Iraq vs Palestine, State of: Birth rate, crude

Iraq
25.58 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Palestine, State of
26.46 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Iraq rank
48th
Palestine, State of rank
45th

Birth rate, crude over time

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How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 26.46 per 1,000 people against 25.58 per 1,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.88 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Iraq ranks 48th and Palestine, State of ranks 45th of 218 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1990s 38.38 per 1,000 people 43.52 per 1,000 people 5.14 per 1,000 people Palestine, State of
2000s 34.63 per 1,000 people 37.54 per 1,000 people 2.91 per 1,000 people Palestine, State of
2010s 31.7 per 1,000 people 32.45 per 1,000 people 0.7495 per 1,000 people Palestine, State of
2020s 26.12 per 1,000 people 27.64 per 1,000 people 1.52 per 1,000 people Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Iraq or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 26.46 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 Palestine, State of?
0.88 per 1,000 people, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palestine, State of?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Palestine, State of rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Iraq ranks 48th and Palestine, State of ranks 45th 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.