Iraq vs Palestine, State of: Fertility rate: births per woman
Iraq
3.25 live births per woman
in 2023
Palestine, State of
3.31 live births per woman
in 2023
Iraq rank
51st
Palestine, State of rank
50th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Iraq
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Palestine, State of currently reports 3.31 live births per woman against 3.25 live births per woman in Iraq, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine, State of ahead.
Iraq ranks 51st and Palestine, State of ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Palestine, State of in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.99 live births per woman | 7.82 live births per woman | 1.83 live births per woman | Palestine, State of |
| 1960s | 6.73 live births per woman | 7.76 live births per woman | 1.03 live births per woman | Palestine, State of |
| 1970s | 6.9 live births per woman | 7.48 live births per woman | 0.5799 live births per woman | Palestine, State of |
| 1980s | 6.29 live births per woman | 6.99 live births per woman | 0.7014 live births per woman | Palestine, State of |
| 1990s | 5.45 live births per woman | 6.23 live births per woman | 0.776 live births per woman | Palestine, State of |
| 2000s | 4.56 live births per woman | 4.92 live births per woman | 0.3675 live births per woman | Palestine, State of |
| 2010s | 4.09 live births per woman | 3.98 live births per woman | 0.1093 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.33 live births per woman | 3.41 live births per woman | 0.0797 live births per woman | Palestine, State of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Iraq or Palestine, State of?
- Palestine, State of, at 3.31 live births per woman against 3.25 live births per woman in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Iraq and Palestine, State of?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Palestine, State of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palestine, State of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Palestine, State of rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Iraq ranks 51st and Palestine, State of ranks 50th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.