Iraq vs Kenya: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Iraq
3.25 live births per woman
in 2023
Kenya
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Iraq rank
51st
Kenya rank
53rd
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Iraq
- Kenya
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 3.25 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Kenya, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Iraq ranks 51st and Kenya ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.99 live births per woman | 7.48 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1960s | 6.73 live births per woman | 7.85 live births per woman | 1.12 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1970s | 6.9 live births per woman | 7.8 live births per woman | 0.8956 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1980s | 6.29 live births per woman | 7 live births per woman | 0.7095 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.45 live births per woman | 5.52 live births per woman | 0.0663 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.56 live births per woman | 4.86 live births per woman | 0.3 live births per woman | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4.09 live births per woman | 3.87 live births per woman | 0.2253 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.33 live births per woman | 3.29 live births per woman | 0.0435 live births per woman | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Iraq or Kenya?
- Iraq, at 3.25 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Iraq and Kenya?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Kenya rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Iraq ranks 51st and Kenya ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.