Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1987

Afghanistan
1987
Total fertility rate: 7.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.55 children per woman in 1987 — 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, 594,693 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.55
Births
594,693
Births per 1,000 people
52.2
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
11,387,818
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
10-1410.60.7%7,772
15-19127.68.5%78,130
20-24303.520.1%152,777
25-29348.923.1%143,704
30-34312.220.7%105,376
35-39238.115.8%67,656
40-44132.98.8%32,443
45-4933.92.2%6,513
50-542.00.1%319