Fertility & birth rates in Iraq and Thailand

Fertility rate in Iraq vs Thailand 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 1.21 in Thailand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Iraq vs Thailand 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	Thailand
1960	5.3	6.33
1961	5.8	6.32
1962	6.99	6.33
1963	7.01	6.34
1964	7.01	6.31
1965	7.02	6.26
1966	7.02	6.18
1967	7.03	6.08
1968	7.06	5.93
1969	7.08	5.7
1970	7.07	5.45
1971	7.06	5.25
1972	7.02	5.08
1973	6.99	4.85
1974	6.95	4.6
1975	6.91	4.36
1976	6.86	4.12
1977	6.8	3.87
1978	6.73	3.62
1979	6.66	3.45
1980	6.59	3.29
1981	6.53	3.13
1982	6.46	2.94
1983	6.39	2.76
1984	6.32	2.58
1985	6.25	2.45
1986	6.18	2.36
1987	6.11	2.26
1988	6.05	2.17
1989	5.99	2.14
1990	5.93	2.07
1991	5.83	2.04
1992	5.72	2.01
1993	5.61	1.97
1994	5.49	1.93
1995	5.36	1.89
1996	5.25	1.87
1997	5.19	1.85
1998	5.11	1.82
1999	5.04	1.77
2000	4.92	1.73
2001	4.8	1.71
2002	4.67	1.69
2003	4.58	1.67
2004	4.53	1.67
2005	4.45	1.64
2006	4.46	1.63
2007	4.4	1.62
2008	4.37	1.59
2009	4.38	1.57
2010	4.46	1.56
2011	4.59	1.57
2012	4.54	1.56
2013	4.44	1.53
2014	4.31	1.48
2015	4.08	1.45
2016	3.84	1.4
2017	3.64	1.36
2018	3.55	1.32
2019	3.48	1.29
2020	3.42	1.26
2021	3.36	1.23
2022	3.29	1.22
2023	3.25	1.21
2024	3.22	1.2
2025	3.17	1.19
2026	3.13	1.19
2027	3.09	1.19
2028	3.05	1.19
2029	3.01	1.19
2030	2.97	1.2
2031	2.94	1.2
2032	2.89	1.21
2033	2.86	1.21
2034	2.83	1.22
2035	2.79	1.22
2036	2.77	1.23
2037	2.74	1.23
2038	2.71	1.24
2039	2.69	1.24
2040	2.66	1.25
2041	2.64	1.25
2042	2.61	1.26
2043	2.59	1.26
2044	2.57	1.26
2045	2.54	1.27
2046	2.52	1.27
2047	2.5	1.28
2048	2.48	1.28
2049	2.47	1.28
2050	2.45	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Iraq	Thailand
1960	39.8%	44.3%
1961	39.9%	44.6%
1962	40.4%	44.8%
1963	41%	45.1%
1964	41.5%	45.3%
1965	42.1%	45.4%
1966	42.5%	45.4%
1967	42.8%	45.3%
1968	43%	45.2%
1969	43.3%	45%
1970	43.6%	44.8%
1971	44.1%	44.4%
1972	44.7%	44%
1973	45.5%	43.5%
1974	46.2%	43%
1975	46.7%	42.4%
1976	47.2%	41.8%
1977	47.3%	41.1%
1978	47.1%	40.3%
1979	47%	39.5%
1980	46.8%	38.7%
1981	46.7%	37.8%
1982	46.6%	37%
1983	46.5%	36%
1984	46.3%	35.1%
1985	46.2%	34.1%
1986	46%	33.2%
1987	45.8%	32.4%
1988	45.6%	31.5%
1989	45.4%	30.7%
1990	45.2%	30%
1991	45%	29.2%
1992	44.9%	28.5%
1993	44.7%	28%
1994	44.6%	27.4%
1995	44.4%	26.9%
1996	44.3%	26.4%
1997	44.1%	25.9%
1998	44%	25.4%
1999	43.8%	24.9%
2000	43.7%	24.4%
2001	43.5%	23.9%
2002	43.3%	23.4%
2003	43.1%	23%
2004	42.9%	22.6%
2005	42.6%	22.2%
2006	42.3%	21.7%
2007	42.1%	21.3%
2008	41.8%	20.9%
2009	41.5%	20.6%
2010	41.2%	20.1%
2011	41.1%	19.7%
2012	41%	19.2%
2013	40.8%	18.8%
2014	40.6%	18.5%
2015	40.4%	18.1%
2016	40.1%	17.7%
2017	39.7%	17.3%
2018	39.3%	16.9%
2019	38.9%	16.6%
2020	38.5%	16.2%
2021	38.1%	15.8%
2022	37.6%	15.4%
2023	37.1%	15.1%
2024	36.6%	14.7%
2025	36%	14.4%
2026	35.4%	14.1%
2027	34.7%	13.7%
2028	34.1%	13.4%
2029	33.4%	13.1%
2030	32.9%	12.9%
2031	32.5%	12.7%
2032	32.1%	12.5%
2033	31.8%	12.3%
2034	31.6%	12.2%
2035	31.3%	12.1%
2036	31.1%	12%
2037	30.9%	11.9%
2038	30.6%	11.9%
2039	30.4%	11.8%
2040	30.1%	11.8%
2041	29.9%	11.8%
2042	29.7%	11.8%
2043	29.4%	11.7%
2044	29.1%	11.7%
2045	28.8%	11.7%
2046	28.6%	11.7%
2047	28.3%	11.6%
2048	28%	11.6%
2049	27.7%	11.6%
2050	27.4%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.6% of the population in Iraq and 14.7% in Thailand in 2024, compared to 45.2% and 30% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Iraq and Thailand compared.

