Fertility & birth rates in Egypt and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Egypt vs Zimbabwe 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 3.72 in Zimbabwe 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	Zimbabwe
1960	6.79	7.2
1961	6.76	7.21
1962	6.71	7.23
1963	6.65	7.23
1964	6.54	7.23
1965	6.39	7.23
1966	6.31	7.2
1967	6.25	7.16
1968	6.19	7.11
1969	6.12	7.04
1970	6.06	6.98
1971	5.99	6.94
1972	5.93	6.94
1973	5.84	6.94
1974	5.78	6.88
1975	5.75	6.83
1976	5.73	6.77
1977	5.68	6.71
1978	5.63	6.66
1979	5.57	6.59
1980	5.49	6.52
1981	5.37	6.45
1982	5.33	6.33
1983	5.31	6.2
1984	5.21	6.04
1985	5.12	5.87
1986	5	5.69
1987	4.91	5.5
1988	4.83	5.28
1989	4.68	5.07
1990	4.51	4.88
1991	4.32	4.72
1992	4.15	4.57
1993	3.99	4.39
1994	3.87	4.28
1995	3.76	4.15
1996	3.7	4.11
1997	3.68	4.08
1998	3.68	4.07
1999	3.6	4.06
2000	3.51	4.01
2001	3.46	3.98
2002	3.41	3.93
2003	3.35	3.86
2004	3.28	3.78
2005	3.25	3.69
2006	3.22	3.64
2007	3.24	3.68
2008	3.24	3.78
2009	3.26	3.95
2010	3.3	4.04
2011	3.31	4.13
2012	3.4	4.13
2013	3.49	4.11
2014	3.49	4.01
2015	3.5	3.91
2016	3.35	3.83
2017	3.31	3.77
2018	3.02	3.74
2019	2.87	3.75
2020	2.85	3.75
2021	2.75	3.77
2022	2.75	3.77
2023	2.75	3.72
2024	2.74	3.67
2025	2.71	3.62
2026	2.68	3.57
2027	2.66	3.52
2028	2.63	3.47
2029	2.61	3.43
2030	2.59	3.38
2031	2.57	3.33
2032	2.54	3.29
2033	2.52	3.25
2034	2.5	3.21
2035	2.48	3.17
2036	2.46	3.13
2037	2.44	3.09
2038	2.42	3.06
2039	2.4	3.02
2040	2.39	2.99
2041	2.37	2.96
2042	2.35	2.93
2043	2.33	2.9
2044	2.31	2.87
2045	2.29	2.84
2046	2.27	2.81
2047	2.26	2.78
2048	2.24	2.75
2049	2.23	2.72
2050	2.21	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Egypt	Zimbabwe
1960	42.3%	47.3%
1961	42.4%	47.7%
1962	42.3%	48.1%
1963	42.2%	48.5%
1964	42.1%	48.8%
1965	42.1%	48.7%
1966	42%	48.6%
1967	41.9%	48.5%
1968	41.7%	48.5%
1969	41.6%	48.4%
1970	41.4%	48.3%
1971	41.3%	48.2%
1972	41.2%	48.2%
1973	41.1%	48.1%
1974	41.1%	48.1%
1975	41%	48.1%
1976	41.1%	48.2%
1977	41.1%	48.3%
1978	41.1%	48.5%
1979	41.2%	48.8%
1980	41.2%	48.7%
1981	41.2%	48.4%
1982	41.3%	48.3%
1983	41.3%	48.2%
1984	41.3%	48.1%
1985	41.3%	48%
1986	41.3%	47.9%
1987	41.3%	47.9%
1988	41.2%	47.9%
1989	41.2%	47.6%
1990	40.9%	47.1%
1991	40.7%	46.6%
1992	40.4%	46.8%
1993	40.1%	47.1%
1994	39.7%	46.6%
1995	39.3%	45.9%
1996	38.9%	45%
1997	38.5%	44%
1998	38%	43.1%
1999	37.5%	42.4%
2000	36.9%	41.9%
2001	36.4%	41.5%
2002	35.9%	41.4%
2003	35.4%	41.5%
2004	35%	41.7%
2005	34.6%	41.9%
2006	34.3%	42%
2007	34.1%	42.1%
2008	33.9%	42.4%
2009	33.9%	42.7%
2010	33.9%	43%
2011	33.9%	43.4%
2012	33.9%	43.7%
2013	33.9%	43.9%
2014	34%	43.9%
2015	34.1%	43.8%
2016	34.1%	43.6%
2017	34.1%	43.3%
2018	34%	42.9%
2019	33.7%	42.5%
2020	33.5%	42.2%
2021	33.2%	41.9%
2022	32.9%	41.6%
2023	32.4%	41.3%
2024	32%	40.9%
2025	31.6%	40.3%
2026	31.1%	39.6%
2027	30.6%	39%
2028	30%	38.4%
2029	29.4%	37.8%
2030	28.8%	37.4%
2031	28.3%	37%
2032	27.8%	36.8%
2033	27.4%	36.5%
2034	27.2%	36.3%
2035	27%	36.1%
2036	26.9%	35.8%
2037	26.8%	35.6%
2038	26.7%	35.3%
2039	26.6%	35.1%
2040	26.4%	34.8%
2041	26.3%	34.6%
2042	26.2%	34.3%
2043	26.1%	34.1%
2044	25.9%	33.8%
2045	25.8%	33.5%
2046	25.6%	33.2%
2047	25.4%	32.9%
2048	25.2%	32.6%
2049	24.9%	32.2%
2050	24.7%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32% of the population in Egypt and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 40.9% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Egypt and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Egypt vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.82% in Egypt and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	685,403	126,959
