Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1985

Afghanistan
1985
Total fertility rate: 7.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.55 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (348 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 590,687 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.55
Births
590,687
Births per 1,000 people
51.7
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
11,426,852
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
10-1410.80.7%7,834
15-19129.28.6%77,938
20-24306.620.3%151,962
25-29348.523.1%141,765
30-34309.620.5%103,211
35-39237.915.8%69,964
40-44132.18.7%31,300
45-4933.12.2%6,409
50-541.90.1%308