Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1953

Afghanistan
1953
Total fertility rate: 7.27
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.27 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (333 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 404,666 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.27
Births
404,666
Births per 1,000 people
50.0
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
8,096,698
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%3,730
15-19144.19.9%56,611
20-24333.022.9%112,391
25-29331.522.8%95,427
30-34275.418.9%67,333
35-39216.014.9%44,708
40-44112.77.8%19,703
45-4930.82.1%4,538
50-541.80.1%222