Algeria vs Egypt: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.73 births per woman against 2.72 births per woman in Algeria, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 63rd and Egypt ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Egypt in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.65 births per woman | 6.47 births per woman | 1.18 births per woman | Algeria |
| 1970s | 7.47 births per woman | 5.8 births per woman | 1.67 births per woman | Algeria |
| 1980s | 6.01 births per woman | 5.12 births per woman | 0.8815 births per woman | Algeria |
| 1990s | 3.6 births per woman | 3.93 births per woman | 0.3298 births per woman | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.6 births per woman | 3.32 births per woman | 0.723 births per woman | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.01 births per woman | 3.3 births per woman | 0.2898 births per woman | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.82 births per woman | 2.77 births per woman | 0.0562 births per woman | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Algeria or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 2.73 births per woman against 2.72 births per woman in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Algeria and Egypt?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Algeria ranks 63rd and Egypt ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.