Iraq vs Nauru: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Iraq
3.22 births per woman
in 2024
Nauru
3.29 births per woman
in 2024
Iraq rank
49th
Nauru rank
47th
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time
- Iraq
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 3.29 births per woman against 3.22 births per woman in Iraq, a difference of 0.07 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nauru ahead.
Iraq ranks 49th and Nauru ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Nauru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.73 births per woman | 5.33 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | Iraq |
| 1970s | 6.9 births per woman | 4.13 births per woman | 2.77 births per woman | Iraq |
| 1980s | 6.29 births per woman | 4.06 births per woman | 2.23 births per woman | Iraq |
| 1990s | 5.45 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman | Iraq |
| 2000s | 4.56 births per woman | 3.5 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman | Iraq |
| 2010s | 4.09 births per woman | 3.96 births per woman | 0.1301 births per woman | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.31 births per woman | 3.38 births per woman | 0.07 births per woman | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Iraq or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 3.29 births per woman against 3.22 births per woman in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Iraq and Nauru?
- 0.07 births per woman, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nauru?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Nauru rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Iraq ranks 49th and Nauru ranks 47th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. 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, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.