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Fertility & birth rates in Egypt and Honduras

Updated on by Georank team

Egypt has an annual birth rate of 21 births per 1,000 people, compared to 22 for Honduras. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.75 in Egypt and 2.5 in Honduras — 9.09% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -59.5% in Egypt and by -66.5% in Honduras — in 1960, it was 6.79 and 7.46, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Egypt is ranked 68/196 by birth rate compared to 63/196 for Honduras.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 22.6 years in Egypt, compared to 20.3 years in Honduras.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28 in Egypt — it's 27.2 in Honduras.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 41.8 in Egypt vs 82.1 in Honduras.
  • In Egypt, 25.3% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 27.3% in Honduras.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.55% in Egypt and +1.75% in Honduras.

Birth rate data compared

Egypt Honduras
Fertility rate 2.75 2.5
Birth rate 21 22
Birth rate rank 68/196 63/196
Age at first childbirth 22.6 years 20.3 years
Average age at childbearing 28 years 27.2 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 40.3 80.4
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 158 122.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 29.5 29.3
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 25.3% 27.3%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 56.9% 66.5%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 97.1% 94.1%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.02% 0.05%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.93% 0.88%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.61% 1.33%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.75% 1.55%
Population change due to births and deaths +1,780,230 +186,125
Natural population change rank 9/196 64/196
Natural population change rate +1.55% +1.75%
Population growth +1.75% +1.7%
Population growth rank 66/197 67/197
Life expectancy 72 years 73.2 years

Fertility rate in Egypt vs Honduras 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 2.5 in Honduras in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Egypt
Factual

UN forecast
Honduras
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Egypt Honduras
1960 6.79 7.46
1961 6.76 7.45
1962 6.71 7.44
1963 6.65 7.44
1964 6.54 7.44
1965 6.39 7.44
1966 6.31 7.41
1967 6.25 7.36
1968 6.19 7.3
1969 6.12 7.23
1970 6.06 7.17
1971 5.99 7.11
1972 5.93 7.06
1973 5.84 6.99
1974 5.78 6.91
1975 5.75 6.87
1976 5.73 6.81
1977 5.68 6.73
1978 5.63 6.63
1979 5.57 6.53
1980 5.49 6.42
1981 5.37 6.3
1982 5.33 6.18
1983 5.31 6.06
1984 5.21 5.94
1985 5.12 5.82
1986 5 5.7
1987 4.91 5.58
1988 4.83 5.47
1989 4.68 5.35
1990 4.51 5.27
1991 4.32 5.19
1992 4.15 5.11
1993 3.99 5.03
1994 3.87 4.93
1995 3.76 4.84
1996 3.7 4.71
1997 3.68 4.59
1998 3.68 4.47
1999 3.6 4.37
2000 3.51 4.29
2001 3.46 4.15
2002 3.41 4
2003 3.35 3.84
2004 3.28 3.71
2005 3.25 3.58
2006 3.22 3.45
2007 3.24 3.35
2008 3.24 3.26
2009 3.26 3.17
2010 3.3 3.08
2011 3.31 3
2012 3.4 2.93
2013 3.49 2.86
2014 3.49 2.79
2015 3.5 2.75
2016 3.35 2.7
2017 3.31 2.66
2018 3.02 2.65
2019 2.87 2.61
2020 2.85 2.58
2021 2.75 2.55
2022 2.75 2.52
2023 2.75 2.5
2024 2.74 2.48
2025 2.71 2.45
2026 2.68 2.42
2027 2.66 2.4
2028 2.63 2.38
2029 2.61 2.35
2030 2.59 2.32
2031 2.57 2.3
2032 2.54 2.28
2033 2.52 2.26
2034 2.5 2.24
2035 2.48 2.22
2036 2.46 2.2
2037 2.44 2.18
2038 2.42 2.16
2039 2.4 2.15
2040 2.39 2.13
2041 2.37 2.12
2042 2.35 2.1
2043 2.33 2.09
2044 2.31 2.07
2045 2.29 2.06
2046 2.27 2.05
2047 2.26 2.03
2048 2.24 2.02
2049 2.23 2.01
2050 2.21 2

