Iraq vs Kenya: Fertility rate, total
Iraq
3.25 births per woman
in 2023
Kenya
3.21 births per woman
in 2023
Iraq rank
49th
Kenya rank
51st
Fertility rate, total over time
- Iraq
- Kenya
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 3.25 births per woman against 3.21 births per woman in Kenya, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.
Iraq ranks 49th and Kenya ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9 births per woman | 7.8 births per woman | 0.8956 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1980s | 6.29 births per woman | 7 births per woman | 0.7095 births per woman | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.45 births per woman | 5.52 births per woman | 0.0663 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.56 births per woman | 4.86 births per woman | 0.3 births per woman | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4.09 births per woman | 3.87 births per woman | 0.2253 births per woman | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.33 births per woman | 3.29 births per woman | 0.0435 births per woman | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Iraq or Kenya?
- Iraq, at 3.25 births per woman against 3.21 births per woman in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Iraq and Kenya?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kenya?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Kenya rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Iraq ranks 49th and Kenya ranks 51st 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