Censuses provide population numbers, household or family size and composition, and information on sex and age distribution. They often include other demographic, economic and health-related topics as well. The 1997 Iraq de jure and de facto census collected data through face-to-face interviews on the subjects of housing, household demographics, employment, disability, fertility, migration, and education. The census day was October 17, 1997.

This source appears in the United Nations Demographic Yearbook.