Iraq vs Tuvalu: Fertility rate: births per woman

Iraq
3.25 live births per woman
in 2023
Tuvalu
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Iraq rank
51st
Tuvalu rank
53rd

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Iraq
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 3.25 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu ranks 53rd of 236 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1950s 5.99 live births per woman 5.34 live births per woman 0.6559 live births per woman Iraq
1960s 6.73 live births per woman 4.74 live births per woman 1.99 live births per woman Iraq
1970s 6.9 live births per woman 3.71 live births per woman 3.19 live births per woman Iraq
1980s 6.29 live births per woman 3.88 live births per woman 2.4 live births per woman Iraq
1990s 5.45 live births per woman 3.9 live births per woman 1.55 live births per woman Iraq
2000s 4.56 live births per woman 3.57 live births per woman 0.9839 live births per woman Iraq
2010s 4.09 live births per woman 3.37 live births per woman 0.7271 live births per woman Iraq
2020s 3.33 live births per woman 3.26 live births per woman 0.0705 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 Tuvalu?
Iraq, at 3.25 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Iraq and Tuvalu?
0.04 live births per woman, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tuvalu?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Tuvalu rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Iraq ranks 51st and Tuvalu ranks 53rd 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.