Egypt vs Syria: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Egypt
2.68
in 2023
Syria
2.62
in 2023
Egypt rank
66th
Syria rank
69th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Egypt
  • Syria
0246195019862023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.68 against 2.62 in Syria, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.

Egypt ranks 66th and Syria ranks 69th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Syria Difference Ahead
1950s 4.19 5.59 1.41 Syria
1960s 4.47 6.31 1.84 Syria
1970s 4.42 6.71 2.29 Syria
1980s 4.39 6.06 1.66 Syria
1990s 3.61 4.56 0.9478 Syria
2000s 3.16 3.55 0.3838 Syria
2010s 3.19 2.96 0.2389 Egypt
2020s 2.7 2.67 0.0274 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Egypt or Syria?
Egypt, at 2.68 against 2.62 in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Egypt and Syria?
0.06, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Syria rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Egypt ranks 66th and Syria ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive 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

Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed