Fertility & birth rates in Iraq and Netherlands

Fertility rate in Iraq vs Netherlands 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 1.43 in the Netherlands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Iraq vs the Netherlands 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	Netherlands
1960	5.3	3.12
1961	5.8	3.22
1962	6.99	3.18
1963	7.01	3.19
1964	7.01	3.17
1965	7.02	3.04
1966	7.02	2.9
1967	7.03	2.81
1968	7.06	2.72
1969	7.08	2.75
1970	7.07	2.57
1971	7.06	2.36
1972	7.02	2.15
1973	6.99	1.9
1974	6.95	1.77
1975	6.91	1.66
1976	6.86	1.63
1977	6.8	1.58
1978	6.73	1.58
1979	6.66	1.56
1980	6.59	1.6
1981	6.53	1.56
1982	6.46	1.5
1983	6.39	1.47
1984	6.32	1.49
1985	6.25	1.51
1986	6.18	1.55
1987	6.11	1.56
1988	6.05	1.55
1989	5.99	1.55
1990	5.93	1.62
1991	5.83	1.61
1992	5.72	1.59
1993	5.61	1.57
1994	5.49	1.57
1995	5.36	1.53
1996	5.25	1.53
1997	5.19	1.56
1998	5.11	1.63
1999	5.04	1.65
2000	4.92	1.72
2001	4.8	1.71
2002	4.67	1.73
2003	4.58	1.75
2004	4.53	1.72
2005	4.45	1.71
2006	4.46	1.72
2007	4.4	1.72
2008	4.37	1.77
2009	4.38	1.79
2010	4.46	1.79
2011	4.59	1.76
2012	4.54	1.72
2013	4.44	1.68
2014	4.31	1.71
2015	4.08	1.66
2016	3.84	1.66
2017	3.64	1.62
2018	3.55	1.59
2019	3.48	1.57
2020	3.42	1.54
2021	3.36	1.62
2022	3.29	1.49
2023	3.25	1.43
2024	3.22	1.43
2025	3.17	1.44
2026	3.13	1.44
2027	3.09	1.45
2028	3.05	1.45
2029	3.01	1.45
2030	2.97	1.46
2031	2.94	1.46
2032	2.89	1.47
2033	2.86	1.47
2034	2.83	1.48
2035	2.79	1.48
2036	2.77	1.48
2037	2.74	1.48
2038	2.71	1.48
2039	2.69	1.49
2040	2.66	1.49
2041	2.64	1.49
2042	2.61	1.5
2043	2.59	1.5
2044	2.57	1.5
2045	2.54	1.5
2046	2.52	1.5
2047	2.5	1.51
2048	2.48	1.51
2049	2.47	1.51
2050	2.45	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Iraq	Netherlands
1960	39.8%	30%
1961	39.9%	29.7%
1962	40.4%	29.1%
1963	41%	28.7%
1964	41.5%	28.5%
1965	42.1%	28.3%
1966	42.5%	28.1%
1967	42.8%	27.8%
1968	43%	27.6%
1969	43.3%	27.5%
1970	43.6%	27.3%
1971	44.1%	27.1%
1972	44.7%	26.8%
1973	45.5%	26.4%
1974	46.2%	25.9%
1975	46.7%	25.3%
1976	47.2%	24.8%
1977	47.3%	24.2%
1978	47.1%	23.5%
1979	47%	22.9%
1980	46.8%	22.3%
1981	46.7%	21.8%
1982	46.6%	21.3%
1983	46.5%	20.7%
1984	46.3%	20.1%
1985	46.2%	19.5%
1986	46%	19.1%
1987	45.8%	18.7%
1988	45.6%	18.5%
1989	45.4%	18.4%
1990	45.2%	18.4%
1991	45%	18.4%
1992	44.9%	18.5%
1993	44.7%	18.5%
1994	44.6%	18.6%
1995	44.4%	18.6%
1996	44.3%	18.6%
1997	44.1%	18.6%
1998	44%	18.6%
1999	43.8%	18.7%
2000	43.7%	18.8%
2001	43.5%	18.8%
2002	43.3%	18.8%
2003	43.1%	18.7%
2004	42.9%	18.6%
2005	42.6%	18.5%
2006	42.3%	18.3%
2007	42.1%	18.1%
2008	41.8%	17.9%
2009	41.5%	17.7%
2010	41.2%	17.6%
2011	41.1%	17.4%
2012	41%	17.3%
2013	40.8%	17.1%
2014	40.6%	16.9%
2015	40.4%	16.6%
2016	40.1%	16.4%
2017	39.7%	16.2%
2018	39.3%	16%
2019	38.9%	15.8%
2020	38.5%	15.6%
2021	38.1%	15.5%
2022	37.6%	15.4%
2023	37.1%	15.2%
2024	36.6%	15%
2025	36%	14.9%
2026	35.4%	14.9%
2027	34.7%	14.8%
2028	34.1%	14.8%
2029	33.4%	14.8%
2030	32.9%	14.8%
2031	32.5%	14.8%
2032	32.1%	14.7%
2033	31.8%	14.7%
2034	31.6%	14.7%
2035	31.3%	14.7%
2036	31.1%	14.7%
2037	30.9%	14.6%
2038	30.6%	14.6%
2039	30.4%	14.6%
2040	30.1%	14.5%
2041	29.9%	14.5%
2042	29.7%	14.4%
2043	29.4%	14.4%
2044	29.1%	14.3%
2045	28.8%	14.2%
2046	28.6%	14.1%
2047	28.3%	14.1%
2048	28%	14%
2049	27.7%	13.9%
2050	27.4%	13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.6% of the population in Iraq and 15% in the Netherlands in 2024, compared to 45.2% and 18.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Iraq and the Netherlands compared.

Natural population change in Iraq vs Netherlands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.37% in Iraq and +0.08% in the Netherlands. 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	Netherlands
1960	155,651	151,623
1961	184,792	159,450
1962	247,520	153,474
1963	254,046	154,361
1964	262,825	157,653
1965	274,551	146,308
1966	285,507	138,265
1967	298,192	138,580
1968	310,644	132,389
1969	324,792	139,082
1970	338,030	129,082
1971	351,464	116,112
1972	362,334	101,297
1973	373,191	84,668
1974	376,197	75,853
1975	385,916	64,232
1976	402,260	63,361
1977	410,229	63,739
1978	418,756	61,344
1979	428,458	63,172
1980	419,653	66,504
1981	416,998	62,688
1982	428,336	54,388
1983	439,800	51,722
1984	455,740	54,812
1985	467,445	55,069
1986	474,348	59,746
1987	488,742	64,526
1988	476,778	61,993
1989	496,852	59,396
1990	518,575	68,777
1991	550,146	69,321
1992	591,886	66,811
1993	606,700	58,103
1994	634,344	61,532
1995	642,977	54,106
1996	652,866	51,251
1997	667,582	56,198
1998	684,152	61,258
1999	702,170	60,086
2000	715,771	66,887
2001	729,704	62,580
2002	739,419	59,751
2003	746,159	58,411
2004	761,563	56,987
2005	776,603	50,592
2006	797,342	49,038
2007	784,119	49,145
2008	802,382	49,337
2009	855,096	51,244
2010	906,369	48,184
2011	971,082	45,072
2012	999,987	35,186
2013	1,026,036	30,248
2014	1,040,726	35,417
2015	1,007,561	23,716
2016	946,968	23,843
2017	924,507	18,844
2018	938,310	15,508
2019	942,972	17,345
2020	919,953	0
2021	941,924	7,014
2022	962,501	-1,770
2023	973,420	-5,363

Maternal mortality chart: Iraq vs Netherlands

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 4 deaths in the Netherlands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Iraq	Netherlands
1985	152	12
1986	147	12
1987	145	12
1988	174	12
1989	190	12
1990	195	12
1991	157	12
1992	126	12
1993	132	12
1994	142	12
1995	152	12
1996	158	12
1997	165	13
1998	163	12
1999	156	13
2000	146	13
2001	137	13
2002	128	13
2003	125	12
2004	122	11
2005	118	10
2006	120	9
2007	117	8
2008	109	8
2009	107	7
2010	107	6
2011	105	7
2012	100	6
2013	96	6
2014	90	5
2015	86	5
2016	87	5
2017	81	5
2018	76	5
2019	74	5
2020	63	4
2021	77	5
2022	59	4
2023	66	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.26% in Iraq and 0.4% in the Netherlands. 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	Netherlands
1960	19%	2.08%
1961	17.9%	2.03%
1962	16.9%	1.97%
1963	16%	1.92%
1964	15.1%	1.88%
1965	14.4%	1.83%
1966	13.6%	1.79%
1967	13%	1.74%
1968	12.4%	1.69%
1969	11.8%	1.64%
1970	11.2%	1.58%
1971	10.7%	1.53%
1972	10.3%	1.47%
1973	9.79%	1.41%
1974	9.35%	1.36%
1975	8.93%	1.31%
1976	8.54%	1.26%
1977	8.17%	1.21%
1978	7.83%	1.16%
1979	7.52%	1.12%
1980	7.23%	1.09%
1981	6.96%	1.06%
1982	6.71%	1.04%
1983	6.49%	1.02%
1984	6.28%	0.99%
1985	6.09%	0.97%
1986	5.91%	0.95%
1987	5.75%	0.92%
1988	6.92%	0.89%
1989	8.12%	0.86%
1990	7.97%	0.83%
1991	6.49%	0.8%
1992	5.17%	0.77%
1993	5.07%	0.74%
1994	4.98%	0.71%
1995	4.89%	0.69%
1996	4.8%	0.67%
1997	4.71%	0.66%
1998	4.61%	0.64%
1999	4.52%	0.63%
2000	4.43%	0.62%
2001	4.33%	0.61%
2002	4.24%	0.59%
2003	4.16%	0.57%
2004	4.07%	0.55%
2005	3.97%	0.53%
2006	3.88%	0.51%
2007	3.78%	0.49%
2008	3.67%	0.47%
2009	3.56%	0.46%
2010	3.46%	0.44%
2011	3.35%	0.43%
2012	3.24%	0.42%
2013	3.14%	0.42%
2014	3.04%	0.41%
2015	2.94%	0.41%
2016	2.84%	0.41%
2017	2.75%	0.4%
2018	2.66%	0.4%
2019	2.57%	0.4%
2020	2.49%	0.4%
2021	2.41%	0.4%
2022	2.33%	0.4%
2023	2.26%	0.4%