European Union vs Iraq: Birth rate, crude

European Union
7.91 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Iraq
25.58 per 1,000 people
in 2024
European Union rank
46th
Iraq rank
48th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • European Union
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 25.58 per 1,000 people against 7.91 per 1,000 people in European Union, a difference of 17.67 per 1,000 people.

That makes Iraq's figure about 3.2 times European Union's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 46th and Iraq ranks 48th of 47 groups.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 18.05 per 1,000 people 45.03 per 1,000 people 26.98 per 1,000 people Iraq
1970s 15.24 per 1,000 people 43.5 per 1,000 people 28.26 per 1,000 people Iraq
1980s 13.01 per 1,000 people 39.64 per 1,000 people 26.63 per 1,000 people Iraq
1990s 10.96 per 1,000 people 38.38 per 1,000 people 27.41 per 1,000 people Iraq
2000s 10.33 per 1,000 people 34.63 per 1,000 people 24.3 per 1,000 people Iraq
2010s 9.84 per 1,000 people 31.7 per 1,000 people 21.86 per 1,000 people Iraq
2020s 8.62 per 1,000 people 26.12 per 1,000 people 17.5 per 1,000 people Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, European Union or Iraq?
Iraq, at 25.58 per 1,000 people against 7.91 per 1,000 people in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between European Union and Iraq?
17.67 per 1,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Iraq?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do European Union and Iraq rank globally for birth rate, crude?
European Union ranks 46th and Iraq ranks 48th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.