Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1976

Afghanistan
1976
Total fertility rate: 7.56
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.56 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (347 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 670,354 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.56
Births
670,354
Births per 1,000 people
51.3
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
13,059,851
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%7,004
15-19136.29.0%88,319
20-24319.821.2%172,265
25-29346.922.9%164,101
30-34300.119.9%118,653
35-39237.715.7%77,391
40-44129.88.6%35,384
45-4930.62.0%6,924
50-541.70.1%314