Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 2004

Afghanistan
2004
Total fertility rate: 7.02
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 7.02 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (328 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 1,095,372 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.02
Births
1,095,372
Births per 1,000 people
46.5
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
23,560,654
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
10-148.10.6%12,535
15-19136.99.8%163,898
20-24312.122.2%298,592
25-29327.523.3%265,079
30-34279.419.9%187,814
35-39199.614.2%109,307
40-44102.47.3%45,208
45-4934.62.5%12,294
50-542.30.2%641