Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 1991

Afghanistan
1991
Total fertility rate: 7.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.63 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (343 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 639,838 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.63
Births
639,838
Births per 1,000 people
52.3
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.62
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
12,238,879
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
10-1411.70.8%8,954
15-19145.49.5%94,080
20-24311.820.4%167,115
25-29343.322.5%150,262
30-34311.320.4%111,138
35-39235.015.4%68,500
40-44129.78.5%32,204
45-4935.32.3%7,248
50-542.10.1%336