Egypt vs India: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Egypt
0.908 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
India
0.905 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Egypt rank
118th
India rank
120th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Egypt
  • India
02468195520272100

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.908 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.905 births per woman in last 5 years in India, a difference of 0.003 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 118th and India ranks 120th of 200 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt India Difference Ahead
1950s 7 births per woman in last 5 years 5.82 births per woman in last 5 years 1.18 births per woman in last 5 years Egypt
1960s 6.8 births per woman in last 5 years 5.93 births per woman in last 5 years 0.875 births per woman in last 5 years Egypt
1970s 6.16 births per woman in last 5 years 5.65 births per woman in last 5 years 0.5145 births per woman in last 5 years Egypt
1980s 5.57 births per woman in last 5 years 4.82 births per woman in last 5 years 0.748 births per woman in last 5 years Egypt
1990s 4.59 births per woman in last 5 years 4.09 births per woman in last 5 years 0.4985 births per woman in last 5 years Egypt
2000s 3.5 births per woman in last 5 years 3.36 births per woman in last 5 years 0.135 births per woman in last 5 years Egypt
2010s 3.22 births per woman in last 5 years 2.63 births per woman in last 5 years 0.5925 births per woman in last 5 years Egypt
2020s 3 births per woman in last 5 years 2.03 births per woman in last 5 years 0.9715 births per woman in last 5 years Egypt
2030s 2.36 births per woman in last 5 years 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years 0.812 births per woman in last 5 years Egypt
2040s 1.89 births per woman in last 5 years 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years 0.6035 births per woman in last 5 years Egypt
2050s 1.57 births per woman in last 5 years 1.16 births per woman in last 5 years 0.412 births per woman in last 5 years Egypt
2060s 1.28 births per woman in last 5 years 1.08 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1965 births per woman in last 5 years Egypt
2070s 1.08 births per woman in last 5 years 1.04 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0415 births per woman in last 5 years Egypt
2080s 0.9965 births per woman in last 5 years 0.993 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0035 births per woman in last 5 years Egypt
2090s 0.947 births per woman in last 5 years 0.941 births per woman in last 5 years 0.006 births per woman in last 5 years Egypt
2100s 0.908 births per woman in last 5 years 0.905 births per woman in last 5 years 0.003 births per woman in last 5 years Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Egypt or India?
Egypt, at 0.908 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.905 births per woman in last 5 years in India as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Egypt and India?
0.003 births per woman in last 5 years, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Egypt and India rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Egypt ranks 118th and India ranks 120th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
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Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).