Iran vs Romania: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Iran
1.7 live births per woman
in 2023
Romania
1.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Iran rank
140th
Romania rank
138th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Iran
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.71 live births per woman against 1.7 live births per woman in Iran, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 140th and Romania ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 7 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.18 live births per woman | 2.87 live births per woman | 4.31 live births per woman | Iran |
| 1960s | 7.27 live births per woman | 2.44 live births per woman | 4.82 live births per woman | Iran |
| 1970s | 6.27 live births per woman | 2.57 live births per woman | 3.71 live births per woman | Iran |
| 1980s | 6.14 live births per woman | 2.29 live births per woman | 3.85 live births per woman | Iran |
| 1990s | 3.25 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.82 live births per woman | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.81 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | 0.4117 live births per woman | Iran |
| 2010s | 1.91 live births per woman | 1.61 live births per woman | 0.2927 live births per woman | Iran |
| 2020s | 1.7 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.0165 live births per woman | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Iran or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.71 live births per woman against 1.7 live births per woman in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Iran and Romania?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Romania rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Iran ranks 140th and Romania ranks 138th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.