Fertility & birth rates in Afghanistan and Brunei

Fertility rate in Afghanistan vs Brunei chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Afghanistan was 4.84 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.75 in Brunei in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Afghanistan vs Brunei population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	Brunei
1960	7.28	7.32
1961	7.28	7.19
1962	7.29	7.03
1963	7.3	6.89
1964	7.3	6.77
1965	7.31	6.65
1966	7.32	6.51
1967	7.34	6.37
1968	7.36	6.2
1969	7.39	6.01
1970	7.4	5.8
1971	7.43	5.62
1972	7.45	5.5
1973	7.49	5.36
1974	7.53	5.18
1975	7.54	4.99
1976	7.56	4.78
1977	7.59	4.58
1978	7.6	4.39
1979	7.61	4.22
1980	7.64	4.07
1981	7.62	3.94
1982	7.6	3.84
1983	7.57	3.75
1984	7.55	3.68
1985	7.55	3.61
1986	7.55	3.55
1987	7.55	3.49
1988	7.55	3.44
1989	7.56	3.36
1990	7.58	3.29
1991	7.63	3.21
1992	7.7	3.11
1993	7.76	3.01
1994	7.77	2.9
1995	7.77	2.79
1996	7.76	2.68
1997	7.73	2.6
1998	7.69	2.53
1999	7.64	2.46
2000	7.57	2.4
2001	7.45	2.34
2002	7.32	2.26
2003	7.17	2.19
2004	7.02	2.1
2005	6.86	2.02
2006	6.69	1.97
2007	6.51	1.93
2008	6.39	1.92
2009	6.3	1.92
2010	6.2	1.94
2011	6.09	1.96
2012	5.99	1.97
2013	5.88	1.98
2014	5.77	1.97
2015	5.65	1.95
2016	5.54	1.92
2017	5.43	1.88
2018	5.33	1.85
2019	5.24	1.82
2020	5.15	1.8
2021	5.04	1.78
2022	4.93	1.76
2023	4.84	1.75
2024	4.76	1.73
2025	4.66	1.71
2026	4.56	1.7
2027	4.48	1.68
2028	4.4	1.68
2029	4.3	1.67
2030	4.22	1.66
2031	4.15	1.65
2032	4.07	1.65
2033	4	1.65
2034	3.95	1.64
2035	3.89	1.64
2036	3.82	1.64
2037	3.76	1.64
2038	3.68	1.64
2039	3.61	1.63
2040	3.56	1.63
2041	3.49	1.63
2042	3.44	1.63
2043	3.39	1.62
2044	3.34	1.62
2045	3.3	1.62
2046	3.26	1.62
2047	3.22	1.62
2048	3.18	1.62
2049	3.14	1.62
2050	3.09	1.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Afghanistan	Brunei
1960	41.9%	44.1%
1961	42%	45.2%
1962	42.1%	46.1%
1963	42.2%	46.6%
1964	42.4%	46.6%
1965	42.6%	46.5%
1966	42.9%	46%
1967	43.2%	45.4%
1968	43.4%	44.8%
1969	43.7%	44.2%
1970	43.9%	43.6%
1971	44.2%	43.3%
1972	44.4%	43%
1973	44.6%	42.6%
1974	44.8%	42%
1975	45%	41.3%
1976	45.2%	40.6%
1977	45.4%	39.9%
1978	45.6%	39.3%
1979	45.8%	38.9%
1980	46.1%	38.5%
1981	46.3%	38.1%
1982	46.5%	37.6%
1983	46.6%	36.9%
1984	46.8%	36.3%
1985	47%	35.7%
1986	47.2%	35.2%
1987	47.3%	34.9%
1988	47.4%	34.7%
1989	47.5%	34.6%
1990	47.7%	34.4%
1991	47.8%	34.4%
1992	48%	34.3%
1993	48.2%	34.1%
1994	48.5%	33.7%
1995	48.7%	33.3%
1996	49%	32.7%
1997	49.3%	32.2%
1998	49.6%	31.6%
1999	49.8%	31%
2000	50%	30.3%
2001	50.2%	29.6%
2002	50.2%	28.9%
2003	50.2%	28.1%
2004	50.2%	27.4%
2005	50%	26.7%
2006	49.9%	25.9%
2007	49.6%	25.5%
2008	49.3%	25.5%
2009	48.9%	25.4%
2010	48.5%	25.3%
2011	48%	25.2%
2012	47.6%	24.9%
2013	47.2%	24.5%
2014	46.7%	24%
2015	46.3%	23.6%
2016	45.8%	23.1%
2017	45.4%	22.7%
2018	45%	22.3%
2019	44.6%	21.9%
2020	44.2%	21.6%
2021	43.9%	21.3%
2022	43.6%	21.2%
2023	43.2%	21%
2024	42.9%	20.8%
2025	42.6%	20.6%
2026	42.2%	20.4%
2027	41.9%	20.1%
2028	41.5%	19.8%
2029	41.1%	19.5%
2030	40.7%	19.1%
2031	40.3%	18.8%
2032	39.8%	18.5%
2033	39.4%	18.2%
2034	39%	18%
2035	38.6%	17.7%
2036	38.2%	17.5%
2037	37.8%	17.2%
2038	37.4%	17%
2039	36.9%	16.8%
2040	36.5%	16.6%
2041	36%	16.4%
2042	35.6%	16.3%
2043	35.2%	16.1%
2044	34.8%	16%
2045	34.4%	15.9%
2046	34%	15.8%
2047	33.6%	15.7%
2048	33.3%	15.7%
2049	32.9%	15.6%
2050	32.5%	15.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.9% of the population in Afghanistan and 20.8% in Brunei in 2024, compared to 47.7% and 34.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Afghanistan and Brunei compared.

