Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Egypt, 1986

Egypt
1986
Total fertility rate: 5.00
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Egypt was 5.00 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,948,115 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.00
Births
1,948,115
Births per 1,000 people
37.3
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
52,206,295
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
10-143.60.4%10,422
15-1993.99.4%236,753
20-24249.024.9%565,654
25-29266.326.6%537,306
30-34205.620.5%358,963
35-39124.512.4%177,941
40-4450.15.0%53,333
45-498.20.8%7,381
50-540.40.0%363