Natural population change in Iraq vs Thailand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.37% in Iraq and +0.18% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	155,651	774,190
1961	184,792	801,140
1962	247,520	828,741
1963	254,046	860,728
1964	262,825	885,137
1965	274,551	909,000
1966	285,507	929,469
1967	298,192	944,980
1968	310,644	953,806
1969	324,792	948,314
1970	338,030	937,116
1971	351,464	936,215
1972	362,334	940,420
1973	373,191	933,540
1974	376,197	923,151
1975	385,916	911,980
1976	402,260	894,072
1977	410,229	871,232
1978	418,756	847,799
1979	428,458	843,434
1980	419,653	845,575
1981	416,998	839,297
1982	428,336	817,951
1983	439,800	794,239
1984	455,740	779,856
1985	467,445	776,935
1986	474,348	783,430
1987	488,742	774,498
1988	476,778	765,252
1989	496,852	774,563
1990	518,575	760,808
1991	550,146	760,508
1992	591,886	754,999
1993	606,700	737,696
1994	634,344	712,589
1995	642,977	682,703
1996	652,866	661,397
1997	667,582	644,834
1998	684,152	617,318
1999	702,170	578,073
2000	715,771	543,884
2001	729,704	524,230
2002	739,419	504,299
2003	746,159	488,003
2004	761,563	466,542
2005	776,603	456,378
2006	797,342	441,211
2007	784,119	425,362
2008	802,382	401,730
2009	855,096	382,636
2010	906,369	370,466
2011	971,082	365,670
2012	999,987	351,485
2013	1,026,036	325,059
2014	1,040,726	294,628
2015	1,007,561	266,362
2016	946,968	226,255
2017	924,507	194,695
2018	938,310	159,383
2019	942,972	116,867
2020	919,953	84,107
2021	941,924	57,382
2022	962,501	-61,046
2023	973,420	-46,105

Maternal mortality chart: Iraq vs Thailand

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 34 deaths in Thailand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Iraq	Thailand
1985	152	88
1986	147	78
1987	145	72
1988	174	67
1989	190	64
1990	195	60
1991	157	59
1992	126	58
1993	132	57
1994	142	54
1995	152	52
1996	158	49
1997	165	48
1998	163	47
1999	156	48
2000	146	49
2001	137	47
2002	128	44
2003	125	42
2004	122	44
2005	118	40
2006	120	38
2007	117	38
2008	109	37
2009	107	37
2010	107	37
2011	105	37
2012	100	36
2013	96	35
2014	90	34
2015	86	34
2016	87	34
2017	81	34
2018	76	34
2019	74	34
2020	63	36
2021	77	38
2022	59	112
2023	66	34

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.26% in Iraq and 0.92% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	19%	14.7%
1961	17.9%	14.2%
1962	16.9%	13.7%
1963	16%	13.2%
1964	15.1%	12.8%
1965	14.4%	12.3%
1966	13.6%	11.8%
1967	13%	11.4%
1968	12.4%	10.9%
1969	11.8%	10.4%
1970	11.2%	9.95%
1971	10.7%	9.47%
1972	10.3%	9.01%
1973	9.79%	8.56%
1974	9.35%	8.14%
1975	8.93%	7.73%
1976	8.54%	7.35%
1977	8.17%	7%
1978	7.83%	6.67%
1979	7.52%	6.36%
1980	7.23%	6.07%
1981	6.96%	5.79%
1982	6.71%	5.53%
1983	6.49%	5.28%
1984	6.28%	5.03%
1985	6.09%	4.8%
1986	5.91%	4.57%
1987	5.75%	4.34%
1988	6.92%	4.12%
1989	8.12%	3.91%
1990	7.97%	3.69%
1991	6.49%	3.49%
1992	5.17%	3.3%
1993	5.07%	3.12%
1994	4.98%	2.96%
1995	4.89%	2.81%
1996	4.8%	2.67%
1997	4.71%	2.53%
1998	4.61%	2.41%
1999	4.52%	2.29%
2000	4.43%	2.18%
2001	4.33%	2.08%
2002	4.24%	1.98%
2003	4.16%	1.89%
2004	4.07%	1.81%
2005	3.97%	1.73%
2006	3.88%	1.66%
2007	3.78%	1.59%
2008	3.67%	1.53%
2009	3.56%	1.47%
2010	3.46%	1.42%
2011	3.35%	1.37%
2012	3.24%	1.32%
2013	3.14%	1.27%
2014	3.04%	1.23%
2015	2.94%	1.19%
2016	2.84%	1.15%
2017	2.75%	1.11%
2018	2.66%	1.08%
2019	2.57%	1.04%
2020	2.49%	1.01%
2021	2.41%	0.98%
2022	2.33%	0.95%
2023	2.26%	0.92%