Which has higher births, by age of mother, Iraq or Malawi?

Iraq, at 110 births against 94 births in Malawi as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malawi?

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 Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Malawi: Births, by age of mother

Iraq

110 births

in 2023

Malawi

94 births

in 2023

Iraq rank

46th

Malawi rank

47th

Births, by age of mother over time

Iraq
Malawi

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 110 births against 94 births in Malawi, a difference of 16 births.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 47th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1950s	142.8 births	107.4 births	35.4 births	Iraq
1960s	162.8 births	148.5 births	14.3 births	Iraq
1970s	215.2 births	188.3 births	26.9 births	Iraq
1980s	343.1 births	292.8 births	50.3 births	Iraq
1990s	234.1 births	382.6 births	148.5 births	Malawi
2000s	165.5 births	284.1 births	118.6 births	Malawi
2010s	123.6 births	247.6 births	124 births	Malawi
2020s	133.5 births	112 births	21.5 births	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Iraq or Malawi?: Iraq, at 110 births against 94 births in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Iraq and Malawi?: 16 births, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malawi?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Malawi rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Iraq ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
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. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.