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Iraq People - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/iraq/iraq_people.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Population: 18,073,963 (July 1989), growth rate 3.8% (1989) Birth rate: 45 births/1,000 population (1989) Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1989) Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1989) Infant mortality rate: 69 deaths/1,000 live births (1989) Life expectancy at birth: 65 years male, 67 years female (1989) Total fertility rate: 7.1 children born/woman (1989) Nationality: noun--Iraqi(s); adjective--Iraqi Ethnic divisions: 75-80% Arab, 15-20% Kurdish, 5% Turkoman, Assyrian or other Religion: 97% Muslim (60-65% Shia, 32-37% Sunni), 3% Christian or other Language: Arabic (official), Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian Literacy: 55% (est.) Labor force: 3,500,000 (1980); 39% services, 33% agriculture, 28% industry, severe labor shortage; expatriate labor force about 1,000,000 (1987) Organized labor: less than 10% of the labor force
NOTE: The information regarding Iraq on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Iraq People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Iraq People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |