Fertility & birth rates in Iraq and Singapore

Fertility rate in Iraq vs Singapore 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 0.97 in Singapore in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Iraq vs Singapore 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	Singapore
1960	5.3	5.76
1961	5.8	5.41
1962	6.99	5.21
1963	7.01	5.16
1964	7.01	4.97
1965	7.02	4.66
1966	7.02	4.46
1967	7.03	3.91
1968	7.06	3.53
1969	7.08	3.22
1970	7.07	3.07
1971	7.06	3.02
1972	7.02	3.04
1973	6.99	2.79
1974	6.95	2.35
1975	6.91	2.07
1976	6.86	2.11
1977	6.8	1.82
1978	6.73	1.79
1979	6.66	1.79
1980	6.59	1.82
1981	6.53	1.78
1982	6.46	1.74
1983	6.39	1.61
1984	6.32	1.62
1985	6.25	1.61
1986	6.18	1.43
1987	6.11	1.62
1988	6.05	1.96
1989	5.99	1.75
1990	5.93	1.83
1991	5.83	1.73
1992	5.72	1.72
1993	5.61	1.74
1994	5.49	1.71
1995	5.36	1.67
1996	5.25	1.66
1997	5.19	1.61
1998	5.11	1.48
1999	5.04	1.47
2000	4.92	1.6
2001	4.8	1.41
2002	4.67	1.37
2003	4.58	1.27
2004	4.53	1.26
2005	4.45	1.26
2006	4.46	1.28
2007	4.4	1.29
2008	4.37	1.28
2009	4.38	1.22
2010	4.46	1.15
2011	4.59	1.2
2012	4.54	1.29
2013	4.44	1.19
2014	4.31	1.25
2015	4.08	1.24
2016	3.84	1.2
2017	3.64	1.16
2018	3.55	1.14
2019	3.48	1.14
2020	3.42	1.1
2021	3.36	1.12
2022	3.29	1.04
2023	3.25	0.97
2024	3.22	0.98
2025	3.17	0.99
2026	3.13	1
2027	3.09	1.01
2028	3.05	1.02
2029	3.01	1.03
2030	2.97	1.03
2031	2.94	1.04
2032	2.89	1.05
2033	2.86	1.06
2034	2.83	1.07
2035	2.79	1.07
2036	2.77	1.08
2037	2.74	1.09
2038	2.71	1.1
2039	2.69	1.1
2040	2.66	1.11
2041	2.64	1.12
2042	2.61	1.13
2043	2.59	1.13
2044	2.57	1.14
2045	2.54	1.15
2046	2.52	1.16
2047	2.5	1.17
2048	2.48	1.17
2049	2.47	1.18
2050	2.45	1.19

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Iraq	Singapore
1960	39.8%	44.7%
1961	39.9%	44.8%
1962	40.4%	44.7%
1963	41%	44.4%
1964	41.5%	43.8%
1965	42.1%	43.2%
1966	42.5%	42.5%
1967	42.8%	41.7%
1968	43%	40.8%
1969	43.3%	39.8%
1970	43.6%	38.7%
1971	44.1%	37.5%
1972	44.7%	36.2%
1973	45.5%	35%
1974	46.2%	33.7%
1975	46.7%	32.5%
1976	47.2%	31.2%
1977	47.3%	30%
1978	47.1%	28.8%
1979	47%	27.6%
1980	46.8%	26.4%
1981	46.7%	25.2%
1982	46.6%	24.2%
1983	46.5%	23.7%
1984	46.3%	23.3%
1985	46.2%	23.1%
1986	46%	22.9%
1987	45.8%	22.4%
1988	45.6%	22%
1989	45.4%	21.7%
1990	45.2%	21.4%
1991	45%	21.2%
1992	44.9%	21.1%
1993	44.7%	21%
1994	44.6%	20.7%
1995	44.4%	20.4%
1996	44.3%	20%
1997	44.1%	19.5%
1998	44%	19.2%
1999	43.8%	19%
2000	43.7%	18.8%
2001	43.5%	18.6%
2002	43.3%	18.4%
2003	43.1%	18.2%
2004	42.9%	17.8%
2005	42.6%	17.2%
2006	42.3%	16.6%
2007	42.1%	15.8%
2008	41.8%	15.1%
2009	41.5%	14.6%
2010	41.2%	14.1%
2011	41.1%	13.7%
2012	41%	13.4%
2013	40.8%	13.1%
2014	40.6%	12.9%
2015	40.4%	12.7%
2016	40.1%	12.5%
2017	39.7%	12.4%
2018	39.3%	12.3%
2019	38.9%	12.2%
2020	38.5%	12.2%
2021	38.1%	12.2%
2022	37.6%	12%
2023	37.1%	11.8%
2024	36.6%	11.7%
2025	36%	11.7%
2026	35.4%	11.7%
2027	34.7%	11.8%
2028	34.1%	11.9%
2029	33.4%	12%
2030	32.9%	12%
2031	32.5%	12%
2032	32.1%	12.1%
2033	31.8%	12.1%
2034	31.6%	12.1%
2035	31.3%	12.1%
2036	31.1%	12.1%
2037	30.9%	12.1%
2038	30.6%	12%
2039	30.4%	11.8%
2040	30.1%	11.7%
2041	29.9%	11.5%
2042	29.7%	11.2%
2043	29.4%	11%
2044	29.1%	10.7%
2045	28.8%	10.4%
2046	28.6%	10.1%
2047	28.3%	9.87%
2048	28%	9.6%
2049	27.7%	9.35%
2050	27.4%	9.12%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.6% of the population in Iraq and 11.7% in Singapore in 2024, compared to 45.2% and 21.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Iraq and Singapore compared.

Natural population change in Iraq vs Singapore by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.37% in Iraq and +0.35% in Singapore. 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	Singapore
1960	155,651	51,533
1961	184,792	49,880
1962	247,520	48,830
1963	254,046	49,542
1964	262,825	47,697
1965	274,551	45,474
1966	285,507	44,298
1967	298,192	40,145
1968	310,644	36,216
1969	324,792	34,314
1970	338,030	35,059
1971	351,464	35,708
1972	362,334	38,098
1973	373,191	36,404
1974	376,197	31,664
1975	385,916	28,509
1976	402,260	31,189
1977	410,229	26,508
1978	418,756	27,537
1979	428,458	28,363
1980	419,653	30,657
1981	416,998	32,167
1982	428,336	33,346
1983	439,800	30,296
1984	455,740	31,967
1985	467,445	32,010
1986	474,348	27,880
1987	488,742	33,020
1988	476,778	42,407
1989	496,852	36,929
1990	518,575	41,136
1991	550,146	39,188
1992	591,886	39,091
1993	606,700	40,425
1994	634,344	39,319
1995	642,977	38,065
1996	652,866	38,542
1997	667,582	37,960
1998	684,152	33,381
1999	702,170	32,857
2000	715,771	37,057
2001	729,704	31,035
2002	739,419	29,231
2003	746,159	24,689
2004	761,563	24,583
2005	776,603	24,741
2006	797,342	25,968
2007	784,119	26,614
2008	802,382	28,068
2009	855,096	27,930
2010	906,369	24,876
2011	971,082	25,919
2012	999,987	29,750
2013	1,026,036	25,376
2014	1,040,726	27,896
2015	1,007,561	27,121
2016	946,968	25,794
2017	924,507	21,888
2018	938,310	21,427
2019	942,972	21,674
2020	919,953	18,763
2021	941,924	15,270
2022	962,501	9,019
2023	973,420	7,101

Maternal mortality chart: Iraq vs Singapore

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 6 deaths in Singapore.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Iraq	Singapore
1985	152	18
1986	147	18
1987	145	18
1988	174	18
1989	190	18
1990	195	17
1991	157	16
1992	126	16
1993	132	16
1994	142	16
1995	152	17
1996	158	17
1997	165	17
1998	163	17
1999	156	17
2000	146	17
2001	137	16
2002	128	16
2003	125	15
2004	122	14
2005	118	14
2006	120	13
2007	117	12
2008	109	11
2009	107	10
2010	107	10
2011	105	10
2012	100	10
2013	96	9
2014	90	9
2015	86	8
2016	87	8
2017	81	8
2018	76	8
2019	74	7
2020	63	13
2021	77	20
2022	59	34
2023	66	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.26% in Iraq and 0.21% in Singapore. 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	Singapore
1960	19%	4.76%
1961	17.9%	4.37%
1962	16.9%	4.05%
1963	16%	3.81%
1964	15.1%	3.64%
1965	14.4%	3.5%
1966	13.6%	3.34%
1967	13%	3.18%
1968	12.4%	3.01%
1969	11.8%	2.86%
1970	11.2%	2.71%
1971	10.7%	2.56%
1972	10.3%	2.39%
1973	9.79%	2.18%
1974	9.35%	1.95%
1975	8.93%	1.75%
1976	8.54%	1.62%
1977	8.17%	1.54%
1978	7.83%	1.51%
1979	7.52%	1.49%
1980	7.23%	1.46%
1981	6.96%	1.4%
1982	6.71%	1.32%
1983	6.49%	1.23%
1984	6.28%	1.16%
1985	6.09%	1.09%
1986	5.91%	1.03%
1987	5.75%	0.97%
1988	6.92%	0.91%
1989	8.12%	0.84%
1990	7.97%	0.77%
1991	6.49%	0.7%
1992	5.17%	0.63%
1993	5.07%	0.58%
1994	4.98%	0.54%
1995	4.89%	0.51%
1996	4.8%	0.48%
1997	4.71%	0.46%
1998	4.61%	0.44%
1999	4.52%	0.41%
2000	4.43%	0.38%
2001	4.33%	0.36%
2002	4.24%	0.34%
2003	4.16%	0.32%
2004	4.07%	0.31%
2005	3.97%	0.3%
2006	3.88%	0.29%
2007	3.78%	0.29%
2008	3.67%	0.28%
2009	3.56%	0.28%
2010	3.46%	0.28%
2011	3.35%	0.28%
2012	3.24%	0.28%
2013	3.14%	0.28%
2014	3.04%	0.27%
2015	2.94%	0.27%
2016	2.84%	0.27%
2017	2.75%	0.26%
2018	2.66%	0.25%
2019	2.57%	0.24%
2020	2.49%	0.23%
2021	2.41%	0.22%
2022	2.33%	0.22%
2023	2.26%	0.21%