Egypt vs Micronesia (country): Fertility rate: births per woman

Egypt
2.75 live births per woman
in 2023
Micronesia (country)
2.75 live births per woman
in 2023
Egypt rank
66th
Micronesia (country) rank
67th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Egypt
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.75 live births per woman against 2.75 live births per woman in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 66th and Micronesia (country) ranks 67th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Micronesia (country) in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
1950s 6.99 live births per woman 6.66 live births per woman 0.3305 live births per woman Egypt
1960s 6.47 live births per woman 6.77 live births per woman 0.3003 live births per woman Micronesia (country)
1970s 5.8 live births per woman 6.84 live births per woman 1.04 live births per woman Micronesia (country)
1980s 5.12 live births per woman 5.81 live births per woman 0.6891 live births per woman Micronesia (country)
1990s 3.93 live births per woman 4.59 live births per woman 0.6611 live births per woman Micronesia (country)
2000s 3.32 live births per woman 3.69 live births per woman 0.3707 live births per woman Micronesia (country)
2010s 3.3 live births per woman 3.07 live births per woman 0.2327 live births per woman Egypt
2020s 2.77 live births per woman 2.8 live births per woman 0.0257 live births per woman Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Egypt or Micronesia (country)?
Egypt, at 2.75 live births per woman against 2.75 live births per woman in Micronesia (country) as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Egypt and Micronesia (country)?
0 live births per woman, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Micronesia (country)?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Micronesia (country) rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Egypt ranks 66th and Micronesia (country) ranks 67th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.