Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1982

Afghanistan
1982
Total fertility rate: 7.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.60 children per woman in 1982 — 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, 571,255 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.60
Births
571,255
Births per 1,000 people
52.0
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
10,991,378
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
10-1410.30.7%7,075
15-19126.98.4%72,475
20-24315.020.7%148,341
25-29351.623.1%136,505
30-34308.420.3%101,652
35-39241.215.9%68,735
40-44131.98.7%30,000
45-4932.52.1%6,180
50-541.90.1%293