Fertility & birth rates in Egypt and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Egypt vs Solomon Islands 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 3.56 in the Solomon Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Egypt vs the Solomon Islands 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	Solomon Islands
1960	6.79	7.07
1961	6.76	7.05
1962	6.71	7.04
1963	6.65	7.03
1964	6.54	7.05
1965	6.39	7.02
1966	6.31	7
1967	6.25	6.97
1968	6.19	6.95
1969	6.12	6.97
1970	6.06	6.98
1971	5.99	6.99
1972	5.93	6.99
1973	5.84	7
1974	5.78	7.01
1975	5.75	6.99
1976	5.73	6.95
1977	5.68	6.92
1978	5.63	6.87
1979	5.57	6.82
1980	5.49	6.77
1981	5.37	6.71
1982	5.33	6.64
1983	5.31	6.57
1984	5.21	6.49
1985	5.12	6.38
1986	5	6.26
1987	4.91	6.12
1988	4.83	5.99
1989	4.68	5.87
1990	4.51	5.74
1991	4.32	5.62
1992	4.15	5.51
1993	3.99	5.45
1994	3.87	5.4
1995	3.76	5.34
1996	3.7	5.22
1997	3.68	5.09
1998	3.68	4.98
1999	3.6	4.86
2000	3.51	4.76
2001	3.46	4.67
2002	3.41	4.6
2003	3.35	4.54
2004	3.28	4.47
2005	3.25	4.41
2006	3.22	4.39
2007	3.24	4.37
2008	3.24	4.36
2009	3.26	4.35
2010	3.3	4.34
2011	3.31	4.34
2012	3.4	4.33
2013	3.49	4.33
2014	3.49	4.36
2015	3.5	4.29
2016	3.35	4.2
2017	3.31	4.06
2018	3.02	3.93
2019	2.87	3.8
2020	2.85	3.75
2021	2.75	3.69
2022	2.75	3.62
2023	2.75	3.56
2024	2.74	3.51
2025	2.71	3.47
2026	2.68	3.42
2027	2.66	3.37
2028	2.63	3.32
2029	2.61	3.28
2030	2.59	3.24
2031	2.57	3.2
2032	2.54	3.16
2033	2.52	3.12
2034	2.5	3.08
2035	2.48	3.04
2036	2.46	3
2037	2.44	2.97
2038	2.42	2.94
2039	2.4	2.91
2040	2.39	2.88
2041	2.37	2.84
2042	2.35	2.82
2043	2.33	2.79
2044	2.31	2.76
2045	2.29	2.73
2046	2.27	2.71
2047	2.26	2.68
2048	2.24	2.66
2049	2.23	2.63
2050	2.21	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Egypt	Solomon Islands
1960	42.3%	46.3%
1961	42.4%	46.1%
1962	42.3%	46%
1963	42.2%	45.9%
1964	42.1%	45.8%
1965	42.1%	45.9%
1966	42%	46%
1967	41.9%	46.2%
1968	41.7%	46.4%
1969	41.6%	46.6%
1970	41.4%	46.7%
1971	41.3%	46.8%
1972	41.2%	46.9%
1973	41.1%	47.1%
1974	41.1%	47.5%
1975	41%	47.9%
1976	41.1%	48.2%
1977	41.1%	48.3%
1978	41.1%	48.3%
1979	41.2%	48.3%
1980	41.2%	48.3%
1981	41.2%	48.2%
1982	41.3%	48.1%
1983	41.3%	47.9%
1984	41.3%	47.8%
1985	41.3%	47.5%
1986	41.3%	47.3%
1987	41.3%	46.9%
1988	41.2%	46.6%
1989	41.2%	46.2%
1990	40.9%	45.8%
1991	40.7%	45.4%
1992	40.4%	45.1%
1993	40.1%	44.8%
1994	39.7%	44.5%
1995	39.3%	44.3%
1996	38.9%	44%
1997	38.5%	43.8%
1998	38%	43.5%
1999	37.5%	43.2%
2000	36.9%	42.9%
2001	36.4%	42.5%
2002	35.9%	42.2%
2003	35.4%	41.9%
2004	35%	41.7%
2005	34.6%	41.5%
2006	34.3%	41.3%
2007	34.1%	41.2%
2008	33.9%	41.2%
2009	33.9%	41.1%
2010	33.9%	41%
2011	33.9%	40.8%
2012	33.9%	40.7%
2013	33.9%	40.4%
2014	34%	40.2%
2015	34.1%	40%
2016	34.1%	39.7%
2017	34.1%	39.4%
2018	34%	39%
2019	33.7%	38.7%
2020	33.5%	38.4%
2021	33.2%	38.1%
2022	32.9%	37.7%
2023	32.4%	37.4%
2024	32%	37%
2025	31.6%	36.6%
2026	31.1%	36.1%
2027	30.6%	35.7%
2028	30%	35.2%
2029	29.4%	34.7%
2030	28.8%	34.3%
2031	28.3%	33.9%
2032	27.8%	33.5%
2033	27.4%	33.2%
2034	27.2%	32.9%
2035	27%	32.7%
2036	26.9%	32.4%
2037	26.8%	32.2%
2038	26.7%	31.9%
2039	26.6%	31.7%
2040	26.4%	31.5%
2041	26.3%	31.2%
2042	26.2%	31%
2043	26.1%	30.7%
2044	25.9%	30.4%
2045	25.8%	30.2%
2046	25.6%	29.9%
2047	25.4%	29.6%
2048	25.2%	29.3%
2049	24.9%	29%
