Ghana vs Iraq: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Ghana
3.14 children per women
in 2023
Iraq
3.13 children per women
in 2023
Ghana rank
49th
Iraq rank
50th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Ghana
- Iraq
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.14 children per women against 3.13 children per women in Iraq, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 49th and Iraq ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.59 children per women | 4.24 children per women | 0.3445 children per women | Ghana |
| 1960s | 4.85 children per women | 5.54 children per women | 0.6876 children per women | Iraq |
| 1970s | 4.94 children per women | 6.05 children per women | 1.11 children per women | Iraq |
| 1980s | 4.75 children per women | 5.66 children per women | 0.9062 children per women | Iraq |
| 1990s | 4.27 children per women | 5.05 children per women | 0.7776 children per women | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.88 children per women | 4.3 children per women | 0.4196 children per women | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.56 children per women | 3.91 children per women | 0.3547 children per women | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.19 children per women | 3.21 children per women | 0.0156 children per women | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Ghana or Iraq?
- Ghana, at 3.14 children per women against 3.13 children per women in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Ghana and Iraq?
- 0.01 children per women, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Ghana ranks 49th and Iraq ranks 50th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).