Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1972

Afghanistan
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.45 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (341 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 607,433 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.45
Births
607,433
Births per 1,000 people
51.2
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
11,853,696
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%6,263
15-19138.49.3%80,313
20-24320.021.5%160,824
25-29341.422.9%148,565
30-34292.019.6%103,481
35-39233.015.6%69,922
40-44126.58.5%31,627
45-4929.72.0%6,163
50-541.60.1%276