Fertility & birth rates in China and Egypt

Fertility rate in China vs Egypt by year

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China

Egypt

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Year	Fertility rate
	China	Egypt
2023	1	2.75
2022	1.03	2.75
2021	1.12	2.75
2020	1.24	2.85
2019	1.5	2.87
2018	1.54	3.02
2017	1.8	3.31
2016	1.77	3.35
2015	1.67	3.5
2014	1.77	3.49
2013	1.71	3.49
2012	1.8	3.4
2011	1.67	3.31
2010	1.69	3.3
2009	1.71	3.26
2008	1.7	3.24
2007	1.67	3.24
2006	1.64	3.22
2005	1.62	3.25
2004	1.61	3.28
2003	1.57	3.35
2002	1.57	3.41
2001	1.56	3.46
2000	1.63	3.51
1999	1.53	3.6
1998	1.52	3.68
1997	1.53	3.68
1996	1.55	3.7
1995	1.59	3.76
1994	1.63	3.87
1993	1.69	3.99
1992	1.78	4.15
1991	1.93	4.32
1990	2.51	4.51
1989	2.52	4.68
1988	2.54	4.83
1987	2.76	4.91
1986	2.72	5
1985	2.63	5.12
1984	2.61	5.21
1983	2.56	5.31
1982	2.97	5.33
1981	2.79	5.37
1980	2.74	5.49
1979	2.75	5.57
1978	2.72	5.63
1977	2.84	5.68
1976	3.24	5.73
1975	3.57	5.75
1974	4.17	5.78
1973	4.73	5.84
1972	5.11	5.93
1971	5.52	5.99
1970	6.09	6.06
1969	6.18	6.12
1968	6.51	6.19
1967	5.81	6.25
1966	6.31	6.31
1965	6.61	6.39
1964	6.67	6.54
1963	7.51	6.65
1962	6.09	6.71
1961	3.86	6.76
1960	4.45	6.79

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in China was 1 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.75 in Egypt in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check China vs Egypt population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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China

Egypt

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Year	Natural population change
	China	Egypt
2023	-2,087,851	1,780,230
2022	-847,305	1,736,123
2021	480,203	1,566,491
2020	2,046,095	1,704,988
2019	4,673,713	1,805,818
2018	5,302,433	1,908,512
2017	7,790,880	2,122,866
2016	9,062,269	2,131,690
2015	6,788,911	2,227,594
2014	9,205,180	2,195,761
2013	8,043,116	2,156,922
2012	10,075,174	2,060,535
2011	8,245,065	1,951,851
2010	6,407,607	1,910,134
2009	6,483,236	1,848,123
2008	6,729,247	1,792,943
2007	6,813,465	1,749,322
2006	6,922,185	1,693,374
2005	7,678,911	1,660,624
2004	7,607,960	1,626,745
2003	7,743,284	1,614,293
2002	8,258,580	1,593,474
2001	8,839,358	1,568,962
2000	9,570,849	1,540,084
1999	10,247,372	1,534,697
1998	11,351,286	1,519,728
1997	12,374,554	1,470,119
1996	12,686,872	1,427,161
1995	12,711,220	1,406,935
1994	13,360,470	1,402,840
1993	13,493,138	1,409,374
1992	13,548,601	1,421,372
1991	14,937,124	1,440,936
1990	16,335,313	1,450,747
1989	16,824,495	1,461,547
1988	17,328,640	1,465,620
1987	18,005,821	1,436,059
1986	16,609,920	1,410,249
1985	14,987,830	1,388,718
1984	13,561,671	1,351,297
1983	13,599,789	1,318,474
1982	15,815,318	1,258,574
1981	14,461,027	1,206,830
1980	11,647,260	1,181,914
1979	11,250,148	1,145,655
1978	11,473,980	1,107,179
1977	11,378,068	1,065,298
1976	11,782,472	1,030,546
1975	14,378,237	987,822
1974	15,738,118	946,052
1973	18,423,727	905,068
1972	19,102,585	893,333
1971	19,622,980	868,365
1970	21,137,076	841,952
1969	20,760,332	824,564
1968	21,206,083	809,482
1967	19,263,662	788,908
1966	19,282,187	774,391
1965	20,296,950	752,682
1964	19,302,532	749,608
1963	22,742,225	738,788
1962	17,969,132	720,128
1961	2,496,047	703,216
1960	-3,048,510	685,403

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.15% in China and +1.55% in Egypt.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.31% in China and +1.82% in Egypt.

