Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1981

Afghanistan
1981
Total fertility rate: 7.62
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.62 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (352 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 658,773 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.62
Births
658,773
Births per 1,000 people
55.2
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
11,937,581
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
10-1410.10.7%7,953
15-19129.38.5%84,322
20-24317.120.8%170,941
25-29351.923.1%156,487
30-34307.420.2%119,048
35-39241.315.8%77,928
40-44131.78.7%34,714
45-4932.22.1%7,048
50-541.90.1%332