The population was estimated to be 43,533,592 in 2021 Turkmens (3 million), Assyrians (0.5 million), Yazidis (500,000), Armenians, Marsh Arabs, and Shabaks (250,000). Other minorities include Mandaeans (3,000), Roma (50,000) and Circassians (2,000). The most spoken languages are Mesopotamian Arabic, Kurdish, Assyrian Syriac and Iraqi Turkmen dialects. The percentages of different ethno-religious groups residing in Iraq vary from source to source due to the last Iraqi census having taken place over 30 years ago. A new census of Iraq was planned to take place in 2020, but this was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was rescheduled to November 2022 but was postponed again with an "electronic national population census" planned in the last quarter of 2023.
the population was estimated to be 43533592 in 2021 turkmens (3 million) assyrians (05 million) yazidis (500000) armenians marsh arabs and shabaks (250000) other minorities include mandaeans (3000) roma (50000) and circassians (2000) the most spoken languages are mesopotamian arabic kurdish assyrian syriac and iraqi turkmen dialects the percentages of different ethno-religious groups residing in iraq vary from source to source due to the last iraqi census having taken place over 30 years ago a new census of iraq was planned to take place in 2020 but this was postponed due to the covid-19 pandemic it was rescheduled to november 2022 but was postponed again with an "electronic national population census" planned in the last quarter of 2023