Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Egypt, 2006

Egypt
2006
Total fertility rate: 3.22
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Egypt was 3.22 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (192 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 2,196,664 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.22
Births
2,196,664
Births per 1,000 people
26.6
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
82,700,403
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
10-140.70.1%2,965
15-1954.08.4%233,547
20-24185.528.7%735,848
25-29192.129.8%650,812
30-34127.319.7%364,275
35-3963.99.9%159,945
40-4419.43.0%43,564
45-492.70.4%5,374
50-540.20.0%334