Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 2011

Afghanistan
2011
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 6.09 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 1,202,456 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
1,202,456
Births per 1,000 people
41.0
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
29,347,708
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
10-142.40.2%4,704
15-19101.78.3%166,503
20-24285.123.4%359,845
25-29300.724.7%294,676
30-34248.020.4%202,940
35-39167.913.8%114,665
40-4483.56.9%46,479
45-4926.92.2%12,008
50-541.80.1%637