HC Deb 05 March 1923 vol 161 c38
114. Sir A. SINCLAIR

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the total population of Iraq; and approximately what proportions belong to the Shiah and Sunni sects respectively?

Mr. ORMSBY-GORE

According to a census taken in 1920, the population of Iraq numbered 2,849,282, made up as follows:

Sunnis 1,146,685
Shiahs 1,494,015
Non-Moslems 208,582
2,849,282