Birth rate in China vs Egypt by year

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China

Egypt

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	China	Egypt
2023	6.39	21
2022	6.77	21.1
2021	7.52	21.2
2020	8.52	22
2019	10.4	22.3
2018	10.9	23.6
2017	12.6	26.1
2016	13.6	26.7
2015	12	28.2
2014	13.8	28.4
2013	13	28.6
2012	14.6	28.1
2011	13.3	27.5
2010	11.9	27.5
2009	12	27.2
2008	12.1	27
2007	12.1	26.8
2006	12.1	26.6
2005	12.4	26.6
2004	12.3	26.6
2003	12.4	26.9
2002	12.9	27.1
2001	13.4	27.3
2000	14	27.4
1999	14.6	27.9
1998	15.6	28.3
1997	16.6	28.2
1996	17	28.2
1995	17.1	28.6
1994	17.7	29.2
1993	18.1	30.1
1992	18.3	31.1
1991	19.7	32.4
1990	21.1	33.5
1989	21.6	34.9
1988	22.4	36
1987	23.3	36.6
1986	22.4	37.3
1985	21	38.1
1984	19.9	38.7
1983	20.2	39.3
1982	22.3	39.3
1981	20.9	39.4
1980	18.2	40.2
1979	17.8	40.6
1978	18.3	40.8
1977	18.9	41
1976	19.9	41.3
1975	23	41.2
1974	24.8	41.1
1973	27.9	41.2
1972	29.8	41.6
1971	30.7	41.8
1970	33.4	41.9
1969	34.1	42.2
1968	35.6	42.5
1967	34	42.8
1966	35.1	43.2
1965	37.9	43.5
1964	39.1	44.5
1963	43.4	45.4
1962	37	46
1961	18	46.8
1960	20.9	47.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 6.39 in China and 21 in Egypt, compared with 20.9 and 47.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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China

Factual

UN forecast

Egypt

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	China	Egypt
2100	7.83%	16.8%
2099	7.84%	16.9%
2098	7.87%	17%
2097	7.91%	17%
2096	7.96%	17.1%
2095	8.03%	17.2%
2094	8.1%	17.3%
2093	8.18%	17.4%
2092	8.26%	17.5%
2091	8.34%	17.6%
2090	8.41%	17.7%
2089	8.47%	17.9%
2088	8.52%	18%
2087	8.55%	18.2%
2086	8.57%	18.3%
2085	8.57%	18.4%
2084	8.56%	18.6%
2083	8.53%	18.8%
2082	8.48%	18.9%
2081	8.41%	19.1%
2080	8.34%	19.2%
2079	8.25%	19.4%
2078	8.15%	19.5%
2077	8.06%	19.6%
2076	7.96%	19.8%
2075	7.86%	19.9%
2074	7.77%	20%
2073	7.7%	20.2%
2072	7.64%	20.3%
2071	7.6%	20.4%
2070	7.58%	20.5%
2069	7.59%	20.6%
2068	7.63%	20.7%
2067	7.7%	20.8%
2066	7.8%	21%
2065	7.93%	21.1%
2064	8.08%	21.3%
2063	8.25%	21.4%
2062	8.44%	21.6%
2061	8.64%	21.8%
2060	8.84%	22%
2059	9.03%	22.3%
2058	9.22%	22.5%
2057	9.39%	22.8%
2056	9.54%	23.1%
2055	9.67%	23.4%
2054	9.78%	23.7%
2053	9.86%	24%
2052	9.92%	24.3%
2051	9.94%	24.5%
2050	9.94%	24.8%
2049	9.92%	25.1%
2048	9.88%	25.3%
2047	9.82%	25.5%
2046	9.75%	25.7%
2045	9.67%	25.9%
2044	9.59%	26%
2043	9.52%	26.2%
2042	9.46%	26.3%
2041	9.4%	26.4%
2040	9.35%	26.5%
2039	9.32%	26.6%
2038	9.3%	26.7%
2037	9.32%	26.8%
2036	9.42%	27%
2035	9.63%	27.1%
2034	10%	27.3%
2033	10.5%	27.6%
2032	11.2%	28%
2031	11.8%	28.5%
2030	12.4%	29.1%
2029	13.1%	29.7%
2028	13.8%	30.3%
2027	14.5%	30.9%
2026	15.1%	31.3%
2025	15.7%	31.8%
2024	16%	32%
2023	16.6%	32.4%
2022	17.1%	32.9%
2021	17.6%	33.2%
2020	18%	33.5%
2019	18.2%	33.7%
2018	18.3%	34%
2017	18.4%	34.1%
2016	18.3%	34.1%
2015	18.3%	34.1%
2014	18.3%	34%
2013	18.3%	33.9%
2012	18.3%	33.9%
2011	18.3%	33.9%
2010	18.5%	33.9%
2009	18.6%	33.9%
2008	18.9%	33.9%
2007	19.2%	34.1%
2006	19.6%	34.3%
2005	20.3%	34.6%
2004	21.2%	35%
2003	22%	35.4%
2002	22.9%	35.9%
2001	23.8%	36.4%
2000	24.5%	36.9%
1999	25.2%	37.5%
1998	25.7%	38%
1997	26.3%	38.5%
1996	27%	38.9%
1995	27.4%	39.3%
1994	27.8%	39.7%
1993	28.2%	40.1%
1992	28.4%	40.4%
1991	28.6%	40.7%
1990	28.8%	40.9%
1989	28.9%	41.2%
1988	29.3%	41.2%
1987	29.8%	41.3%
1986	30.4%	41.3%
1985	31.2%	41.3%
1984	32.2%	41.3%
1983	33.3%	41.3%
1982	34.3%	41.3%
1981	35.1%	41.2%
1980	36.1%	41.2%
1979	37.2%	41.2%
1978	38.6%	41.1%
1977	39.8%	41.1%
1976	40.3%	41.1%
1975	40.2%	41%
1974	40.2%	41.1%
1973	40.1%	41.1%
1972	40.4%	41.2%
1971	40.7%	41.3%
1970	40.8%	41.4%
1969	41%	41.6%
1968	41%	41.7%
1967	41.3%	41.9%
1966	41.5%	42%
1965	41.5%	42.1%
1964	41.2%	42.1%
1963	40.6%	42.2%
1962	40%	42.3%
1961	40%	42.4%
1960	40.3%	42.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16% of the population in China and 32% in Egypt in 2024, compared to 28.8% and 40.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of China and Egypt compared.

