What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Iraq?

13,780 births, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Iraq?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Iraq: Number of births, by world region

Iran, Islamic Republic of

1.17 million births

in 2023

Iraq

1.16 million births

in 2023

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

25th

Iraq rank

26th

Number of births, by world region over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 1.17 million births against 1.16 million births in Iraq, a difference of 13,780 births.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Iran, Islamic Republic of has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 25th and Iraq ranks 26th of 236 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1950s	956,684 births	265,026 births	691,658 births	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1960s	1.16 million births	366,960 births	796,643 births	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1970s	1.40 million births	493,879 births	910,538 births	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s	2.01 million births	612,779 births	1.40 million births	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	1.40 million births	780,508 births	617,002 births	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	1.17 million births	949,394 births	222,740 births	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	1.46 million births	1.15 million births	309,623 births	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	1.20 million births	1.14 million births	57,422 births	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, by world region, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Iraq?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 1.17 million births against 1.16 million births in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Iraq?: 13,780 births, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Iraq?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Iraq rank globally for number of births, by world region?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 25th and Iraq ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births, by world region
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.