Iraq Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Iraq birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Iraq in 2025 is 26.853 births per 1000 people, a 1.13% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for Iraq in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2025 Birth Rate
Equatorial Guinea 30.577
Gabon 27.169
Iraq 26.853
Namibia 25.605
Samoa 23.139
Tonga 23.083
Guatemala 22.216
Botswana 21.562
Jordan 20.157
Turkmenistan 19.825
Algeria 19.177
Fiji 19.141
Belize 18.958
Paraguay 18.826
South Africa 18.500
Guyana 18.264
Ecuador 17.896
Dominican Republic 17.374
Kazakhstan 17.122
Suriname 17.041
Venezuela 16.677
Peru 16.337
Libya 16.001
Mexico 15.809
Lebanon 15.783
Iran 15.430
Malaysia 15.331
Jamaica 14.611
Turkey 14.478
Grenada 14.376
Colombia 13.260
Azerbaijan 13.259
Brazil 12.354
Costa Rica 12.202
Armenia 11.714
Maldives 11.525
Montenegro 11.107
Russia 10.888
Belarus 10.439
Albania 10.435
China 10.310
Mauritius 9.771
North Macedonia 9.750
Thailand 9.266
Romania 9.204
Cuba 9.178
Serbia 8.909
Bulgaria 8.582
Iraq - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 26.853 -1.130%
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%