Iraq vs Nauru: World population growth
Iraq
0.2%
in 2100
Nauru
0.2%
in 2100
Iraq rank
55th
Nauru rank
54th
World population growth over time
- Iraq
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Iraq, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 161 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 55th and Nauru ranks 54th of 238 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 16 and Nauru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% | Iraq |
| 1910s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 1.9% | Iraq |
| 1920s | 1.5% | 2.9% | 1.4% | Nauru |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Nauru |
| 1940s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1.5% | Iraq |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 3.0% | 0.9% | Nauru |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 3.9% | 0.7% | Nauru |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 1.2% | 2.1% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 0.5% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 0.7% | 2.4% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.4% | -0.2% | 2.6% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1.6% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | Iraq |
| 2030s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 2040s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2050s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2060s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2070s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2080s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2090s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Iraq or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Iraq as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Iraq and Nauru?
- 0.0%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nauru?
- 161 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2100.
- How do Iraq and Nauru rank globally for world population growth?
- Iraq ranks 55th and Nauru ranks 54th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.