Planning: Iraq's population exceeded 37 million
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's population estimates for 2017 indicate more than 37 million people, the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation said on Saturday, indicating that population growth in Iraq remains high at previous rates. "Population estimates in Iraq for 2017 indicate that there are 37,139,519 people," the Central Bureau of Statistics of the ministry said in a statement received by Al-Ghad Press. "The rate of population growth remains high at 2.61 "He said. He added that "the ratio of male to female at birth was 103.9", pointing out that "the total fertility rate of child per woman of childbearing age 15 - 49 years amounted to 3.96". "The average age of males in Iraq is 71.5 years, while the average age of females is 75.4 years," he said. "The crude birth rate per 1000 population is 30.1."