Algeria vs Egypt: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Algeria
2.69 children per women
in 2023
Egypt
2.68 children per women
in 2023
Algeria rank
64th
Egypt rank
66th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 2.69 children per women against 2.68 children per women in Egypt, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 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 | 4.79 children per women | 4.19 children per women | 0.606 children per women | Algeria |
| 1960s | 5.33 children per women | 4.47 children per women | 0.863 children per women | Algeria |
| 1970s | 5.77 children per women | 4.42 children per women | 1.35 children per women | Algeria |
| 1980s | 5.37 children per women | 4.39 children per women | 0.9755 children per women | Algeria |
| 1990s | 3.38 children per women | 3.61 children per women | 0.2276 children per women | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.49 children per women | 3.16 children per women | 0.6766 children per women | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.91 children per women | 3.19 children per women | 0.281 children per women | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.77 children per women | 2.7 children per women | 0.064 children per women | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Algeria or Egypt?
- Algeria, at 2.69 children per women against 2.68 children per women in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Algeria and Egypt?
- 0.01 children per women, 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Algeria ranks 64th and Egypt ranks 66th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).