Fertility & birth rates in Egypt and Maldives

Fertility rate in Egypt vs Maldives 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 1.58 in Maldives in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Egypt vs Maldives 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	Maldives
1960	6.79	6.71
1961	6.76	6.79
1962	6.71	6.89
1963	6.65	6.94
1964	6.54	7
1965	6.39	7.07
1966	6.31	7.15
1967	6.25	7.23
1968	6.19	7.28
1969	6.12	7.33
1970	6.06	7.39
1971	5.99	7.38
1972	5.93	7.37
1973	5.84	7.4
1974	5.78	7.38
1975	5.75	7.32
1976	5.73	7.29
1977	5.68	7.27
1978	5.63	7.23
1979	5.57	7.23
1980	5.49	7.23
1981	5.37	7.19
1982	5.33	7.15
1983	5.31	7.09
1984	5.21	7.03
1985	5.12	6.94
1986	5	6.85
1987	4.91	6.73
1988	4.83	6.58
1989	4.68	6.39
1990	4.51	6.13
1991	4.32	5.8
1992	4.15	5.44
1993	3.99	5.06
1994	3.87	4.69
1995	3.76	4.29
1996	3.7	3.86
1997	3.68	3.48
1998	3.68	3.17
1999	3.6	2.9
2000	3.51	2.69
2001	3.46	2.53
2002	3.41	2.42
2003	3.35	2.34
2004	3.28	2.26
2005	3.25	2.2
2006	3.22	2.2
2007	3.24	2.29
2008	3.24	2.37
2009	3.26	2.39
2010	3.3	2.35
2011	3.31	2.31
2012	3.4	2.25
2013	3.49	2.17
2014	3.49	2.09
2015	3.5	2
2016	3.35	1.9
2017	3.31	1.8
2018	3.02	1.71
2019	2.87	1.64
2020	2.85	1.61
2021	2.75	1.6
2022	2.75	1.58
2023	2.75	1.58
2024	2.74	1.56
2025	2.71	1.55
2026	2.68	1.53
2027	2.66	1.53
2028	2.63	1.52
2029	2.61	1.52
2030	2.59	1.52
2031	2.57	1.51
2032	2.54	1.51
2033	2.52	1.51
2034	2.5	1.51
2035	2.48	1.51
2036	2.46	1.52
2037	2.44	1.52
2038	2.42	1.52
2039	2.4	1.52
2040	2.39	1.52
2041	2.37	1.52
2042	2.35	1.52
2043	2.33	1.52
2044	2.31	1.52
2045	2.29	1.53
2046	2.27	1.53
2047	2.26	1.53
2048	2.24	1.54
2049	2.23	1.54
2050	2.21	1.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Egypt	Maldives
1960	42.3%	37.9%
1961	42.4%	38.2%
1962	42.3%	38.7%
1963	42.2%	39.4%
1964	42.1%	40.3%
1965	42.1%	41.8%
1966	42%	43.5%
1967	41.9%	44.7%
1968	41.7%	45.2%
1969	41.6%	45.4%
1970	41.4%	45.6%
1971	41.3%	45.8%
1972	41.2%	45.8%
1973	41.1%	45.7%
1974	41.1%	45.6%
1975	41%	45.6%
1976	41.1%	45.8%
1977	41.1%	45.7%
1978	41.1%	45.8%
1979	41.2%	45.9%
1980	41.2%	45.9%
1981	41.2%	45.9%
1982	41.3%	45.8%
1983	41.3%	45.6%
1984	41.3%	45.4%
1985	41.3%	45.5%
1986	41.3%	45.9%
1987	41.3%	46.3%
1988	41.2%	46.6%
1989	41.2%	46.8%
1990	40.9%	47%
1991	40.7%	47.1%
1992	40.4%	47%
1993	40.1%	46.8%
1994	39.7%	46.5%
1995	39.3%	45.8%
1996	38.9%	45%
1997	38.5%	44.1%
1998	38%	42.9%
1999	37.5%	41.6%
2000	36.9%	40.2%
2001	36.4%	38.7%
2002	35.9%	37.1%
2003	35.4%	35.6%
2004	35%	34.2%
2005	34.6%	32.7%
2006	34.3%	31.2%
2007	34.1%	29.5%
2008	33.9%	28%
2009	33.9%	26.7%
2010	33.9%	25.7%
2011	33.9%	24.9%
2012	33.9%	24.3%
2013	33.9%	23.9%
2014	34%	23.5%
2015	34.1%	23.2%
2016	34.1%	22.8%
2017	34.1%	22.5%
2018	34%	22.1%
2019	33.7%	21.7%
2020	33.5%	21.2%
2021	33.2%	20.8%
2022	32.9%	20.4%
2023	32.4%	20%
2024	32%	19.6%
2025	31.6%	19%
2026	31.1%	18.4%
2027	30.6%	17.8%
2028	30%	17.2%
2029	29.4%	16.6%
2030	28.8%	16%
2031	28.3%	15.5%
2032	27.8%	15.1%
2033	27.4%	14.6%
2034	27.2%	14.2%
2035	27%	13.9%
2036	26.9%	13.6%
2037	26.8%	13.4%
2038	26.7%	13.2%
2039	26.6%	13%
2040	26.4%	12.9%
2041	26.3%	12.8%
2042	26.2%	12.8%
2043	26.1%	12.8%
2044	25.9%	12.8%
2045	25.8%	12.8%
2046	25.6%	12.9%
2047	25.4%	12.9%
2048	25.2%	13%
2049	24.9%	13.1%
2050	24.7%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32% of the population in Egypt and 19.6% in Maldives in 2024, compared to 40.9% and 47% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Egypt and Maldives compared.

