Iran vs United States: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population)
Iran
1.68 births per woman
in 2024
United States
1.63 births per woman
in 2024
Iran rank
130th
United States rank
133rd
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) over time
- Iran
- United States
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.68 births per woman against 1.63 births per woman in United States, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 130th and United States ranks 133rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.27 births per woman | 3.04 births per woman | 4.23 births per woman | Iran |
| 1970s | 6.27 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 4.34 births per woman | Iran |
| 1980s | 6.14 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 4.28 births per woman | Iran |
| 1990s | 3.25 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 1.24 births per woman | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.81 births per woman | 2.06 births per woman | 0.2489 births per woman | United States |
| 2010s | 1.91 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 0.0768 births per woman | Iran |
| 2020s | 1.7 births per woman | 1.64 births per woman | 0.0574 births per woman | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Iran or United States?
- Iran, at 1.68 births per woman against 1.63 births per woman in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Iran and United States?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iran and United States rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Iran ranks 130th and United States ranks 133rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.