Why did Iraq and Kurdistan Region wait almost 30 years for their first census?

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Sirwan Mohamed, Deputy Minister of Planning of KR and Acting Head of KR Statistics Office

On November 20, 2024, census will be conducted in Iraq in 27 years and in the Kurdistan Region in 37 years. The prolonged delay in conducting the census raises questions. Mr Sirwan Mohamed, the Deputy Minister of Planning and Acting Head of the Statistics Office of the Kurdistan Region, provides insights into the factors that contributed to the postponements of the census.



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