Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1973

Afghanistan
1973
Total fertility rate: 7.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.49 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (343 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 623,433 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.49
Births
623,433
Births per 1,000 people
51.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
12,158,000
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
10-149.10.6%6,480
15-19138.09.2%82,362
20-24320.121.4%162,199
25-29343.222.9%154,644
30-34294.319.6%106,483
35-39234.515.7%72,046
40-44127.58.5%32,591
45-4929.92.0%6,345
50-541.60.1%285