Egypt birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Egypt chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Egypt is 2.75, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.99 — a -31.1% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Egypt	World
1960	6.79	4.69
1961	6.76	4.56
1962	6.71	5.02
1963	6.65	5.31
1964	6.54	5.13
1965	6.39	5.08
1966	6.31	4.97
1967	6.25	4.87
1968	6.19	4.98
1969	6.12	4.88
1970	6.06	4.84
1971	5.99	4.69
1972	5.93	4.55
1973	5.84	4.42
1974	5.78	4.26
1975	5.75	4.07
1976	5.73	3.97
1977	5.68	3.84
1978	5.63	3.77
1979	5.57	3.76
1980	5.49	3.73
1981	5.37	3.71
1982	5.33	3.72
1983	5.31	3.59
1984	5.21	3.57
1985	5.12	3.53
1986	5	3.51
1987	4.91	3.48
1988	4.83	3.39
1989	4.68	3.35
1990	4.51	3.31
1991	4.32	3.13
1992	4.15	3.04
1993	3.99	2.97
1994	3.87	2.92
1995	3.76	2.87
1996	3.7	2.82
1997	3.68	2.78
1998	3.68	2.75
1999	3.6	2.72
2000	3.51	2.73
2001	3.46	2.69
2002	3.41	2.66
2003	3.35	2.64
2004	3.28	2.63
2005	3.25	2.61
2006	3.22	2.61
2007	3.24	2.6
2008	3.24	2.6
2009	3.26	2.59
2010	3.3	2.57
2011	3.31	2.55
2012	3.4	2.56
2013	3.49	2.53
2014	3.49	2.52
2015	3.5	2.49
2016	3.35	2.49
2017	3.31	2.46
2018	3.02	2.39
2019	2.87	2.35
2020	2.85	2.28
2021	2.75	2.25
2022	2.75	2.22
2023	2.75	2.2
2024	2.74	2.19
2025	2.71	2.18
2026	2.68	2.18
2027	2.66	2.17
2028	2.63	2.16
2029	2.61	2.15
2030	2.59	2.14
2031	2.57	2.13
2032	2.54	2.12
2033	2.52	2.12
2034	2.5	2.11
2035	2.48	2.1
2036	2.46	2.09
2037	2.44	2.09
2038	2.42	2.08
2039	2.4	2.08
2040	2.39	2.08
2041	2.37	2.07
2042	2.35	2.07
2043	2.33	2.07
2044	2.31	2.07
2045	2.29	2.06
2046	2.27	2.06
2047	2.26	2.06
2048	2.24	2.05
2049	2.23	2.05
2050	2.21	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 8.89% were to women under 20 years old, 60.2% to women ages 20-29, and 30.9% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 11.3%, 57.8%, and 30.9% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Egypt by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Egypt	World
1960	42.3%	37.4%
1961	42.4%	37.5%
1962	42.3%	37.6%
1963	42.2%	37.8%
1964	42.1%	38%
1965	42.1%	38%
1966	42%	38%
1967	41.9%	38%
1968	41.7%	37.9%
1969	41.6%	37.8%
1970	41.4%	37.7%
1971	41.3%	37.6%
1972	41.2%	37.5%
1973	41.1%	37.3%
1974	41.1%	37.2%
1975	41%	37.1%
1976	41.1%	36.9%
1977	41.1%	36.7%
1978	41.1%	36.3%
1979	41.2%	35.9%
1980	41.2%	35.5%
1981	41.2%	35.2%
1982	41.3%	34.9%
1983	41.3%	34.6%
1984	41.3%	34.3%
1985	41.3%	34%
1986	41.3%	33.8%
1987	41.3%	33.6%
1988	41.2%	33.4%
1989	41.2%	33.2%
1990	40.9%	33%
1991	40.7%	32.9%
1992	40.4%	32.7%
1993	40.1%	32.5%
1994	39.7%	32.3%
1995	39.3%	32.1%
1996	38.9%	31.8%
1997	38.5%	31.5%
1998	38%	31.1%
1999	37.5%	30.8%
2000	36.9%	30.4%
2001	36.4%	30%
2002	35.9%	29.6%
2003	35.4%	29.2%
2004	35%	28.8%
2005	34.6%	28.5%
2006	34.3%	28.1%
2007	34.1%	27.9%
2008	33.9%	27.6%
2009	33.9%	27.5%
2010	33.9%	27.3%
2011	33.9%	27.1%
2012	33.9%	27%
2013	33.9%	26.9%
2014	34%	26.8%
2015	34.1%	26.6%
2016	34.1%	26.5%
2017	34.1%	26.4%
2018	34%	26.2%
2019	33.7%	26%
2020	33.5%	25.8%
2021	33.2%	25.6%
2022	32.9%	25.3%
2023	32.4%	25%
2024	32%	24.7%
2025	31.6%	24.4%
2026	31.1%	24.1%
2027	30.6%	23.8%
2028	30%	23.4%
2029	29.4%	23.1%
2030	28.8%	22.8%
2031	28.3%	22.6%
2032	27.8%	22.3%
2033	27.4%	22.1%
2034	27.2%	21.9%
2035	27%	21.7%
2036	26.9%	21.6%
2037	26.8%	21.5%
2038	26.7%	21.4%
2039	26.6%	21.3%
2040	26.4%	21.2%
2041	26.3%	21.1%
2042	26.2%	21%
2043	26.1%	21%
2044	25.9%	20.9%
2045	25.8%	20.8%
2046	25.6%	20.7%
