Iraq vs Nauru: Fertility rate: births per woman
Iraq
3.25 live births per woman
in 2023
Nauru
3.33 live births per woman
in 2023
Iraq rank
51st
Nauru rank
49th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Iraq
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 3.33 live births per woman against 3.25 live births per woman in Iraq, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 51st and Nauru ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 7 and Nauru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.99 live births per woman | 4.91 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 1960s | 6.73 live births per woman | 5.33 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 1970s | 6.9 live births per woman | 4.13 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 1980s | 6.29 live births per woman | 4.06 live births per woman | 2.23 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 1990s | 5.45 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 2000s | 4.56 live births per woman | 3.5 live births per woman | 1.06 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 2010s | 4.09 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 0.1301 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.33 live births per woman | 3.4 live births per woman | 0.0702 live births per woman | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Iraq or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 3.33 live births per woman against 3.25 live births per woman in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Iraq and Nauru?
- 0.08 live births per woman, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nauru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Nauru rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Iraq ranks 51st and Nauru ranks 49th 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.