Baghdad, Nov 25 (IANS) Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani announced Monday that the country’s population has exceeded 45 million.
From November 20 to 23, Iraq launched a nationwide population and housing census for the first time in 27 years.
In a press conference, al-Sudani said Iraq’s population has reached 45,407,895, including foreigners and refugees residing in the country, citing the preliminary results of the country’s recent general population and housing census.
About 50.1 per cent of the total population are males and about 49.8 per cent females, while 70.3 per cent of the population lives in urban areas and 29.7 per cent in rural areas, Xinhua news agency reported.
The results also showed that the working-age group between 15 and 64 constituted the highest percentage, reaching 60.2 per cent of the total population, followed by the youth group under 15 years at 36.1 per cent and the elderly group over 65 years at 3.7 per cent, al-Sudani said.
Iraq traditionally held a population census every 10 years, but the last was conducted in 1997 without the participation of the Kurdistan region. No census had been conducted since the 2003 US invasion.
–IANS
as/
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