Natural population change in Afghanistan vs Brunei by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.04% in Afghanistan and +1.01% in Brunei. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Afghanistan	Brunei
1960	170,257	3,168
1961	179,094	3,175
1962	188,427	3,128
1963	198,035	3,195
1964	207,867	3,264
1965	217,741	3,326
1966	228,786	3,403
1967	239,967	3,477
1968	251,798	3,551
1969	263,823	3,618
1970	275,129	3,694
1971	288,267	3,880
1972	300,633	4,085
1973	315,062	4,216
1974	330,232	4,334
1975	343,850	4,431
1976	357,775	4,518
1977	372,567	4,594
1978	369,101	4,668
1979	361,750	4,717
1980	365,396	4,775
1981	343,468	4,839
1982	263,210	4,931
1983	263,778	5,138
1984	205,262	5,373
1985	228,469	5,620
1986	310,066	5,826
1987	314,361	6,017
1988	358,397	6,135
1989	381,158	6,202
1990	402,433	6,265
1991	409,954	6,259
1992	440,132	6,169
1993	541,257	6,045
1994	609,096	5,907
1995	653,280	5,750
1996	685,005	5,606
1997	709,778	5,518
1998	719,860	5,466
1999	760,727	5,388
2000	782,727	5,331
2001	764,090	5,275
2002	776,048	5,169
2003	826,165	5,034
2004	850,940	4,874
2005	855,112	4,703
2006	875,301	4,590
2007	889,848	4,521
2008	891,246	4,624
2009	920,581	4,789
2010	943,473	5,003
2011	966,743	5,242
2012	1,004,814	5,349
2013	1,033,778	5,302
2014	1,053,788	5,206
2015	1,077,068	5,060
2016	1,090,016	4,876
2017	1,101,218	4,685
2018	1,115,262	4,502
2019	1,138,485	4,335
2020	1,134,407	4,188
2021	1,133,611	3,985
2022	1,219,475	3,319
2023	1,228,719	3,837

Maternal mortality chart: Afghanistan vs Brunei

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 521 deaths per 100,000 live births in Afghanistan, compared to 36 deaths in Brunei.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Afghanistan	Brunei
1985	2,232	79
1986	1,857	78
1987	1,821	75
1988	1,572	73
1989	1,520	71
1990	1,550	68
1991	1,534	65
1992	1,443	62
1993	1,347	59
1994	1,396	58
1995	1,414	55
1996	1,389	54
1997	1,376	52
1998	1,464	51
1999	1,346	50
2000	1,372	48
2001	1,311	46
2002	1,263	46
2003	1,201	45
2004	1,166	44
2005	1,108	43
2006	1,069	42
2007	1,032	41
2008	955	40
2009	925	40
2010	893	40
2011	838	40
2012	810	40
2013	778	40
2014	755	40
2015	741	39
2016	702	39
2017	659	39
2018	629	39
2019	601	38
2020	634	39
2021	660	44
2022	551	88
2023	521	36

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.55% in Afghanistan and 0.94% in Brunei. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Afghanistan	Brunei
1960	35.3%	8.9%
1961	34.8%	8.24%
1962	34.2%	7.66%
1963	33.7%	7.15%
1964	33.2%	6.7%
1965	32.7%	6.32%
1966	32.2%	5.98%
1967	31.7%	5.69%
1968	31.2%	5.42%
1969	30.6%	5.16%
1970	30.2%	4.91%
1971	29.7%	4.64%
1972	29.1%	4.35%
1973	28.6%	4.06%
1974	28.1%	3.77%
1975	27.5%	3.49%
1976	27%	3.21%
1977	26.4%	2.95%
1978	25.8%	2.71%
1979	25.2%	2.48%
1980	24.6%	2.28%
1981	23.9%	2.09%
1982	28%	1.93%
1983	27.4%	1.79%
1984	30.9%	1.67%
1985	30.1%	1.57%
1986	25.3%	1.48%
1987	24.7%	1.42%
1988	21.8%	1.38%
1989	18.7%	1.35%
1990	18.1%	1.33%
1991	17.4%	1.32%
1992	16.9%	1.31%
1993	16.3%	1.3%
1994	15.8%	1.27%
1995	15.3%	1.23%
1996	14.8%	1.19%
1997	14.4%	1.15%
1998	14%	1.1%
1999	13.6%	1.07%
2000	13.2%	1.03%
2001	12.7%	1%
2002	12.3%	0.98%
2003	11.9%	0.96%
2004	11.4%	0.95%
2005	11%	0.95%
2006	10.5%	0.95%
2007	10.1%	0.95%
2008	9.63%	0.96%
2009	9.22%	0.96%
2010	8.83%	0.97%
2011	8.46%	0.98%
2012	8.12%	0.99%
2013	7.8%	0.99%
2014	7.51%	1%
2015	7.24%	1%
2016	7%	1%
2017	6.76%	1%
2018	6.54%	0.99%
2019	6.33%	0.98%
2020	6.13%	0.97%
2021	5.93%	0.96%
2022	5.74%	0.95%
2023	5.55%	0.94%