Population Growth n Iraq Impacts and Challenges

Abstract

The Research resumes the growth of Iraqi population between (1947-2018) and the consequences resulted in growth average and the influence of fertility. This influence was represented in a number of demographic and population changes such as death levels fluctuate for infants under five as well as maternal mortality during pregnancy, Knowing the levels of using family planning methods for Iraqi women, the effect of high population growth in the sectors of education and health and the interrelationship between them.The Research concluded a set of outcomes, the most important of which is that the size of the population in Iraq doubles once every twenty years: annual rate of (2.58) % in (2018) as well as a low fertility rate of 3.9 live births.At the level of the education sector, it was found that the size of pupils in primary education is growing (4.3) % compared to the number of primary schools, which increased (3.4) % between (1997-2017).The Research showed a decrease in the number of health institutions compared to the growth of population. The percentage of increase in public hospitals reached (3.2) %, while the growth rate population was (5.3) in (1977-2016)

Keywords

• population growth
• fertility
• mortality