Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Egypt, 1976

Egypt
1976
Total fertility rate: 5.73
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Egypt was 5.73 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (297 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,641,557 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.73
Births
1,641,557
Births per 1,000 people
41.3
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
39,795,557
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
10-146.20.5%14,056
15-19118.910.4%241,782
20-24275.824.1%490,762
25-29296.925.9%436,102
30-34231.820.2%255,730
35-39143.612.5%135,855
40-4458.45.1%55,600
45-4912.81.1%11,146
50-540.70.1%525