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Live births in Egypt

Live births in Egypt was 2.41 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count2,405,717 Estimated
Change on 2022+1.3%
Rank11th of 236Countries ranked
Series high2,807,0832015
Series low1,155,0651950
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Live births in Egypt, 1950 to 2023

1M1.5M2M2.5M3M19501961197219831994200520231950: 1,155,065 count1951: 1,178,131 count1952: 1,198,889 count1953: 1,219,494 count1954: 1,233,204 count1955: 1,242,885 count1956: 1,249,782 count1957: 1,255,690 count1958: 1,259,258 count1959: 1,265,653 count1960: 1,276,631 count1961: 1,290,453 count1962: 1,304,014 count1963: 1,320,647 count1964: 1,330,052 count1965: 1,331,877 count1966: 1,355,681 count1967: 1,378,205 count1968: 1,401,922 count1969: 1,427,121 count1970: 1,450,984 count1971: 1,480,628 count1972: 1,509,456 count1973: 1,528,235 count1974: 1,561,834 count1975: 1,601,900 count1976: 1,641,557 count1977: 1,670,308 count1978: 1,705,633 count1979: 1,736,760 count1980: 1,764,846 count1981: 1,780,598 count1982: 1,824,584 count1983: 1,878,444 count1984: 1,904,463 count1985: 1,934,528 count1986: 1,948,115 count1987: 1,966,052 count1988: 1,988,951 count1989: 1,977,605 count1990: 1,958,927 count1991: 1,942,972 count1992: 1,915,070 count1993: 1,894,252 count1994: 1,880,108 count1995: 1,876,326 count1996: 1,890,870 count1997: 1,930,803 count1998: 1,979,615 count1999: 1,994,974 count2000: 2,001,867 count2001: 2,034,454 count2002: 2,064,224 count2003: 2,091,590 count2004: 2,111,602 count2005: 2,154,522 count2006: 2,196,664 count2007: 2,262,766 count2008: 2,316,318 count2009: 2,380,803 count2010: 2,452,077 count2011: 2,502,876 count2012: 2,619,435 count2013: 2,725,683 count2014: 2,769,134 count2015: 2,807,083 count2016: 2,711,820 count2017: 2,706,428 count2018: 2,493,224 count2019: 2,394,940 count2020: 2,405,407 count2021: 2,347,231 count2022: 2,375,206 count2023: 2,405,717 count1M1.5M2M2.5M3M19501975200020232023: 2,405,717 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20232,405,717 Estimated
20222,375,206 Estimated
20212,347,231 Estimated
20202,405,407 Estimated
20192,394,940 Estimated
20182,493,224 Estimated
20172,706,428 Estimated
20162,711,820 Estimated
20152,807,083 Estimated
20142,769,134 Estimated
20132,725,683 Estimated
20122,619,435 Estimated
20112,502,876 Estimated
20102,452,077 Estimated
20092,380,803 Estimated
20082,316,318 Estimated
20072,262,766 Estimated
20062,196,664 Estimated
20052,154,522 Estimated
20042,111,602 Estimated
20032,091,590 Estimated
20022,064,224 Estimated
20012,034,454 Estimated
20002,001,867 Estimated
19991,994,974 Estimated
19981,979,615 Estimated
19971,930,803 Estimated
19961,890,870 Estimated
19951,876,326 Estimated
19941,880,108 Estimated
19931,894,252 Estimated
19921,915,070 Estimated
19911,942,972 Estimated
19901,958,927 Estimated
19891,977,605 Estimated
19881,988,951 Estimated
19871,966,052 Estimated
19861,948,115 Estimated
19851,934,528 Estimated
19841,904,463 Estimated
19831,878,444 Estimated
19821,824,584 Estimated
19811,780,598 Estimated
19801,764,846 Estimated
19791,736,760 Estimated
19781,705,633 Estimated
19771,670,308 Estimated
19761,641,557 Estimated
19751,601,900 Estimated
19741,561,834 Estimated
19731,528,235 Estimated
19721,509,456 Estimated
19711,480,628 Estimated
19701,450,984 Estimated
19691,427,121 Estimated
19681,401,922 Estimated
19671,378,205 Estimated
19661,355,681 Estimated
19651,331,877 Estimated
19641,330,052 Estimated
19631,320,647 Estimated
19621,304,014 Estimated
19611,290,453 Estimated
19601,276,631 Estimated
19591,265,653 Estimated
19581,259,258 Estimated
19571,255,690 Estimated
19561,249,782 Estimated
19551,242,885 Estimated
19541,233,204 Estimated
19531,219,494 Estimated
19521,198,889 Estimated
19511,178,131 Estimated
19501,155,065 Estimated

Egypt compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. Egypt is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Egypt, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Egypt, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/egypt. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Egypt, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/egypt.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Egypt, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/egypt (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Egypt, 1950 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/egypt. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Egypt?

Live births in Egypt was 2.41 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Egypt?

2.81 million in 2015, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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