| People | Iraq |
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Population:
 | 28,945,657 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
 | urban population: 67% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
 | 67 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
 | 0-14 years: 38.8% (male 5,709,688/female 5,531,359) 15-64 years: 58.2% (male 8,529,956/female 8,310,164) 65 years and over: 3% (male 408,266/female 456,224) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
 | total: 20.4 years male: 20.3 years female: 20.5 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
 | 2.507% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
 | 30.1 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
 | 5.14 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
 | NA (2009 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: 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
 | total: 43.82 deaths/1,000 live births male: 49.38 deaths/1,000 live births female: 37.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
 | total population: 69.94 years male: 68.6 years female: 71.34 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
 | 3.86 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
 | degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
 | less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
 | fewer 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% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3% |
Languages:
 | Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Turkoman (a Turkish dialect), Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic), Armenian |
Literacy:
 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74.1% male: 84.1% female: 64.2% (2000 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
 | total: 10 years male: 11 years female: 8 years (2005) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
 | NA |
People - note:
 | void |
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