Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 2002

Afghanistan
2002
Total fertility rate: 7.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.32 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (338 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 1,015,202 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.32
Births
1,015,202
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
21,378,117
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
10-149.90.7%13,144
15-19150.210.3%155,628
20-24318.121.7%272,900
25-29338.123.1%244,548
30-34291.119.9%173,514
35-39209.314.3%101,224
40-44107.87.4%42,117
45-4936.62.5%11,531
50-542.30.2%597