Egypt vs Micronesia (country): Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence

Egypt
2.73 births per woman
in 2024
Micronesia (country)
2.74 births per woman
in 2024
Egypt rank
62nd
Micronesia (country) rank
61st

Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time

  • Egypt
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 2.74 births per woman against 2.73 births per woman in Egypt, 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 Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 62nd and Micronesia (country) ranks 61st of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Micronesia (country) in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
1960s 6.47 births per woman 6.77 births per woman 0.3003 births per woman Micronesia (country)
1970s 5.8 births per woman 6.84 births per woman 1.04 births per woman Micronesia (country)
1980s 5.12 births per woman 5.81 births per woman 0.6891 births per woman Micronesia (country)
1990s 3.93 births per woman 4.59 births per woman 0.6611 births per woman Micronesia (country)
2000s 3.32 births per woman 3.69 births per woman 0.3707 births per woman Micronesia (country)
2010s 3.3 births per woman 3.07 births per woman 0.2327 births per woman Egypt
2020s 2.77 births per woman 2.79 births per woman 0.0222 births per woman Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Egypt or Micronesia (country)?
Micronesia (country), at 2.74 births per woman against 2.73 births per woman in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Egypt and Micronesia (country)?
0.01 births per woman, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Micronesia (country)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Micronesia (country) rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
Egypt ranks 62nd and Micronesia (country) ranks 61st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.