Iraq vs South Africa: Number of births
Iraq
1.16 million births
in 2023
South Africa
1.19 million births
in 2023
Iraq rank
26th
South Africa rank
24th
Number of births over time
- Iraq
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.19 million births against 1.16 million births in Iraq, a difference of 27,110 births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Iraq ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 24th of 236 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 265,026 births | 587,862 births | 322,836 births | South Africa |
| 1960s | 366,960 births | 750,778 births | 383,818 births | South Africa |
| 1970s | 493,879 births | 942,163 births | 448,285 births | South Africa |
| 1980s | 612,779 births | 1.16 million births | 545,273 births | South Africa |
| 1990s | 780,508 births | 1.12 million births | 340,185 births | South Africa |
| 2000s | 949,394 births | 1.10 million births | 153,138 births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.15 million births | 1.18 million births | 27,950 births | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.14 million births | 1.19 million births | 43,568 births | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Iraq or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.19 million births against 1.16 million births in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Iraq and South Africa?
- 27,110 births, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for number of births?
- Iraq ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 24th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.