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