Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1954

Afghanistan
1954
Total fertility rate: 7.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.25 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (331 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 410,428 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
410,428
Births per 1,000 people
50.0
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
8,207,950
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
10-148.30.6%3,790
15-19143.69.9%57,353
20-24331.522.8%113,802
25-29331.022.8%96,891
30-34275.519.0%68,414
35-39216.214.9%45,400
40-44112.87.8%19,992
45-4930.62.1%4,564
50-541.80.1%223