Spatial distribution of the rate of supporting in Al- Najaf province for (1997-2014)

This research studied the main three age categories including the young (under 15 years) which constituted 44% in 1997. Later on is decreased to 43% in 2007 and 39% in 2014. While the second category (the youth) from 15-64 has increased to reach 52% in 1997 and increased to 54% in 2007 then to 58% in 2014. As for the third category, 65 years and older, it reached 4% in 1997, and 3% in 2007untill 2014. The support system of this governorate reached 92% in 1997, 85% in 2007 and continued to decrease reaching 72% in 2014. This decrease happened due to several affecting factors like fertility that reached 0.164 in 1997 then slightly increased to 0.175 in 2007 and decreased to 0.151 in 2014. While mortality and immigration factors were also of the factors affecting the supportsystem