Iraq vs Jordan
Iraq vs Jordan: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 3.25 births per woman in Iraq and 2.64 births per woman in Jordan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iraq, by 0.61 births per woman, or 1.23 times that in Jordan.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Iraq has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Jordan.
- In 2023, Iraq ranked 49 and Jordan ranked 74 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iraq at 1.92 births per woman and Jordan at 1.73 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Iraq | Jordan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.25 | 2.64 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 2.68 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 3.36 | 2.74 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 3.42 | 2.79 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 3.48 | 2.86 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 3.55 | 2.92 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 3.64 | 2.99 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 3.84 | 3.07 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 4.08 | 3.14 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 4.31 | 3.3 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 4.44 | 3.45 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 4.54 | 3.57 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 4.59 | 3.69 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 4.46 | 3.78 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 4.38 | 3.84 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 4.37 | 3.88 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 4.46 | 3.71 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 4.45 | 3.65 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 4.53 | 3.73 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 4.58 | 3.82 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 4.67 | 3.81 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 4.92 | 3.86 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 5.04 | 3.97 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 5.11 | 4.11 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 5.19 | 4.32 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 5.25 | 4.51 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 5.36 | 4.68 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 5.49 | 4.82 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 5.61 | 4.97 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 5.72 | 5.14 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 5.83 | 5.33 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 5.93 | 5.54 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 5.99 | 5.8 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 6.05 | 6.01 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 6.11 | 6.2 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 6.18 | 6.39 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 6.25 | 6.53 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 6.32 | 6.67 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 6.39 | 6.81 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 6.46 | 6.96 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 6.53 | 7.12 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 6.59 | 7.29 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 6.66 | 7.45 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 6.73 | 7.59 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 6.8 | 7.72 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 6.86 | 7.83 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 6.91 | 7.93 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 6.95 | 8 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 6.99 | 8.06 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 7.02 | 8.12 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 7.06 | 8.15 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 7.07 | 8.18 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 7.08 | 8.19 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 7.06 | 8.14 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 7.03 | 8.06 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 7.02 | 7.99 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 7.02 | 7.93 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 7.01 | 7.91 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 7.01 | 7.85 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.99 | 7.79 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 5.3 | 7.51 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 4.8 | 7.48 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 4.8 | 7.46 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6 | 7.44 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6 | 7.42 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.76 | 7.4 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.84 | 7.41 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 6.84 | 7.42 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.4 | 7.44 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.2 | 7.44 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Iraq | Jordan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.222.51–3.99 | 2.62.26–2.95 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 3.172.42–3.96 | 2.572.17–3 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 3.132.35–3.94 | 2.542.08–3.01 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 3.092.28–3.93 | 2.512–3.02 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 3.052.22–3.91 | 2.481.94–3.01 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 3.012.15–3.92 | 2.451.89–3.03 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 2.972.05–3.9 | 2.421.83–3.04 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 2.941.99–3.89 | 2.391.76–3.09 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 2.891.91–3.89 | 2.361.71–3.09 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 2.861.87–3.87 | 2.331.68–3.08 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 2.831.83–3.84 | 2.31.64–3.08 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 2.791.83–3.82 | 2.281.6–3.06 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 2.771.79–3.81 | 2.251.56–3.05 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 2.741.76–3.84 | 2.231.51–3.08 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 2.711.72–3.86 | 2.211.49–3.08 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 