Iraq vs Nauru: Birth rate

Iraq
25.73 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nauru
25.5 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iraq rank
52nd
Nauru rank
53rd

Birth rate over time

  • Iraq
  • Nauru
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 25.73 births per 1,000 people against 25.5 births per 1,000 people in Nauru, a difference of 0.23 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 52nd and Nauru ranks 53rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nauru Difference Ahead
1950s 42.55 births per 1,000 people 29.42 births per 1,000 people 13.13 births per 1,000 people Iraq
1960s 45.03 births per 1,000 people 26.67 births per 1,000 people 18.36 births per 1,000 people Iraq
1970s 43.5 births per 1,000 people 19.27 births per 1,000 people 24.23 births per 1,000 people Iraq
1980s 39.64 births per 1,000 people 31.59 births per 1,000 people 8.04 births per 1,000 people Iraq
1990s 38.38 births per 1,000 people 30.22 births per 1,000 people 8.16 births per 1,000 people Iraq
2000s 34.63 births per 1,000 people 29.44 births per 1,000 people 5.19 births per 1,000 people Iraq
2010s 31.7 births per 1,000 people 33.94 births per 1,000 people 2.24 births per 1,000 people Nauru
2020s 26.26 births per 1,000 people 27.14 births per 1,000 people 0.8867 births per 1,000 people Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Iraq or Nauru?
Iraq, at 25.73 births per 1,000 people against 25.5 births per 1,000 people in Nauru as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Iraq and Nauru?
0.23 births per 1,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nauru?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Nauru rank globally for birth rate?
Iraq ranks 52nd and Nauru ranks 53rd 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.