explaining that “the number of families has reached 7 million, 898 thousand, and 588 families.”
Al-Sudani pointed out that “the number of males reached 22 million, 784 thousand, and 62 people, representing 50.1 percent, while the number of females reached 22 million, 623 thousand, and 833 people, representing 49.8 percent.”
The Prime Minister pointed out that “families headed by women are 11.33 percent, and those headed by men are 88.67 percent.”
The Prime Minister stated that “the number of housing units in Iraq reached 8 million, 37 thousand, and 221 units,” explaining that “the percentage of floors is 92.1 percent, the percentage of apartments is 6.6 percent, and the percentage of mud floors is 4 percent.”
He explained that “the percentage of the population under working age, less than 15 years, is 36.1 percent,” noting that “the percentage of the population over working age, 65 years and over, is 3.7 percent.”
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