2.691.69–3.81 | 2.191.46–3.05 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 2.661.68–3.81 | 2.161.43–3.04 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 2.641.64–3.82 | 2.141.41–3.01 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 2.611.6–3.8 | 2.121.38–3.03 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 2.591.61–3.78 | 2.11.35–3.01 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 2.571.6–3.77 | 2.081.32–2.98 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 2.551.55–3.75 | 2.071.3–2.95 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 2.521.53–3.8 | 2.051.27–2.96 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 2.51.49–3.77 | 2.041.26–2.94 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 2.491.48–3.75 | 2.021.21–2.95 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 2.471.47–3.73 | 2.011.22–2.94 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 2.451.46–3.71 | 1.991.22–2.92 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 2.431.45–3.72 | 1.981.2–2.92 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 2.411.44–3.63 | 1.971.18–2.9 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 2.391.43–3.64 | 1.961.17–2.85 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 2.371.42–3.62 | 1.951.19–2.82 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 2.351.39–3.59 | 1.941.17–2.83 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 2.331.38–3.6 | 1.931.17–2.83 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 2.321.36–3.58 | 1.921.17–2.83 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 2.31.34–3.61 | 1.911.18–2.82 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 2.281.34–3.6 | 1.91.16–2.83 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 2.271.35–3.58 | 1.891.15–2.82 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 2.251.34–3.59 | 1.881.13–2.83 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 2.241.34–3.62 | 1.881.11–2.8 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 2.231.33–3.56 | 1.871.1–2.79 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 2.221.33–3.55 | 1.861.11–2.79 | 2 |
| 2065 | 2.211.34–3.53 | 1.861.09–2.75 | 2 |
| 2066 | 2.21.32–3.53 | 1.851.08–2.77 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 2.191.32–3.5 | 1.851.09–2.78 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 2.171.31–3.52 | 1.841.09–2.77 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 2.161.32–3.47 | 1.831.08–2.75 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 2.151.3–3.46 | 1.831.08–2.73 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 2.141.27–3.42 | 1.821.09–2.71 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 2.121.27–3.4 | 1.821.08–2.69 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 2.111.26–3.36 | 1.811.09–2.66 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 2.11.26–3.35 | 1.811.09–2.64 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 2.091.26–3.32 | 1.811.08–2.65 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 2.091.23–3.33 | 1.81.08–2.62 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 2.081.24–3.33 | 1.81.07–2.63 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 2.071.24–3.35 | 1.81.07–2.62 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 2.061.25–3.33 | 1.791.07–2.6 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 2.051.24–3.33 | 1.791.07–2.61 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 2.041.23–3.33 | 1.791.06–2.59 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 2.031.23–3.31 | 1.781.04–2.58 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 2.021.22–3.3 | 1.781.04–2.6 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 2.021.21–3.32 | 1.781.04–2.55 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 2.011.2–3.27 | 1.771.04–2.56 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 21.21–3.24 | 1.771.04–2.57 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.991.19–3.22 | 1.771.04–2.56 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.991.19–3.23 | 1.761.03–2.54 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.981.17–3.22 | 1.761.03–2.57 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.971.17–3.17 | 1.761.03–2.54 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.961.16–3.18 | 1.751–2.52 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.961.16–3.18 | 1.750.99–2.53 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.951.15–3.14 | 1.751–2.52 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.951.17–3.08 | 1.751.01–2.53 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.941.16–3.09 | 1.740.99–2.52 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.931.15–3.08 | 1.741.01–2.49 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.931.14–3.06 | 1.741.01–2.5 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.921.14–3.1 | 1.741.01–2.5 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.921.14–3.08 | 1.741.01–2.5 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.921.14–3.11 | 1.731.02–2.53 | 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
Iraq vs Jordan
Health
- Life expectancyIraq: 72.3 years in 2023Jordan: 77.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Jordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023Jordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIraq: 59.7% in 2022Jordan: 85.7% in 2022
- DepressionIraq: 3.89% in 2017Jordan: 3.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateIraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Jordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023Jordan: 11.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023Jordan: 1.6% a year in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025Jordan: 93.2% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023Jordan: 24.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023Jordan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Jordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025Jordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIraq: $6.4B in 2025Jordan: $2.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025Jordan: $221 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025Jordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020Jordan: 116,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022Jordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020Jordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025Jordan: 34 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989Jordan: 226 million TIV in 2024