Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1971

Afghanistan
1971
Total fertility rate: 7.43
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.43 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (340 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 593,459 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.43
Births
593,459
Births per 1,000 people
51.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
11,567,668
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%6,034
15-19138.69.3%78,232
20-24320.621.5%160,153
25-29340.522.9%142,918
30-34290.719.5%101,208
35-39231.815.6%67,983
40-44125.48.4%30,657
45-4929.62.0%6,007
50-541.60.1%270