Afghanistan birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Afghanistan chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Afghanistan is 4.84, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 7.76 — a -37.6% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	World
1960	7.28	4.69
1961	7.28	4.56
1962	7.29	5.02
1963	7.3	5.31
1964	7.3	5.13
1965	7.31	5.08
1966	7.32	4.97
1967	7.34	4.87
1968	7.36	4.98
1969	7.39	4.88
1970	7.4	4.84
1971	7.43	4.69
1972	7.45	4.55
1973	7.49	4.42
1974	7.53	4.26
1975	7.54	4.07
1976	7.56	3.97
1977	7.59	3.84
1978	7.6	3.77
1979	7.61	3.76
1980	7.64	3.73
1981	7.62	3.71
1982	7.6	3.72
1983	7.57	3.59
1984	7.55	3.57
1985	7.55	3.53
1986	7.55	3.51
1987	7.55	3.48
1988	7.55	3.39
1989	7.56	3.35
1990	7.58	3.31
1991	7.63	3.13
1992	7.7	3.04
1993	7.76	2.97
1994	7.77	2.92
1995	7.77	2.87
1996	7.76	2.82
1997	7.73	2.78
1998	7.69	2.75
1999	7.64	2.72
2000	7.57	2.73
2001	7.45	2.69
2002	7.32	2.66
2003	7.17	2.64
2004	7.02	2.63
2005	6.86	2.61
2006	6.69	2.61
2007	6.51	2.6
2008	6.39	2.6
2009	6.3	2.59
2010	6.2	2.57
2011	6.09	2.55
2012	5.99	2.56
2013	5.88	2.53
2014	5.77	2.52
2015	5.65	2.49
2016	5.54	2.49
2017	5.43	2.46
2018	5.33	2.39
2019	5.24	2.35
2020	5.15	2.28
2021	5.04	2.25
2022	4.93	2.22
2023	4.84	2.2
2024	4.76	2.19
2025	4.66	2.18
2026	4.56	2.18
2027	4.48	2.17
2028	4.4	2.16
2029	4.3	2.15
2030	4.22	2.14
2031	4.15	2.13
2032	4.07	2.12
2033	4	2.12
2034	3.95	2.11
2035	3.89	2.1
2036	3.82	2.09
2037	3.76	2.09
2038	3.68	2.08
2039	3.61	2.08
2040	3.56	2.08
2041	3.49	2.07
2042	3.44	2.07
2043	3.39	2.07
2044	3.34	2.07
2045	3.3	2.06
2046	3.26	2.06
2047	3.22	2.06
2048	3.18	2.05
2049	3.14	2.05
2050	3.09	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 9.28% were to women under 20 years old, 52.3% to women ages 20-29, and 38.4% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 14.5%, 50.4%, and 35.1% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Afghanistan by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Afghanistan	World
1960	41.9%	37.4%
1961	42%	37.5%
1962	42.1%	37.6%
1963	42.2%	37.8%
1964	42.4%	38%
1965	42.6%	38%
1966	42.9%	38%
1967	43.2%	38%
1968	43.4%	37.9%
1969	43.7%	37.8%
1970	43.9%	37.7%
1971	44.2%	37.6%
1972	44.4%	37.5%
1973	44.6%	37.3%
1974	44.8%	37.2%
1975	45%	37.1%
1976	45.2%	36.9%
1977	45.4%	36.7%
1978	45.6%	36.3%
1979	45.8%	35.9%
1980	46.1%	35.5%
1981	46.3%	35.2%
1982	46.5%	34.9%
1983	46.6%	34.6%
1984	46.8%	34.3%
1985	47%	34%
1986	47.2%	33.8%
1987	47.3%	33.6%
1988	47.4%	33.4%
1989	47.5%	33.2%
1990	47.7%	33%
1991	47.8%	32.9%
1992	48%	32.7%
1993	48.2%	32.5%
1994	48.5%	32.3%
1995	48.7%	32.1%
1996	49%	31.8%
1997	49.3%	31.5%
1998	49.6%	31.1%
1999	49.8%	30.8%
2000	50%	30.4%
2001	50.2%	30%
2002	50.2%	29.6%
2003	50.2%	29.2%
2004	50.2%	28.8%
2005	50%	28.5%
2006	49.9%	28.1%
2007	49.6%	27.9%
2008	49.3%	27.6%
2009	48.9%	27.5%
2010	48.5%	27.3%
2011	48%	27.1%
2012	47.6%	27%
2013	47.2%	26.9%
2014	46.7%	26.8%
2015	46.3%	26.6%
2016	45.8%	26.5%
2017	45.4%	26.4%
2018	45%	26.2%
2019	44.6%	26%
2020	44.2%	25.8%
2021	43.9%	25.6%
2022	43.6%	25.3%
2023	43.2%	25%
2024	42.9%	24.7%
2025	42.6%	24.4%
2026	42.2%	24.1%
2027	41.9%	23.8%
2028	41.5%	23.4%
2029	41.1%	23.1%
2030	40.7%	22.8%
2031	40.3%	22.6%
2032	39.8%	22.3%
2033	39.4%	22.1%
2034	39%	21.9%
2035	38.6%	21.7%
2036	38.2%	21.6%
2037	37.8%	21.5%
2038	37.4%	21.4%
2039	36.9%	21.3%
2040	36.5%	21.2%
2041	36%	21.1%
2042	35.6%	21%
2043	35.2%	21%
2044	34.8%	20.9%
2045	34.4%	20.8%
2046	34%	20.7%
2047	33.6%	20.7%
