{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"eg-fertility-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eg-fertility-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eg-fertility-rate/","title":"Egypt Fertility Rate (2024)","description":"Egypt's Fertility Rate: 2.7 births per woman in 2024, -0.5% YoY. World Bank (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), 1975–2024.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Egypt","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Egypt","temporal_coverage":"1975/2024","unit":"births per woman","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Egypt Fertility Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?locations=EG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1975–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Egypt"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Egypt (2024)","value":"2.7","unit":"births per woman","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.5% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.5%","unit":"births per woman"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Egypt Fertility Rate"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1975","value":5.749},{"period":"1976","value":5.727},{"period":"1977","value":5.678},{"period":"1978","value":5.629},{"period":"1979","value":5.569},{"period":"1980","value":5.494},{"period":"1981","value":5.368},{"period":"1982","value":5.329},{"period":"1983","value":5.308},{"period":"1984","value":5.207},{"period":"1985","value":5.116},{"period":"1986","value":4.998},{"period":"1987","value":4.911},{"period":"1988","value":4.833},{"period":"1989","value":4.676},{"period":"1990","value":4.512},{"period":"1991","value":4.315},{"period":"1992","value":4.149},{"period":"1993","value":3.993},{"period":"1994","value":3.865},{"period":"1995","value":3.764},{"period":"1996","value":3.7},{"period":"1997","value":3.682},{"period":"1998","value":3.681},{"period":"1999","value":3.599},{"period":"2000","value":3.505},{"period":"2001","value":3.46},{"period":"2002","value":3.412},{"period":"2003","value":3.352},{"period":"2004","value":3.283},{"period":"2005","value":3.254},{"period":"2006","value":3.223},{"period":"2007","value":3.237},{"period":"2008","value":3.238},{"period":"2009","value":3.259},{"period":"2010","value":3.296},{"period":"2011","value":3.311},{"period":"2012","value":3.4},{"period":"2013","value":3.49},{"period":"2014","value":3.49},{"period":"2015","value":3.5},{"period":"2016","value":3.35},{"period":"2017","value":3.31},{"period":"2018","value":3.02},{"period":"2019","value":2.87},{"period":"2020","value":2.85},{"period":"2021","value":2.75},{"period":"2022","value":2.75},{"period":"2023","value":2.75},{"period":"2024","value":2.735}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"births per woman"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2023","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-3.5%"},{"year":"2020","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"-5.0%"},{"year":"2018","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"-8.8%"},{"year":"2017","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"-4.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"3.5","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2014","value":"3.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"3.5","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2011","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2008","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2006","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2005","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"-0.9%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the total fertility rate in Egypt (average births per woman) from 1990 to present. Compare to the replacement-level threshold of 2.1. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 5.7 births per woman in 1975 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.7 in 2024. The latest reading of 2.7 in 2024 represents a change of -0.1."}]}