Fertility & birth rates in Egypt and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate in Egypt vs Guinea-Bissau 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 3.84 in Guinea-Bissau in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Egypt vs Guinea-Bissau 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	Guinea-Bissau
1960	6.79	5.92
1961	6.76	5.93
1962	6.71	5.94
1963	6.65	5.95
1964	6.54	5.96
1965	6.39	5.97
1966	6.31	5.98
1967	6.25	5.99
1968	6.19	6.01
1969	6.12	6.02
1970	6.06	6.04
1971	5.99	6.06
1972	5.93	6.08
1973	5.84	6.1
1974	5.78	6.12
1975	5.75	6.15
1976	5.73	6.19
1977	5.68	6.25
1978	5.63	6.32
1979	5.57	6.4
1980	5.49	6.49
1981	5.37	6.57
1982	5.33	6.64
1983	5.31	6.69
1984	5.21	6.73
1985	5.12	6.74
1986	5	6.73
1987	4.91	6.72
1988	4.83	6.69
1989	4.68	6.66
1990	4.51	6.5
1991	4.32	6.47
1992	4.15	6.44
1993	3.99	6.37
1994	3.87	6.3
1995	3.76	6.22
1996	3.7	6.14
1997	3.68	6.06
1998	3.68	5.97
1999	3.6	5.87
2000	3.51	5.79
2001	3.46	5.69
2002	3.41	5.63
2003	3.35	5.58
2004	3.28	5.5
2005	3.25	5.46
2006	3.22	5.41
2007	3.24	5.37
2008	3.24	5.27
2009	3.26	5.18
2010	3.3	5.11
2011	3.31	5.07
2012	3.4	5
2013	3.49	4.93
2014	3.49	4.79
2015	3.5	4.66
2016	3.35	4.52
2017	3.31	4.35
2018	3.02	4.24
2019	2.87	4.15
2020	2.85	4.08
2021	2.75	4
2022	2.75	3.91
2023	2.75	3.84
2024	2.74	3.76
2025	2.71	3.68
2026	2.68	3.62
2027	2.66	3.56
2028	2.63	3.5
2029	2.61	3.44
2030	2.59	3.37
2031	2.57	3.31
2032	2.54	3.25
2033	2.52	3.2
2034	2.5	3.15
2035	2.48	3.09
2036	2.46	3.04
2037	2.44	3
2038	2.42	2.95
2039	2.4	2.91
2040	2.39	2.87
2041	2.37	2.84
2042	2.35	2.8
2043	2.33	2.77
2044	2.31	2.74
2045	2.29	2.71
2046	2.27	2.67
2047	2.26	2.64
2048	2.24	2.62
2049	2.23	2.59
2050	2.21	2.56

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Egypt	Guinea-Bissau
1960	42.3%	36.9%
1961	42.4%	37.1%
1962	42.3%	37.7%
1963	42.2%	38.4%
1964	42.1%	39.6%
1965	42.1%	41%
1966	42%	41.9%
1967	41.9%	42.1%
1968	41.7%	41.8%
1969	41.6%	41.9%
1970	41.4%	41.9%
1971	41.3%	41.9%
1972	41.2%	41.9%
1973	41.1%	41.6%
1974	41.1%	41.4%
1975	41%	41.8%
1976	41.1%	42.6%
1977	41.1%	43.7%
1978	41.1%	44.8%
1979	41.2%	45.1%
1980	41.2%	45%
1981	41.2%	45.3%
1982	41.3%	45.5%
1983	41.3%	45.7%
1984	41.3%	45.9%
1985	41.3%	45.9%
1986	41.3%	46%
1987	41.3%	45.9%
1988	41.2%	45.9%
1989	41.2%	45.8%
1990	40.9%	45.7%
1991	40.7%	45.5%
1992	40.4%	45.5%
1993	40.1%	45.4%
1994	39.7%	45.4%
1995	39.3%	45.3%
1996	38.9%	45.2%
1997	38.5%	45.1%
1998	38%	45%
1999	37.5%	44.8%
2000	36.9%	44.7%
2001	36.4%	44.5%
2002	35.9%	44.3%
2003	35.4%	44.2%
2004	35%	44%
2005	34.6%	43.9%
2006	34.3%	43.8%
2007	34.1%	43.6%
2008	33.9%	43.5%
2009	33.9%	43.3%
2010	33.9%	43.2%
2011	33.9%	43%
2012	33.9%	42.8%
2013	33.9%	42.7%
2014	34%	42.5%
2015	34.1%	42.2%
2016	34.1%	42%
2017	34.1%	41.7%
2018	34%	41.3%
2019	33.7%	40.9%
2020	33.5%	40.5%
2021	33.2%	40.1%
2022	32.9%	39.7%
2023	32.4%	39.2%
2024	32%	38.8%
2025	31.6%	38.3%
2026	31.1%	37.8%
2027	30.6%	37.4%
2028	30%	36.9%
2029	29.4%	36.4%
2030	28.8%	36%
2031	28.3%	35.5%
2032	27.8%	35.1%
2033	27.4%	34.8%
2034	27.2%	34.4%
2035	27%	34.1%
2036	26.9%	33.7%
2037	26.8%	33.4%
2038	26.7%	33%
2039	26.6%	32.7%
2040	26.4%	32.4%
2041	26.3%	32%
2042	26.2%	31.7%
2043	26.1%	31.4%
2044	25.9%	31%
2045	25.8%	30.7%
2046	25.6%	30.4%
2047	25.4%	30.1%
2048	25.2%	29.7%
2049	24.9%	29.4%
2050	24.7%	29.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32% of the population in Egypt and 38.8% in Guinea-Bissau in 2024, compared to 40.9% and 45.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Egypt and Guinea-Bissau compared.

