Iraq vs Namibia: Birth rate, crude

Iraq
25.58 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Namibia
25.89 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Iraq rank
48th
Namibia rank
47th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Iraq
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 25.89 per 1,000 people against 25.58 per 1,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.31 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.

Iraq ranks 48th and Namibia ranks 47th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 45.03 per 1,000 people 42.72 per 1,000 people 2.31 per 1,000 people Iraq
1970s 43.5 per 1,000 people 43.2 per 1,000 people 0.2981 per 1,000 people Iraq
1980s 39.64 per 1,000 people 38.76 per 1,000 people 0.8731 per 1,000 people Iraq
1990s 38.38 per 1,000 people 36.06 per 1,000 people 2.32 per 1,000 people Iraq
2000s 34.63 per 1,000 people 29.96 per 1,000 people 4.67 per 1,000 people Iraq
2010s 31.7 per 1,000 people 30.38 per 1,000 people 1.32 per 1,000 people Iraq
2020s 26.12 per 1,000 people 26.57 per 1,000 people 0.4466 per 1,000 people Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Iraq or Namibia?
Namibia, at 25.89 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 Iraq and Namibia?
0.31 per 1,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Namibia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Namibia rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Iraq ranks 48th and Namibia ranks 47th of 217 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
265 places, 17,195 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.