Iraq birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Iraq chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Iraq is 3.25, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.61 — a -42.1% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Iraq	World
1960	5.3	4.69
1961	5.8	4.56
1962	6.99	5.02
1963	7.01	5.31
1964	7.01	5.13
1965	7.02	5.08
1966	7.02	4.97
1967	7.03	4.87
1968	7.06	4.98
1969	7.08	4.88
1970	7.07	4.84
1971	7.06	4.69
1972	7.02	4.55
1973	6.99	4.42
1974	6.95	4.26
1975	6.91	4.07
1976	6.86	3.97
1977	6.8	3.84
1978	6.73	3.77
1979	6.66	3.76
1980	6.59	3.73
1981	6.53	3.71
1982	6.46	3.72
1983	6.39	3.59
1984	6.32	3.57
1985	6.25	3.53
1986	6.18	3.51
1987	6.11	3.48
1988	6.05	3.39
1989	5.99	3.35
1990	5.93	3.31
1991	5.83	3.13
1992	5.72	3.04
1993	5.61	2.97
1994	5.49	2.92
1995	5.36	2.87
1996	5.25	2.82
1997	5.19	2.78
1998	5.11	2.75
1999	5.04	2.72
2000	4.92	2.73
2001	4.8	2.69
2002	4.67	2.66
2003	4.58	2.64
2004	4.53	2.63
2005	4.45	2.61
2006	4.46	2.61
2007	4.4	2.6
2008	4.37	2.6
2009	4.38	2.59
2010	4.46	2.57
2011	4.59	2.55
2012	4.54	2.56
2013	4.44	2.53
2014	4.31	2.52
2015	4.08	2.49
2016	3.84	2.49
2017	3.64	2.46
2018	3.55	2.39
2019	3.48	2.35
2020	3.42	2.28
2021	3.36	2.25
2022	3.29	2.22
2023	3.25	2.2
2024	3.22	2.19
2025	3.17	2.18
2026	3.13	2.18
2027	3.09	2.17
2028	3.05	2.16
2029	3.01	2.15
2030	2.97	2.14
2031	2.94	2.13
2032	2.89	2.12
2033	2.86	2.12
2034	2.83	2.11
2035	2.79	2.1
2036	2.77	2.09
2037	2.74	2.09
2038	2.71	2.08
2039	2.69	2.08
2040	2.66	2.08
2041	2.64	2.07
2042	2.61	2.07
2043	2.59	2.07
2044	2.57	2.07
2045	2.54	2.06
2046	2.52	2.06
2047	2.5	2.06
2048	2.48	2.05
2049	2.47	2.05
2050	2.45	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 11.4% were to women under 20 years old, 55.5% to women ages 20-29, and 33.1% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 10.3%, 52.6%, and 37.1% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Iraq by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Iraq	World
1960	39.8%	37.4%
1961	39.9%	37.5%
1962	40.4%	37.6%
1963	41%	37.8%
1964	41.5%	38%
1965	42.1%	38%
1966	42.5%	38%
1967	42.8%	38%
1968	43%	37.9%
1969	43.3%	37.8%
1970	43.6%	37.7%
1971	44.1%	37.6%
1972	44.7%	37.5%
1973	45.5%	37.3%
1974	46.2%	37.2%
1975	46.7%	37.1%
1976	47.2%	36.9%
1977	47.3%	36.7%
1978	47.1%	36.3%
1979	47%	35.9%
1980	46.8%	35.5%
1981	46.7%	35.2%
1982	46.6%	34.9%
1983	46.5%	34.6%
1984	46.3%	34.3%
1985	46.2%	34%
1986	46%	33.8%
1987	45.8%	33.6%
1988	45.6%	33.4%
1989	45.4%	33.2%
1990	45.2%	33%
1991	45%	32.9%
1992	44.9%	32.7%
1993	44.7%	32.5%
1994	44.6%	32.3%
1995	44.4%	32.1%
1996	44.3%	31.8%
1997	44.1%	31.5%
1998	44%	31.1%
1999	43.8%	30.8%
2000	43.7%	30.4%
2001	43.5%	30%
2002	43.3%	29.6%
2003	43.1%	29.2%
2004	42.9%	28.8%
2005	42.6%	28.5%
2006	42.3%	28.1%
2007	42.1%	27.9%
2008	41.8%	27.6%
2009	41.5%	27.5%
2010	41.2%	27.3%
2011	41.1%	27.1%
2012	41%	27%
2013	40.8%	26.9%
2014	40.6%	26.8%
2015	40.4%	26.6%
2016	40.1%	26.5%
2017	39.7%	26.4%
2018	39.3%	26.2%
2019	38.9%	26%
2020	38.5%	25.8%
2021	38.1%	25.6%
2022	37.6%	25.3%
2023	37.1%	25%
2024	36.6%	24.7%
2025	36%	24.4%
2026	35.4%	24.1%
2027	34.7%	23.8%
2028	34.1%	23.4%
2029	33.4%	23.1%
2030	32.9%	22.8%
2031	32.5%	22.6%
2032	32.1%	22.3%
2033	31.8%	22.1%
2034	31.6%	21.9%
2035	31.3%	21.7%
2036	31.1%	21.6%
2037	30.9%	21.5%
2038	30.6%	21.4%
2039	30.4%	21.3%
2040	30.1%	21.2%
2041	29.9%	21.1%
2042	29.7%	21%
2043	29.4%	21%