Natural population change in Egypt vs Guinea-Bissau by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.82% in Egypt and +2.44% in Guinea-Bissau. 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	Guinea-Bissau
1960	685,403	10,618
1961	703,216	10,756
1962	720,128	10,662
1963	738,788	9,190
1964	749,608	8,989
1965	752,682	7,789
1966	774,391	6,955
1967	788,908	6,742
1968	809,482	7,289
1969	824,564	7,857
1970	841,952	7,632
1971	868,365	8,183
1972	893,333	7,911
1973	905,068	8,430
1974	946,052	10,321
1975	987,822	11,998
1976	1,030,546	13,688
1977	1,065,298	15,484
1978	1,107,179	17,468
1979	1,145,655	19,736
1980	1,181,914	21,024
1981	1,206,830	21,611
1982	1,258,574	22,131
1983	1,318,474	22,542
1984	1,351,297	22,861
1985	1,388,718	23,116
1986	1,410,249	23,301
1987	1,436,059	23,549
1988	1,465,620	23,940
1989	1,461,547	24,286
1990	1,450,747	23,936
1991	1,440,936	24,527
1992	1,421,372	25,747
1993	1,409,374	26,943
1994	1,402,840	27,895
1995	1,406,935	29,142
1996	1,427,161	29,778
1997	1,470,119	29,792
1998	1,519,728	30,390
1999	1,534,697	30,916
2000	1,540,084	32,816
2001	1,568,962	33,461
2002	1,593,474	34,561
2003	1,614,293	35,649
2004	1,626,745	36,495
2005	1,660,624	37,347
2006	1,693,374	38,886
2007	1,749,322	40,288
2008	1,792,943	40,841
2009	1,848,123	41,950
2010	1,910,134	43,067
2011	1,951,851	44,405
2012	2,060,535	45,480
2013	2,156,922	46,472
2014	2,195,761	46,615
2015	2,227,594	46,846
2016	2,131,690	46,814
2017	2,122,866	46,318
2018	1,908,512	46,659
2019	1,805,818	47,196
2020	1,704,988	46,718
2021	1,566,491	47,242
2022	1,736,123	48,920
2023	1,780,230	49,498

Maternal mortality chart: Egypt vs Guinea-Bissau

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 505 deaths in Guinea-Bissau.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Egypt	Guinea-Bissau
1985	141	1,851
1986	135	1,825
1987	128	1,796
1988	121	1,759
1989	114	1,698
1990	107	1,709
1991	100	1,663
1992	93	1,633
1993	86	1,613
1994	81	1,644
1995	75	1,556
1996	69	1,539
1997	64	1,642
1998	60	1,465
1999	56	1,461
2000	53	1,295
2001	50	1,222
2002	48	1,141
2003	45	1,069
2004	43	980
2005	41	956
2006	40	831
2007	38	792
2008	36	802
2009	34	753
2010	32	698
2011	31	678
2012	29	704
2013	27	707
2014	26	662
2015	24	631
2016	23	617
2017	21	597
2018	20	585
2019	19	598
2020	31	603
2021	42	617
2022	24	539
2023	17	505

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.75% in Egypt and 6.93% in Guinea-Bissau. 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	Guinea-Bissau
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%	-
1983	13.9%	-
1984	12.9%	-
1985	11.9%	24.4%
1986	11%	24%
1987	10.2%	23.5%
1988	9.57%	23.1%
1989	9.03%	22.7%
1990	8.57%	22.2%
1991	8.14%	21.8%
1992	7.73%	21.3%
1993	7.31%	20.9%
1994	6.88%	20.4%
1995	6.45%	19.9%
1996	6.04%	19.4%
1997	5.65%	18.9%
1998	5.29%	18.4%
1999	4.96%	17.9%
2000	4.66%	17.4%
2001	4.39%	16.8%
2002	4.15%	16.3%
2003	3.94%	15.7%
2004	3.75%	15.1%
2005	3.57%	14.5%
2006	3.41%	13.9%
2007	3.27%	13.2%
2008	3.12%	12.6%
2009	2.99%	12%
2010	2.86%	11.4%
2011	2.74%	10.9%
2012	2.62%	10.4%
2013	2.52%	9.93%
2014	2.41%	9.53%
2015	2.33%	9.18%
2016	2.24%	8.84%
2017	2.16%	8.53%
2018	2.08%	8.21%
2019	2.01%	7.91%
2020	1.94%	7.66%
2021	1.87%	7.41%
2022	1.81%	7.16%
2023	1.75%	6.93%