Algeria vs Egypt: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Algeria
2.77 live births per woman
in 2023
Egypt
2.75 live births per woman
in 2023
Algeria rank
64th
Egypt rank
66th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 2.77 live births per woman against 2.75 live births per woman in Egypt, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 64th and Egypt ranks 66th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.35 live births per woman | 6.99 live births per woman | 0.3545 live births per woman | Algeria |
| 1960s | 7.65 live births per woman | 6.47 live births per woman | 1.18 live births per woman | Algeria |
| 1970s | 7.47 live births per woman | 5.8 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | Algeria |
| 1980s | 6.01 live births per woman | 5.12 live births per woman | 0.8815 live births per woman | Algeria |
| 1990s | 3.6 live births per woman | 3.93 live births per woman | 0.3298 live births per woman | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.6 live births per woman | 3.32 live births per woman | 0.723 live births per woman | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.01 live births per woman | 3.3 live births per woman | 0.2898 live births per woman | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.85 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | 0.0733 live births per woman | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Algeria or Egypt?
- Algeria, at 2.77 live births per woman against 2.75 live births per woman in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Algeria and Egypt?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Algeria ranks 64th and Egypt ranks 66th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.