1.4 Security situation and conflict impact on civilians by governorates

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1.4 Security situation and conflict impact on civilians by governorates

From 20 to 21 November 2024, a nation-wide census was carried out, according to which Iraq’s total population, including foreigners and refugees, was approximately 45.4 million.158 The census excluded questions related to ethnicity and sect.159 The final population figures of the census released in February 2025 do not contain numbers on governorate level.160 According to a statement made by a spokesperson of the Ministry of Planning in February 2025, population data for each governorate will be announced by the respective provincial governors at a later stage.161 At the finalisation of this report, no such figures had been made public yet.

  • 158

    Al-Rubaie, A., Population Census in Iraq: A Step Towards Future Development or Imminent Political Conflict?, TWI, 28 November 2024, url

  • 159

    DW, Could Iraq's census further destabilize the country?, 19 November 2024, url; Ezzedine, N., Deep Dive: Inside Iraq’s population-guessing game, Amwaj.media, 26 November 2024, url

  • 160

    Iraq, Commission of Statistics and GIS and Iraqi Ministry of Planning, مشروع التعداد العام السكان والمساكن في العراقي 2024-2025 - النتائج النهائية [Iraqi Population and Housing Census Project 2024-2025 – Final Results], February 2025, url

  • 161

    Shafaq News, Iraq's population count finalized, province breakdown coming, 24 February 2025, url