Egypt vs Guatemala: Birth rate
Egypt
21 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guatemala
20.81 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Egypt rank
72nd
Guatemala rank
73rd
Birth rate over time
- Egypt
- Guatemala
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 21 births per 1,000 people against 20.81 births per 1,000 people in Guatemala, a difference of 0.19 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 72nd and Guatemala ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.15 births per 1,000 people | 50.6 births per 1,000 people | 1.56 births per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 1960s | 44.43 births per 1,000 people | 46.56 births per 1,000 people | 2.13 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 41.25 births per 1,000 people | 44.17 births per 1,000 people | 2.92 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 37.99 births per 1,000 people | 41.85 births per 1,000 people | 3.87 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 29.76 births per 1,000 people | 37.73 births per 1,000 people | 7.97 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 26.93 births per 1,000 people | 31.34 births per 1,000 people | 4.41 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 26.69 births per 1,000 people | 26.05 births per 1,000 people | 0.6385 births per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 21.31 births per 1,000 people | 21.33 births per 1,000 people | 0.0173 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Egypt or Guatemala?
- Egypt, at 21 births per 1,000 people against 20.81 births per 1,000 people in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Egypt and Guatemala?
- 0.19 births per 1,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guatemala?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Guatemala rank globally for birth rate?
- Egypt ranks 72nd and Guatemala ranks 73rd 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.