Fertility & birth rates in Egypt and Equatorial Guinea

Fertility rate in Egypt vs Equatorial Guinea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Egypt was 2.75 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.08 in Equatorial Guinea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Egypt	Equatorial Guinea
1960	6.79	5.65
1961	6.76	5.66
1962	6.71	5.67
1963	6.65	5.69
1964	6.54	5.71
1965	6.39	5.73
1966	6.31	5.76
1967	6.25	5.78
1968	6.19	5.79
1969	6.12	5.8
1970	6.06	5.81
1971	5.99	5.81
1972	5.93	5.81
1973	5.84	5.8
1974	5.78	5.8
1975	5.75	5.79
1976	5.73	5.79
1977	5.68	5.8
1978	5.63	5.8
1979	5.57	5.82
1980	5.49	5.84
1981	5.37	5.86
1982	5.33	5.88
1983	5.31	5.9
1984	5.21	5.93
1985	5.12	5.95
1986	5	5.96
1987	4.91	5.97
1988	4.83	5.98
1989	4.68	5.99
1990	4.51	5.99
1991	4.32	5.99
1992	4.15	5.98
1993	3.99	5.98
1994	3.87	5.98
1995	3.76	5.97
1996	3.7	5.96
1997	3.68	5.94
1998	3.68	5.91
1999	3.6	5.88
2000	3.51	5.83
2001	3.46	5.79
2002	3.41	5.73
2003	3.35	5.68
2004	3.28	5.62
2005	3.25	5.56
2006	3.22	5.5
2007	3.24	5.43
2008	3.24	5.36
2009	3.26	5.29
2010	3.3	5.21
2011	3.31	5.13
2012	3.4	5.04
2013	3.49	4.95
2014	3.49	4.86
2015	3.5	4.77
2016	3.35	4.69
2017	3.31	4.6
2018	3.02	4.51
2019	2.87	4.43
2020	2.85	4.35
2021	2.75	4.27
2022	2.75	4.17
2023	2.75	4.08
2024	2.74	4.12
2025	2.71	4.04
2026	2.68	3.95
2027	2.66	3.87
2028	2.63	3.8
2029	2.61	3.72
2030	2.59	3.65
2031	2.57	3.59
2032	2.54	3.52
2033	2.52	3.46
2034	2.5	3.4
2035	2.48	3.34
2036	2.46	3.29
2037	2.44	3.23
2038	2.42	3.18
2039	2.4	3.12
2040	2.39	3.08
2041	2.37	3.03
2042	2.35	2.98
2043	2.33	2.94
2044	2.31	2.9
2045	2.29	2.86
2046	2.27	2.83
2047	2.26	2.79
2048	2.24	2.76
2049	2.23	2.72
2050	2.21	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Egypt	Equatorial Guinea
1960	42.3%	38.5%
1961	42.4%	38.7%
1962	42.3%	39%
1963	42.2%	39.2%
1964	42.1%	39.3%
1965	42.1%	39.2%
1966	42%	39.1%
1967	41.9%	39.1%
1968	41.7%	39.1%
1969	41.6%	39.2%
1970	41.4%	39.5%
1971	41.3%	39.7%
1972	41.2%	39.9%
1973	41.1%	40%
1974	41.1%	40.2%
1975	41%	40.5%
1976	41.1%	40.8%
1977	41.1%	41%
1978	41.1%	41.2%
1979	41.2%	41.5%
1980	41.2%	41.7%
1981	41.2%	41.8%
1982	41.3%	42%
1983	41.3%	41.6%
1984	41.3%	40.8%
1985	41.3%	40.4%
1986	41.3%	40.4%
1987	41.3%	40.6%
1988	41.2%	40.9%
1989	41.2%	41.3%
1990	40.9%	41.6%
1991	40.7%	42%
1992	40.4%	42.3%
1993	40.1%	42.6%
1994	39.7%	42.8%
1995	39.3%	43%
1996	38.9%	43.1%
1997	38.5%	43.1%
1998	38%	43.1%
1999	37.5%	43%
2000	36.9%	42.7%
2001	36.4%	42.2%
2002	35.9%	41.5%
2003	35.4%	40.8%
2004	35%	40.1%
2005	34.6%	39.5%
2006	34.3%	39.2%
2007	34.1%	38.9%
2008	33.9%	38.7%
2009	33.9%	38.5%
2010	33.9%	38.3%
2011	33.9%	38.3%
2012	33.9%	38.3%
2013	33.9%	38.3%
2014	34%	38.3%
2015	34.1%	38.3%
2016	34.1%	38.3%
2017	34.1%	38.3%
2018	34%	38.2%
2019	33.7%	38%
2020	33.5%	37.9%
2021	33.2%	37.8%
2022	32.9%	37.7%
2023	32.4%	37.5%
2024	32%	37.3%
2025	31.6%	37.1%
2026	31.1%	36.9%
2027	30.6%	36.6%
2028	30%	36.3%
2029	29.4%	36.1%
2030	28.8%	35.8%
2031	28.3%	35.5%
2032	27.8%	35.2%
2033	27.4%	34.9%
2034	27.2%	34.7%
2035	27%	34.4%
2036	26.9%	34.2%
2037	26.8%	33.9%
2038	26.7%	33.7%
2039	26.6%	33.5%
2040	26.4%	33.2%
2041	26.3%	33%
2042	26.2%	32.7%
2043	26.1%	32.5%
2044	25.9%	32.3%
2045	25.8%	32%
2046	25.6%	31.8%
2047	25.4%	31.5%
2048	25.2%	31.3%
2049	24.9%	31%
2050	24.7%	30.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32% of the population in Egypt and 37.3% in Equatorial Guinea in 2024, compared to 40.9% and 41.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Egypt and Equatorial Guinea compared.

