Bangladesh vs Egypt: Number of births
Bangladesh
3.49 million births
in 2023
Egypt
2.41 million births
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Egypt rank
11th
Number of births over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.49 million births against 2.41 million births in Egypt, a difference of 1.08 million births.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.5 times Egypt's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Egypt ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.17 million births | 1.23 million births | 942,035 births | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 2.85 million births | 1.34 million births | 1.51 million births | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 3.62 million births | 1.59 million births | 2.03 million births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 4.03 million births | 1.90 million births | 2.13 million births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 3.82 million births | 1.93 million births | 1.89 million births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 3.78 million births | 2.16 million births | 1.62 million births | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.25 million births | 2.62 million births | 634,847 births | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 3.44 million births | 2.38 million births | 1.06 million births | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Bangladesh, at 3.49 million births against 2.41 million births in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 1.08 million births, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for number of births?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and Egypt ranks 11th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.