Geographical analysis of the gender and age composition of the displaced population in Iraq

Abstract

    This study aims to examine the gender and age composition of the displaced population in Iraq, using it as a single study area. The study focuses on gender and age composition for the period 2005–2018. To achieve this objective, the study is divided into two sections: the first examines the gender composition of the displaced population, and the second examines the age composition. In addition to conclusions and recommendations, the study relies on studies, reports, and surveys issued by the Iraqi Ministries of Migration and Displacement and Planning and Development Cooperation, as well as reports from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and other international organizations specializing in this humanitarian field. The study also employs statistical methods, including numerical and relative distributions, and utilizes tables, figures, and maps to facilitate comparison and the drawing of conclusions. The study arrives at several findings, including the existence of two waves of displacement in Iraq. The first wave occurred after the bombing of the holy shrines in Samarra in 2006, with the number of displaced persons reaching 1,938,792, of whom (969,518) were males. (50%), and females (969274) at a rate of (50%), and the percentage of the young age group (0-14) reached (36%), and the percentage of the group (15-64) years (59%), and the percentage of the elderly (65 and over) years (5%), and the second wave after the terrorist organization (ISIS) took control of some Iraqi governorates in 2014, the number of displaced persons reached (5,694,766) displaced persons, the number of males (2,825,469) at a rate of (49.6%), and females (2,869,297) at a rate of (50.4%), while the percentage of young age reached (45.4%), and at a rate of (52.2%) for the second group, and the percentage of the elderly constituted (2.4%).