2048	33.3%	20.6%
2049	32.9%	20.5%
2050	32.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Afghanistan was 41.9% in 1960, 48.2% in 1993, and 42.9% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Afghanistan.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Afghanistan, excluding migration, has been +3.04% annually. On average, 1,129,204 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Afghanistan
1960	170,257
1961	179,094
1962	188,427
1963	198,035
1964	207,867
1965	217,741
1966	228,786
1967	239,967
1968	251,798
1969	263,823
1970	275,129
1971	288,267
1972	300,633
1973	315,062
1974	330,232
1975	343,850
1976	357,775
1977	372,567
1978	369,101
1979	361,750
1980	365,396
1981	343,468
1982	263,210
1983	263,778
1984	205,262
1985	228,469
1986	310,066
1987	314,361
1988	358,397
1989	381,158
1990	402,433
1991	409,954
1992	440,132
1993	541,257
1994	609,096
1995	653,280
1996	685,005
1997	709,778
1998	719,860
1999	760,727
2000	782,727
2001	764,090
2002	776,048
2003	826,165
2004	850,940
2005	855,112
2006	875,301
2007	889,848
2008	891,246
2009	920,581
2010	943,473
2011	966,743
2012	1,004,814
2013	1,033,778
2014	1,053,788
2015	1,077,068
2016	1,090,016
2017	1,101,218
2018	1,115,262
2019	1,138,485
2020	1,134,407
2021	1,133,611
2022	1,219,475
2023	1,228,719

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Afghanistan was 521 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.52% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -62% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Afghanistan	World
1985	2,232	460
1986	1,857	438
1987	1,821	429
1988	1,572	414
1989	1,520	401
1990	1,550	391
1991	1,534	395
1992	1,443	395
1993	1,347	389
1994	1,396	382
1995	1,414	371
1996	1,389	366
1997	1,376	358
1998	1,464	360
1999	1,346	340
2000	1,372	328
2001	1,311	321
2002	1,263	311
2003	1,201	301
2004	1,166	291
2005	1,108	283
2006	1,069	276
2007	1,032	269
2008	955	264
2009	925	258
2010	893	253
2011	838	247
2012	810	239
2013	778	235
2014	755	231
2015	741	228
2016	702	220
2017	659	215
2018	629	211
2019	601	207
2020	634	211
2021	660	242
2022	551	203
2023	521	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Afghanistan was 55.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 5.55% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 131.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Afghanistan	World
1960	35.3%	18.5%
1961	34.8%	18.1%
1962	34.2%	17.8%
1963	33.7%	17.5%
1964	33.2%	17.7%
1965	32.7%	17.5%
1966	32.2%	17.3%
1967	31.7%	17%
1968	31.2%	16.5%
1969	30.6%	15.5%
1970	30.2%	15.2%
1971	29.7%	15.1%
1972	29.1%	14.4%
1973	28.6%	14.1%
1974	28.1%	13.7%
1975	27.5%	13.4%
1976	27%	13%
1977	26.4%	12.5%
1978	25.8%	12.1%
1979	25.2%	11.7%
1980	24.6%	11.4%
1981	23.9%	11%
1982	28%	10.8%
1983	27.4%	10.6%
1984	30.9%	10.4%
1985	30.1%	10.1%
1986	25.3%	9.81%
1987	24.7%	9.47%
1988	21.8%	9.31%
1989	18.7%	9.02%
1990	18.1%	8.81%
1991	17.4%	8.66%
1992	16.9%	8.46%
1993	16.3%	8.19%
1994	15.8%	7.98%
1995	15.3%	7.76%
1996	14.8%	7.52%
1997	14.4%	7.28%
1998	14%	7.05%
1999	13.6%	6.76%
2000	13.2%	6.48%
2001	12.7%	6.21%
2002	12.3%	5.94%
2003	11.9%	5.65%
2004	11.4%	5.43%
2005	11%	5.16%
2006	10.5%	4.92%
2007	10.1%	4.7%
2008	9.63%	4.5%
2009	9.22%	4.31%
2010	8.83%	4.11%
2011	8.46%	3.97%
2012	8.12%	3.77%
2013	7.8%	3.61%
2014	7.51%	3.48%
2015	7.24%	3.35%
2016	7%	3.23%
2017	6.76%	3.11%
2018	6.54%	2.97%
2019	6.33%	2.86%
2020	6.13%	2.75%
2021	5.93%	2.66%
2022	5.74%	2.59%
2023	5.55%	2.49%