Fertility & birth rates in Egypt and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate in Egypt vs Papua New 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 3.1 in Papua New Guinea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Egypt vs Papua New 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	Papua New Guinea
1960	6.79	6.02
1961	6.76	6.07
1962	6.71	6.14
1963	6.65	6.15
1964	6.54	6.19
1965	6.39	6.2
1966	6.31	6.23
1967	6.25	6.24
1968	6.19	6.25
1969	6.12	6.26
1970	6.06	6.25
1971	5.99	6.23
1972	5.93	6.2
1973	5.84	6.16
1974	5.78	6.11
1975	5.75	6.07
1976	5.73	6.02
1977	5.68	5.96
1978	5.63	5.88
1979	5.57	5.79
1980	5.49	5.71
1981	5.37	5.65
1982	5.33	5.59
1983	5.31	5.56
1984	5.21	5.51
1985	5.12	5.47
1986	5	5.42
1987	4.91	5.36
1988	4.83	5.3
1989	4.68	5.24
1990	4.51	5.18
1991	4.32	5.11
1992	4.15	5.03
1993	3.99	4.96
1994	3.87	4.87
1995	3.76	4.78
1996	3.7	4.73
1997	3.68	4.68
1998	3.68	4.63
1999	3.6	4.59
2000	3.51	4.53
2001	3.46	4.47
2002	3.41	4.42
2003	3.35	4.36
2004	3.28	4.28
2005	3.25	4.22
2006	3.22	4.15
2007	3.24	4.08
2008	3.24	4.01
2009	3.26	3.94
2010	3.3	3.88
2011	3.31	3.82
2012	3.4	3.75
2013	3.49	3.68
2014	3.49	3.63
2015	3.5	3.56
2016	3.35	3.5
2017	3.31	3.43
2018	3.02	3.38
2019	2.87	3.32
2020	2.85	3.27
2021	2.75	3.22
2022	2.75	3.17
2023	2.75	3.1
2024	2.74	3.07
2025	2.71	3.03
2026	2.68	2.99
2027	2.66	2.95
2028	2.63	2.92
2029	2.61	2.88
2030	2.59	2.84
2031	2.57	2.81
2032	2.54	2.78
2033	2.52	2.75
2034	2.5	2.73
2035	2.48	2.69
2036	2.46	2.67
2037	2.44	2.64
2038	2.42	2.61
2039	2.4	2.59
2040	2.39	2.56
2041	2.37	2.54
2042	2.35	2.51
2043	2.33	2.49
2044	2.31	2.48
2045	2.29	2.46
2046	2.27	2.44
2047	2.26	2.42
2048	2.24	2.4
2049	2.23	2.38
2050	2.21	2.36

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Egypt	Papua New Guinea
1960	42.3%	43.4%
1961	42.4%	43.7%
1962	42.3%	43.9%
1963	42.2%	44.2%
1964	42.1%	44.4%
1965	42.1%	44.6%
1966	42%	44.9%
1967	41.9%	45.1%
1968	41.7%	45.3%
1969	41.6%	45.6%
1970	41.4%	45.8%
1971	41.3%	46%
1972	41.2%	46%
1973	41.1%	45.9%
1974	41.1%	45.8%
1975	41%	45.5%
1976	41.1%	45.2%
1977	41.1%	44.9%
1978	41.1%	44.4%
1979	41.2%	44%
1980	41.2%	43.5%
1981	41.2%	43.2%
1982	41.3%	43%
1983	41.3%	42.9%
1984	41.3%	42.8%
1985	41.3%	42.6%
1986	41.3%	42.5%
1987	41.3%	42.4%
1988	41.2%	42.4%
1989	41.2%	42.3%
1990	40.9%	42.1%
1991	40.7%	41.9%
1992	40.4%	41.7%
1993	40.1%	41.5%
1994	39.7%	41.2%
1995	39.3%	41%
1996	38.9%	40.8%
1997	38.5%	40.6%
1998	38%	40.4%
1999	37.5%	40.2%
2000	36.9%	40%
2001	36.4%	39.8%
2002	35.9%	39.5%
2003	35.4%	39.3%
2004	35%	39%
2005	34.6%	38.8%
2006	34.3%	38.5%
2007	34.1%	38.3%
2008	33.9%	38%
2009	33.9%	37.7%
2010	33.9%	37.5%
2011	33.9%	37.2%
2012	33.9%	37%
2013	33.9%	36.7%
2014	34%	36.5%
2015	34.1%	36.2%
2016	34.1%	35.9%
2017	34.1%	35.6%
2018	34%	35.3%
2019	33.7%	35%
2020	33.5%	34.7%
2021	33.2%	34.4%
2022	32.9%	34.1%
2023	32.4%	33.8%
2024	32%	33.5%
2025	31.6%	33.1%
2026	31.1%	32.8%
2027	30.6%	32.5%
2028	30%	32.1%
2029	29.4%	31.8%
2030	28.8%	31.4%
2031	28.3%	31.1%
2032	27.8%	30.7%
2033	27.4%	30.4%
2034	27.2%	30.1%
2035	27%	29.7%
2036	26.9%	29.4%
2037	26.8%	29.1%
2038	26.7%	28.8%
2039	26.6%	28.5%
2040	26.4%	28.3%
2041	26.3%	28%
2042	26.2%	27.8%
2043	26.1%	27.5%
2044	25.9%	27.3%
2045	25.8%	27.1%
2046	25.6%	26.9%
2047	25.4%	26.7%
2048	25.2%	26.5%
2049	24.9%	26.3%
2050	24.7%	26.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32% of the population in Egypt and 33.5% in Papua New Guinea in 2024, compared to 40.9% and 42.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Egypt and Papua New Guinea compared.

