Ghana vs Iraq: Birth rate, crude

Ghana
25.92 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Iraq
25.58 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Ghana rank
46th
Iraq rank
48th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Ghana
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 25.92 per 1,000 people against 25.58 per 1,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.34 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 46th and Iraq ranks 48th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 48.72 per 1,000 people 45.03 per 1,000 people 3.69 per 1,000 people Ghana
1970s 45.69 per 1,000 people 43.5 per 1,000 people 2.19 per 1,000 people Ghana
1980s 42.88 per 1,000 people 39.64 per 1,000 people 3.24 per 1,000 people Ghana
1990s 37.47 per 1,000 people 38.38 per 1,000 people 0.9048 per 1,000 people Iraq
2000s 34.27 per 1,000 people 34.63 per 1,000 people 0.3622 per 1,000 people Iraq
2010s 30.81 per 1,000 people 31.7 per 1,000 people 0.8864 per 1,000 people Iraq
2020s 26.66 per 1,000 people 26.12 per 1,000 people 0.538 per 1,000 people Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Ghana or Iraq?
Ghana, at 25.92 per 1,000 people against 25.58 per 1,000 people in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Ghana and Iraq?
0.34 per 1,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Ghana ranks 46th and Iraq ranks 48th of 218 countries.
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.