Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Egypt, 1987

Egypt
1987
Total fertility rate: 4.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Egypt was 4.91 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,966,052 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.91
Births
1,966,052
Births per 1,000 people
36.6
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
53,674,435
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
10-143.40.3%10,211
15-1991.59.3%236,383
20-24244.324.8%565,928
25-29262.326.6%542,434
30-34202.620.6%365,747
35-39122.712.5%181,482
40-4449.25.0%56,320
45-498.00.8%7,194
50-540.40.0%351