Iraq vs Palestine: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Iraq
3.13
in 2023
Palestine
3.23
in 2023
Iraq rank
50th
Palestine rank
47th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Iraq
  • Palestine
0246195019862023

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 3.23 against 3.13 in Iraq, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine ahead.

Iraq ranks 50th and Palestine ranks 47th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Palestine Difference Ahead
1950s 4.24 5.91 1.67 Palestine
1960s 5.54 6.33 0.7922 Palestine
1970s 6.05 6.56 0.5102 Palestine
1980s 5.66 6.46 0.7995 Palestine
1990s 5.05 5.92 0.87 Palestine
2000s 4.3 4.74 0.4403 Palestine
2010s 3.91 3.87 0.0434 Iraq
2020s 3.21 3.33 0.1201 Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Iraq or Palestine?
Palestine, at 3.23 against 3.13 in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Iraq and Palestine?
0.1, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palestine?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Palestine rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Iraq ranks 50th and Palestine ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed