Egypt vs Syrian Arab Republic: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Egypt
2.68 children per women
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
2.62 children per women
in 2023
Egypt rank
66th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
69th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Egypt
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.68 children per women against 2.62 children per women in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.06 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Egypt ranks 66th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.19 children per women | 5.59 children per women | 1.41 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1960s | 4.47 children per women | 6.31 children per women | 1.84 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 4.42 children per women | 6.71 children per women | 2.29 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 4.39 children per women | 6.06 children per women | 1.66 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 3.61 children per women | 4.56 children per women | 0.9478 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 3.16 children per women | 3.55 children per women | 0.3838 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | 3.19 children per women | 2.96 children per women | 0.2389 children per women | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.7 children per women | 2.67 children per women | 0.0274 children per women | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Egypt or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Egypt, at 2.68 children per women against 2.62 children per women in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.06 children per women, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Egypt ranks 66th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 69th 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).