Iraq vs South Sudan: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Iraq
3.13 children per women
in 2023
South Sudan
3.22 children per women
in 2023
Iraq rank
50th
South Sudan rank
48th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Iraq
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 3.22 children per women against 3.13 children per women in Iraq, a difference of 0.09 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 50th and South Sudan ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.24 children per women | 3.15 children per women | 1.09 children per women | Iraq |
| 1960s | 5.54 children per women | 3.16 children per women | 2.38 children per women | Iraq |
| 1970s | 6.05 children per women | 3.54 children per women | 2.51 children per women | Iraq |
| 1980s | 5.66 children per women | 3.63 children per women | 2.03 children per women | Iraq |
| 1990s | 5.05 children per women | 4.66 children per women | 0.3865 children per women | Iraq |
| 2000s | 4.3 children per women | 4.68 children per women | 0.378 children per women | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 3.91 children per women | 3.61 children per women | 0.3002 children per women | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.21 children per women | 3.33 children per women | 0.1254 children per women | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Iraq or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 3.22 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 Iraq and South Sudan?
- 0.09 children per women, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and South Sudan rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Iraq ranks 50th and South Sudan ranks 48th 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).