Iraq is conducting its first census in 27 years. It hasn't happened more recently because undertaking such a head count could upset a political power-sharing system that was set up to prevent ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq began its first nationwide population census in decades Wednesday, a step aimed at modernizing data collection and planning in a country… ...

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The census, the first full one since Saddam Hussein was President in 1987, aims to provide a comprehensive count of Iraq's population, estimated to exceed 43 million people by the end of 2024 ...

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The last nationwide census in Iraq was held in 1987. Another one held in 1997 excluded the Kurdish region. The new census “charts a developmental map for the future and sends a message of ...

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