Iran vs Israel
Iran vs Israel: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.7 births per woman in Iran and 2.83 births per woman in Israel, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Israel, by 1.14 births per woman, or 1.67 times that in Iran.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher since 1996, when it overtook Iran.
- In 2023, Iran ranked 133 and Israel ranked 59 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iran at 1.64 births per woman and Israel at 1.91 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Iran | Israel | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.7 | 2.83 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.7 | 2.94 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.71 | 3.02 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 2.94 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.77 | 3.03 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.92 | 3.1 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 2.02 | 3.12 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2.05 | 3.11 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 2.02 | 3.09 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.98 | 3.08 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.91 | 3.04 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.85 | 3.05 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.79 | 3.01 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.75 | 3.03 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.74 | 2.94 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.74 | 2.9 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.75 | 2.85 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.76 | 2.83 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.76 | 2.79 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.78 | 2.85 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.8 | 2.92 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.84 | 2.88 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.92 | 2.87 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2.92 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 2.09 | 2.89 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 2.19 | 2.92 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 2.32 | 2.88 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 2.54 | 2.86 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 2.85 | 2.82 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 3.24 | 2.84 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 3.67 | 2.87 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 4.1 | 2.87 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 4.57 | 2.83 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 4.93 | 2.84 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 5.17 | 2.84 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 5.43 | 2.9 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 5.72 | 2.92 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 6.01 | 2.99 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 6.24 | 3.04 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 6.43 | 3.08 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 6.53 | 3.14 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 6.59 | 3.13 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 6.62 | 3.07 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 6.63 | 3.15 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 6.55 | 3.2 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 6.34 | 3.25 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 6.18 | 3.47 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 6.07 | 3.62 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 5.95 | 3.61 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 5.97 | 3.64 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 6.06 | 3.61 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 6.26 | 3.8 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 6.55 | 3.85 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 6.8 | 3.79 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 7.01 | 3.68 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 7.12 | 3.71 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 7.19 | 3.82 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 7.21 | 3.96 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 7.22 | 4.13 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 7.24 | 4.16 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 7.32 | 4.09 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 7.4 | 4.09 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 7.46 | 4.15 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 7.52 | 4.37 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 7.57 | 4.36 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 7.46 | 4.33 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 7.35 | 4.38 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 7.25 | 4.44 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 7.15 | 4.39 | 5 |
| 1954 | 7.05 | 4.34 | 5 |
| 1953 | 7.03 | 4.72 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 7.01 | 4.74 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.98 | 4.67 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.97 | 4.57 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Iran | Israel | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.681.38–2.01 | 2.792.45–3.12 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.671.33–2.01 | 2.752.36–3.17 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.661.29–2.03 | 2.732.28–3.22 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.651.25–2.04 | 2.712.21–3.24 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.651.22–2.04 | 2.682.12–3.23 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.641.19–2.05 | 2.662.07–3.26 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.631.17–2.06 | 2.642.03–3.31 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.631.14–2.06 | 2.621.97–3.3 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.631.13–2.06 | 2.611.93–3.3 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.631.11–2.06 | 2.581.87–3.34 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.631.08–2.08 | 2.561.81–3.33 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.631.09–2.1 | 2.541.77–3.34 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.631.06–2.1 | 2.531.76–3.34 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.631.07–2.11 | 2.511.7–3.32 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.631.06–2.12 | 2.491.7–3.34 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.631.04–2.12 | 2.471.65–3.38 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.631.05–2.14 | 2.461.64–3.37 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.631.04–2.12 | 2.441.63–3.37 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.631.05–2.13 | 2.431.62–3.36 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.631.04–2.13 | 2.411.59–3.36 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.631.04–2.14 | 2.391.56–3.39 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.631.04–2.15 | 2.371.55–3.38 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.631.03–2.16 | 2.361.52–3.4 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.631.04–2.14 | 2.351.53–3.38 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.631.04–2.16 | 2.341.5–3.44 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.631.02–2.15 | 2.331.49–3.44 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.631.04–2.18 | 2.311.5–3.43 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.631.03–2.16 | 2.31.47–3.39 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.631.02–2.18 | 2.291.43–3.4 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.631.02–2.19 | 2.281.45–3.37 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.631.03–2.19 | 2.261.43–3.35 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.631.03–2.2 | 2.251.42–3.38 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.631.04–2.22 | 2.241.4–3.35 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.631.02–2.23 | 2.231.39–3.35 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.631.01–2.23 | 2.211.37–3.33 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.631.01–2.21 | 2.21.37–3.33 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.631.02–2.23 | 2.191.36–3.31 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.640.99–2.24 | 2.181.35–3.3 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.631–2.24 | 2.171.32–3.27 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.641–2.25 | 2.161.31–3.3 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.640.98–2.25 | 2.151.32–3.27 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.641–2.26 | 2.141.29–3.27 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.641–2.27 | 2.131.29–3.25 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.640.98–2.27 | 2.121.29–3.28 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.640.99–2.27 | 2.111.25–3.24 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.641–2.26 | 2.11.26–3.25 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.641–2.27 | 2.091.26–3.29 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.641–2.27 | 2.081.27–3.26 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.641–2.26 | 2.081.25–3.22 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.641–2.26 | 2.071.23–3.21 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.630.99–2.28 | 2.061.23–3.19 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.630.99–2.29 | 2.051.22–3.19 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.631–2.27 | 2.041.22–3.18 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.630.98–2.27 | 2.041.2–3.18 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.630.99–2.28 | 2.031.18–3.18 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.630.97–2.27 | 2.021.2–3.18 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.630.99–2.27 | 2.021.2–3.18 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.630.97–2.26 | 2.011.19–3.13 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.630.98–2.26 | 21.2–3.11 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.630.97–2.27 | 1.991.19–3.08 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.630.95–2.28 | 1.991.19–3.08 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.630.95–2.28 | 1.981.18–3.09 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.630.93–2.29 | 1.981.18–3.09 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.630.95–2.27 | 1.971.17–3.12 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.630.96–2.3 | 1.961.17–3.12 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.630.94–2.29 | 1.961.19–3.1 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.640.93–2.3 | 1.951.18–3.08 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.630.94–2.3 | 1.951.19–3.08 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.630.93–2.31 | 1.951.19–3.09 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.640.92–2.31 | 1.941.17–3.12 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.640.92–2.3 | 1.931.16–3.11 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.640.94–2.32 | 1.931.14–3.09 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.640.93–2.32 | 1.921.15–3.09 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.640.94–2.31 | 1.921.14–3.09 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.640.93–2.32 | 1.921.15–3.08 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.640.93–2.33 | 1.911.12–3.08 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.640.93–2.34 | 1.911.12–3.09 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Iran vs Israel
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Israel: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Israel: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Israel: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIran: 94.2% in 2022Israel: 99.5% in 2022
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Israel: 3.83% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Israel: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Israel: 9.26 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Israel: 1.42% a year in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Israel: 91.6% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Israel: 29.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Israel: 12.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Israel: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Israel: 7.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Israel: $43.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Israel: $5,108 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Israel: 17.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Israel: 178,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Israel: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Israel: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Israel: 537 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Israel: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025