An-Najaf

Governorate in Iraq

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Name	Status	Native	Population Estimate 2009-10-17	Population Census 2024-11-25
An-Najaf	Governorate	النجف	1,221,228	1,950,833
Al-'Abāsiyah	Subdistrict	العباسیة	78,782	120,537	→
Al-Ḥaydariyah	Subdistrict	الحیدریة	45,854	113,447	→
Al-Ḥīrah	Subdistrict	الحیرة	33,431	49,148	→
Al-Ḥuriyah	Subdistrict	الحریة	26,331	39,572	→
Al-Kūfah	Subdistrict	الكوفة	200,819	429,306	→
Al-Manādhirah	Subdistrict	المناذرة	77,784	82,832	→
Al-Mishkhāb	Subdistrict	المشخاب	77,949	102,038	→
Al-Qādisiyah	Subdistrict	القادسیة	39,230	45,309	→
An-Najaf [Najaf]	Subdistrict	النجف	640,664	904,240	→
An-Nūr / Bānīqiyā	Subdistrict	النور(بانيقيا)	...	11,003	→
Ar-Raḍawiyah	Subdistrict	الرضوية	...	52,047	→
Ash-Shabakah	Subdistrict	الشبكة	384	1,354	→
Al-'Irāq [Iraq]	Republic		31,664,466	46,118,793

Source: Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology.

Explanation: Area figures are calculated using geospatial data. The 2009 figures refer to a population estimation done by the household listing in the same year. The boundaries of some areas are approximate.

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Gender (C 2024)
Males	981,453
Females	969,380

Age Groups (C 2024)
0-14 years	700,856
15-64 years	1,183,484
65+ years	66,493

Age Distribution (C 2024)
80+ years	9,453
70-79 years	32,928
60-69 years	60,715
50-59 years	133,732
40-49 years	189,569
30-39 years	250,238
20-29 years	342,800
10-19 years	482,049
0-9 years	449,349

Urbanization (C 2024)
Rural	770,749
Urban	1,180,084

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