Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Egypt, 1972

Egypt
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.93
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Egypt was 5.93 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (300 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,509,456 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.93
Births
1,509,456
Births per 1,000 people
41.6
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
36,258,328
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
10-147.80.7%16,294
15-19127.610.8%238,496
20-24285.824.1%444,613
25-29299.825.3%365,485
30-34232.319.6%225,390
35-39148.612.5%145,735
40-4466.05.6%60,282
45-4915.71.3%12,543
50-540.90.1%620