Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1968

Afghanistan
1968
Total fertility rate: 7.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.36 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (337 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 550,849 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.36
Births
550,849
Births per 1,000 people
51.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
10,756,922
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
10-148.60.6%5,309
15-19140.59.5%74,347
20-24320.121.7%151,788
25-29337.122.9%129,160
30-34286.919.5%93,985
35-39227.915.5%62,543
40-44121.98.3%27,888
45-4929.32.0%5,576
50-541.60.1%253