2050	24.7%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32% of the population in Egypt and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 40.9% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Egypt and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Egypt vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.82% in Egypt and +2.38% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	685,403	4,119
1961	703,216	4,257
1962	720,128	4,408
1963	738,788	4,571
1964	749,608	4,747
1965	752,682	4,885
1966	774,391	5,028
1967	788,908	5,151
1968	809,482	5,285
1969	824,564	5,444
1970	841,952	5,575
1971	868,365	5,814
1972	893,333	6,074
1973	905,068	6,343
1974	946,052	6,612
1975	987,822	6,635
1976	1,030,546	7,058
1977	1,065,298	7,290
1978	1,107,179	7,598
1979	1,145,655	7,874
1980	1,181,914	8,156
1981	1,206,830	8,436
1982	1,258,574	8,720
1983	1,318,474	9,011
1984	1,351,297	9,299
1985	1,388,718	9,534
1986	1,410,249	9,656
1987	1,436,059	9,943
1988	1,465,620	10,142
1989	1,461,547	10,354
1990	1,450,747	10,561
1991	1,440,936	10,789
1992	1,421,372	11,029
1993	1,409,374	11,396
1994	1,402,840	11,771
1995	1,406,935	12,124
1996	1,427,161	12,328
1997	1,470,119	12,478
1998	1,519,728	12,658
1999	1,534,697	12,809
2000	1,540,084	12,938
2001	1,568,962	13,061
2002	1,593,474	13,195
2003	1,614,293	13,344
2004	1,626,745	13,444
2005	1,660,624	13,568
2006	1,693,374	13,799
2007	1,749,322	13,963
2008	1,792,943	14,225
2009	1,848,123	14,381
2010	1,910,134	14,604
2011	1,951,851	15,095
2012	2,060,535	15,585
2013	2,156,922	16,038
2014	2,195,761	16,652
2015	2,227,594	16,909
2016	2,131,690	17,027
2017	2,122,866	16,897
2018	1,908,512	16,790
2019	1,805,818	16,649
2020	1,704,988	16,488
2021	1,566,491	16,626
2022	1,736,123	17,253
2023	1,780,230	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Egypt vs Solomon Islands

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 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Egypt	Solomon Islands
1985	141	209
1986	135	226
1987	128	200
1988	121	193
1989	114	188
1990	107	184
1991	100	178
1992	93	174
1993	86	173
1994	81	170
1995	75	168
1996	69	166
1997	64	164
1998	60	165
1999	56	164
2000	53	166
2001	50	167
2002	48	168
2003	45	167
2004	43	164
2005	41	161
2006	40	159
2007	38	163
2008	36	153
2009	34	152
2010	32	148
2011	31	147
2012	29	146
2013	27	147
2014	26	147
2015	24	146
2016	23	143
2017	21	140
2018	20	136
2019	19	135
2020	31	131
2021	42	153
2022	24	126
2023	17	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.75% in Egypt and 2.06% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	32%	16.7%
1961	30.9%	16%
1962	29.9%	15.4%
1963	28.9%	14.7%
1964	28%	14%
1965	27.2%	13.3%
1966	26.5%	12.7%
1967	25.9%	12%
1968	25.4%	11.3%
1969	25%	10.6%
1970	24.7%	9.94%
1971	24.3%	9.29%
1972	23.9%	8.69%
1973	23.3%	8.12%
1974	22.6%	7.6%
1975	21.7%	7.9%
1976	20.8%	6.68%
1977	19.8%	6.29%
1978	18.8%	5.95%
1979	17.8%	5.64%
1980	16.8%	5.38%
1981	15.9%	5.14%
1982	14.9%	4.93%
1983	13.9%	4.74%
1984	12.9%	4.58%
1985	11.9%	4.42%
1986	11%	4.28%
1987	10.2%	4.16%
1988	9.57%	4.04%
1989	9.03%	3.93%
1990	8.57%	3.82%
1991	8.14%	3.72%
1992	7.73%	3.62%
1993	7.31%	3.52%
1994	6.88%	3.43%
1995	6.45%	3.35%
1996	6.04%	3.27%
1997	5.65%	3.21%
1998	5.29%	3.16%
1999	4.96%	3.11%
2000	4.66%	3.07%
2001	4.39%	3.03%
2002	4.15%	2.99%
2003	3.94%	2.97%
2004	3.75%	2.94%
2005	3.57%	2.91%
2006	3.41%	2.88%
2007	3.27%	2.85%
2008	3.12%	2.81%
2009	2.99%	2.76%
2010	2.86%	2.72%
2011	2.74%	2.67%
2012	2.62%	2.62%
2013	2.52%	2.58%
2014	2.41%	2.53%
2015	2.33%	2.49%
2016	2.24%	2.45%
2017	2.16%	2.41%
2018	2.08%	2.36%
2019	2.01%	2.3%
2020	1.94%	2.24%
2021	1.87%	2.18%
2022	1.81%	2.12%
2023	1.75%	2.06%