Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Egypt, 1968

Egypt
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.19
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Egypt was 6.19 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (303 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,401,922 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.19
Births
1,401,922
Births per 1,000 people
42.5
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
32,998,318
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-149.40.8%18,247
15-19139.011.3%226,417
20-24293.723.8%389,612
25-29303.124.5%302,505
30-34240.919.5%240,526
35-39157.212.7%149,753
40-4472.45.9%60,916
45-4918.31.5%13,287
50-541.10.1%660