Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1974

Afghanistan
1974
Total fertility rate: 7.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.53 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (345 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 640,572 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.53
Births
640,572
Births per 1,000 people
51.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
12,469,126
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%6,659
15-19137.79.1%84,579
20-24320.421.3%164,607
25-29345.122.9%159,951
30-34296.819.7%110,197
35-39236.115.7%74,131
40-44128.48.5%33,610
45-4930.22.0%6,545
50-541.70.1%296