Fertility & birth rates in Iraq and Kiribati

Fertility rate in Iraq vs Kiribati chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Iraq was 3.25 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.15 in Kiribati in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Iraq vs Kiribati population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Iraq	Kiribati
1960	5.3	6.44
1961	5.8	6.48
1962	6.99	6.42
1963	7.01	6.35
1964	7.01	6.29
1965	7.02	6.26
1966	7.02	6.23
1967	7.03	6.11
1968	7.06	5.98
1969	7.08	5.85
1970	7.07	5.71
1971	7.06	5.55
1972	7.02	5.37
1973	6.99	5.2
1974	6.95	5.09
1975	6.91	5.02
1976	6.86	4.96
1977	6.8	4.96
1978	6.73	4.97
1979	6.66	4.97
1980	6.59	4.96
1981	6.53	4.96
1982	6.46	4.95
1983	6.39	4.91
1984	6.32	4.91
1985	6.25	4.91
1986	6.18	4.87
1987	6.11	4.81
1988	6.05	4.73
1989	5.99	4.69
1990	5.93	4.67
1991	5.83	4.64
1992	5.72	4.57
1993	5.61	4.49
1994	5.49	4.44
1995	5.36	4.42
1996	5.25	4.43
1997	5.19	4.37
1998	5.11	4.29
1999	5.04	4.18
2000	4.92	4.07
2001	4.8	3.96
2002	4.67	3.81
2003	4.58	3.7
2004	4.53	3.73
2005	4.45	3.76
2006	4.46	3.82
2007	4.4	3.87
2008	4.37	3.9
2009	4.38	3.91
2010	4.46	3.9
2011	4.59	3.88
2012	4.54	3.77
2013	4.44	3.64
2014	4.31	3.52
2015	4.08	3.44
2016	3.84	3.38
2017	3.64	3.34
2018	3.55	3.32
2019	3.48	3.29
2020	3.42	3.25
2021	3.36	3.22
2022	3.29	3.18
2023	3.25	3.15
2024	3.22	3.12
2025	3.17	3.09
2026	3.13	3.06
2027	3.09	3.03
2028	3.05	3
2029	3.01	2.97
2030	2.97	2.94
2031	2.94	2.92
2032	2.89	2.89
2033	2.86	2.86
2034	2.83	2.84
2035	2.79	2.81
2036	2.77	2.79
2037	2.74	2.77
2038	2.71	2.74
2039	2.69	2.72
2040	2.66	2.69
2041	2.64	2.67
2042	2.61	2.64
2043	2.59	2.62
2044	2.57	2.6
2045	2.54	2.58
2046	2.52	2.56
2047	2.5	2.54
2048	2.48	2.52
2049	2.47	2.5
2050	2.45	2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Iraq	Kiribati
1960	39.8%	43.2%
1961	39.9%	43.5%
1962	40.4%	43.8%
1963	41%	44%
1964	41.5%	44%
1965	42.1%	43.9%
1966	42.5%	44.1%
1967	42.8%	44.5%
1968	43%	44.9%
1969	43.3%	45%
1970	43.6%	44.9%
1971	44.1%	44.8%
1972	44.7%	44.8%
1973	45.5%	44.6%
1974	46.2%	44.2%
1975	46.7%	43.7%
1976	47.2%	43.2%
1977	47.3%	42.8%
1978	47.1%	42.3%
1979	47%	41.8%
1980	46.8%	41.1%
1981	46.7%	40.5%
1982	46.6%	39.9%
1983	46.5%	39.5%
1984	46.3%	39.2%
1985	46.2%	39.2%
1986	46%	39.2%
1987	45.8%	39.4%
1988	45.6%	39.7%
1989	45.4%	39.9%
1990	45.2%	40.2%
1991	45%	40.5%
1992	44.9%	40.8%
1993	44.7%	41%
1994	44.6%	41.2%
1995	44.4%	41.2%
1996	44.3%	41.1%
1997	44.1%	41%
1998	44%	40.8%
1999	43.8%	40.5%
2000	43.7%	40.1%
2001	43.5%	39.8%
2002	43.3%	39.3%
2003	43.1%	38.9%
2004	42.9%	38.4%
2005	42.6%	38%
2006	42.3%	37.6%
2007	42.1%	37.3%
2008	41.8%	37%
2009	41.5%	36.8%
2010	41.2%	36.6%
2011	41.1%	36.4%
2012	41%	36.1%
2013	40.8%	35.7%
2014	40.6%	35.4%
2015	40.4%	35.2%
2016	40.1%	35%
2017	39.7%	35%
2018	39.3%	35.1%
2019	38.9%	35.1%
2020	38.5%	35.2%
2021	38.1%	35.2%
2022	37.6%	35.1%
2023	37.1%	34.9%
2024	36.6%	34.7%
2025	36%	34.4%
2026	35.4%	34%
2027	34.7%	33.5%
2028	34.1%	33.1%
2029	33.4%	32.7%
2030	32.9%	32.4%
2031	32.5%	32%
2032	32.1%	31.7%
2033	31.8%	31.3%
2034	31.6%	31%
2035	31.3%	30.6%
2036	31.1%	30.3%
2037	30.9%	30%
2038	30.6%	29.7%
2039	30.4%	29.4%
2040	30.1%	29.2%
2041	29.9%	29%
2042	29.7%	28.8%
2043	29.4%	28.6%
2044	29.1%	28.4%
2045	28.8%	28.3%
2046	28.6%	28.1%
2047	28.3%	27.9%
2048	28%	27.8%
2049	27.7%	27.6%
2050	27.4%	27.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.6% of the population in Iraq and 34.7% in Kiribati in 2024, compared to 45.2% and 40.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Iraq and Kiribati compared.

