Iraq vs Samoa: Birth rate
Iraq
25.73 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Samoa
25.4 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iraq rank
52nd
Samoa rank
54th
Birth rate over time
- Iraq
- Samoa
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 25.73 births per 1,000 people against 25.4 births per 1,000 people in Samoa, a difference of 0.33 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Iraq ranks 52nd and Samoa ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.55 births per 1,000 people | 52.7 births per 1,000 people | 10.15 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1960s | 45.03 births per 1,000 people | 46.94 births per 1,000 people | 1.91 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 43.5 births per 1,000 people | 37.52 births per 1,000 people | 5.98 births per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1980s | 39.64 births per 1,000 people | 35.5 births per 1,000 people | 4.14 births per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1990s | 38.38 births per 1,000 people | 33.63 births per 1,000 people | 4.75 births per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 34.63 births per 1,000 people | 30.19 births per 1,000 people | 4.44 births per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 31.7 births per 1,000 people | 29.71 births per 1,000 people | 1.99 births per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 26.26 births per 1,000 people | 26.46 births per 1,000 people | 0.2065 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Iraq or Samoa?
- Iraq, at 25.73 births per 1,000 people against 25.4 births per 1,000 people in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Iraq and Samoa?
- 0.33 births per 1,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Samoa rank globally for birth rate?
- Iraq ranks 52nd and Samoa ranks 54th 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
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.