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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Egypt

Egypt: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.99 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
27.99 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
194th
of 236 countries
All-time high
28.62 years
in 1950
All-time low
27.61 years
in 2009
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Egypt, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 27.99 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.

The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Egypt peaked at 28.62 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 27.61 years, in 2009.

That places Egypt 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Egypt, year by year

Year years Change
1950 28.62 years —
1951 28.6 years -0.1%
1952 28.58 years -0.1%
1953 28.56 years -0.1%
1954 28.55 years -0.1%
1955 28.54 years -0.0%
1956 28.54 years -0.0%
1957 28.53 years -0.0%
1958 28.52 years -0.0%
1959 28.55 years +0.1%
1960 28.55 years +0.0%
1961 28.53 years -0.1%
1962 28.55 years +0.1%
1963 28.5 years -0.2%
1964 28.48 years -0.1%
1965 28.46 years -0.1%
1966 28.36 years -0.4%
1967 28.4 years +0.2%
1968 28.45 years +0.2%
1969 28.43 years -0.1%
1970 28.51 years +0.3%
1971 28.45 years -0.2%
1972 28.43 years -0.1%
1973 28.49 years +0.2%
1974 28.43 years -0.2%
1975 28.38 years -0.2%
1976 28.41 years +0.1%
1977 28.44 years +0.1%
1978 28.42 years -0.1%
1979 28.42 years -0.0%
1980 28.4 years -0.1%
1981 28.38 years -0.1%
1982 28.35 years -0.1%
1983 28.32 years -0.1%
1984 28.36 years +0.2%
1985 28.35 years -0.0%
1986 28.39 years +0.2%
1987 28.4 years +0.0%
1988 28.38 years -0.1%
1989 28.34 years -0.1%
1990 28.33 years -0.1%
1991 28.23 years -0.4%
1992 28.16 years -0.2%
1993 28.09 years -0.2%
1994 28.03 years -0.2%
1995 28.02 years -0.1%
1996 27.99 years -0.1%
1997 27.96 years -0.1%
1998 27.98 years +0.1%
1999 27.93 years -0.2%
2000 27.87 years -0.2%
2001 27.87 years -0.0%
2002 27.86 years -0.0%
2003 27.81 years -0.2%
2004 27.77 years -0.1%
2005 27.75 years -0.1%
2006 27.7 years -0.2%
2007 27.67 years -0.1%
2008 27.64 years -0.1%
2009 27.61 years -0.1%
2010 27.62 years +0.0%
2011 27.62 years +0.0%
2012 27.67 years +0.2%
2013 27.74 years +0.3%
2014 27.8 years +0.2%
2015 27.86 years +0.2%
2016 27.89 years +0.1%
2017 27.94 years +0.2%
2018 27.97 years +0.1%
2019 28.02 years +0.2%
2020 28 years -0.1%
2021 28 years -0.0%
2022 28 years -0.0%
2023 27.99 years -0.0%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 27.99 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.56 years, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 27.99 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30.14 years, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 28.56 years 28.52 years 28.62 years 10
1960s 28.47 years 28.36 years 28.55 years 10
1970s 28.44 years 28.38 years 28.51 years 10
1980s 28.37 years 28.32 years 28.4 years 10
1990s 28.07 years 27.93 years 28.33 years 10
2000s 27.75 years 27.61 years 27.87 years 10
2010s 27.81 years 27.62 years 28.02 years 10
2020s 28 years 27.99 years 28 years 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 191 Vanuatu 28.09 years compare
  2. 192 Zimbabwe 28.06 years compare
  3. 193 Moldova 27.99 years compare
  4. 195 Bulgaria 27.95 years compare
  5. 196 Jamaica 27.93 years compare
  6. 197 Greenland 27.92 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Egypt?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Egypt was 27.99 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 28.62 years in 1950.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 27.61 years in 2009.
How does Egypt rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Egypt ranks 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit
years
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
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Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.