Iran vs Qatar: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)
Iran
1.7 births per woman
in 2023
Qatar
1.73 births per woman
in 2023
Iran rank
131st
Qatar rank
128th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Iran
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.73 births per woman against 1.7 births per woman in Iran, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 131st and Qatar ranks 128th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.27 births per woman | 5.88 births per woman | 0.3957 births per woman | Iran |
| 1980s | 6.14 births per woman | 4.79 births per woman | 1.35 births per woman | Iran |
| 1990s | 3.25 births per woman | 3.62 births per woman | 0.3641 births per woman | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.81 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman | 0.9012 births per woman | Qatar |
| 2010s | 1.91 births per woman | 1.95 births per woman | 0.0403 births per woman | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.7 births per woman | 1.69 births per woman | 0.015 births per woman | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Iran or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.73 births per woman against 1.7 births per woman in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Iran and Qatar?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Qatar?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Qatar rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Iran ranks 131st and Qatar ranks 128th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release