Egypt vs Guam: Fertility rate: births per woman

Egypt
2.75 live births per woman
in 2023
Guam
2.78 live births per woman
in 2023
Egypt rank
66th
Guam rank
63rd

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Egypt
  • Guam
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How they compare

Guam currently reports 2.78 live births per woman against 2.75 live births per woman in Egypt, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 66th and Guam ranks 63rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Guam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Guam Difference Ahead
1950s 6.99 live births per woman 5.88 live births per woman 1.12 live births per woman Egypt
1960s 6.47 live births per woman 5.24 live births per woman 1.23 live births per woman Egypt
1970s 5.8 live births per woman 3.69 live births per woman 2.1 live births per woman Egypt
1980s 5.12 live births per woman 2.96 live births per woman 2.16 live births per woman Egypt
1990s 3.93 live births per woman 3.03 live births per woman 0.9004 live births per woman Egypt
2000s 3.32 live births per woman 2.79 live births per woman 0.5334 live births per woman Egypt
2010s 3.3 live births per woman 2.99 live births per woman 0.3117 live births per woman Egypt
2020s 2.77 live births per woman 2.84 live births per woman 0.0627 live births per woman Guam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Egypt or Guam?
Guam, at 2.78 live births per woman against 2.75 live births per woman in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Egypt and Guam?
0.03 live births per woman, with Guam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guam?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Guam rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Egypt ranks 66th and Guam ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.