Maternal mortality chart: China vs Egypt

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China

Egypt

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	China	Egypt
2023	16	17
2022	18	24
2021	21	42
2020	20	31
2019	21	19
2018	22	20
2017	24	21
2016	25	23
2015	26	24
2014	28	26
2013	30	27
2012	32	29
2011	33	31
2010	34	32
2009	35	34
2008	38	36
2007	38	38
2006	40	40
2005	42	41
2004	45	43
2003	47	45
2002	50	48
2001	52	50
2000	56	53
1999	58	56
1998	60	60
1997	63	64
1996	67	69
1995	71	75
1994	76	81
1993	80	86
1992	86	93
1991	92	100
1990	102	107
1989	104	114
1988	108	121
1987	114	128
1986	120	135
1985	125	141

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 16 deaths per 100,000 live births in China, compared to 17 deaths in Egypt.

Under-five mortality rates

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China

Egypt

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	China	Egypt
2023	0.62%	1.75%
2022	0.66%	1.81%
2021	0.7%	1.87%
2020	0.75%	1.94%
2019	0.8%	2.01%
2018	0.86%	2.08%
2017	0.92%	2.16%
2016	0.99%	2.24%
2015	1.07%	2.33%
2014	1.15%	2.41%
2013	1.25%	2.52%
2012	1.35%	2.62%
2011	1.46%	2.74%
2010	1.58%	2.86%
2009	1.71%	2.99%
2008	1.85%	3.12%
2007	2.01%	3.27%
2006	2.19%	3.41%
2005	2.4%	3.57%
2004	2.64%	3.75%
2003	2.89%	3.94%
2002	3.15%	4.15%
2001	3.42%	4.39%
2000	3.67%	4.66%
1999	3.91%	4.96%
1998	4.14%	5.29%
1997	4.36%	5.65%
1996	4.56%	6.04%
1995	4.75%	6.45%
1994	4.93%	6.88%
1993	5.08%	7.31%
1992	5.22%	7.73%
1991	5.31%	8.14%
1990	5.37%	8.57%
1989	5.39%	9.03%
1988	5.4%	9.57%
1987	5.4%	10.2%
1986	5.4%	11%
1985	5.43%	11.9%
1984	5.5%	12.9%
1983	5.61%	13.9%
1982	5.78%	14.9%
1981	6%	15.9%
1980	6.28%	16.8%
1979	6.62%	17.8%
1978	7.01%	18.8%
1977	7.47%	19.8%
1976	7.97%	20.8%
1975	8.5%	21.7%
1974	9.05%	22.6%
1973	9.61%	23.3%
1972	10.2%	23.9%
1971	10.7%	24.3%
1970	11.3%	24.7%
1969	11.9%	25%
1968	-	25.4%
1967	-	25.9%
1966	-	26.5%
1965	-	27.2%
1964	-	28%
1963	-	28.9%
1962	-	29.9%
1961	-	30.9%
1960	-	32%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.62% in China and 1.75% in Egypt. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.