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Population Basra (Iraq)
2 300 125
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Basra is 2 300 125 people, including children under the age of 6 - 229 725 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 271 702 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 275 727 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 989 341 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 501 427 people, and the centenarians Basra over 80 years old - 32 202 people.
Population size Basra by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 229 725 / 9.99% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 271 702 / 11.81% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 275 727 / 11.99% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 989 341 / 43.01% |
| Elderly over 60 | 501 427 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 32 202 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Basra
Total Basra permanent residents 992 504 men (43.15%) and 1 307 621 women (56.85%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 64 288 / 5.8% | 51 431 / 5.9% | 46.8% |
| 5 – 9 | 64 288 / 5.8% | 50 442 / 5.8% | 46.6% |
| 10 - 14 | 57 364 / 5.1% | 45 497 / 5.3% | 46.6% |
| 15 - 19 | 48 463 / 4.2% | 39 563 / 4.7% | 47.1% |
| 20 - 24 | 57 364 / 5.1% | 47 475 / 5.5% | 48.1% |
| 25 - 29 | 85 058 / 7.9% | 71 213 / 7.9% | 48% |
| 30 - 34 | 83 080 / 7.7% | 71 213 / 7.9% | 48.5% |
| 35 - 39 | 76 156 / 7% | 69 234 / 7.7% | 50.2% |
| 40 - 44 | 70 222 / 6.4% | 65 278 / 7.3% | 50.6% |
| 45 - 49 | 64 288 / 5.8% | 60 333 / 6.8% | 50.9% |
| 50 - 54 | 73 189 / 6.7% | 73 191 / 8.1% | 52.7% |
| 55 - 59 | 77 145 / 7.1% | 84 070 / 9.2% | 54.6% |
| 60 - 64 | 64 288 / 5.8% | 75 169 / 8.3% | 56.4% |
| 65 - 69 | 44 507 / 3.8% | 59 344 / 6.7% | 59.5% |
| 70 - 74 | 18 791 / 1.2% | 31 650 / 3.9% | 64.9% |
| 75 - 79 | 23 737 / 1.7% | 49 453 / 5.7% | 69.1% |
| 80+ | 16 813 / 1% | 44 508 / 5.2% | 74.3% |
Education level
Education level of residents Basra: have higher education 22.4% (515 228 people), incomplete higher education — 3.2% (73 604 people), secondary vocational — 35.4% (814 244 people), 11 classes — 15.4% (354 219 people), 9 classes — 8.4% (193 211 people), 5 classes — 8.5% (195 511 people), have no education — 0.1% (2 300 people), illiterate — 0.9% (20 701 people).
| Higher education | 515 228 / 22.4% |
| Incomplete higher | 73 604 / 3.2% |
| Secondary vocational | 814 244 / 35.4% |
| Elementary school | 354 219 / 15.4% |
| Middle school | 193 211 / 8.4% |
| High school | 195 511 / 8.5% |
| Without education | 2 300 / 0.1% |
| Illiterate | 20 701 / 0.9% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Basra
Total Basra the number of officially employed population is 1 294 970 people (56.3%), pensioners 621 034 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 315 117 people (13.7%).
| Employed population | 1 294 970 / 56.3% |
| Unemployed | 315 117 / 13.7% |
| Pensioners | 621 034 / 27% |
Disability
Total Basra have a disability 246 803 people, what constitutes 10.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 40 712 (1.77.%), disabled of the group II are 92 465 (4.02.%), disabled of the group III are 89 015 (3.87.%), disabled children 24 611 (1.07.%).
| Total disabled | 246 803 / 10.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 40 712 / 1.77% |
| Disabled of the group II | 92 465 / 4.02% |
| Disabled of the group III | 89 015 / 3.87% |
| Disabled children | 24 611 / 1.07% |