Iraq’s population is close to 38 million, and 51% are males

The Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation said on Sunday that the proportion of males in Iraq to 51%.
“Population estimates for 2016 indicate a 51 percent increase in the number of males compared to the number of females, which dropped to 49 percent,” ministry spokesman Abdul Zahra al-Hindawi said in a statement. “The population growth rate in Iraq fell to 2.5 percent from 2.9 percent, “He said.
Al-Hindawi said that “the Population and Manpower Committee adopted a hypothetical approach to the entry into Iraq of the stage of the demographic window according to the recent demographic data indicating a significant decline in the percentage of the population in the age group (0_15) years to 37% from 41% in 2009 The proportion of population in the age group (15-64) year to 58% in 2016, which means the possibility of Iraq to enter this stage if the preparation and planning is optimal.
He pointed out that “population growth in Iraq is still high at the previous rates of 2.5% despite the decline in the growth rate of 2.9%,” noting that “population estimates show that the population in 2016 was 37.883.543 people, including 19.139.364 males And 18,744,179 females. “


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