Iraq vs Madagascar: Number of births per year

Iraq
1.16 million
in 2023
Madagascar
1.00 million
in 2023
Iraq rank
26th
Madagascar rank
29th

Number of births per year over time

  • Iraq
  • Madagascar
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M195019862023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.16 million against 1.00 million in Madagascar, a difference of 158,440.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

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

Iraq ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 29th of 229 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 265,026 217,762 47,265 Iraq
1960s 366,960 266,561 100,399 Iraq
1970s 493,879 362,064 131,814 Iraq
1980s 612,779 462,877 149,903 Iraq
1990s 780,508 613,670 166,838 Iraq
2000s 949,394 738,366 211,029 Iraq
2010s 1.15 million 864,516 284,801 Iraq
2020s 1.14 million 983,000 160,815 Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births per year, Iraq or Madagascar?
Iraq, at 1.16 million against 1.00 million in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births per year between Iraq and Madagascar?
158,440, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Madagascar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Madagascar rank globally for number of births per year?
Iraq ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 29th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number of births per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of births per year
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed