Fertility Rate: Iraq
Iraq's fertility rate is currently 3.221 births per woman as of 2024. # Iraq Fertility Rate Iraq's fertility rate reached 3.
Current (2024)
3.221 births per woman
-0.9% y/y
Peak (1969)
7.083 births per woman
Low (2024)
3.221 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Iraq
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Iraq
Analysis# Iraq Fertility Rate
Iraq's fertility rate reached 3.221 births per woman in 2024, marking the lowest point in the country's recorded demographic history. This represents a dramatic decline from the 1969 peak of 7.083 births per woman—a 55-year span that saw fertility rates more than halve. Since 1960, Iraq has experienced an overall decrease of 39.2 percent, reflecting significant shifts in family planning, education, and socioeconomic conditions across the nation.
The most striking pattern emerges in the 2015–2024 decade, during which fertility rates declined consistently from 4.08 to 3.221 births per woman. This sustained downward trajectory suggests Iraq's fertility rate has stabilized at replacement levels, continuing a trend driven by urbanization, increased female education, and access to contraception. The momentum indicates the fertility rate will likely remain stable or decline further in coming years.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.221 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 2023 | 3.249 births per woman | -1.37% |
| 2022 | 3.294 births per woman | -1.91% |
| 2021 | 3.358 births per woman | -1.78% |
| 2020 | 3.419 births per woman | -1.75% |
| 2019 | 3.48 births per woman | -1.89% |
| 2018 | 3.547 births per woman | -2.55% |
| 2017 | 3.64 births per woman | -5.28% |
| 2016 | 3.843 births per woman | -5.81% |
| 2015 | 4.08 births per woman | -5.34% |
| 2014 | 4.31 births per woman | -2.95% |
| 2013 | 4.441 births per woman | -2.27% |
| 2012 | 4.544 births per woman | -0.96% |
| 2011 | 4.588 births per woman | +2.94% |
| 2010 | 4.457 births per woman | +1.80% |
| 2009 | 4.378 births per woman | +0.11% |
| 2008 | 4.373 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 2007 | 4.404 births per woman | -1.23% |
| 2006 | 4.459 births per woman | +0.29% |
| 2005 | 4.446 births per woman | -1.79% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.527 births per woman | -1.18% |
| 2003 | 4.581 births per woman | -1.86% |
| 2002 | 4.668 births per woman | -2.73% |
| 2001 | 4.799 births per woman | -2.46% |
| 2000 | 4.92 births per woman | -2.28% |
| 1999 | 5.035 births per woman | -1.51% |
| 1998 | 5.112 births per woman | -1.58% |
| 1997 | 5.194 births per woman | -1.05% |
| 1996 | 5.249 births per woman | -2.07% |
| 1995 | 5.36 births per woman | -2.33% |
| 1994 | 5.488 births per woman | -2.16% |
| 1993 | 5.609 births per woman | -1.91% |
| 1992 | 5.718 births per woman | -1.97% |
| 1991 | 5.833 births per woman | -1.62% |
| 1990 | 5.929 births per woman | -0.99% |
| 1989 | 5.988 births per woman | -1.06% |
| 1988 | 6.052 births per woman | -1.01% |
| 1987 | 6.114 births per woman | -1.10% |
| 1986 | 6.182 births per woman | -1.02% |
| 1985 | 6.246 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 1984 | 6.321 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 1983 | 6.387 births per woman | -1.13% |
| 1982 | 6.46 births per woman | -1.01% |
| 1981 | 6.526 births per woman | -1.02% |
| 1980 | 6.593 births per woman | -1.04% |
| 1979 | 6.662 births per woman | -0.95% |
| 1978 | 6.726 births per woman | -1.02% |
| 1977 | 6.795 births per woman | -0.89% |
| 1976 | 6.856 births per woman | -0.82% |
| 1975 | 6.913 births per woman | -0.56% |
| 1974 | 6.952 births per woman | -0.49% |
| 1973 | 6.986 births per woman | -0.54% |
| 1972 | 7.024 births per woman | -0.44% |
| 1971 | 7.055 births per woman | -0.23% |
| 1970 | 7.071 births per woman | -0.17% |
| 1969 | 7.083 births per woman | +0.38% |
| 1968 | 7.056 births per woman | +0.38% |
| 1967 | 7.029 births per woman | +0.10% |
| 1966 | 7.022 births per woman | +0.03% |
| 1965 | 7.02 births per woman | +0.14% |
| 1964 | 7.01 births per woman | +0.07% |
| 1963 | 7.005 births per woman | +0.20% |
| 1962 | 6.991 births per woman | +20.53% |
| 1961 | 5.8 births per woman | +9.43% |
| 1960 | 5.3 births per woman | — |
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