Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1986

Afghanistan
1986
Total fertility rate: 7.55
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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.55 children per woman in 1986 — 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 29.9 years old. In total, 596,068 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.55
Births
596,068
Births per 1,000 people
52.2
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
11,420,074
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
10-1410.70.7%7,833
15-19128.58.5%78,527
20-24305.220.2%153,257
25-29348.923.1%143,541
30-34311.020.6%105,008
35-39237.815.7%69,064
40-44132.68.8%32,041
45-4933.42.2%6,484
50-542.00.1%315