Egypt vs Marshall Islands: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Egypt
2.73 births per woman
in 2024
Marshall Islands
2.86 births per woman
in 2024
Egypt rank
62nd
Marshall Islands rank
59th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Egypt
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2.86 births per woman against 2.73 births per woman in Egypt, a difference of 0.13 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Egypt ranks 62nd and Marshall Islands ranks 59th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.47 births per woman | 8.14 births per woman | 1.67 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 5.8 births per woman | 7.83 births per woman | 2.03 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 5.12 births per woman | 6.86 births per woman | 1.74 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 3.93 births per woman | 5.26 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 3.32 births per woman | 4.29 births per woman | 0.9661 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 3.3 births per woman | 3.23 births per woman | 0.0692 births per woman | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.77 births per woman | 2.93 births per woman | 0.1674 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Egypt or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 2.86 births per woman against 2.73 births per woman in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Egypt and Marshall Islands?
- 0.13 births per woman, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Marshall Islands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Marshall Islands rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Egypt ranks 62nd and Marshall Islands ranks 59th 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.