Fertility & birth rates in Iraq and Madagascar

Fertility rate in Iraq vs Madagascar 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 3.97 in Madagascar in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Iraq vs Madagascar 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	Madagascar
1960	5.3	7.34
1961	5.8	7.3
1962	6.99	7.26
1963	7.01	7.21
1964	7.01	7.19
1965	7.02	7.17
1966	7.02	7.16
1967	7.03	7.14
1968	7.06	7.13
1969	7.08	7.12
1970	7.07	7.1
1971	7.06	7.07
1972	7.02	7.04
1973	6.99	7.01
1974	6.95	6.99
1975	6.91	6.97
1976	6.86	6.95
1977	6.8	6.93
1978	6.73	6.9
1979	6.66	6.87
1980	6.59	6.84
1981	6.53	6.77
1982	6.46	6.7
1983	6.39	6.63
1984	6.32	6.55
1985	6.25	6.46
1986	6.18	6.34
1987	6.11	6.24
1988	6.05	6.18
1989	5.99	6.15
1990	5.93	6.14
1991	5.83	6.12
1992	5.72	6.08
1993	5.61	6.06
1994	5.49	6.04
1995	5.36	6.04
1996	5.25	6.03
1997	5.19	6.02
1998	5.11	5.99
1999	5.04	5.84
2000	4.92	5.67
2001	4.8	5.53
2002	4.67	5.41
2003	4.58	5.33
2004	4.53	5.26
2005	4.45	5.2
2006	4.46	5.13
2007	4.4	5.08
2008	4.37	5.04
2009	4.38	5
2010	4.46	4.9
2011	4.59	4.74
2012	4.54	4.61
2013	4.44	4.53
2014	4.31	4.42
2015	4.08	4.34
2016	3.84	4.29
2017	3.64	4.26
2018	3.55	4.25
2019	3.48	4.22
2020	3.42	4.17
2021	3.36	4.1
2022	3.29	4.04
2023	3.25	3.97
2024	3.22	3.91
2025	3.17	3.84
2026	3.13	3.78
2027	3.09	3.72
2028	3.05	3.66
2029	3.01	3.61
2030	2.97	3.56
2031	2.94	3.51
2032	2.89	3.46
2033	2.86	3.41
2034	2.83	3.36
2035	2.79	3.32
2036	2.77	3.28
2037	2.74	3.24
2038	2.71	3.2
2039	2.69	3.16
2040	2.66	3.12
2041	2.64	3.09
2042	2.61	3.05
2043	2.59	3.02
2044	2.57	2.99
2045	2.54	2.95
2046	2.52	2.92
2047	2.5	2.9
2048	2.48	2.87
2049	2.47	2.84
2050	2.45	2.82

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Iraq	Madagascar
1960	39.8%	45.2%
1961	39.9%	45.8%
1962	40.4%	46.3%
1963	41%	46.7%
1964	41.5%	46.8%
1965	42.1%	46.7%
1966	42.5%	46.6%
1967	42.8%	46.5%
1968	43%	46.5%
1969	43.3%	46.4%
1970	43.6%	46.4%
1971	44.1%	46.4%
1972	44.7%	46.4%
1973	45.5%	46.4%
1974	46.2%	46.5%
1975	46.7%	46.5%
1976	47.2%	46.6%
1977	47.3%	46.7%
1978	47.1%	46.8%
1979	47%	46.9%
1980	46.8%	47%
1981	46.7%	47.1%
1982	46.6%	47.1%
1983	46.5%	47%
1984	46.3%	46.9%
1985	46.2%	46.8%
1986	46%	46.7%
1987	45.8%	46.5%
1988	45.6%	46.3%
1989	45.4%	46.1%
1990	45.2%	45.9%
1991	45%	45.7%
1992	44.9%	45.6%
1993	44.7%	45.5%
1994	44.6%	45.4%
1995	44.4%	45.3%
1996	44.3%	45.3%
1997	44.1%	45.3%
1998	44%	45.4%
1999	43.8%	45.4%
2000	43.7%	45.4%
2001	43.5%	45.4%
2002	43.3%	45.4%
2003	43.1%	45.4%
2004	42.9%	45.3%
2005	42.6%	45.2%
2006	42.3%	45%
2007	42.1%	44.8%
2008	41.8%	44.6%
2009	41.5%	44.3%
2010	41.2%	44%
2011	41.1%	43.7%
2012	41%	43.3%
2013	40.8%	42.8%
2014	40.6%	42.4%
2015	40.4%	42%
2016	40.1%	41.6%
2017	39.7%	41.2%
2018	39.3%	40.9%
2019	38.9%	40.7%
2020	38.5%	40.4%
2021	38.1%	40.1%
2022	37.6%	39.9%
2023	37.1%	39.6%
2024	36.6%	39.3%
2025	36%	38.9%
2026	35.4%	38.6%
2027	34.7%	38.4%
2028	34.1%	38.1%
2029	33.4%	37.8%
2030	32.9%	37.6%
2031	32.5%	37.3%
2032	32.1%	37%
2033	31.8%	36.7%
2034	31.6%	36.4%
2035	31.3%	36%
2036	31.1%	35.7%
2037	30.9%	35.3%
2038	30.6%	35%
2039	30.4%	34.6%
2040	30.1%	34.3%
2041	29.9%	34%
2042	29.7%	33.6%
2043	29.4%	33.3%
2044	29.1%	33%
2045	28.8%	32.7%
2046	28.6%	32.4%
2047	28.3%	32.1%
2048	28%	31.8%
2049	27.7%	31.6%
2050	27.4%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.6% of the population in Iraq and 39.3% in Madagascar in 2024, compared to 45.2% and 45.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Iraq and Madagascar compared.

