Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Egypt, 1971

Egypt
1971
Total fertility rate: 5.99
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Egypt was 5.99 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (302 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 1,480,628 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.99
Births
1,480,628
Births per 1,000 people
41.8
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
35,433,368
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
10-148.10.7%16,583
15-19128.410.7%233,334
20-24288.924.1%436,752
25-29301.925.2%344,089
30-34232.919.5%227,350
35-39151.612.7%148,791
40-4467.45.6%60,315
45-4916.31.4%12,783
50-541.00.1%632