Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1958

Afghanistan
1958
Total fertility rate: 7.27
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.27 children per woman in 1958 — 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, 439,867 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.27
Births
439,867
Births per 1,000 people
50.4
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
8,723,402
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%4,269
15-19142.39.8%60,495
20-24327.922.6%121,187
25-29332.222.8%104,402
30-34278.219.1%73,983
35-39219.015.1%49,017
40-44114.67.9%21,549
45-4930.02.1%4,741
50-541.70.1%226