Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Egypt, 1973

Egypt
1973
Total fertility rate: 5.84
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Year

-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Egypt was 5.84 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 1,528,235 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.84
Births
1,528,235
Births per 1,000 people
41.2
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
37,102,043
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
10-147.10.6%15,290
15-19121.910.4%233,311
20-24279.523.9%448,121
25-29298.625.6%387,891
30-34233.120.0%227,270
35-39146.512.5%142,943
40-4465.15.6%60,533
45-4915.01.3%12,264
50-540.90.1%608