Azerbaijan vs Iran: Fertility rate: births per woman
Azerbaijan
1.67 live births per woman
in 2023
Iran
1.7 live births per woman
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
142nd
Iran rank
140th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Azerbaijan
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.7 live births per woman against 1.67 live births per woman in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 142nd and Iran ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.38 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | Iran |
| 1960s | 5.67 live births per woman | 7.27 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | Iran |
| 1970s | 4.28 live births per woman | 6.27 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | Iran |
| 1980s | 3.25 live births per woman | 6.14 live births per woman | 2.89 live births per woman | Iran |
| 1990s | 2.37 live births per woman | 3.25 live births per woman | 0.8773 live births per woman | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.81 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | 0.0038 live births per woman | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 2.02 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | 0.1101 live births per woman | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 1.71 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 0.0057 live births per woman | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Azerbaijan or Iran?
- Iran, at 1.7 live births per woman against 1.67 live births per woman in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Azerbaijan and Iran?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iran?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Azerbaijan and Iran rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Azerbaijan ranks 142nd and Iran ranks 140th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.