Natural population change in Egypt vs Papua New Guinea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.82% in Egypt and +2% in Papua New 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	Papua New Guinea
1960	685,403	56,326
1961	703,216	58,151
1962	720,128	59,974
1963	738,788	62,260
1964	749,608	64,558
1965	752,682	66,693
1966	774,391	69,206
1967	788,908	71,519
1968	809,482	73,983
1969	824,564	76,454
1970	841,952	78,712
1971	868,365	80,599
1972	893,333	82,672
1973	905,068	83,821
1974	946,052	84,829
1975	987,822	85,809
1976	1,030,546	86,965
1977	1,065,298	87,954
1978	1,107,179	88,747
1979	1,145,655	89,330
1980	1,181,914	90,266
1981	1,206,830	91,767
1982	1,258,574	93,522
1983	1,318,474	95,982
1984	1,351,297	98,103
1985	1,388,718	100,333
1986	1,410,249	102,346
1987	1,436,059	104,367
1988	1,465,620	106,256
1989	1,461,547	108,199
1990	1,450,747	110,033
1991	1,440,936	111,453
1992	1,421,372	114,818
1993	1,409,374	118,668
1994	1,402,840	122,113
1995	1,406,935	125,410
1996	1,427,161	129,802
1997	1,470,119	134,458
1998	1,519,728	136,677
1999	1,534,697	143,592
2000	1,540,084	147,496
2001	1,568,962	151,431
2002	1,593,474	155,091
2003	1,614,293	158,611
2004	1,626,745	161,023
2005	1,660,624	163,888
2006	1,693,374	166,540
2007	1,749,322	169,306
2008	1,792,943	172,823
2009	1,848,123	175,421
2010	1,910,134	178,998
2011	1,951,851	181,842
2012	2,060,535	183,658
2013	2,156,922	185,790
2014	2,195,761	187,592
2015	2,227,594	188,600
2016	2,131,690	189,281
2017	2,122,866	189,715
2018	1,908,512	190,662
2019	1,805,818	190,662
2020	1,704,988	189,130
2021	1,566,491	183,766
2022	1,736,123	186,861
2023	1,780,230	187,637

Maternal mortality chart: Egypt vs Papua New 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 189 deaths in Papua New Guinea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Egypt	Papua New Guinea
1985	141	393
1986	135	386
1987	128	379
1988	121	377
1989	114	369
1990	107	360
1991	100	354
1992	93	340
1993	86	333
1994	81	324
1995	75	318
1996	69	316
1997	64	316
1998	60	325
1999	56	321
2000	53	323
2001	50	325
2002	48	329
2003	45	328
2004	43	326
2005	41	326
2006	40	325
2007	38	326
2008	36	315
2009	34	302
2010	32	289
2011	31	271
2012	29	257
2013	27	243
2014	26	232
2015	24	221
2016	23	214
2017	21	207
2018	20	205
2019	19	199
2020	31	194
2021	42	223
2022	24	189
2023	17	189

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.75% in Egypt and 4.03% in Papua New 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	Papua New Guinea
1960	32%	19.8%
1961	30.9%	19.2%
1962	29.9%	18.6%
1963	28.9%	18%
1964	28%	17.4%
1965	27.2%	16.9%
1966	26.5%	16.3%
1967	25.9%	15.8%
1968	25.4%	15.2%
1969	25%	14.7%
1970	24.7%	14.2%
1971	24.3%	13.7%
1972	23.9%	13.3%
1973	23.3%	12.9%
1974	22.6%	12.4%
1975	21.7%	12.1%
1976	20.8%	11.7%
1977	19.8%	11.3%
1978	18.8%	11%
1979	17.8%	10.7%
1980	16.8%	10.4%
1981	15.9%	10.2%
1982	14.9%	9.94%
1983	13.9%	9.71%
1984	12.9%	9.5%
1985	11.9%	9.3%
1986	11%	9.12%
1987	10.2%	8.96%
1988	9.57%	8.78%
1989	9.03%	8.63%
1990	8.57%	8.47%
1991	8.14%	8.31%
1992	7.73%	8.17%
1993	7.31%	8.03%
1994	6.88%	7.89%
1995	6.45%	7.77%
1996	6.04%	7.64%
1997	5.65%	7.52%
1998	5.29%	7.41%
1999	4.96%	7.3%
2000	4.66%	7.19%
2001	4.39%	7.08%
2002	4.15%	6.96%
2003	3.94%	6.84%
2004	3.75%	6.71%
2005	3.57%	6.58%
2006	3.41%	6.44%
2007	3.27%	6.31%
2008	3.12%	6.16%
2009	2.99%	6.02%
2010	2.86%	5.88%
2011	2.74%	5.73%
2012	2.62%	5.59%
2013	2.52%	5.44%
2014	2.41%	5.3%
2015	2.33%	5.17%
2016	2.24%	5.02%
2017	2.16%	4.87%
2018	2.08%	4.72%
2019	2.01%	4.59%
2020	1.94%	4.45%
2021	1.87%	4.31%
2022	1.81%	4.17%
2023	1.75%	4.03%