Iraq vs Nauru: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)
Iraq
3.25 births per woman
in 2023
Nauru
3.33 births per woman
in 2023
Iraq rank
49th
Nauru rank
47th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Iraq
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 3.33 births per woman against 3.25 births per woman in Iraq, a difference of 0.08 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 49th and Nauru ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Nauru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9 births per woman | 4.13 births per woman | 2.77 births per woman | Iraq |
| 1980s | 6.29 births per woman | 4.06 births per woman | 2.23 births per woman | Iraq |
| 1990s | 5.45 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman | Iraq |
| 2000s | 4.56 births per woman | 3.5 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman | Iraq |
| 2010s | 4.09 births per woman | 3.96 births per woman | 0.1301 births per woman | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.33 births per woman | 3.4 births per woman | 0.0702 births per woman | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Iraq or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 3.33 births per woman against 3.25 births per woman in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Iraq and Nauru?
- 0.08 births per woman, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nauru?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Nauru rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Iraq ranks 49th and Nauru ranks 47th 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