Iraq vs Palestine: Fertility rate: births per woman
Iraq
3.25 live births per woman
in 2023
Palestine
3.31 live births per woman
in 2023
Iraq rank
51st
Palestine rank
50th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Iraq
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 3.31 live births per woman against 3.25 live births per woman in Iraq, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine ahead.
Iraq ranks 51st and Palestine ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.99 live births per woman | 7.82 live births per woman | 1.83 live births per woman | Palestine |
| 1960s | 6.73 live births per woman | 7.76 live births per woman | 1.03 live births per woman | Palestine |
| 1970s | 6.9 live births per woman | 7.48 live births per woman | 0.5799 live births per woman | Palestine |
| 1980s | 6.29 live births per woman | 6.99 live births per woman | 0.7014 live births per woman | Palestine |
| 1990s | 5.45 live births per woman | 6.23 live births per woman | 0.776 live births per woman | Palestine |
| 2000s | 4.56 live births per woman | 4.92 live births per woman | 0.3675 live births per woman | Palestine |
| 2010s | 4.09 live births per woman | 3.98 live births per woman | 0.1093 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.33 live births per woman | 3.41 live births per woman | 0.0797 live births per woman | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Iraq or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 3.31 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 Palestine?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palestine?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Palestine rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Iraq ranks 51st and Palestine ranks 50th 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.