Iraq
Kurds in Iraq: a history
Başûr, as Kurdish usage names the Kurdish areas of Iraq, includes the Kurdistan Region, a federal region under the 2005 constitution. Feyli Kurds live in Baghdad. Kirkuk and other territories are disputed between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region (Constitution of Iraq, Article 140). Yazidis of Shingal live in their homeland and in camps.
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8 to 8.5 million (25 to 27 percent)
institute estimate, 2016
Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish population Secondary source
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about 6.37 to 6.52 million residents of the Kurdistan Region; 3.95 million in disputed areas
census residents (not ethnicity), 2024
Iraq census, 20 to 22 Nov 2024, via PUKmedia and Kurdistan24 Secondary source