BAGHDAD (AP) — The final results of Iraq’s first census in nearly 40 years released Monday show the population has reached 46.1 million. In 2009, an unofficial count estimated the population at 31.6 million.

Iraqi officials announced on Monday that the final results of Iraq’s first census in nearly 40 years have determined the country’s population to be 46.1 million. This figure marks a dramatic increase from the unofficial 2009 estimate of 31.6 million and exceeds the preliminary 2024 count of 45.407 million released in November.

The final results of Iraq’s first census in nearly 40 years released Monday show the population has reached 46.1 million.

The census included detailed information on living conditions across Iraq and in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region.