Algeria vs Egypt
Algeria vs Egypt: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 2.77 births per woman in Algeria and 2.75 births per woman in Egypt, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Algeria, by 0.02 births per woman, or 1.01 times that in Egypt.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Algeria has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Egypt.
- In 2023, Algeria ranked 62 and Egypt ranked 64 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Algeria at 1.78 births per woman and Egypt at 1.84 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Algeria | Egypt | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.77 | 2.75 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 2.82 | 2.75 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 2.87 | 2.75 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 2.94 | 2.85 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2.87 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 3.02 | 3.02 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 3.09 | 3.31 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 3.09 | 3.35 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 3.09 | 3.5 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 3.08 | 3.49 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3.49 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3.4 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 2.9 | 3.31 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.88 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 2.83 | 3.26 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 2.79 | 3.24 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 2.7 | 3.24 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 2.63 | 3.22 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 2.56 | 3.25 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 2.5 | 3.28 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 2.45 | 3.35 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 2.43 | 3.41 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 2.52 | 3.46 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 2.59 | 3.51 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 2.62 | 3.6 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 2.69 | 3.68 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 2.89 | 3.68 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 3.14 | 3.7 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 3.49 | 3.76 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 3.91 | 3.87 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 4.08 | 3.99 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 4.27 | 4.15 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 4.37 | 4.32 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 4.51 | 4.51 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 4.76 | 4.68 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 5.02 | 4.83 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 5.3 | 4.91 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 5.65 | 5 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 6.04 | 5.12 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 6.28 | 5.21 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 6.5 | 5.31 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 6.68 | 5.33 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 6.85 | 5.37 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 7 | 5.49 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 7.12 | 5.57 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 7.21 | 5.63 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 7.31 | 5.68 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 7.41 | 5.73 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 7.49 | 5.75 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 7.55 | 5.78 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 7.59 | 5.84 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 7.63 | 5.93 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 7.67 | 5.99 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 7.7 | 6.06 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 7.71 | 6.12 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 7.71 | 6.19 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 7.71 | 6.25 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 7.71 | 6.31 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 7.71 | 6.39 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 7.67 | 6.54 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 7.65 | 6.65 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 7.61 | 6.71 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 7.56 | 6.76 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 7.5 | 6.79 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 7.45 | 6.83 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 7.44 | 6.86 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 7.39 | 6.92 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 7.36 | 6.97 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 7.34 | 7.02 | 5 |
| 1954 | 7.31 | 7.06 | 5 |
| 1953 | 7.29 | 7.09 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 7.29 | 7.08 | 5 |
| 1951 | 7.31 | 7.07 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 7.32 | 7.06 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Algeria | Egypt | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.722.28–3.18 | 2.742.27–3.24 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 2.672.2–3.16 | 2.712.17–3.26 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 2.622.09–3.15 | 2.682.13–3.28 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 2.582.01–3.14 | 2.662.06–3.3 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 2.531.96–3.13 | 2.632.01–3.32 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 2.491.9–3.13 | 2.611.96–3.32 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 2.451.85–3.1 | 2.591.9–3.35 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 2.421.79–3.09 | 2.571.86–3.32 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 2.381.73–3.06 | 2.551.82–3.34 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 2.351.66–3.04 | 2.521.79–3.36 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 2.321.65–3.03 | 2.51.75–3.37 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 2.291.61–3.01 | 2.481.71–3.37 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 2.261.57–2.99 | 2.461.67–3.36 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 2.231.55–2.97 | 2.441.63–3.36 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 2.211.51–2.97 | 2.421.61–3.35 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 2.181.46–2.94 | 2.41.59–3.35 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 2.161.43–2.92 | 2.391.58–3.35 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 2.141.4–2.89 | 2.371.56–3.36 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 2.121.41–2.87 | 2.351.52–3.35 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 2.11.39–2.85 | 2.331.51–3.34 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 2.081.38–2.85 | 2.311.48–3.33 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 2.071.35–2.82 | 2.291.47–3.32 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 2.051.36–2.81 | 2.271.43–3.29 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 2.041.29–2.82 | 2.261.4–3.29 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 2.031.29–2.79 | 2.241.39–3.29 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 2.011.29–2.78 | 2.231.39–3.31 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 21.29–2.77 | 2.211.38–3.28 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.991.29–2.72 | 2.21.39–3.28 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.981.29–2.71 | 2.181.37–3.25 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.971.29–2.68 | 2.171.35–3.21 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.961.28–2.66 | 2.161.32–3.18 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.951.29–2.64 | 2.151.33–3.19 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.941.28–2.62 | 2.141.31–3.19 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.931.25–2.59 | 2.121.29–3.19 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.921.24–2.57 | 2.111.25–3.19 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.921.24–2.59 | 2.11.26–3.17 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.911.23–2.58 | 2.091.26–3.17 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.911.22–2.58 | 2.081.27–3.19 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.91.22–2.58 | 2.071.26–3.16 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.891.22–2.56 | 2.061.25–3.18 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.891.2–2.58 | 2.051.27–3.17 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.881.18–2.57 | 2.041.27–3.16 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.881.18–2.57 | 2.031.26–3.17 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.881.18–2.56 | 2.031.27–3.14 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.871.18–2.55 | 2.021.25–3.08 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.871.18–2.56 | 2.011.22–3.1 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.861.16–2.57 | 21.24–3.12 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.861.17–2.58 | 21.23–3.13 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.851.15–2.56 | 1.991.22–3.08 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.851.15–2.55 | 1.991.22–3.06 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.841.14–2.57 | 1.981.22–3.09 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.841.14–2.56 | 1.971.22–3.07 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.841.13–2.56 | 1.971.2–3.03 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.831.13–2.53 | 1.961.2–3.04 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.831.11–2.55 | 1.951.19–3.02 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.831.12–2.55 | 1.951.19–3.02 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.821.1–2.54 | 1.941.16–3.02 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.821.08–2.54 | 1.931.16–3 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.811.06–2.54 | 1.921.18–2.97 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.811.08–2.54 | 1.921.19–3.01 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.811.06–2.53 | 1.911.2–2.97 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.811.08–2.54 | 1.911.16–2.95 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.81.07–2.54 | 1.91.17–2.97 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.81.07–2.53 | 1.91.16–2.98 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.81.09–2.53 | 1.891.15–2.98 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.81.08–2.53 | 1.891.15–2.92 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.791.08–2.54 | 1.891.15–2.94 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.791.08–2.53 | 1.881.13–2.96 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.791.09–2.51 | 1.881.14–2.96 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.791.08–2.53 | 1.871.14–2.95 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.791.08–2.51 | 1.871.15–2.92 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.791.07–2.53 | 1.861.15–2.89 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.781.04–2.53 | 1.861.14–2.85 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.781.05–2.53 | 1.851.14–2.83 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.781.04–2.52 | 1.851.11–2.82 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.781.06–2.51 | 1.841.12–2.78 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.781.05–2.52 | 1.841.13–2.77 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Algeria vs Egypt
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Egypt: 71.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Egypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Egypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAlgeria: 3.66% in 2017Egypt: 3.24% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlgeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Egypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Egypt: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Egypt: 1.82% a year in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Egypt: 42.9% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Egypt: 24 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Egypt: 5% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Egypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Egypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlgeria: $24.1B in 2025Egypt: $2.26B in 2025
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Egypt: $21 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Egypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Egypt: 836,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlgeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022Egypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlgeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020Egypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Egypt: 697 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAlgeria: 12 million TIV in 1984Egypt: 2 million TIV in 2024