2047	25.4%	20.7%
2048	25.2%	20.6%
2049	24.9%	20.5%
2050	24.7%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Egypt was 42.3% in 1960, 40.1% in 1993, and 32% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Egypt.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Egypt, excluding migration, has been +1.82% annually. On average, 1,918,007 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Egypt
1960	685,403
1961	703,216
1962	720,128
1963	738,788
1964	749,608
1965	752,682
1966	774,391
1967	788,908
1968	809,482
1969	824,564
1970	841,952
1971	868,365
1972	893,333
1973	905,068
1974	946,052
1975	987,822
1976	1,030,546
1977	1,065,298
1978	1,107,179
1979	1,145,655
1980	1,181,914
1981	1,206,830
1982	1,258,574
1983	1,318,474
1984	1,351,297
1985	1,388,718
1986	1,410,249
1987	1,436,059
1988	1,465,620
1989	1,461,547
1990	1,450,747
1991	1,440,936
1992	1,421,372
1993	1,409,374
1994	1,402,840
1995	1,406,935
1996	1,427,161
1997	1,470,119
1998	1,519,728
1999	1,534,697
2000	1,540,084
2001	1,568,962
2002	1,593,474
2003	1,614,293
2004	1,626,745
2005	1,660,624
2006	1,693,374
2007	1,749,322
2008	1,792,943
2009	1,848,123
2010	1,910,134
2011	1,951,851
2012	2,060,535
2013	2,156,922
2014	2,195,761
2015	2,227,594
2016	2,131,690
2017	2,122,866
2018	1,908,512
2019	1,805,818
2020	1,704,988
2021	1,566,491
2022	1,736,123
2023	1,780,230

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Egypt was 17 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.02% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -67.9% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Egypt	World
1985	141	460
1986	135	438
1987	128	429
1988	121	414
1989	114	401
1990	107	391
1991	100	395
1992	93	395
1993	86	389
1994	81	382
1995	75	371
1996	69	366
1997	64	358
1998	60	360
1999	56	340
2000	53	328
2001	50	321
2002	48	311
2003	45	301
2004	43	291
2005	41	283
2006	40	276
2007	38	269
2008	36	264
2009	34	258
2010	32	253
2011	31	247
2012	29	239
2013	27	235
2014	26	231
2015	24	228
2016	23	220
2017	21	215
2018	20	211
2019	19	207
2020	31	211
2021	42	242
2022	24	203
2023	17	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Egypt was 17.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.75% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 46.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Egypt	World
1960	32%	18.5%
1961	30.9%	18.1%
1962	29.9%	17.8%
1963	28.9%	17.5%
1964	28%	17.7%
1965	27.2%	17.5%
1966	26.5%	17.3%
1967	25.9%	17%
1968	25.4%	16.5%
1969	25%	15.5%
1970	24.7%	15.2%
1971	24.3%	15.1%
1972	23.9%	14.4%
1973	23.3%	14.1%
1974	22.6%	13.7%
1975	21.7%	13.4%
1976	20.8%	13%
1977	19.8%	12.5%
1978	18.8%	12.1%
1979	17.8%	11.7%
1980	16.8%	11.4%
1981	15.9%	11%
1982	14.9%	10.8%
1983	13.9%	10.6%
1984	12.9%	10.4%
1985	11.9%	10.1%
1986	11%	9.81%
1987	10.2%	9.47%
1988	9.57%	9.31%
1989	9.03%	9.02%
1990	8.57%	8.81%
1991	8.14%	8.66%
1992	7.73%	8.46%
1993	7.31%	8.19%
1994	6.88%	7.98%
1995	6.45%	7.76%
1996	6.04%	7.52%
1997	5.65%	7.28%
1998	5.29%	7.05%
1999	4.96%	6.76%
2000	4.66%	6.48%
2001	4.39%	6.21%
2002	4.15%	5.94%
2003	3.94%	5.65%
2004	3.75%	5.43%
2005	3.57%	5.16%
2006	3.41%	4.92%
2007	3.27%	4.7%
2008	3.12%	4.5%
2009	2.99%	4.31%
2010	2.86%	4.11%
2011	2.74%	3.97%
2012	2.62%	3.77%
2013	2.52%	3.61%
2014	2.41%	3.48%
2015	2.33%	3.35%
2016	2.24%	3.23%
2017	2.16%	3.11%
2018	2.08%	2.97%
2019	2.01%	2.86%
2020	1.94%	2.75%
2021	1.87%	2.66%
2022	1.81%	2.59%
2023	1.75%	2.49%