21 November,2024 08:27 AM IST | Baghdad | Agencies
The last nationwide census was held in 1987. Pic/AFP
Iraq began its first nationwide population census in decades on Wednesday, aimed at modernising data collection and planning in a country hit by conflict and political divisions.
The census is expected to have profound implications for Iraq's resource distribution, budget allocations and development planning.
"Researchers from all major ethnic groups - Kurds, Arabs, Turkmen, and Christians - will conduct the census in these areas to ensure fairness," said an official.
The last nationwide census in Iraq was held in 1987.
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