Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1989

Afghanistan
1989
Total fertility rate: 7.56
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.56 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (346 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 613,672 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.56
Births
613,672
Births per 1,000 people
51.7
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
11,874,088
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
10-1411.20.7%8,349
15-19135.89.0%85,562
20-24303.920.1%157,939
25-29345.522.9%146,662
30-34311.320.6%108,014
35-39236.615.6%66,990
40-44131.28.7%33,034
45-4934.62.3%6,797
50-542.00.1%327