Iraq vs Kenya: Fertility rate, total

Iraq
3.22 births per woman
in 2024
Kenya
3.17 births per woman
in 2024
Iraq rank
49th
Kenya rank
52nd

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Iraq
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 3.22 births per woman against 3.17 births per woman in Kenya, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Iraq ranks 49th and Kenya ranks 52nd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 6.73 births per woman 7.85 births per woman 1.12 births per woman Kenya
1970s 6.9 births per woman 7.8 births per woman 0.8956 births per woman Kenya
1980s 6.29 births per woman 7 births per woman 0.7095 births per woman Kenya
1990s 5.45 births per woman 5.52 births per woman 0.0663 births per woman Kenya
2000s 4.56 births per woman 4.86 births per woman 0.3 births per woman Kenya
2010s 4.09 births per woman 3.87 births per woman 0.2253 births per woman Iraq
2020s 3.31 births per woman 3.26 births per woman 0.0456 births per woman Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Iraq or Kenya?
Iraq, at 3.22 births per woman against 3.17 births per woman in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Iraq and Kenya?
0.05 births per woman, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kenya?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Kenya rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Iraq ranks 49th and Kenya ranks 52nd of 217 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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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,193 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.