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Population An-Najaf (Iraq)
800 137
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) An-Najaf is 800 137 people, including children under the age of 6 - 79 914 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 94 516 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 95 916 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 344 159 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 174 430 people, and the centenarians An-Najaf over 80 years old - 11 202 people.
Population size An-Najaf by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 79 914 / 9.99% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 94 516 / 11.81% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 95 916 / 11.99% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 344 159 / 43.01% |
| Elderly over 60 | 174 430 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 11 202 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population An-Najaf
Total An-Najaf permanent residents 345 259 men (43.15%) and 454 878 women (56.85%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 22 363 / 5.8% | 17 892 / 5.9% | 46.8% |
| 5 – 9 | 22 363 / 5.8% | 17 548 / 5.8% | 46.6% |
| 10 - 14 | 19 955 / 5.1% | 15 827 / 5.3% | 46.6% |
| 15 - 19 | 16 858 / 4.2% | 13 763 / 4.7% | 47.1% |
| 20 - 24 | 19 955 / 5.1% | 16 516 / 5.5% | 48.1% |
| 25 - 29 | 29 588 / 7.9% | 24 773 / 7.9% | 48% |
| 30 - 34 | 28 900 / 7.7% | 24 773 / 7.9% | 48.5% |
| 35 - 39 | 26 492 / 7% | 24 085 / 7.7% | 50.2% |
| 40 - 44 | 24 427 / 6.4% | 22 709 / 7.3% | 50.6% |
| 45 - 49 | 22 363 / 5.8% | 20 988 / 6.8% | 50.9% |
| 50 - 54 | 25 460 / 6.7% | 25 461 / 8.1% | 52.7% |
| 55 - 59 | 26 836 / 7.1% | 29 246 / 9.2% | 54.6% |
| 60 - 64 | 22 363 / 5.8% | 26 149 / 8.3% | 56.4% |
| 65 - 69 | 15 482 / 3.8% | 20 644 / 6.7% | 59.5% |
| 70 - 74 | 6 536 / 1.2% | 11 011 / 3.9% | 64.9% |
| 75 - 79 | 8 257 / 1.7% | 17 204 / 5.7% | 69.1% |
| 80+ | 5 848 / 1% | 15 483 / 5.2% | 74.3% |
Education level
Education level of residents An-Najaf: have higher education 22.4% (179 231 people), incomplete higher education — 3.2% (25 604 people), secondary vocational — 35.4% (283 248 people), 11 classes — 15.4% (123 221 people), 9 classes — 8.4% (67 212 people), 5 classes — 8.5% (68 012 people), have no education — 0.1% (800 people), illiterate — 0.9% (7 201 people).
| Higher education | 179 231 / 22.4% |
| Incomplete higher | 25 604 / 3.2% |
| Secondary vocational | 283 248 / 35.4% |
| Elementary school | 123 221 / 15.4% |
| Middle school | 67 212 / 8.4% |
| High school | 68 012 / 8.5% |
| Without education | 800 / 0.1% |
| Illiterate | 7 201 / 0.9% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners An-Najaf
Total An-Najaf the number of officially employed population is 450 477 people (56.3%), pensioners 216 037 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 109 619 people (13.7%).
| Employed population | 450 477 / 56.3% |
| Unemployed | 109 619 / 13.7% |
| Pensioners | 216 037 / 27% |
Disability
Total An-Najaf have a disability 85 855 people, what constitutes 10.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 14 162 (1.77.%), disabled of the group II are 32 166 (4.02.%), disabled of the group III are 30 965 (3.87.%), disabled children 8 561 (1.07.%).
| Total disabled | 85 855 / 10.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 14 162 / 1.77% |
| Disabled of the group II | 32 166 / 4.02% |
| Disabled of the group III | 30 965 / 3.87% |
| Disabled children | 8 561 / 1.07% |