# Population, total
- **"Population, total"** refers to the **total number of people living in a country or region**.
- This count **includes all residents, regardless of legal status or citizenship**, but **excludes refugees who are not permanently settled in the country of asylum**, as they are generally considered **part of the population of their home country**.
- The chart illustrates **Iraq's total population** over **23 years**, from **2000 to 2022**.