Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1962

Afghanistan
1962
Total fertility rate: 7.29
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.29 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (334 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 476,486 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.29
Births
476,486
Births per 1,000 people
50.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
9,404,406
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
10-149.00.6%4,892
15-19139.49.6%66,717
20-24324.722.3%128,510
25-29333.622.9%113,350
30-34281.119.3%80,696
35-39222.115.2%53,534
40-44116.98.0%23,570
45-4929.62.0%4,987
50-541.70.1%234