Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1978

Afghanistan
1978
Total fertility rate: 7.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.60 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (349 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 698,108 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.60
Births
698,108
Births per 1,000 people
51.3
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
13,611,441
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
10-149.40.6%7,724
15-19134.88.9%91,677
20-24319.521.0%180,176
25-29349.023.0%165,901
30-34303.119.9%127,447
35-39239.615.8%80,357
40-44131.48.6%37,180
45-4931.22.1%7,315
50-541.70.1%335