1. Diverging pathsEgypt and United Arab Emirates

   Egypt and United Arab Emirates: about 4.51 children per woman each in 1990, 2.75 and 1.20 in 2023

   EgyptUnited Arab Emirates

   In 1990 women had 4.51 and 4.51 children on average; in 2023, 2.75 and 1.20. For comparison, 43% and 86% of people live in towns and cities (2023 and 2023, respectively).

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

More findings

• United Arab Emirates: lower fertility than Germany
• Egypt now has more people than Italy
• Egypt: 297 thousand more people died than usual in 2020–2021; officially 22 thousand died of COVID
• Egypt: the undernourished share is 1.8 times what it was in 2010
• Egypt: 44% of adults are obese, yet 31% of people lack adequate food
• Goals to lower fertility: 2 of 4 came true on time. Ethiopia: 4.27 children per woman against a target of 3

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