Iraqi Ethnic Groups Map and Population Statistics

Above: Iraq Ethnicity Map

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%

Population:

27,499,638 (July 2007 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 39.4% (male 5,509,736/female 5,338,722)
15-64 years: 57.6% (male 8,018,841/female 7,812,611)
65 years and over: 3% (male 386,321/female 433,407) (2007 est.)

Median age:

total: 20 years
male: 19.9 years
female: 20 years (2007 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.618% (2007 est.)

Birth rate:

31.44 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate: