Births per Woman: Arab League, Iran
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ISRAEL RANKINGS
Births per Woman
The Arab League, Iran and Israel
Israel Iran Arab League member Arab League and Iran combined
Somalia 6.38
Mauritania 4.76
Sudan 4.41
Yemen 3.65
West Bank 3.44
Gaza Strip 3.14
Iraq 3.03
Libya 2.96
Algeria 2.91
Israel 2.89
Jordan 2.83
Arab League and Iran, average 2.75
Syria 2.64
Oman 2.61
Egypt 2.53
Comoros 2.52
Morocco 2.24
Lebanon 2.20
Kuwait 2.19
Djibouti 2.09
Qatar 1.90
Saudi Arabia 1.84
Bahrain 1.64
United Arab Emirates 1.60
Tunisia 1.59
Iran 1.53
Replacement level, 2.1
Total fertility rate, 2025 estimates. The dashed line marks replacement level. Israel in blue, Iran in brown, the Arab League and Iran average in slate.
Replacement level is about 2.1 births per woman. 18 of the 25 countries are at or above it. Israel, at 2.89, is above replacement and ranks 10 of 25. The average for the Arab League and Iran is 2.75. It is higher than every member of the G10, shown on the next page.
Below replacement are Djibouti, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Iran. Iran at 1.53 is below France and the United Kingdom. Somalia, Mauritania, Sudan and Yemen are above 3.5.
Source. CIA World Factbook, last edition before its retirement in February 2026, from the public factbook.json archive. Total fertility rate, 2025 estimate. The West Bank and the Gaza Strip are separate Factbook entries. Replacement level is the commonly used figure of 2.1.
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