Fertility & birth rates in Egypt and Netherlands

Fertility rate in Egypt vs Netherlands 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 1.43 in the Netherlands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Egypt vs the Netherlands 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	Netherlands
1960	6.79	3.12
1961	6.76	3.22
1962	6.71	3.18
1963	6.65	3.19
1964	6.54	3.17
1965	6.39	3.04
1966	6.31	2.9
1967	6.25	2.81
1968	6.19	2.72
1969	6.12	2.75
1970	6.06	2.57
1971	5.99	2.36
1972	5.93	2.15
1973	5.84	1.9
1974	5.78	1.77
1975	5.75	1.66
1976	5.73	1.63
1977	5.68	1.58
1978	5.63	1.58
1979	5.57	1.56
1980	5.49	1.6
1981	5.37	1.56
1982	5.33	1.5
1983	5.31	1.47
1984	5.21	1.49
1985	5.12	1.51
1986	5	1.55
1987	4.91	1.56
1988	4.83	1.55
1989	4.68	1.55
1990	4.51	1.62
1991	4.32	1.61
1992	4.15	1.59
1993	3.99	1.57
1994	3.87	1.57
1995	3.76	1.53
1996	3.7	1.53
1997	3.68	1.56
1998	3.68	1.63
1999	3.6	1.65
2000	3.51	1.72
2001	3.46	1.71
2002	3.41	1.73
2003	3.35	1.75
2004	3.28	1.72
2005	3.25	1.71
2006	3.22	1.72
2007	3.24	1.72
2008	3.24	1.77
2009	3.26	1.79
2010	3.3	1.79
2011	3.31	1.76
2012	3.4	1.72
2013	3.49	1.68
2014	3.49	1.71
2015	3.5	1.66
2016	3.35	1.66
2017	3.31	1.62
2018	3.02	1.59
2019	2.87	1.57
2020	2.85	1.54
2021	2.75	1.62
2022	2.75	1.49
2023	2.75	1.43
2024	2.74	1.43
2025	2.71	1.44
2026	2.68	1.44
2027	2.66	1.45
2028	2.63	1.45
2029	2.61	1.45
2030	2.59	1.46
2031	2.57	1.46
2032	2.54	1.47
2033	2.52	1.47
2034	2.5	1.48
2035	2.48	1.48
2036	2.46	1.48
2037	2.44	1.48
2038	2.42	1.48
2039	2.4	1.49
2040	2.39	1.49
2041	2.37	1.49
2042	2.35	1.5
2043	2.33	1.5
2044	2.31	1.5
2045	2.29	1.5
2046	2.27	1.5
2047	2.26	1.51
2048	2.24	1.51
2049	2.23	1.51
2050	2.21	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Egypt	Netherlands
1960	42.3%	30%
1961	42.4%	29.7%
1962	42.3%	29.1%
1963	42.2%	28.7%
1964	42.1%	28.5%
1965	42.1%	28.3%
1966	42%	28.1%
1967	41.9%	27.8%
1968	41.7%	27.6%
1969	41.6%	27.5%
1970	41.4%	27.3%
1971	41.3%	27.1%
1972	41.2%	26.8%
1973	41.1%	26.4%
1974	41.1%	25.9%
1975	41%	25.3%
1976	41.1%	24.8%
1977	41.1%	24.2%
1978	41.1%	23.5%
1979	41.2%	22.9%
1980	41.2%	22.3%
1981	41.2%	21.8%
1982	41.3%	21.3%
1983	41.3%	20.7%
1984	41.3%	20.1%
1985	41.3%	19.5%
1986	41.3%	19.1%
1987	41.3%	18.7%
1988	41.2%	18.5%
1989	41.2%	18.4%
1990	40.9%	18.4%
1991	40.7%	18.4%
1992	40.4%	18.5%
1993	40.1%	18.5%
1994	39.7%	18.6%
1995	39.3%	18.6%
1996	38.9%	18.6%
1997	38.5%	18.6%
1998	38%	18.6%
1999	37.5%	18.7%
2000	36.9%	18.8%
2001	36.4%	18.8%
2002	35.9%	18.8%
2003	35.4%	18.7%
2004	35%	18.6%
2005	34.6%	18.5%
2006	34.3%	18.3%
2007	34.1%	18.1%
2008	33.9%	17.9%
2009	33.9%	17.7%
2010	33.9%	17.6%
2011	33.9%	17.4%
2012	33.9%	17.3%
2013	33.9%	17.1%
2014	34%	16.9%
2015	34.1%	16.6%
2016	34.1%	16.4%
2017	34.1%	16.2%
2018	34%	16%
2019	33.7%	15.8%
2020	33.5%	15.6%
2021	33.2%	15.5%
2022	32.9%	15.4%
2023	32.4%	15.2%
2024	32%	15%
2025	31.6%	14.9%
2026	31.1%	14.9%
2027	30.6%	14.8%
2028	30%	14.8%
2029	29.4%	14.8%
2030	28.8%	14.8%
2031	28.3%	14.8%
2032	27.8%	14.7%
2033	27.4%	14.7%
2034	27.2%	14.7%
2035	27%	14.7%
2036	26.9%	14.7%
2037	26.8%	14.6%
2038	26.7%	14.6%
2039	26.6%	14.6%
2040	26.4%	14.5%
2041	26.3%	14.5%
2042	26.2%	14.4%
2043	26.1%	14.4%
2044	25.9%	14.3%
2045	25.8%	14.2%
2046	25.6%	14.1%
2047	25.4%	14.1%
2048	25.2%	14%
2049	24.9%	13.9%
2050	24.7%	13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32% of the population in Egypt and 15% in the Netherlands in 2024, compared to 40.9% and 18.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Egypt and the Netherlands compared.

