Statistics
A 1950 CIA report on Iraq showed that Assyrians comprised 4.9% of the Iraqi population during the 1940s.
| Total population | Chaldean Catholic | Syrian Catholic | Jacobite | Nestorian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165,000 | 98,000 | 25,000 | 12,000 | 30,000 |
The report goes on and states 20% of the Assyrians live in Baghdad and 60% in Mosul.
The Iraqi Minorities Council and the Minority Rights Group International estimated that Iraq's pre-war Assyrian population was 800,000.
Read more about this topic: Assyrians In Iraq
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