Iraq vs Tonga: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Iraq
3.13 children per women
in 2023
Tonga
3.05 children per women
in 2023
Iraq rank
50th
Tonga rank
52nd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Iraq
- Tonga
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 3.13 children per women against 3.05 children per women in Tonga, a difference of 0.08 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
Iraq ranks 50th and Tonga ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.24 children per women | 5.69 children per women | 1.45 children per women | Tonga |
| 1960s | 5.54 children per women | 5.81 children per women | 0.2745 children per women | Tonga |
| 1970s | 6.05 children per women | 5.42 children per women | 0.6232 children per women | Iraq |
| 1980s | 5.66 children per women | 5.08 children per women | 0.5757 children per women | Iraq |
| 1990s | 5.05 children per women | 4.41 children per women | 0.6367 children per women | Iraq |
| 2000s | 4.3 children per women | 3.98 children per women | 0.3144 children per women | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.91 children per women | 3.48 children per women | 0.4337 children per women | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.21 children per women | 3.1 children per women | 0.1043 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, Iraq or Tonga?
- Iraq, at 3.13 children per women against 3.05 children per women in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Iraq and Tonga?
- 0.08 children per women, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Tonga rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Iraq ranks 50th and Tonga ranks 52nd 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).