Total fertility rate in Iraq
Iraq: Total fertility rate was 3.17 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.17
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
5th
of 74 countries
All-time high
4.92
in 2000
All-time low
3.17
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000β2025
Total fertility rate in Iraq, 2000β2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 3.17 for total fertility rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Iraq peaked at 4.92 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.17, in 2025.
Iraq ranks 5th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.56 | 4.37 | 4.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.09 | 3.48 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.29 | 3.17 | 3.42 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 2 Sudan 4.32 compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 3.45 compare
- 4 Palestine, State of 3.19 compare
- 6 Tajikistan 2.99 compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 2.95 compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 2.75 compare
More population data for Iraq
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.169 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 5.99 million (2100)
- Population density 231.84 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.169 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4379 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.07 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 74,515 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.22 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 318,461 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Iraq?
- Total fertility rate in Iraq was 3.17 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.92 in 2000.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 in 2025.
- How does Iraq rank for total fertility rate?
- Iraq ranks 5th out of 74 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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