التحليل المكاني للتركيب النوعي لسكان محافظة ميسان للمدة1997-2020

Abstract EN

The qualitative structure occupies great importance in population studies because of its clear impact on some population measures of births, deaths and migration.

The study aims to identify the qualitative structure of the population of the Maysan governorate.

explaining this to the variances of population and time a according to the administrative units in the governorate during the study period extending from 1997 - 2020.

With reference to the most prominent factors behind the spatio- temporal variation of the gender ratio in the governorate in general and its administrative units in particular.

The study showed a decrease in the gender ratio in the governorate for the years (1997.

2009.

2020) and this decrease is due to the increase in the number of females over males for several reasons, the most important of which are migration from the governorate to other governorates or migration outside Iraq in search of job opportunities.

and that the majority of migrants are males.

In addition to the many wars that Iraq fought during the previous years, especially that wars are selective for the male component rather than the female component.

as well as the lack of accuracy in registering births in the records of the competent departments.

For the urban population (96.2.

99.1 and 98.2).

respectively.

compared to the percentage of the rural population.

which amounted to (94.

97.9.

96.8) respectively for the same years of study above.

and this can be explained by the migration of males towards urban areas, where the fields and opportunities for work vary compared to the regions In rural areas.

where job opportunities are limited to agricultural activity, as well as the high level of services in urban areas compared to rural areas.