Talk:Demographics of Iraq

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I would like it if this article would take care to refer to the effects on population of the killing of some hundreds of thousands of Iraqis under the sanctions regime of 1991-2003, the killing of some 655,000 during the war from 2003 to the present, and the displacement of some 2,000,000 refugees outside of Iraq altogether and 1,700,000 inside Iraq, for a total of 3,700,000 refugees. If we assume the population now is 27,000,000, probably a maximal estimate, this would mean that some 13.7% of all Iraqis, almost one in seven, are refugees. As few of these are Kurds, the proportion among other groups is even higher. Refugees outside of Iraq should not be counted as part of the population there. 151.197.127.15 23:48, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

net migration rate

The article claims that the net migration rate is 0, which is actually sth what i cannot really believe. According to a radio comment, it was said, that more than 10% of the iraq population left the country after the american invasion until now. Does anyone know any qualified sources for this?.--LugPaj 14:51, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

yeah, I dunno who made this, only in Jordan and syria there are at least two millions now.

oh it was based on CIA fact book ................ figures

Yes -follow the BBC reports on the refugee crisis and the exodus. See the article Refugees of Iraq. Dogru144 09:23, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]