Fertility Rate: Egypt
Egypt's fertility rate is currently 2.735 births per woman as of 2024. # Egypt Fertility Rate Egypt's fertility rate stands at 2.
Current (2024)
2.735 births per woman
-0.5% y/y
Peak (1960)
6.793 births per woman
Low (2024)
2.735 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Egypt
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Egypt
Analysis# Egypt Fertility Rate
Egypt's fertility rate stands at 2.735 births per woman in 2024, marking a dramatic 59.7% decline since 1960, when the rate peaked at 6.793 births per woman. The current figure represents the lowest point in Egypt's recorded demographic history, reflecting fundamental shifts in family planning, education, and socioeconomic conditions across the nation.
The most significant compression occurred between 2015 and 2020, during which the fertility rate dropped from 3.5 to 2.85 births per woman. Since 2021, the rate has stabilized around 2.75, suggesting Egypt has reached a demographic equilibrium. This plateau indicates potential saturation in fertility decline, with further reductions likely to occur gradually rather than at the accelerated pace of previous decades.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.735 births per woman | -0.55% |
| 2023 | 2.75 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2022 | 2.75 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 2.75 births per woman | -3.51% |
| 2020 | 2.85 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 2019 | 2.87 births per woman | -4.97% |
| 2018 | 3.02 births per woman | -8.76% |
| 2017 | 3.31 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 2016 | 3.35 births per woman | -4.29% |
| 2015 | 3.5 births per woman | +0.29% |
| 2014 | 3.49 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2013 | 3.49 births per woman | +2.65% |
| 2012 | 3.4 births per woman | +2.69% |
| 2011 | 3.311 births per woman | +0.46% |
| 2010 | 3.296 births per woman | +1.14% |
| 2009 | 3.259 births per woman | +0.65% |
| 2008 | 3.238 births per woman | +0.03% |
| 2007 | 3.237 births per woman | +0.43% |
| 2006 | 3.223 births per woman | -0.95% |
| 2005 | 3.254 births per woman | -0.88% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.283 births per woman | -2.06% |
| 2003 | 3.352 births per woman | -1.76% |
| 2002 | 3.412 births per woman | -1.39% |
| 2001 | 3.46 births per woman | -1.28% |
| 2000 | 3.505 births per woman | -2.61% |
| 1999 | 3.599 births per woman | -2.23% |
| 1998 | 3.681 births per woman | -0.03% |
| 1997 | 3.682 births per woman | -0.49% |
| 1996 | 3.7 births per woman | -1.70% |
| 1995 | 3.764 births per woman | -2.61% |
| 1994 | 3.865 births per woman | -3.21% |
| 1993 | 3.993 births per woman | -3.76% |
| 1992 | 4.149 births per woman | -3.85% |
| 1991 | 4.315 births per woman | -4.37% |
| 1990 | 4.512 births per woman | -3.51% |
| 1989 | 4.676 births per woman | -3.25% |
| 1988 | 4.833 births per woman | -1.59% |
| 1987 | 4.911 births per woman | -1.74% |
| 1986 | 4.998 births per woman | -2.31% |
| 1985 | 5.116 births per woman | -1.75% |
| 1984 | 5.207 births per woman | -1.90% |
| 1983 | 5.308 births per woman | -0.39% |
| 1982 | 5.329 births per woman | -0.73% |
| 1981 | 5.368 births per woman | -2.29% |
| 1980 | 5.494 births per woman | -1.35% |
| 1979 | 5.569 births per woman | -1.07% |
| 1978 | 5.629 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 1977 | 5.678 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 1976 | 5.727 births per woman | -0.38% |
| 1975 | 5.749 births per woman | -0.61% |
| 1974 | 5.784 births per woman | -1.01% |
| 1973 | 5.843 births per woman | -1.45% |
| 1972 | 5.929 births per woman | -1.02% |
| 1971 | 5.99 births per woman | -1.14% |
| 1970 | 6.059 births per woman | -1.00% |
| 1969 | 6.12 births per woman | -1.18% |
| 1968 | 6.193 births per woman | -0.94% |
| 1967 | 6.252 births per woman | -0.89% |
| 1966 | 6.308 births per woman | -1.24% |
| 1965 | 6.387 births per woman | -2.35% |
| 1964 | 6.541 births per woman | -1.61% |
| 1963 | 6.648 births per woman | -0.91% |
| 1962 | 6.709 births per woman | -0.73% |
| 1961 | 6.758 births per woman | -0.52% |
| 1960 | 6.793 births per woman | — |
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