Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Egypt
Egypt: Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled was 23.83 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 23.83 for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of up 30.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Egypt peaked at 29.97 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 4.36, in 1973.
Egypt ranks 183rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.22 | — |
| 1966 | 5.84 | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 4.36 | -25.3% |
| 1974 | 4.75 | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 5.14 | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 6.42 | +24.9% |
| 1977 | 6.92 | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 8.32 | +20.3% |
| 1979 | 7.77 | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 7.4 | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 5.95 | -19.7% |
| 1982 | 5.83 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 17.15 | +194.3% |
| 1984 | 18.03 | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 13.94 | -22.7% |
| 1986 | 9.84 | -29.4% |
| 1987 | 16.55 | +68.2% |
| 1988 | 23.26 | +40.5% |
| 1989 | 29.97 | +28.8% |
| 1990 | 26.74 | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 22.03 | -17.6% |
| 1992 | 22.8 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 22.13 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 22.98 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 21.6 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 14.5 | -32.9% |
| 1997 | 17.03 | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 19.55 | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 20.37 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 13.5 | -33.7% |
| 2001 | 20.16 | +49.4% |
| 2002 | 18.41 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 19.97 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 21.53 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 23.09 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 21.13 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 23.16 | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 21.72 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 22.77 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 23.05 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 22.38 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 22.39 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 22.92 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 23.06 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 22.67 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 22.93 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 21.93 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 18.31 | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 15.61 | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 14.4 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 15.34 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 15 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 18.25 | +21.7% |
| 2024 | 23.83 | +30.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.53 | 5.22 | 5.84 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.24 | 4.36 | 8.32 | 7 |
| 1980s | 14.79 | 5.83 | 29.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.97 | 14.5 | 26.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.54 | 13.5 | 23.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.52 | 15.61 | 23.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.36 | 14.4 | 23.83 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Egypt?
- Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Egypt was 23.83 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 29.97 in 1989.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.36 in 1973.
- How does Egypt rank for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled?
- Egypt ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.