Natural population change in Egypt vs Maldives by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.82% in Egypt and +1.09% in Maldives. 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	Maldives
1960	685,403	2,241
1961	703,216	2,354
1962	720,128	2,475
1963	738,788	2,567
1964	749,608	2,660
1965	752,682	2,747
1966	774,391	2,845
1967	788,908	3,010
1968	809,482	3,150
1969	824,564	3,260
1970	841,952	3,415
1971	868,365	3,549
1972	893,333	3,707
1973	905,068	3,924
1974	946,052	4,136
1975	987,822	4,325
1976	1,030,546	4,538
1977	1,065,298	4,779
1978	1,107,179	4,812
1979	1,145,655	5,275
1980	1,181,914	5,526
1981	1,206,830	5,778
1982	1,258,574	6,058
1983	1,318,474	6,361
1984	1,351,297	6,680
1985	1,388,718	6,944
1986	1,410,249	7,153
1987	1,436,059	7,300
1988	1,465,620	7,414
1989	1,461,547	7,472
1990	1,450,747	7,444
1991	1,440,936	7,295
1992	1,421,372	7,096
1993	1,409,374	6,842
1994	1,402,840	6,550
1995	1,406,935	6,177
1996	1,427,161	5,705
1997	1,470,119	5,267
1998	1,519,728	4,919
1999	1,534,697	4,601
2000	1,540,084	4,372
2001	1,568,962	4,271
2002	1,593,474	4,257
2003	1,614,293	4,316
2004	1,626,745	4,287
2005	1,660,624	4,493
2006	1,693,374	4,766
2007	1,749,322	5,324
2008	1,792,943	5,856
2009	1,848,123	6,227
2010	1,910,134	6,350
2011	1,951,851	6,429
2012	2,060,535	6,445
2013	2,156,922	6,307
2014	2,195,761	6,122
2015	2,227,594	5,914
2016	2,131,690	5,652
2017	2,122,866	5,342
2018	1,908,512	5,088
2019	1,805,818	4,886
2020	1,704,988	4,594
2021	1,566,491	4,426
2022	1,736,123	4,752
2023	1,780,230	4,566

Maternal mortality chart: Egypt vs Maldives

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 32 deaths in Maldives.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Egypt	Maldives
1985	141	552
1986	135	508
1987	128	471
1988	121	424
1989	114	381
1990	107	346
1991	100	310
1992	93	281
1993	86	251
1994	81	222
1995	75	191
1996	69	167
1997	64	149
1998	60	136
1999	56	111
2000	53	94
2001	50	81
2002	48	76
2003	45	70
2004	43	65
2005	41	54
2006	40	52
2007	38	51
2008	36	53
2009	34	52
2010	32	49
2011	31	48
2012	29	47
2013	27	47
2014	26	43
2015	24	41
2016	23	41
2017	21	41
2018	20	40
2019	19	39
2020	31	48
2021	42	60
2022	24	34
2023	17	32

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.75% in Egypt and 0.57% in Maldives. 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	Maldives
1960	32%	-
1961	30.9%	-
1962	29.9%	33.4%
1963	28.9%	32.5%
1964	28%	31.5%
1965	27.2%	30.6%
1966	26.5%	29.7%
1967	25.9%	28.7%
1968	25.4%	27.7%
1969	25%	26.8%
1970	24.7%	25.8%
1971	24.3%	24.7%
1972	23.9%	23.6%
1973	23.3%	22.4%
1974	22.6%	21.2%
1975	21.7%	20.1%
1976	20.8%	18.9%
1977	19.8%	17.9%
1978	18.8%	16.9%
1979	17.8%	15.9%
1980	16.8%	15%
1981	15.9%	14.2%
1982	14.9%	13.4%
1983	13.9%	12.7%
1984	12.9%	12%
1985	11.9%	11.3%
1986	11%	10.7%
1987	10.2%	10.1%
1988	9.57%	9.59%
1989	9.03%	9.06%
1990	8.57%	8.57%
1991	8.14%	8.08%
1992	7.73%	7.61%
1993	7.31%	7.15%
1994	6.88%	6.68%
1995	6.45%	6.22%
1996	6.04%	5.74%
1997	5.65%	5.28%
1998	5.29%	4.81%
1999	4.96%	4.36%
2000	4.66%	3.9%
2001	4.39%	3.47%
2002	4.15%	3.08%
2003	3.94%	2.72%
2004	3.75%	2.7%
2005	3.57%	2.16%
2006	3.41%	1.94%
2007	3.27%	1.76%
2008	3.12%	1.61%
2009	2.99%	1.49%
2010	2.86%	1.38%
2011	2.74%	1.29%
2012	2.62%	1.21%
2013	2.52%	1.13%
2014	2.41%	1.05%
2015	2.33%	0.99%
2016	2.24%	0.92%
2017	2.16%	0.86%
2018	2.08%	0.8%
2019	2.01%	0.74%
2020	1.94%	0.69%
2021	1.87%	0.64%
2022	1.81%	0.6%
2023	1.75%	0.57%