Iraq vs Namibia: Birth rate vs. death rate
Iraq
25.73 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Namibia
25.89 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iraq rank
52nd
Namibia rank
50th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Iraq
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 25.89 births per 1,000 people against 25.73 births per 1,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.16 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 52nd and Namibia ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.55 births per 1,000 people | 41.55 births per 1,000 people | 1 births per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1960s | 45.03 births per 1,000 people | 42.72 births per 1,000 people | 2.31 births per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1970s | 43.5 births per 1,000 people | 43.2 births per 1,000 people | 0.2981 births per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1980s | 39.64 births per 1,000 people | 38.76 births per 1,000 people | 0.8731 births per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1990s | 38.38 births per 1,000 people | 36.06 births per 1,000 people | 2.32 births per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 34.63 births per 1,000 people | 29.96 births per 1,000 people | 4.67 births per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 31.7 births per 1,000 people | 30.38 births per 1,000 people | 1.32 births per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 26.26 births per 1,000 people | 26.74 births per 1,000 people | 0.4805 births per 1,000 people | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Iraq or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 25.89 births per 1,000 people against 25.73 births per 1,000 people in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Iraq and Namibia?
- 0.16 births per 1,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Namibia rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Iraq ranks 52nd and Namibia ranks 50th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.