The act of counting the population, the first in 37 years, is contentious in Iraq, with profound implications for the country’s resource distribution, budget allocations and development planning.

Iraq has begun its first nationwide population census in decades ... The new census “charts a developmental map for the future and sends a message of stability,” Planning Minister Mohammed ...

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. ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani on Monday announced the preliminary results of the country’s population census, stating that the number of residents ...

Iraq's Population Reaches 45.4 Million in First Census in Over 30 Years BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's population has risen to 45.4 million, according to preliminary results from a national census ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister says the country’s population has grown to 45.4 million, according to preliminary results from a national census, the first in nearly 40 years.

Saleh estimated Iraq's population at 44.5 million and said the Kurdish ... Hogr Chato, director of the Irbil-based Public Aid Organisation, said the census will reshape the map of political thinking ...