Natural population change in Egypt vs Equatorial Guinea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.82% in Egypt and +2.35% in Equatorial Guinea. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Egypt	Equatorial Guinea
1960	685,403	4,727
1961	703,216	4,858
1962	720,128	5,013
1963	738,788	5,192
1964	749,608	5,393
1965	752,682	5,618
1966	774,391	5,868
1967	788,908	6,135
1968	809,482	6,417
1969	824,564	2,593
1970	841,952	2,715
1971	868,365	4,822
1972	893,333	6,572
1973	905,068	6,508
1974	946,052	5,697
1975	987,822	4,580
1976	1,030,546	2,451
1977	1,065,298	5,550
1978	1,107,179	5,635
1979	1,145,655	5,786
1980	1,181,914	7,142
1981	1,206,830	7,573
1982	1,258,574	8,182
1983	1,318,474	8,886
1984	1,351,297	10,076
1985	1,388,718	11,179
1986	1,410,249	12,061
1987	1,436,059	12,727
1988	1,465,620	13,266
1989	1,461,547	13,724
1990	1,450,747	14,158
1991	1,440,936	14,581
1992	1,421,372	15,010
1993	1,409,374	15,459
1994	1,402,840	15,937
1995	1,406,935	16,345
1996	1,427,161	16,802
1997	1,470,119	17,305
1998	1,519,728	17,854
1999	1,534,697	18,465
2000	1,540,084	19,132
2001	1,568,962	20,376
2002	1,593,474	21,744
2003	1,614,293	23,168
2004	1,626,745	24,666
2005	1,660,624	26,116
2006	1,693,374	27,404
2007	1,749,322	28,672
2008	1,792,943	29,941
2009	1,848,123	31,184
2010	1,910,134	32,368
2011	1,951,851	33,502
2012	2,060,535	34,347
2013	2,156,922	35,158
2014	2,195,761	35,889
2015	2,227,594	36,543
2016	2,131,690	37,180
2017	2,122,866	37,740
2018	1,908,512	38,332
2019	1,805,818	38,894
2020	1,704,988	38,994
2021	1,566,491	39,160
2022	1,736,123	39,873
2023	1,780,230	40,140

Maternal mortality chart: Egypt vs Equatorial Guinea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 17 deaths per 100,000 live births in Egypt, compared to 174 deaths in Equatorial Guinea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Egypt	Equatorial Guinea
1985	141	658
1986	135	666
1987	128	672
1988	121	675
1989	114	688
1990	107	689
1991	100	688
1992	93	682
1993	86	668
1994	81	639
1995	75	587
1996	69	544
1997	64	507
1998	60	476
1999	56	442
2000	53	406
2001	50	388
2002	48	364
2003	45	343
2004	43	323
2005	41	312
2006	40	299
2007	38	289
2008	36	276
2009	34	267
2010	32	259
2011	31	254
2012	29	245
2013	27	236
2014	26	227
2015	24	222
2016	23	216
2017	21	212
2018	20	204
2019	19	198
2020	31	196
2021	42	202
2022	24	183
2023	17	174

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.75% in Egypt and 7.06% in Equatorial Guinea. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Egypt	Equatorial Guinea
1960	32%	-
1961	30.9%	-
1962	29.9%	-
1963	28.9%	-
1964	28%	-
1965	27.2%	-
1966	26.5%	-
1967	25.9%	-
1968	25.4%	-
1969	25%	-
1970	24.7%	-
1971	24.3%	-
1972	23.9%	-
1973	23.3%	-
1974	22.6%	-
1975	21.7%	-
1976	20.8%	-
1977	19.8%	-
1978	18.8%	-
1979	17.8%	-
1980	16.8%	-
1981	15.9%	-
1982	14.9%	20.1%
1983	13.9%	19.7%
1984	12.9%	19.3%
1985	11.9%	18.9%
1986	11%	18.6%
1987	10.2%	18.4%
1988	9.57%	18.2%
1989	9.03%	18%
1990	8.57%	17.9%
1991	8.14%	17.7%
1992	7.73%	17.6%
1993	7.31%	17.5%
1994	6.88%	17.3%
1995	6.45%	17.1%
1996	6.04%	16.9%
1997	5.65%	16.7%
1998	5.29%	16.4%
1999	4.96%	16%
2000	4.66%	15.6%
2001	4.39%	15.2%
2002	4.15%	14.7%
2003	3.94%	14.3%
2004	3.75%	13.8%
2005	3.57%	13.3%
2006	3.41%	12.9%
2007	3.27%	12.4%
2008	3.12%	11.9%
2009	2.99%	11.5%
2010	2.86%	11.1%
2011	2.74%	10.7%
2012	2.62%	10.3%
2013	2.52%	9.99%
2014	2.41%	9.66%
2015	2.33%	9.33%
2016	2.24%	8.99%
2017	2.16%	8.7%
2018	2.08%	8.42%
2019	2.01%	8.17%
2020	1.94%	7.88%
2021	1.87%	7.61%
2022	1.81%	7.34%
2023	1.75%	7.06%