Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1956

Afghanistan
1956
Total fertility rate: 7.27
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.27 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (332 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 425,071 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.27
Births
425,071
Births per 1,000 people
50.3
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
8,454,302
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
10-148.20.6%3,979
15-19143.79.9%59,202
20-24330.122.7%117,360
25-29332.022.8%100,580
30-34277.119.0%71,159
35-39217.815.0%47,170
40-44113.87.8%20,747
45-4930.32.1%4,651
50-541.80.1%225