Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Egypt
Egypt: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 2.75 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.75
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.09
in 1953
All-time low
2.75
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Egypt, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Egypt stood at 2.75. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Egypt peaked at 7.09 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 2.75, in 2021.
That places Egypt 65th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.06 | — |
| 1951 | 7.07 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 7.08 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 7.09 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 7.06 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 7.01 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 6.97 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 6.92 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 6.86 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 6.83 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 6.79 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 6.76 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 6.71 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 6.65 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 6.54 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 6.39 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 6.31 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 6.25 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 6.19 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 6.12 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 6.06 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 5.99 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 5.93 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 5.84 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 5.78 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 5.75 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 5.73 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 5.68 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 5.63 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 5.57 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 5.49 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 5.37 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 5.33 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.31 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 5.21 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 5.12 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 5 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 4.91 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 4.83 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 4.68 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 4.51 | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 4.32 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 4.15 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 3.99 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 3.87 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 3.76 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 3.7 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 3.68 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.68 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.6 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 3.5 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 3.46 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.41 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.35 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 3.28 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.25 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.22 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.24 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.24 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.26 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.3 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 3.31 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.4 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 3.49 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.49 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.35 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 3.31 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.02 | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 2.87 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.85 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.75 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 2.75 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.75 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.99 | 6.83 | 7.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.47 | 6.12 | 6.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8 | 5.57 | 6.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.12 | 4.68 | 5.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.93 | 3.6 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.32 | 3.22 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3 | 2.87 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 | 2.75 | 2.85 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Egypt
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,402 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.398 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.103 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.103 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1186 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Egypt?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Egypt was 2.75 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.09 in 1953.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Egypt ranks 65th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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