Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 2007

Afghanistan
2007
Total fertility rate: 6.51
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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 6.51 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (310 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 1,135,656 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.51
Births
1,135,656
Births per 1,000 people
43.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
25,909,852
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
10-145.20.4%9,258
15-19117.89.1%163,298
20-24303.623.3%326,023
25-29309.923.8%274,750
30-34262.820.2%195,879
35-39179.213.8%109,667
40-4488.56.8%43,745
45-4931.22.4%12,365
50-542.10.2%674