Iraq vs Kiribati: Birth rate

Iraq
25.73 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Kiribati
25.81 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iraq rank
52nd
Kiribati rank
51st

Birth rate over time

  • Iraq
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 25.81 births per 1,000 people against 25.73 births per 1,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.08 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 52nd and Kiribati ranks 51st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Kiribati in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Kiribati Difference Ahead
1950s 42.55 births per 1,000 people 43.56 births per 1,000 people 1.01 births per 1,000 people Kiribati
1960s 45.03 births per 1,000 people 41.91 births per 1,000 people 3.12 births per 1,000 people Iraq
1970s 43.5 births per 1,000 people 36.23 births per 1,000 people 7.27 births per 1,000 people Iraq
1980s 39.64 births per 1,000 people 38.11 births per 1,000 people 1.52 births per 1,000 people Iraq
1990s 38.38 births per 1,000 people 35.31 births per 1,000 people 3.07 births per 1,000 people Iraq
2000s 34.63 births per 1,000 people 30.01 births per 1,000 people 4.62 births per 1,000 people Iraq
2010s 31.7 births per 1,000 people 29.44 births per 1,000 people 2.26 births per 1,000 people Iraq
2020s 26.26 births per 1,000 people 26.62 births per 1,000 people 0.365 births per 1,000 people Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Iraq or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 25.81 births per 1,000 people against 25.73 births per 1,000 people in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Iraq and Kiribati?
0.08 births per 1,000 people, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kiribati?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Kiribati rank globally for birth rate?
Iraq ranks 52nd and Kiribati ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.