Fertility & birth rates in Egypt and Thailand

Fertility rate in Egypt vs Thailand 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 1.21 in Thailand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Egypt	Thailand
1960	6.79	6.33
1961	6.76	6.32
1962	6.71	6.33
1963	6.65	6.34
1964	6.54	6.31
1965	6.39	6.26
1966	6.31	6.18
1967	6.25	6.08
1968	6.19	5.93
1969	6.12	5.7
1970	6.06	5.45
1971	5.99	5.25
1972	5.93	5.08
1973	5.84	4.85
1974	5.78	4.6
1975	5.75	4.36
1976	5.73	4.12
1977	5.68	3.87
1978	5.63	3.62
1979	5.57	3.45
1980	5.49	3.29
1981	5.37	3.13
1982	5.33	2.94
1983	5.31	2.76
1984	5.21	2.58
1985	5.12	2.45
1986	5	2.36
1987	4.91	2.26
1988	4.83	2.17
1989	4.68	2.14
1990	4.51	2.07
1991	4.32	2.04
1992	4.15	2.01
1993	3.99	1.97
1994	3.87	1.93
1995	3.76	1.89
1996	3.7	1.87
1997	3.68	1.85
1998	3.68	1.82
1999	3.6	1.77
2000	3.51	1.73
2001	3.46	1.71
2002	3.41	1.69
2003	3.35	1.67
2004	3.28	1.67
2005	3.25	1.64
2006	3.22	1.63
2007	3.24	1.62
2008	3.24	1.59
2009	3.26	1.57
2010	3.3	1.56
2011	3.31	1.57
2012	3.4	1.56
2013	3.49	1.53
2014	3.49	1.48
2015	3.5	1.45
2016	3.35	1.4
2017	3.31	1.36
2018	3.02	1.32
2019	2.87	1.29
2020	2.85	1.26
2021	2.75	1.23
2022	2.75	1.22
2023	2.75	1.21
2024	2.74	1.2
2025	2.71	1.19
2026	2.68	1.19
2027	2.66	1.19
2028	2.63	1.19
2029	2.61	1.19
2030	2.59	1.2
2031	2.57	1.2
2032	2.54	1.21
2033	2.52	1.21
2034	2.5	1.22
2035	2.48	1.22
2036	2.46	1.23
2037	2.44	1.23
2038	2.42	1.24
2039	2.4	1.24
2040	2.39	1.25
2041	2.37	1.25
2042	2.35	1.26
2043	2.33	1.26
2044	2.31	1.26
2045	2.29	1.27
2046	2.27	1.27
2047	2.26	1.28
2048	2.24	1.28
2049	2.23	1.28
2050	2.21	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Egypt	Thailand
1960	42.3%	44.3%
1961	42.4%	44.6%
1962	42.3%	44.8%
1963	42.2%	45.1%
1964	42.1%	45.3%
1965	42.1%	45.4%
1966	42%	45.4%
1967	41.9%	45.3%
1968	41.7%	45.2%
1969	41.6%	45%
1970	41.4%	44.8%
1971	41.3%	44.4%
1972	41.2%	44%
1973	41.1%	43.5%
1974	41.1%	43%
1975	41%	42.4%
1976	41.1%	41.8%
1977	41.1%	41.1%
1978	41.1%	40.3%
1979	41.2%	39.5%
1980	41.2%	38.7%
1981	41.2%	37.8%
1982	41.3%	37%
1983	41.3%	36%
1984	41.3%	35.1%
1985	41.3%	34.1%
1986	41.3%	33.2%
1987	41.3%	32.4%
1988	41.2%	31.5%
1989	41.2%	30.7%
1990	40.9%	30%
1991	40.7%	29.2%
1992	40.4%	28.5%
1993	40.1%	28%
1994	39.7%	27.4%
1995	39.3%	26.9%
1996	38.9%	26.4%
1997	38.5%	25.9%
1998	38%	25.4%
1999	37.5%	24.9%
2000	36.9%	24.4%
2001	36.4%	23.9%
2002	35.9%	23.4%
2003	35.4%	23%
2004	35%	22.6%
2005	34.6%	22.2%
2006	34.3%	21.7%
2007	34.1%	21.3%
2008	33.9%	20.9%
2009	33.9%	20.6%
2010	33.9%	20.1%
2011	33.9%	19.7%
2012	33.9%	19.2%
2013	33.9%	18.8%
2014	34%	18.5%
2015	34.1%	18.1%
2016	34.1%	17.7%
2017	34.1%	17.3%
2018	34%	16.9%
2019	33.7%	16.6%
2020	33.5%	16.2%
2021	33.2%	15.8%
2022	32.9%	15.4%
2023	32.4%	15.1%
2024	32%	14.7%
2025	31.6%	14.4%
2026	31.1%	14.1%
2027	30.6%	13.7%
2028	30%	13.4%
2029	29.4%	13.1%
2030	28.8%	12.9%
2031	28.3%	12.7%
2032	27.8%	12.5%
2033	27.4%	12.3%
2034	27.2%	12.2%
2035	27%	12.1%
2036	26.9%	12%
2037	26.8%	11.9%
2038	26.7%	11.9%
2039	26.6%	11.8%
2040	26.4%	11.8%
2041	26.3%	11.8%
2042	26.2%	11.8%
2043	26.1%	11.7%
2044	25.9%	11.7%
2045	25.8%	11.7%
2046	25.6%	11.7%
2047	25.4%	11.6%
2048	25.2%	11.6%
2049	24.9%	11.6%
2050	24.7%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32% of the population in Egypt and 14.7% in Thailand in 2024, compared to 40.9% and 30% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Egypt and Thailand compared.

