Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1957

Afghanistan
1957
Total fertility rate: 7.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.26 children per woman in 1957 — 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, 432,044 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.26
Births
432,044
Births per 1,000 people
50.3
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
8,588,335
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%4,105
15-19143.19.8%59,816
20-24328.822.6%119,166
25-29331.822.8%102,382
30-34277.519.1%72,496
35-39218.215.0%48,040
40-44114.17.8%21,120
45-4930.12.1%4,690
50-541.80.1%226