Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1979

Afghanistan
1979
Total fertility rate: 7.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.61 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (350 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 710,483 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.61
Births
710,483
Births per 1,000 people
52.0
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
13,655,567
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
10-149.70.6%8,158
15-19133.18.7%92,516
20-24319.021.0%183,746
25-29350.423.0%167,536
30-34304.920.0%130,813
35-39240.415.8%82,094
40-44131.68.6%37,780
45-4931.52.1%7,495
50-541.80.1%347