Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Iraq
Iraq: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 3.25 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.25
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
50th
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.08
in 1969
All-time low
3.25
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Iraq, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 3.25 for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Iraq peaked at 7.08 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 3.25, in 2023.
Iraq ranks 50th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.2 | — |
| 1951 | 6.4 | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 6.84 | +6.8% |
| 1953 | 6.84 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 6.76 | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 6 | -11.2% |
| 1956 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 4.8 | -20.0% |
| 1958 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 5.3 | +10.4% |
| 1960 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 5.8 | +9.4% |
| 1962 | 6.99 | +20.5% |
| 1963 | 7 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 7.01 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 7.02 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 7.02 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7.03 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 7.06 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 7.08 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 7.07 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 7.05 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 7.02 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 6.99 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 6.95 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 6.91 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 6.86 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 6.79 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 6.73 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 6.66 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 6.59 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 6.53 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 6.46 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 6.39 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 6.32 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 6.25 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 6.18 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 6.11 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 6.05 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 5.99 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 5.93 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 5.83 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 5.72 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 5.61 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 5.49 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 5.36 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 5.25 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 5.19 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 5.11 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 5.04 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 4.92 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 4.8 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 4.67 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 4.58 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.53 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 4.45 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.46 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 4.37 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.38 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.46 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.59 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 4.54 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.44 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.31 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 4.08 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 3.84 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.64 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 3.55 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.48 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.42 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.36 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.29 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.25 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.99 | 4.8 | 6.84 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.73 | 5.3 | 7.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.9 | 6.66 | 7.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.29 | 5.99 | 6.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.45 | 5.04 | 5.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.56 | 4.37 | 4.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.09 | 3.48 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 | 3.25 | 3.42 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More poverty & inequality data for Iraq
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,749 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.558 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.32 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1138 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1138 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1279 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2547 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Iraq?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Iraq was 3.25 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 7.08 in 1969.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.25 in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Iraq ranks 50th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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