Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1952

Afghanistan
1952
Total fertility rate: 7.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.26 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (334 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 397,663 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.26
Births
397,663
Births per 1,000 people
49.8
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
7,987,783
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
10-148.40.6%3,687
15-19144.510.0%55,682
20-24333.823.0%110,598
25-29331.022.8%93,667
30-34274.618.9%66,061
35-39215.214.8%43,884
40-44112.37.7%19,362
45-4930.92.1%4,499
50-541.80.1%221