Egypt vs Syria: Total fertility rate
Egypt
2.71
in 2025
Syria
2.66
in 2025
Egypt rank
9th
Syria rank
11th
Total fertility rate over time
- Egypt
- Syria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.71 against 2.66 in Syria, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.
Egypt ranks 9th and Syria ranks 11th of 75 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.32 | 3.7 | 0.3729 | Syria |
| 2010s | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.2034 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.76 | 2.74 | 0.0151 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate, Egypt or Syria?
- Egypt, at 2.71 against 2.66 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate between Egypt and Syria?
- 0.05, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Syria rank globally for total fertility rate?
- Egypt ranks 9th and Syria ranks 11th of 75 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Total fertility rate (UN DESA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.