Iraq vs Namibia: Fertility rate: births per woman
Iraq
3.25 live births per woman
in 2023
Namibia
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Iraq rank
51st
Namibia rank
52nd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Iraq
- Namibia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 3.25 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Namibia, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 51st and Namibia ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.99 live births per woman | 5.9 live births per woman | 0.0918 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 1960s | 6.73 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 0.3182 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 1970s | 6.9 live births per woman | 6.48 live births per woman | 0.4208 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 1980s | 6.29 live births per woman | 5.89 live births per woman | 0.3964 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 1990s | 5.45 live births per woman | 4.65 live births per woman | 0.8053 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 2000s | 4.56 live births per woman | 3.67 live births per woman | 0.889 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 2010s | 4.09 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 0.5096 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.33 live births per woman | 3.28 live births per woman | 0.052 live births per woman | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Iraq or Namibia?
- Iraq, at 3.25 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Iraq and Namibia?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Namibia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Iraq ranks 51st and Namibia ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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
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.