Ghana vs Iraq: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Ghana
3.34 births per woman
in 2024
Iraq
3.22 births per woman
in 2024
Ghana rank
46th
Iraq rank
49th
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Ghana
- Iraq
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.34 births per woman against 3.22 births per woman in Iraq, a difference of 0.12 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 46th and Iraq ranks 49th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.91 births per woman | 6.73 births per woman | 0.1747 births per woman | Ghana |
| 1970s | 6.77 births per woman | 6.9 births per woman | 0.1353 births per woman | Iraq |
| 1980s | 6.15 births per woman | 6.29 births per woman | 0.1323 births per woman | Iraq |
| 1990s | 5.22 births per woman | 5.45 births per woman | 0.2375 births per woman | Iraq |
| 2000s | 4.5 births per woman | 4.56 births per woman | 0.0593 births per woman | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.95 births per woman | 4.09 births per woman | 0.1462 births per woman | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.44 births per woman | 3.31 births per woman | 0.1334 births per woman | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Ghana or Iraq?
- Ghana, at 3.34 births per woman against 3.22 births per woman in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Ghana and Iraq?
- 0.12 births per woman, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Ghana ranks 46th and Iraq ranks 49th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.