Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Egypt
Egypt: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 37.12 per 1,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Egypt, 2001–2022
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
In 2022, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Egypt stood at 37.12 per 1,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.8% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Egypt peaked at 61.05 per 1,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 37.12 per 1,000 population, in 2022.
Egypt ranks 85th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.72 per 1,000 population | 47.32 per 1,000 population | 61.05 per 1,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 53.52 per 1,000 population | 46.9 per 1,000 population | 57.17 per 1,000 population | 3 |
| 2020s | 43.56 per 1,000 population | 37.12 per 1,000 population | 50 per 1,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 37.94 per 1,000 population compare
- 83 Azerbaijan 37.29 per 1,000 population compare
- 83 Uzbekistan 37.29 per 1,000 population compare
- 86 Bulgaria 36.77 per 1,000 population compare
- 87 Myanmar 36.46 per 1,000 population compare
- 87 Palau 36.46 per 1,000 population compare
More population data for Egypt
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 202.82 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11.08 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.73 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.73 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 238,014 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.73 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.68 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Egypt?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Egypt was 37.12 per 1,000 population in 2022, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 61.05 per 1,000 population in 2009.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.12 per 1,000 population in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Egypt ranks 85th out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)