Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1988

Afghanistan
1988
Total fertility rate: 7.55
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.55 children per woman in 1988 — 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 29.9 years old. In total, 595,844 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.55
Births
595,844
Births per 1,000 people
51.7
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
11,523,298
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
10-1410.90.7%7,947
15-19132.48.8%81,213
20-24300.819.9%151,915
25-29347.723.0%143,526
30-34312.220.7%105,475
35-39237.815.7%66,324
40-44132.58.8%32,567
45-4934.32.3%6,558
50-542.00.1%319