Natural population change in Egypt vs Netherlands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.82% in Egypt and +0.08% in the Netherlands. 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	Netherlands
1960	685,403	151,623
1961	703,216	159,450
1962	720,128	153,474
1963	738,788	154,361
1964	749,608	157,653
1965	752,682	146,308
1966	774,391	138,265
1967	788,908	138,580
1968	809,482	132,389
1969	824,564	139,082
1970	841,952	129,082
1971	868,365	116,112
1972	893,333	101,297
1973	905,068	84,668
1974	946,052	75,853
1975	987,822	64,232
1976	1,030,546	63,361
1977	1,065,298	63,739
1978	1,107,179	61,344
1979	1,145,655	63,172
1980	1,181,914	66,504
1981	1,206,830	62,688
1982	1,258,574	54,388
1983	1,318,474	51,722
1984	1,351,297	54,812
1985	1,388,718	55,069
1986	1,410,249	59,746
1987	1,436,059	64,526
1988	1,465,620	61,993
1989	1,461,547	59,396
1990	1,450,747	68,777
1991	1,440,936	69,321
1992	1,421,372	66,811
1993	1,409,374	58,103
1994	1,402,840	61,532
1995	1,406,935	54,106
1996	1,427,161	51,251
1997	1,470,119	56,198
1998	1,519,728	61,258
1999	1,534,697	60,086
2000	1,540,084	66,887
2001	1,568,962	62,580
2002	1,593,474	59,751
2003	1,614,293	58,411
2004	1,626,745	56,987
2005	1,660,624	50,592
2006	1,693,374	49,038
2007	1,749,322	49,145
2008	1,792,943	49,337
2009	1,848,123	51,244
2010	1,910,134	48,184
2011	1,951,851	45,072
2012	2,060,535	35,186
2013	2,156,922	30,248
2014	2,195,761	35,417
2015	2,227,594	23,716
2016	2,131,690	23,843
2017	2,122,866	18,844
2018	1,908,512	15,508
2019	1,805,818	17,345
2020	1,704,988	0
2021	1,566,491	7,014
2022	1,736,123	-1,770
2023	1,780,230	-5,363

Maternal mortality chart: Egypt vs Netherlands

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 4 deaths in the Netherlands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Egypt	Netherlands
1985	141	12
1986	135	12
1987	128	12
1988	121	12
1989	114	12
1990	107	12
1991	100	12
1992	93	12
1993	86	12
1994	81	12
1995	75	12
1996	69	12
1997	64	13
1998	60	12
1999	56	13
2000	53	13
2001	50	13
2002	48	13
2003	45	12
2004	43	11
2005	41	10
2006	40	9
2007	38	8
2008	36	8
2009	34	7
2010	32	6
2011	31	7
2012	29	6
2013	27	6
2014	26	5
2015	24	5
2016	23	5
2017	21	5
2018	20	5
2019	19	5
2020	31	4
2021	42	5
2022	24	4
2023	17	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.75% in Egypt and 0.4% in the Netherlands. 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	Netherlands
1960	32%	2.08%
1961	30.9%	2.03%
1962	29.9%	1.97%
1963	28.9%	1.92%
1964	28%	1.88%
1965	27.2%	1.83%
1966	26.5%	1.79%
1967	25.9%	1.74%
1968	25.4%	1.69%
1969	25%	1.64%
1970	24.7%	1.58%
1971	24.3%	1.53%
1972	23.9%	1.47%
1973	23.3%	1.41%
1974	22.6%	1.36%
1975	21.7%	1.31%
1976	20.8%	1.26%
1977	19.8%	1.21%
1978	18.8%	1.16%
1979	17.8%	1.12%
1980	16.8%	1.09%
1981	15.9%	1.06%
1982	14.9%	1.04%
1983	13.9%	1.02%
1984	12.9%	0.99%
1985	11.9%	0.97%
1986	11%	0.95%
1987	10.2%	0.92%
1988	9.57%	0.89%
1989	9.03%	0.86%
1990	8.57%	0.83%
1991	8.14%	0.8%
1992	7.73%	0.77%
1993	7.31%	0.74%
1994	6.88%	0.71%
1995	6.45%	0.69%
1996	6.04%	0.67%
1997	5.65%	0.66%
1998	5.29%	0.64%
1999	4.96%	0.63%
2000	4.66%	0.62%
2001	4.39%	0.61%
2002	4.15%	0.59%
2003	3.94%	0.57%
2004	3.75%	0.55%
2005	3.57%	0.53%
2006	3.41%	0.51%
2007	3.27%	0.49%
2008	3.12%	0.47%
2009	2.99%	0.46%
2010	2.86%	0.44%
2011	2.74%	0.43%
2012	2.62%	0.42%
2013	2.52%	0.42%
2014	2.41%	0.41%
2015	2.33%	0.41%
2016	2.24%	0.41%
2017	2.16%	0.4%
2018	2.08%	0.4%
2019	2.01%	0.4%
2020	1.94%	0.4%
2021	1.87%	0.4%
2022	1.81%	0.4%
2023	1.75%	0.4%