2044	29.1%	20.9%
2045	28.8%	20.8%
2046	28.6%	20.7%
2047	28.3%	20.7%
2048	28%	20.6%
2049	27.7%	20.5%
2050	27.4%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Iraq was 39.8% in 1960, 44.7% in 1993, and 36.6% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Iraq.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Iraq, excluding migration, has been +2.37% annually. On average, 959,884 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Iraq
1960	155,651
1961	184,792
1962	247,520
1963	254,046
1964	262,825
1965	274,551
1966	285,507
1967	298,192
1968	310,644
1969	324,792
1970	338,030
1971	351,464
1972	362,334
1973	373,191
1974	376,197
1975	385,916
1976	402,260
1977	410,229
1978	418,756
1979	428,458
1980	419,653
1981	416,998
1982	428,336
1983	439,800
1984	455,740
1985	467,445
1986	474,348
1987	488,742
1988	476,778
1989	496,852
1990	518,575
1991	550,146
1992	591,886
1993	606,700
1994	634,344
1995	642,977
1996	652,866
1997	667,582
1998	684,152
1999	702,170
2000	715,771
2001	729,704
2002	739,419
2003	746,159
2004	761,563
2005	776,603
2006	797,342
2007	784,119
2008	802,382
2009	855,096
2010	906,369
2011	971,082
2012	999,987
2013	1,026,036
2014	1,040,726
2015	1,007,561
2016	946,968
2017	924,507
2018	938,310
2019	942,972
2020	919,953
2021	941,924
2022	962,501
2023	973,420

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Iraq was 66 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.07% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -54.8% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Iraq	World
1985	152	460
1986	147	438
1987	145	429
1988	174	414
1989	190	401
1990	195	391
1991	157	395
1992	126	395
1993	132	389
1994	142	382
1995	152	371
1996	158	366
1997	165	358
1998	163	360
1999	156	340
2000	146	328
2001	137	321
2002	128	311
2003	125	301
2004	122	291
2005	118	283
2006	120	276
2007	117	269
2008	109	264
2009	107	258
2010	107	253
2011	105	247
2012	100	239
2013	96	235
2014	90	231
2015	86	228
2016	87	220
2017	81	215
2018	76	211
2019	74	207
2020	63	211
2021	77	242
2022	59	203
2023	66	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Iraq was 22.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 2.26% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 44.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Iraq	World
1960	19%	18.5%
1961	17.9%	18.1%
1962	16.9%	17.8%
1963	16%	17.5%
1964	15.1%	17.7%
1965	14.4%	17.5%
1966	13.6%	17.3%
1967	13%	17%
1968	12.4%	16.5%
1969	11.8%	15.5%
1970	11.2%	15.2%
1971	10.7%	15.1%
1972	10.3%	14.4%
1973	9.79%	14.1%
1974	9.35%	13.7%
1975	8.93%	13.4%
1976	8.54%	13%
1977	8.17%	12.5%
1978	7.83%	12.1%
1979	7.52%	11.7%
1980	7.23%	11.4%
1981	6.96%	11%
1982	6.71%	10.8%
1983	6.49%	10.6%
1984	6.28%	10.4%
1985	6.09%	10.1%
1986	5.91%	9.81%
1987	5.75%	9.47%
1988	6.92%	9.31%
1989	8.12%	9.02%
1990	7.97%	8.81%
1991	6.49%	8.66%
1992	5.17%	8.46%
1993	5.07%	8.19%
1994	4.98%	7.98%
1995	4.89%	7.76%
1996	4.8%	7.52%
1997	4.71%	7.28%
1998	4.61%	7.05%
1999	4.52%	6.76%
2000	4.43%	6.48%
2001	4.33%	6.21%
2002	4.24%	5.94%
2003	4.16%	5.65%
2004	4.07%	5.43%
2005	3.97%	5.16%
2006	3.88%	4.92%
2007	3.78%	4.7%
2008	3.67%	4.5%
2009	3.56%	4.31%
2010	3.46%	4.11%
2011	3.35%	3.97%
2012	3.24%	3.77%
2013	3.14%	3.61%
2014	3.04%	3.48%
2015	2.94%	3.35%
2016	2.84%	3.23%
2017	2.75%	3.11%
2018	2.66%	2.97%
2019	2.57%	2.86%
2020	2.49%	2.75%
2021	2.41%	2.66%
2022	2.33%	2.59%
2023	2.26%	2.49%