Iraq vs Namibia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Iraq
3.22 births per woman
in 2024
Namibia
3.21 births per woman
in 2024
Iraq rank
49th
Namibia rank
50th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Iraq
- Namibia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 3.22 births per woman against 3.21 births per woman in Namibia, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Iraq ranks 49th and Namibia ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.73 births per woman | 6.41 births per woman | 0.3182 births per woman | Iraq |
| 1970s | 6.9 births per woman | 6.48 births per woman | 0.4208 births per woman | Iraq |
| 1980s | 6.29 births per woman | 5.89 births per woman | 0.3964 births per woman | Iraq |
| 1990s | 5.45 births per woman | 4.65 births per woman | 0.8053 births per woman | Iraq |
| 2000s | 4.56 births per woman | 3.67 births per woman | 0.889 births per woman | Iraq |
| 2010s | 4.09 births per woman | 3.58 births per woman | 0.5096 births per woman | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.31 births per woman | 3.26 births per woman | 0.0436 births per woman | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Iraq or Namibia?
- Iraq, at 3.22 births per woman against 3.21 births per woman in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Iraq and Namibia?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Namibia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Namibia rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Iraq ranks 49th and Namibia ranks 50th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.