Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Afghanistan, 2012

Afghanistan
2012
Total fertility rate: 5.98
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Afghanistan was 5.98 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 1,243,843 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.98
Births
1,243,843
Births per 1,000 people
40.7
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
30,560,034
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
10-141.90.2%3,922
15-1995.28.0%165,115
20-24280.323.4%376,513
25-29299.125.0%310,203
30-34244.420.4%208,708
35-39165.613.8%118,530
40-4481.66.8%47,779
45-4926.42.2%12,410
50-541.80.1%664