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How many babies are born in Iraq?

1.2 million babies born in Iraq in 2026. That is 0.91% of all births worldwide, and the 24th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Iraq: history and projections

100K1M 1 CE1000150018002100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Iraq’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1 CE ~41K ~1,000K 40.5 Modelled estimate
1000 ~77K ~2M 38.7 Modelled estimate
1500 ~41K ~1,000K 40.8 Modelled estimate
1800 ~49K ~1M 49.0 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~117K ~2.4M 49.0 Historical reconstruction
1950 259K 5.65M 45.9 UN estimate
2000 882K 24.4M 36.1 UN estimate
2023 1.16M 45.1M 25.7 UN estimate
2026 1.2M 48M 25.0 UN projection
2050 1.34M 71.9M 18.6 UN projection
2075 1.31M 91.1M 14.4 UN projection
2100 1.19M 101M 11.9 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Iraq among estimates through 2023 were in 2014, at about 1.22M. That is roughly 30 times the estimated ~40.5K births a year in 1 CE.

At 3.13 children per woman, fertility in Iraq is above the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Iraq each year?

An estimated 1.2 million babies are born in Iraq in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 3,290 a day and 0.91% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Iraq?

Iraq has an estimated 25.0 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 3.13 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.