Iraq Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Iraq birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Iraq in 2024 is 27.161 births per 1000 people, a 1.12% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Iraq in 2023 was 27.470 births per 1000 people, a 1.19% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Iraq in 2022 was 27.802 births per 1000 people, a 1.18% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for Iraq in 2021 was 28.134 births per 1000 people, a 1.17% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2024 Birth Rate
Equatorial Guinea 30.969
Gabon 27.725
Iraq 27.161
Namibia 26.012
Samoa 23.265
Tonga 23.178
Guatemala 22.585
Botswana 21.918
Jordan 20.419
Turkmenistan 20.301
Algeria 19.819
Fiji 19.399
Belize 19.292
Paraguay 19.117
South Africa 18.747
Guyana 18.541
Ecuador 18.185
Dominican Republic 17.681
Kazakhstan 17.477
Suriname 17.255
Venezuela 16.744
Peru 16.639
Libya 16.359
Lebanon 16.131
Mexico 16.069
Iran 15.889
Malaysia 15.602
Jamaica 14.859
Grenada 14.718
Turkey 14.686
Azerbaijan 13.602
Colombia 13.516
Brazil 12.580
Costa Rica 12.449
Armenia 12.015
Maldives 11.807
Montenegro 11.206
Russia 11.108
Albania 10.711
Belarus 10.666
China 10.478
North Macedonia 9.892
Mauritius 9.826
Thailand 9.399
Cuba 9.294
Romania 9.248
Serbia 8.983
Bulgaria 8.618
Iraq - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2024 27.161 -1.120%
2023 27.470 -1.190%
2022 27.802 -1.180%
2021 28.134 -1.170%
2020 28.467 -1.150%
2019 28.799 -1.140%
2018 29.131 -2.540%
2017 29.889 -2.470%
2016 30.646 -2.410%
2015 31.404 -2.350%
2014 32.161 -2.300%
2013 32.919 -0.310%
2012 33.023 -0.310%
2011 33.127 -0.310%
2010 33.230 -0.310%
2009 33.334 -0.310%
2008 33.438 -0.870%
2007 33.731 -0.860%
2006 34.023 -0.850%
2005 34.316 -0.840%
2004 34.608 -0.840%
2003 34.901 -0.970%
2002 35.244 -0.960%
2001 35.587 -0.950%
2000 35.929 -0.950%
1999 36.272 -0.940%
1998 36.615 -0.320%
1997 36.732 -0.320%
1996 36.849 -0.320%
1995 36.966 -0.320%
1994 37.083 -0.310%
1993 37.200 -0.600%
1992 37.426 -0.600%
1991 37.652 -0.590%
1990 37.877 -0.590%
1989 38.103 -0.590%
1988 38.329 -0.360%
1987 38.466 -0.360%
1986 38.604 -0.350%
1985 38.741 -0.350%
1984 38.879 -0.350%
1983 39.016 -1.110%
1982 39.454 -1.100%
1981 39.892 -1.080%
1980 40.329 -1.070%
1979 40.767 -1.060%
1978 41.205 -1.200%
1977 41.706 -1.190%
1976 42.207 -1.180%
1975 42.709 -1.160%
1974 43.210 -1.150%
1973 43.711 -1.370%
1972 44.316 -1.350%
1971 44.921 -1.330%
1970 45.526 -1.310%
1969 46.131 -1.290%
1968 46.736 1.340%
1967 46.119 1.360%
1966 45.502 1.370%
1965 44.886 1.390%
1964 44.269 1.410%
1963 43.652 0.390%
1962 43.483 0.390%
1961 43.313 0.390%
1960 43.144 0.400%
1959 42.974 0.390%
1958 42.805 -4.680%
1957 44.908 -4.470%
1956 47.011 -4.280%
1955 49.115 -4.110%
1954 51.218 -3.940%
1953 53.321 -3.790%
1952 55.424 -3.660%
1951 57.527 -3.530%
1950 59.631 0.000%