Natural population change in Egypt vs Thailand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.82% in Egypt and +0.18% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	685,403	774,190
1961	703,216	801,140
1962	720,128	828,741
1963	738,788	860,728
1964	749,608	885,137
1965	752,682	909,000
1966	774,391	929,469
1967	788,908	944,980
1968	809,482	953,806
1969	824,564	948,314
1970	841,952	937,116
1971	868,365	936,215
1972	893,333	940,420
1973	905,068	933,540
1974	946,052	923,151
1975	987,822	911,980
1976	1,030,546	894,072
1977	1,065,298	871,232
1978	1,107,179	847,799
1979	1,145,655	843,434
1980	1,181,914	845,575
1981	1,206,830	839,297
1982	1,258,574	817,951
1983	1,318,474	794,239
1984	1,351,297	779,856
1985	1,388,718	776,935
1986	1,410,249	783,430
1987	1,436,059	774,498
1988	1,465,620	765,252
1989	1,461,547	774,563
1990	1,450,747	760,808
1991	1,440,936	760,508
1992	1,421,372	754,999
1993	1,409,374	737,696
1994	1,402,840	712,589
1995	1,406,935	682,703
1996	1,427,161	661,397
1997	1,470,119	644,834
1998	1,519,728	617,318
1999	1,534,697	578,073
2000	1,540,084	543,884
2001	1,568,962	524,230
2002	1,593,474	504,299
2003	1,614,293	488,003
2004	1,626,745	466,542
2005	1,660,624	456,378
2006	1,693,374	441,211
2007	1,749,322	425,362
2008	1,792,943	401,730
2009	1,848,123	382,636
2010	1,910,134	370,466
2011	1,951,851	365,670
2012	2,060,535	351,485
2013	2,156,922	325,059
2014	2,195,761	294,628
2015	2,227,594	266,362
2016	2,131,690	226,255
2017	2,122,866	194,695
2018	1,908,512	159,383
2019	1,805,818	116,867
2020	1,704,988	84,107
2021	1,566,491	57,382
2022	1,736,123	-61,046
2023	1,780,230	-46,105

Maternal mortality chart: Egypt vs Thailand

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 34 deaths in Thailand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Egypt	Thailand
1985	141	88
1986	135	78
1987	128	72
1988	121	67
1989	114	64
1990	107	60
1991	100	59
1992	93	58
1993	86	57
1994	81	54
1995	75	52
1996	69	49
1997	64	48
1998	60	47
1999	56	48
2000	53	49
2001	50	47
2002	48	44
2003	45	42
2004	43	44
2005	41	40
2006	40	38
2007	38	38
2008	36	37
2009	34	37
2010	32	37
2011	31	37
2012	29	36
2013	27	35
2014	26	34
2015	24	34
2016	23	34
2017	21	34
2018	20	34
2019	19	34
2020	31	36
2021	42	38
2022	24	112
2023	17	34

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.75% in Egypt and 0.92% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	32%	14.7%
1961	30.9%	14.2%
1962	29.9%	13.7%
1963	28.9%	13.2%
1964	28%	12.8%
1965	27.2%	12.3%
1966	26.5%	11.8%
1967	25.9%	11.4%
1968	25.4%	10.9%
1969	25%	10.4%
1970	24.7%	9.95%
1971	24.3%	9.47%
1972	23.9%	9.01%
1973	23.3%	8.56%
1974	22.6%	8.14%
1975	21.7%	7.73%
1976	20.8%	7.35%
1977	19.8%	7%
1978	18.8%	6.67%
1979	17.8%	6.36%
1980	16.8%	6.07%
1981	15.9%	5.79%
1982	14.9%	5.53%
1983	13.9%	5.28%
1984	12.9%	5.03%
1985	11.9%	4.8%
1986	11%	4.57%
1987	10.2%	4.34%
1988	9.57%	4.12%
1989	9.03%	3.91%
1990	8.57%	3.69%
1991	8.14%	3.49%
1992	7.73%	3.3%
1993	7.31%	3.12%
1994	6.88%	2.96%
1995	6.45%	2.81%
1996	6.04%	2.67%
1997	5.65%	2.53%
1998	5.29%	2.41%
1999	4.96%	2.29%
2000	4.66%	2.18%
2001	4.39%	2.08%
2002	4.15%	1.98%
2003	3.94%	1.89%
2004	3.75%	1.81%
2005	3.57%	1.73%
2006	3.41%	1.66%
2007	3.27%	1.59%
2008	3.12%	1.53%
2009	2.99%	1.47%
2010	2.86%	1.42%
2011	2.74%	1.37%
2012	2.62%	1.32%
2013	2.52%	1.27%
2014	2.41%	1.23%
2015	2.33%	1.19%
2016	2.24%	1.15%
2017	2.16%	1.11%
2018	2.08%	1.08%
2019	2.01%	1.04%
2020	1.94%	1.01%
2021	1.87%	0.98%
2022	1.81%	0.95%
2023	1.75%	0.92%