Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc.
11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 15th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90025
Phone (310) 996-6000







                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



SHAW B. WAGENER,  President and PEO, and MICHAEL A. FELIX, Treasurer of Emerging
Markets Growth Fund, Inc., (the  "Registrant"),  each certify to the best of his
knowledge that:

     1)   The  Registrant's  periodic  report on Form N-CSR for the period ended
          December  31,  2004  (the  "Form  N-CSR")  fully   complies  with  the
          requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act
          of 1934, as amended; and

     2)   The information  contained in the Form N-CSR fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Registrant.


Principal Executive Officer                    Principal Financial Officer

EMERGING MARKETS GROWTH                        EMERGING MARKETS GROWTH
FUND, INC.                                     FUND, INC.


/s/ Shaw B. Wagener                             /s/ Michael A. Felix
__________________________                      ___________________________
Shaw B. Wagener, President                      Michael A. Felix, Treasurer

Date:  March 10, 2005                           Date:  March 10, 2005


A signed  original  of this  written  statement  required  by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 has been provided to EMERGING  MARKETS  GROWTH FUND,
INC. and will be retained by EMERGING MARKETS GROWTH FUND, INC. and furnished to
the  Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission")  or its staff upon
request.

This  certification  is being furnished to the Commission  solely pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with
the Commission.