Algeria vs Egypt: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Algeria
2.77 live births per woman
in 2023
Egypt
2.75 live births per woman
in 2023
Algeria rank
64th
Egypt rank
66th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 2.77 live births per woman against 2.75 live births per woman in Egypt, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 64th and Egypt ranks 66th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.35 live births per woman | 6.99 live births per woman | 0.3545 live births per woman | Algeria |
| 1960s | 7.65 live births per woman | 6.47 live births per woman | 1.18 live births per woman | Algeria |
| 1970s | 7.47 live births per woman | 5.8 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | Algeria |
| 1980s | 6.01 live births per woman | 5.12 live births per woman | 0.8815 live births per woman | Algeria |
| 1990s | 3.6 live births per woman | 3.93 live births per woman | 0.3298 live births per woman | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.6 live births per woman | 3.32 live births per woman | 0.723 live births per woman | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.01 live births per woman | 3.3 live births per woman | 0.2898 live births per woman | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.85 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | 0.0733 live births per woman | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Algeria or Egypt?
- Algeria, at 2.77 live births per woman against 2.75 live births per woman in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Algeria and Egypt?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Algeria ranks 64th and Egypt ranks 66th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.