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Egypt
Factual

UN forecast
Honduras
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Egypt Honduras
1960 42.3% 47%
1961 42.4% 47.3%
1962 42.3% 47.6%
1963 42.2% 47.8%
1964 42.1% 47.9%
1965 42.1% 48%
1966 42% 48%
1967 41.9% 48%
1968 41.7% 48%
1969 41.6% 48%
1970 41.4% 47.9%
1971 41.3% 47.9%
1972 41.2% 47.9%
1973 41.1% 47.9%
1974 41.1% 47.8%
1975 41% 47.6%
1976 41.1% 47.5%
1977 41.1% 47.4%
1978 41.1% 47.4%
1979 41.2% 47.3%
1980 41.2% 47.3%
1981 41.2% 47.2%
1982 41.3% 47.1%
1983 41.3% 47.1%
1984 41.3% 47%
1985 41.3% 46.8%
1986 41.3% 46.7%
1987 41.3% 46.5%
1988 41.2% 46.4%
1989 41.2% 46.3%
1990 40.9% 46.1%
1991 40.7% 45.9%
1992 40.4% 45.7%
1993 40.1% 45.4%
1994 39.7% 45.1%
1995 39.3% 44.8%
1996 38.9% 44.5%
1997 38.5% 44.2%
1998 38% 43.8%
1999 37.5% 43.4%
2000 36.9% 43.1%
2001 36.4% 42.7%
2002 35.9% 42.3%
2003 35.4% 41.9%
2004 35% 41.5%
2005 34.6% 41%
2006 34.3% 40.4%
2007 34.1% 39.9%
2008 33.9% 39.3%
2009 33.9% 38.7%
2010 33.9% 38.1%
2011 33.9% 37.4%
2012 33.9% 36.8%
2013 33.9% 36.2%
2014 34% 35.6%
2015 34.1% 34.9%
2016 34.1% 34.3%
2017 34.1% 33.7%
2018 34% 33.1%
2019 33.7% 32.6%
2020 33.5% 32.2%
2021 33.2% 31.8%
2022 32.9% 31.4%
2023 32.4% 31%
2024 32% 30.6%
2025 31.6% 30.3%
2026 31.1% 29.9%
2027 30.6% 29.6%
2028 30% 29.3%
2029 29.4% 28.9%
2030 28.8% 28.6%
2031 28.3% 28.3%
2032 27.8% 28%
2033 27.4% 27.6%
2034 27.2% 27.3%
2035 27% 26.9%
2036 26.9% 26.6%
2037 26.8% 26.2%
2038 26.7% 25.9%
2039 26.6% 25.5%
2040 26.4% 25.2%
2041 26.3% 24.8%
2042 26.2% 24.5%
2043 26.1% 24.2%
2044 25.9% 23.9%
2045 25.8% 23.6%
2046 25.6% 23.3%
2047 25.4% 23%
2048 25.2% 22.7%
2049 24.9% 22.5%
2050 24.7% 22.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32% of the population in Egypt and 30.6% in Honduras in 2024, compared to 40.9% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Egypt and Honduras compared.

Natural population change in Egypt vs Honduras by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.82% in Egypt and +1.85% in Honduras. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Egypt
Honduras

