Cambodia vs Egypt: Birth rate
Cambodia
20.75 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Egypt
21 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cambodia rank
75th
Egypt rank
72nd
Birth rate over time
- Cambodia
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 21 births per 1,000 people against 20.75 births per 1,000 people in Cambodia, a difference of 0.25 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Cambodia ranks 75th and Egypt ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.88 births per 1,000 people | 52.15 births per 1,000 people | 6.27 births per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 1960s | 42.9 births per 1,000 people | 44.43 births per 1,000 people | 1.54 births per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 1970s | 32.37 births per 1,000 people | 41.25 births per 1,000 people | 8.88 births per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 1980s | 49.29 births per 1,000 people | 37.99 births per 1,000 people | 11.3 births per 1,000 people | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 38.87 births per 1,000 people | 29.76 births per 1,000 people | 9.11 births per 1,000 people | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 26.72 births per 1,000 people | 26.93 births per 1,000 people | 0.2127 births per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 24.14 births per 1,000 people | 26.69 births per 1,000 people | 2.55 births per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 21.59 births per 1,000 people | 21.31 births per 1,000 people | 0.273 births per 1,000 people | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Cambodia or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 21 births per 1,000 people against 20.75 births per 1,000 people in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Cambodia and Egypt?
- 0.25 births per 1,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Egypt?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Egypt rank globally for birth rate?
- Cambodia ranks 75th and Egypt ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth 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 number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.