46.1 million people were counted in Iraq’s first census in nearly 40 years
- Iraq's first census in nearly 40 years counted 46.1 million people as final results were released on Monday.
- Iraqi officials described the census as a milestone for future planning and resource distribution.
- The count is over 1 million higher than the preliminary estimate of 45.407 million.
- The census offers insights into economic, educational, and housing conditions across Iraq and the Kurdish region.
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Kurdish budget share expected to increase after Iraq census results
The Iraqi Ministry of Planning on Monday announced the final results of the country's first census in nearly 40 years, showing that Iraq's population has reached 46.1 million. According to the results, the population of the Kurdistan region is at 6.5 million, about 14% of the Iraqi population. Fazil Nabi, the former deputy minister of Iraq's Finance Ministry, suggested to VOA that the budget share for the Kurdistan region should be increased, "…
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