EMERGING MARKETS GROWTH FUND INC.
     11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 15th Floor Los Angeles, California 90025
                            Telephone (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, 2003 (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.


Chief Executive Officer                     Chief 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 9, 2004                         Date:  March 9, 2004


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.