Iraq vs Kenya: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Iraq
3.25 live births per woman
in 2023
Kenya
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Iraq rank
51st
Kenya rank
53rd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Iraq
- Kenya
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 3.25 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Kenya, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Iraq ranks 51st and Kenya ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.99 live births per woman | 7.48 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1960s | 6.73 live births per woman | 7.85 live births per woman | 1.12 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1970s | 6.9 live births per woman | 7.8 live births per woman | 0.8956 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1980s | 6.29 live births per woman | 7 live births per woman | 0.7095 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.45 live births per woman | 5.52 live births per woman | 0.0663 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.56 live births per woman | 4.86 live births per woman | 0.3 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4.09 live births per woman | 3.87 live births per woman | 0.2253 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.33 live births per woman | 3.29 live births per woman | 0.0435 live births per woman | Iraq |
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, Iraq or Kenya?
- Iraq, at 3.25 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Iraq and Kenya?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Kenya rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Iraq ranks 51st and Kenya ranks 53rd 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.