Crude birth rate in Egypt
Egypt: Crude birth rate was 20.91 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
20.91
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
8th
of 74 countries
All-time high
47.47
in 1960
All-time low
20.91
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Crude birth rate in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 20.91 for crude birth rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude birth rate in Egypt peaked at 47.47 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 20.91, in 2024.
That places Egypt 8th out of 74 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Crude birth rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.47 | — |
| 1961 | 46.75 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 46.02 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 45.4 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 44.55 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 43.48 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 43.17 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 42.81 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 42.48 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 42.21 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 41.91 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 41.79 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 41.63 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 41.19 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 41.13 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 41.21 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 41.25 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 40.99 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 40.84 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 40.56 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 40.16 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 39.44 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 39.32 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 39.31 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 38.67 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 38.13 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 37.32 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 36.63 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 36.04 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 34.87 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 33.55 | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 32.37 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 31.15 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 30.11 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 29.25 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 28.58 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 28.21 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 28.21 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28.3 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 27.89 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 27.39 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 27.25 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 27.08 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 26.87 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 26.57 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 26.57 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.56 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.85 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 26.98 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 27.21 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 27.49 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 27.48 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 28.12 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.59 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 28.39 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.18 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 26.68 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 26.1 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 23.59 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 22.27 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 22 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 21.15 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 21.09 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 21 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 20.91 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.43 | 42.21 | 47.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.25 | 40.56 | 41.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.99 | 34.87 | 40.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.76 | 27.89 | 33.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.93 | 26.56 | 27.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.69 | 22.27 | 28.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.23 | 20.91 | 22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 5 Uzbekistan 25.56 compare
- 6 Tajikistan 25.33 compare
- 7 Syria 23.16 compare
- 9 Turkmenistan 20.91 compare
- 10 Djibouti 20.77 compare
- 11 Jordan 20.45 compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude birth rate in Egypt?
- Crude birth rate in Egypt was 20.91 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest crude birth rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 47.47 in 1960.
- What is the lowest crude birth rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.91 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for crude birth rate?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crude birth rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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