Iraq census: Demographic shift, poverty decline
2025-02-16 12:41
Shafaq News/ On Sunday, Iraq’s Ministry of Planning announced a decline in poverty rates and confirmed the release dates for the final census results.
Ministry spokesperson Abdul Zahra Al-Hindawi told Shafaq News that Iraq’s poverty rate dropped from 21.5% in 2022 to 17.6% in 2024, crediting the decrease to “government-led economic relief efforts.”
Al-Hindawi confirmed that the General Census of Population and Housing results will be published on February 24, followed by detailed poverty figures on February 26, offering data at both national and provincial levels.
Iraq conducted its first nationwide census in 37 years on November 20–21, 2024, revealing a total population exceeding 45 million, with an annual growth rate of 2.3%.
