Egypt vs Libya
Egypt vs Libya: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 2.75 births per woman in Egypt and 2.36 births per woman in Libya, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Egypt, by 0.4 births per woman, or 1.17 times that in Libya.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Libya.
- In 2023, Egypt ranked 64 and Libya ranked 84 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Egypt at 1.84 births per woman and Libya at 1.72 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Egypt | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.75 | 2.36 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 2.75 | 2.4 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 2.75 | 2.46 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 2.85 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 2.87 | 2.54 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 3.02 | 2.58 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 3.31 | 2.63 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 3.35 | 2.67 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 3.5 | 2.71 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 3.49 | 2.76 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 3.49 | 2.72 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 3.4 | 2.68 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 3.31 | 2.65 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 3.26 | 2.56 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 3.24 | 2.6 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 3.24 | 2.65 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 3.22 | 2.7 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 3.25 | 2.77 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 3.28 | 2.77 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 3.35 | 2.8 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 3.41 | 2.83 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 3.46 | 2.87 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 3.51 | 2.91 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 3.6 | 2.97 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 3.68 | 3.04 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 3.68 | 3.13 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 3.7 | 3.26 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 3.76 | 3.44 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 3.87 | 3.65 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 3.99 | 3.88 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 4.15 | 4.16 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 4.32 | 4.46 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 4.51 | 4.78 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 4.68 | 5.09 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 4.83 | 5.41 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 4.91 | 5.72 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 5 | 6.02 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 5.12 | 6.33 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 5.21 | 6.62 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 5.31 | 6.91 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 5.33 | 7.16 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 5.37 | 7.37 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 5.49 | 7.54 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 5.57 | 7.68 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 5.63 | 7.79 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 5.68 | 7.87 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 5.73 | 7.93 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 5.75 | 7.98 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 5.78 | 8.02 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 5.84 | 8.05 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 5.93 | 8.07 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 5.99 | 8.1 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 6.06 | 8.05 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 6.12 | 8.01 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 6.19 | 7.97 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 6.25 | 7.93 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 6.31 | 7.89 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.39 | 7.82 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.54 | 7.75 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.65 | 7.69 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.71 | 7.61 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.76 | 7.56 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.79 | 7.51 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.83 | 7.46 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.86 | 7.4 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.92 | 7.35 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.97 | 7.29 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 7.02 | 7.24 | 5 |
| 1954 | 7.06 | 7.18 | 5 |
| 1953 | 7.09 | 7.13 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 7.08 | 7.05 | 5 |
| 1951 | 7.07 | 7.03 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 7.06 | 7.01 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Egypt | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.742.27–3.24 | 2.31.74–2.87 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 2.712.17–3.26 | 2.251.66–2.84 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 2.682.13–3.28 | 2.211.61–2.83 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 2.662.06–3.3 | 2.181.58–2.84 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 2.632.01–3.32 | 2.141.54–2.79 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 2.611.96–3.32 | 2.111.5–2.78 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 2.591.9–3.35 | 2.081.46–2.75 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 2.571.86–3.32 | 2.061.43–2.72 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 2.551.82–3.34 | 2.031.4–2.7 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 2.521.79–3.36 | 2.011.37–2.68 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 2.51.75–3.37 | 1.991.34–2.68 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 2.481.71–3.37 | 1.971.32–2.66 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 2.461.67–3.36 | 1.951.28–2.64 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 2.441.63–3.36 | 1.941.26–2.62 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 2.421.61–3.35 | 1.921.24–2.62 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 2.41.59–3.35 | 1.911.21–2.59 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 2.391.58–3.35 | 1.91.19–2.57 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 2.371.56–3.36 | 1.891.18–2.54 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 2.351.52–3.35 | 1.881.16–2.52 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 2.331.51–3.34 | 1.871.14–2.51 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 2.311.48–3.33 | 1.861.15–2.49 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 2.291.47–3.32 | 1.851.11–2.49 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 2.271.43–3.29 | 1.841.09–2.47 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 2.261.4–3.29 | 1.831.11–2.48 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 2.241.39–3.29 | 1.831.1–2.46 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 2.231.39–3.31 | 1.821.11–2.46 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 2.211.38–3.28 | 1.821.11–2.43 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 2.21.39–3.28 | 1.811.1–2.44 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 2.181.37–3.25 | 1.81.07–2.42 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 2.171.35–3.21 | 1.81.08–2.43 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 2.161.32–3.18 | 1.81.05–2.44 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 2.151.33–3.19 | 1.791.07–2.42 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 2.141.31–3.19 | 1.791.07–2.42 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 2.121.29–3.19 | 1.791.06–2.41 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 2.111.25–3.19 | 1.781.05–2.41 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 2.11.26–3.17 | 1.781.05–2.4 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 2.091.26–3.17 | 1.771.05–2.4 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 2.081.27–3.19 | 1.771.03–2.4 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 2.071.26–3.16 | 1.771.04–2.4 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 2.061.25–3.18 | 1.761.03–2.41 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 2.051.27–3.17 | 1.761.03–2.4 | 2 |
| 2065 | 2.041.27–3.16 | 1.761.03–2.39 | 2 |
| 2066 | 2.031.26–3.17 | 1.761.04–2.4 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 2.031.27–3.14 | 1.761.04–2.39 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 2.021.25–3.08 | 1.761.03–2.38 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 2.011.22–3.1 | 1.751.02–2.38 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 21.24–3.12 | 1.751–2.39 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 21.23–3.13 | 1.751.02–2.4 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.991.22–3.08 | 1.751.03–2.4 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.991.22–3.06 | 1.751.03–2.38 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.981.22–3.09 | 1.741.04–2.4 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.971.22–3.07 | 1.741.03–2.39 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.971.2–3.03 | 1.741.03–2.4 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.961.2–3.04 | 1.741.02–2.39 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.951.19–3.02 | 1.741.02–2.41 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.951.19–3.02 | 1.741.02–2.42 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.941.16–3.02 | 1.741.03–2.42 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.931.16–3 | 1.741.04–2.41 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.921.18–2.97 | 1.741.04–2.4 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.921.19–3.01 | 1.741.04–2.41 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.911.2–2.97 | 1.731.05–2.42 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.911.16–2.95 | 1.731.02–2.42 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.91.17–2.97 | 1.731.02–2.43 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.91.16–2.98 | 1.731–2.42 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.891.15–2.98 | 1.731–2.42 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.891.15–2.92 | 1.730.99–2.42 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.891.15–2.94 | 1.721–2.44 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.881.13–2.96 | 1.720.99–2.43 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.881.14–2.96 | 1.720.99–2.42 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.871.14–2.95 | 1.721.01–2.42 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.871.15–2.92 | 1.720.99–2.44 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.861.15–2.89 | 1.720.98–2.45 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.861.14–2.85 | 1.720.99–2.44 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.851.14–2.83 | 1.720.98–2.44 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.851.11–2.82 | 1.720.99–2.47 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.841.12–2.78 | 1.720.98–2.46 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.841.13–2.77 | 1.720.99–2.45 | 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
Egypt vs Libya
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Libya: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Libya: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Libya: 16 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Libya: 3.81% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Libya: 8.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Libya: 7.31 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Libya: 1.01% a year in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Libya: 87.9% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Libya: 27.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Libya: 4.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Libya: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Libya: 3.57% of GDP in 2023
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Libya: $1.6B in 2023
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Libya: $216 in 2023
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Libya: 5.5% of government spending in 2023
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Libya: 0 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Libya: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Libya: 0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Libya: 5 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Libya: 0 TIV in 2016