Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Egypt, 1985

Egypt
1985
Total fertility rate: 5.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Egypt was 5.12 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,934,528 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.12
Births
1,934,528
Births per 1,000 people
38.1
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
50,734,968
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
10-144.20.4%11,675
15-19100.09.8%245,968
20-24253.424.7%561,845
25-29270.626.4%530,553
30-34209.420.4%350,868
35-39127.812.5%175,151
40-4450.74.9%50,463
45-498.40.8%7,640
50-540.40.0%366