Natural population change in Iraq vs Kiribati by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.37% in Iraq and +2.05% in Kiribati. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Iraq	Kiribati
1960	155,651	1,141
1961	184,792	1,199
1962	247,520	1,233
1963	254,046	1,273
1964	262,825	1,318
1965	274,551	1,376
1966	285,507	1,437
1967	298,192	1,417
1968	310,644	1,393
1969	324,792	1,367
1970	338,030	1,388
1971	351,464	1,406
1972	362,334	1,406
1973	373,191	1,409
1974	376,197	1,430
1975	385,916	1,423
1976	402,260	1,425
1977	410,229	1,426
1978	418,756	1,480
1979	428,458	1,509
1980	419,653	1,571
1981	416,998	1,635
1982	428,336	1,697
1983	439,800	1,748
1984	455,740	1,813
1985	467,445	1,881
1986	474,348	1,933
1987	488,742	1,982
1988	476,778	2,022
1989	496,852	2,073
1990	518,575	2,127
1991	550,146	2,176
1992	591,886	2,173
1993	606,700	2,161
1994	634,344	2,168
1995	642,977	2,183
1996	652,866	2,217
1997	667,582	2,220
1998	684,152	2,210
1999	702,170	2,186
2000	715,771	2,153
2001	729,704	2,121
2002	739,419	2,074
2003	746,159	2,045
2004	761,563	2,118
2005	776,603	2,188
2006	797,342	2,285
2007	784,119	2,393
2008	802,382	2,493
2009	855,096	2,573
2010	906,369	2,644
2011	971,082	2,709
2012	999,987	2,678
2013	1,026,036	2,629
2014	1,040,726	2,577
2015	1,007,561	2,555
2016	946,968	2,546
2017	924,507	2,549
2018	938,310	2,561
2019	942,972	2,560
2020	919,953	2,497
2021	941,924	2,408
2022	962,501	2,522
2023	973,420	2,487

Maternal mortality chart: Iraq vs Kiribati

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Iraq, compared to 80 deaths in Kiribati.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Iraq	Kiribati
1985	152	246
1986	147	232
1987	145	231
1988	174	220
1989	190	212
1990	195	199
1991	157	188
1992	126	175
1993	132	162
1994	142	150
1995	152	148
1996	158	141
1997	165	132
1998	163	126
1999	156	121
2000	146	119
2001	137	113
2002	128	109
2003	125	105
2004	122	106
2005	118	104
2006	120	102
2007	117	101
2008	109	100
2009	107	99
2010	107	102
2011	105	98
2012	100	98
2013	96	93
2014	90	91
2015	86	90
2016	87	88
2017	81	90
2018	76	87
2019	74	89
2020	63	89
2021	77	122
2022	59	86
2023	66	80

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.26% in Iraq and 5.51% in Kiribati. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Iraq	Kiribati
1960	19%	19.9%
1961	17.9%	19.5%
1962	16.9%	18.9%
1963	16%	18.3%
1964	15.1%	17.7%
1965	14.4%	17.1%
1966	13.6%	16.4%
1967	13%	15.8%
1968	12.4%	15.2%
1969	11.8%	14.6%
1970	11.2%	14.1%
1971	10.7%	13.7%
1972	10.3%	13.3%
1973	9.79%	13%
1974	9.35%	12.7%
1975	8.93%	12.5%
1976	8.54%	12.4%
1977	8.17%	12.3%
1978	7.83%	12.2%
1979	7.52%	12%
1980	7.23%	11.9%
1981	6.96%	11.7%
1982	6.71%	11.6%
1983	6.49%	11.4%
1984	6.28%	11.1%
1985	6.09%	10.9%
1986	5.91%	10.6%
1987	5.75%	10.2%
1988	6.92%	9.87%
1989	8.12%	9.5%
1990	7.97%	9.13%
1991	6.49%	8.77%
1992	5.17%	8.44%
1993	5.07%	8.13%
1994	4.98%	7.87%
1995	4.89%	7.64%
1996	4.8%	7.42%
1997	4.71%	7.22%
1998	4.61%	7.02%
1999	4.52%	6.83%
2000	4.43%	6.64%
2001	4.33%	6.46%
2002	4.24%	6.31%
2003	4.16%	6.2%
2004	4.07%	6.13%
2005	3.97%	6.07%
2006	3.88%	6.03%
2007	3.78%	5.99%
2008	3.67%	5.93%
2009	3.56%	5.87%
2010	3.46%	5.82%
2011	3.35%	5.79%
2012	3.24%	5.78%
2013	3.14%	5.8%
2014	3.04%	5.84%
2015	2.94%	5.89%
2016	2.84%	5.95%
2017	2.75%	5.99%
2018	2.66%	5.98%
2019	2.57%	5.93%
2020	2.49%	5.86%
2021	2.41%	5.76%
2022	2.33%	5.65%
2023	2.26%	5.51%