Iraq vs Namibia: Fertility rate, total

Iraq
3.22 births per woman
in 2024
Namibia
3.21 births per woman
in 2024
Iraq rank
49th
Namibia rank
50th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Iraq
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 3.22 births per woman against 3.21 births per woman in Namibia, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.

Iraq ranks 49th and Namibia ranks 50th of 217 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 6.73 births per woman 6.41 births per woman 0.3182 births per woman Iraq
1970s 6.9 births per woman 6.48 births per woman 0.4208 births per woman Iraq
1980s 6.29 births per woman 5.89 births per woman 0.3964 births per woman Iraq
1990s 5.45 births per woman 4.65 births per woman 0.8053 births per woman Iraq
2000s 4.56 births per woman 3.67 births per woman 0.889 births per woman Iraq
2010s 4.09 births per woman 3.58 births per woman 0.5096 births per woman Iraq
2020s 3.31 births per woman 3.26 births per woman 0.0436 births per woman Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Iraq or Namibia?
Iraq, at 3.22 births per woman against 3.21 births per woman in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Iraq and Namibia?
0.01 births per woman, with Iraq 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 fertility rate, total?
Iraq ranks 49th and Namibia ranks 50th 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.