1961	703,216	131,531
1962	720,128	136,317
1963	738,788	140,984
1964	749,608	145,848
1965	752,682	151,164
1966	774,391	156,014
1967	788,908	161,205
1968	809,482	166,865
1969	824,564	172,626
1970	841,952	178,979
1971	868,365	185,427
1972	893,333	193,725
1973	905,068	201,885
1974	946,052	208,806
1975	987,822	216,947
1976	1,030,546	221,419
1977	1,065,298	225,139
1978	1,107,179	222,979
1979	1,145,655	223,657
1980	1,181,914	241,179
1981	1,206,830	271,361
1982	1,258,574	279,934
1983	1,318,474	286,545
1984	1,351,297	290,052
1985	1,388,718	290,756
1986	1,410,249	289,894
1987	1,436,059	286,766
1988	1,465,620	277,498
1989	1,461,547	270,838
1990	1,450,747	265,444
1991	1,440,936	260,943
1992	1,421,372	255,291
1993	1,409,374	228,045
1994	1,402,840	216,343
1995	1,406,935	206,695
1996	1,427,161	205,269
1997	1,470,119	216,288
1998	1,519,728	225,614
1999	1,534,697	232,393
2000	1,540,084	236,343
2001	1,568,962	227,909
2002	1,593,474	244,170
2003	1,614,293	243,057
2004	1,626,745	248,307
2005	1,660,624	248,545
2006	1,693,374	248,963
2007	1,749,322	261,805
2008	1,792,943	280,527
2009	1,848,123	309,316
2010	1,910,134	335,570
2011	1,951,851	359,572
2012	2,060,535	371,135
2013	2,156,922	374,757
2014	2,195,761	366,350
2015	2,227,594	356,203
2016	2,131,690	348,772
2017	2,122,866	344,035
2018	1,908,512	345,883
2019	1,805,818	348,798
2020	1,704,988	354,790
2021	1,566,491	349,908
2022	1,736,123	371,243
2023	1,780,230	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Egypt vs Zimbabwe

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 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Egypt	Zimbabwe
1985	141	573
1986	135	525
1987	128	480
1988	121	431
1989	114	382
1990	107	353
1991	100	332
1992	93	333
1993	86	331
1994	81	332
1995	75	332
1996	69	352
1997	64	357
1998	60	368
1999	56	399
2000	53	405
2001	50	467
2002	48	418
2003	45	455
2004	43	451
2005	41	454
2006	40	480
2007	38	519
2008	36	526
2009	34	540
2010	32	567
2011	31	564
2012	29	558
2013	27	525
2014	26	468
2015	24	428
2016	23	411
2017	21	389
2018	20	386
2019	19	388
2020	31	380
2021	42	446
2022	24	368
2023	17	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.75% in Egypt and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	32%	15.2%
1961	30.9%	14.8%
1962	29.9%	14.4%
1963	28.9%	14%
1964	28%	13.5%
1965	27.2%	13.1%
1966	26.5%	12.7%
1967	25.9%	12.4%
1968	25.4%	12.1%
1969	25%	11.8%
1970	24.7%	11.7%
1971	24.3%	11.5%
1972	23.9%	11.5%
1973	23.3%	11.4%
1974	22.6%	11.4%
1975	21.7%	11.4%
1976	20.8%	11.5%
1977	19.8%	11.5%
1978	18.8%	11.5%
1979	17.8%	11.3%
1980	16.8%	11.1%
1981	15.9%	10.7%
1982	14.9%	10.1%
1983	13.9%	9.5%
1984	12.9%	8.87%
1985	11.9%	8.31%
1986	11%	7.86%
1987	10.2%	7.61%
1988	9.57%	7.55%
1989	9.03%	7.69%
1990	8.57%	7.97%
1991	8.14%	8.33%
1992	7.73%	8.73%
1993	7.31%	9.16%
1994	6.88%	9.52%
1995	6.45%	9.83%
1996	6.04%	10%
1997	5.65%	10.1%
1998	5.29%	10%
1999	4.96%	9.92%
2000	4.66%	9.83%
2001	4.39%	9.79%
2002	4.15%	8.48%
2003	3.94%	8.85%
2004	3.75%	9.17%
2005	3.57%	9.23%
2006	3.41%	9.4%
2007	3.27%	9.47%
2008	3.12%	9.34%
2009	2.99%	9.03%
2010	2.86%	8.5%
2011	2.74%	7.88%
2012	2.62%	7.14%
2013	2.52%	6.55%
2014	2.41%	6.18%
2015	2.33%	5.98%
2016	2.24%	5.69%
2017	2.16%	5.5%
2018	2.08%	5.23%
2019	2.01%	5.11%
2020	1.94%	5.01%
2021	1.87%	4.76%
2022	1.81%	4.6%
2023	1.75%	4.42%