Natural population change in Iraq vs Madagascar by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.37% in Iraq and +2.57% in Madagascar. 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	Madagascar
1960	155,651	133,684
1961	184,792	136,578
1962	247,520	139,412
1963	254,046	142,666
1964	262,825	146,894
1965	274,551	152,362
1966	285,507	159,483
1967	298,192	167,287
1968	310,644	175,869
1969	324,792	184,562
1970	338,030	194,889
1971	351,464	204,617
1972	362,334	213,138
1973	373,191	221,768
1974	376,197	230,233
1975	385,916	238,774
1976	402,260	247,026
1977	410,229	255,399
1978	418,756	263,684
1979	428,458	270,752
1980	419,653	275,287
1981	416,998	277,535
1982	428,336	284,733
1983	439,800	290,085
1984	455,740	296,892
1985	467,445	304,199
1986	474,348	307,074
1987	488,742	317,621
1988	476,778	330,510
1989	496,852	344,279
1990	518,575	360,621
1991	550,146	375,040
1992	591,886	388,430
1993	606,700	408,801
1994	634,344	428,169
1995	642,977	450,259
1996	652,866	471,453
1997	667,582	490,905
1998	684,152	508,408
1999	702,170	516,976
2000	715,771	520,860
2001	729,704	529,656
2002	739,419	535,518
2003	746,159	544,903
2004	761,563	556,319
2005	776,603	568,143
2006	797,342	581,489
2007	784,119	597,772
2008	802,382	615,580
2009	855,096	634,008
2010	906,369	641,543
2011	971,082	640,577
2012	999,987	644,255
2013	1,026,036	654,230
2014	1,040,726	660,837
2015	1,007,561	668,977
2016	946,968	682,801
2017	924,507	699,498
2018	938,310	719,267
2019	942,972	735,853
2020	919,953	736,607
2021	941,924	741,416
2022	962,501	753,931
2023	973,420	766,391

Maternal mortality chart: Iraq vs Madagascar

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 445 deaths in Madagascar.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Iraq	Madagascar
1985	152	751
1986	147	730
1987	145	702
1988	174	687
1989	190	684
1990	195	692
1991	157	691
1992	126	699
1993	132	688
1994	142	688
1995	152	684
1996	158	680
1997	165	676
1998	163	663
1999	156	647
2000	146	638
2001	137	611
2002	128	593
2003	125	571
2004	122	555
2005	118	540
2006	120	528
2007	117	522
2008	109	510
2009	107	507
2010	107	500
2011	105	492
2012	100	487
2013	96	481
2014	90	477
2015	86	474
2016	87	470
2017	81	469
2018	76	466
2019	74	462
2020	63	447
2021	77	467
2022	59	439
2023	66	445

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.26% in Iraq and 6.48% in Madagascar. 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	Madagascar
1960	19%	-
1961	17.9%	-
1962	16.9%	-
1963	16%	-
1964	15.1%	-
1965	14.4%	-
1966	13.6%	-
1967	13%	-
1968	12.4%	14.6%
1969	11.8%	14.7%
1970	11.2%	14.9%
1971	10.7%	15.1%
1972	10.3%	15.3%
1973	9.79%	15.6%
1974	9.35%	15.8%
1975	8.93%	16.1%
1976	8.54%	16.3%
1977	8.17%	16.5%
1978	7.83%	16.7%
1979	7.52%	16.9%
1980	7.23%	17.1%
1981	6.96%	17.4%
1982	6.71%	17.6%
1983	6.49%	17.8%
1984	6.28%	17.8%
1985	6.09%	17.7%
1986	5.91%	17.5%
1987	5.75%	17.1%
1988	6.92%	16.6%
1989	8.12%	16.1%
1990	7.97%	15.6%
1991	6.49%	15%
1992	5.17%	14.5%
1993	5.07%	14%
1994	4.98%	13.5%
1995	4.89%	13.1%
1996	4.8%	12.6%
1997	4.71%	12%
1998	4.61%	11.5%
1999	4.52%	11%
2000	4.43%	10.5%
2001	4.33%	10%
2002	4.24%	9.6%
2003	4.16%	9.2%
2004	4.07%	8.82%
2005	3.97%	8.46%
2006	3.88%	8.12%
2007	3.78%	7.81%
2008	3.67%	7.53%
2009	3.56%	7.28%
2010	3.46%	7.07%
2011	3.35%	6.9%
2012	3.24%	6.77%
2013	3.14%	6.69%
2014	3.04%	6.62%
2015	2.94%	6.58%
2016	2.84%	6.57%
2017	2.75%	6.57%
2018	2.66%	6.58%
2019	2.57%	6.61%
2020	2.49%	6.63%
2021	2.41%	6.62%
2022	2.33%	6.57%
2023	2.26%	6.48%