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Egypt Honduras
1960 685,403 62,602
1961 703,216 64,672
1962 720,128 67,332
1963 738,788 69,883
1964 749,608 72,756
1965 752,682 75,622
1966 774,391 78,369
1967 788,908 81,131
1968 809,482 84,070
1969 824,564 87,273
1970 841,952 90,875
1971 868,365 94,597
1972 893,333 98,634
1973 905,068 99,553
1974 946,052 98,141
1975 987,822 111,469
1976 1,030,546 115,754
1977 1,065,298 119,333
1978 1,107,179 122,593
1979 1,145,655 125,957
1980 1,181,914 128,856
1981 1,206,830 131,789
1982 1,258,574 134,629
1983 1,318,474 137,597
1984 1,351,297 139,851
1985 1,388,718 142,190
1986 1,410,249 144,500
1987 1,436,059 146,750
1988 1,465,620 149,130
1989 1,461,547 152,266
1990 1,450,747 156,537
1991 1,440,936 160,933
1992 1,421,372 165,434
1993 1,409,374 169,358
1994 1,402,840 173,437
1995 1,406,935 177,309
1996 1,427,161 180,083
1997 1,470,119 182,308
1998 1,519,728 169,632
1999 1,534,697 186,816
2000 1,540,084 190,308
2001 1,568,962 190,636
2002 1,593,474 189,653
2003 1,614,293 187,854
2004 1,626,745 186,774
2005 1,660,624 185,216
2006 1,693,374 183,381
2007 1,749,322 183,052
2008 1,792,943 182,607
2009 1,848,123 182,250
2010 1,910,134 180,318
2011 1,951,851 180,164
2012 2,060,535 180,384
2013 2,156,922 179,999
2014 2,195,761 180,075
2015 2,227,594 181,098
2016 2,131,690 182,243
2017 2,122,866 182,731
2018 1,908,512 184,953
2019 1,805,818 185,200
2020 1,704,988 179,553
2021 1,566,491 172,890
2022 1,736,123 186,257
2023 1,780,230 186,125

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Maternal mortality chart: Egypt vs Honduras

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 47 deaths in Honduras.

Egypt
Honduras
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Egypt Honduras
1985 141 199
1986 135 191
1987 128 183
1988 121 177
1989 114 169
1990 107 159
1991 100 148
1992 93 138
1993 86 128
1994 81 119
1995 75 109
1996 69 101
1997 64 96
1998 60 91
1999 56 86
2000 53 82
2001 50 78
2002 48 75
2003 45 75
2004 43 74
2005 41 73
2006 40 72
2007 38 72
2008 36 72
2009 34 71
2010 32 72
2011 31 68
2012 29 64
2013 27 62
2014 26 60
2015 24 57
2016 23 55
2017 21 53
2018 20 52
2019 19 51
2020 31 57
2021 42 88
2022 24 48
2023 17 47

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.75% in Egypt and 1.55% in Honduras. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Egypt
Honduras

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Egypt Honduras
1960 32% 20.7%
1961 30.9% 20%
1962 29.9% 19.4%
1963 28.9% 18.7%
1964 28% 18.1%
1965 27.2% 17.5%
1966 26.5% 16.9%
1967 25.9% 16.3%
1968 25.4% 15.7%
1969 25% 15.2%
1970 24.7% 14.6%
1971 24.3% 14%
1972 23.9% 13.5%
1973 23.3% 12.9%
1974 22.6% 14.9%
1975 21.7% 11.9%
1976 20.8% 11.4%
1977 19.8% 10.9%
1978 18.8% 10.4%
1979 17.8% 9.94%
1980 16.8% 9.48%
1981 15.9% 9.05%
1982 14.9% 8.62%
1983 13.9% 8.2%
1984 12.9% 7.81%
1985 11.9% 7.43%
1986 11% 7.07%
1987 10.2% 6.73%
1988 9.57% 6.4%
1989 9.03% 6.1%
1990 8.57% 5.81%
1991 8.14% 5.54%
1992 7.73% 5.29%
1993 7.31% 5.06%
1994 6.88% 4.84%
1995 6.45% 4.64%
1996 6.04% 4.44%
1997 5.65% 4.25%
1998 5.29% 6.49%
1999 4.96% 3.9%
2000 4.66% 3.73%
2001 4.39% 3.57%
2002 4.15% 3.41%
2003 3.94% 3.26%
2004 3.75% 3.11%
2005 3.57% 2.98%
2006 3.41% 2.86%
2007 3.27% 2.75%
2008 3.12% 2.65%
2009 2.99% 2.55%
2010 2.86% 2.46%
2011 2.74% 2.37%
2012 2.62% 2.28%
2013 2.52% 2.2%
2014 2.41% 2.12%
2015 2.33% 2.05%
2016 2.24% 1.98%
2017 2.16% 1.91%
2018 2.08% 1.84%
2019 2.01% 1.78%
2020 1.94% 1.72%
2021 1.87% 1.66%
2022 1.81% 1.6%
2023 1.75% 1.55%

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