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If 2026 rates held for a lifetime, a woman in Iraq would have about 3.13 children, above the 2.1 needed to sustain the population. Over the preceding five years it has fallen by 0.23 children per woman. About 1.2 million babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 25.0 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 1.47, above the 1.0 replacement mark. Women are having children at a mean age of 28.6 years. Mothers aged 15-19 account for 11% of births. By 2100, projections see it reaching 1.92 children per woman.
Fertility rate
3.13 children/woman
Birth rate
25.0 per 1,000 people
Total births
1.2M
Mean age at birth
28.6 years
Iraq's fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 7.1 children per woman in 1969 to 3.13 today, still well above the 2.1 replacement level. This decline is projected to continue, dropping below replacement to 1.92 by 2100. Teen pregnancy remains notable, with 11% of births to mothers aged 15-19.