Iraq's demographic divide. Iraq's three-way demographic divide didn't cause the current crisis, but it's a huge part of it. You can see there are three main groups.

The map below, created by IHS Energy, shows how the country could be split. The Kurdistan Regional Government would govern Kurdistan in the north. The Kurds hold Kirkuk, a major refinery city.

On Nov. 20 and 21, everyone in Iraq stayed home, waiting for a knock on their door. Crowded highways were empty, bazaar shops shuttered. A team of around 120,000 specially trained census-takers ...

Iraq is holding its first nationwide census in nearly four decades this week, a long-awaited count in a nation that has been blighted by sectarian and.

For the first time in nearly four decades, Iraq will this week conduct a nationwide census, a task that promises to deliver critical data to guide development and potentially redefine the country ...

The census will be the first to employ advanced technologies for gathering and analysing data, providing a comprehensive picture of Iraq’s demographic, social, and economic landscape, officials say.

Iraq is conducting its first comprehensive nationwide census in nearly four decades. The Ministry of Interior announced a two-day curfew for the extensive operation, which will see 120,000 ...

Iraq will hold a nationwide census in October, its first in 22 years, mapping ethnic divisions in a survey which could encourage reconciliation or fan the feuds threatening its fragile calm.

BAGHDAD — The final results of Iraq’s first census in nearly 40 years released Monday show the population has reached 46.1 million. In 2009, an unofficial count estimated the population at 31. ...

11/19/2024 November 19, 2024. Iraq is conducting its first census in 27 years. The head count could upset a political power-sharing system that was set up to prevent civil war.

Iraq is holding its first nationwide census in nearly four decades this week, a long-awaited count in a nation that has been blighted by sectarian and ethnic divisions.The census is scheduled for ...

Iraq is holding its first nationwide census in nearly four decades this week, a long-awaited count in a nation that has been blighted by sectarian and ethnic divisions.