Fertility & birth rates in Afghanistan and Dominican Republic

Fertility rate in Afghanistan vs Dominican Republic 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 2.24 in the Dominican Republic in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Afghanistan vs the Dominican Republic 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	Dominican Republic
1960	7.28	7.56
1961	7.28	7.49
1962	7.29	7.4
1963	7.3	7.3
1964	7.3	7.19
1965	7.31	7.05
1966	7.32	6.95
1967	7.34	6.76
1968	7.36	6.55
1969	7.39	6.37
1970	7.4	6.18
1971	7.43	6.01
1972	7.45	5.84
1973	7.49	5.67
1974	7.53	5.44
1975	7.54	5.24
1976	7.56	5.05
1977	7.59	4.84
1978	7.6	4.64
1979	7.61	4.47
1980	7.64	4.3
1981	7.62	4.15
1982	7.6	4.01
1983	7.57	3.95
1984	7.55	3.82
1985	7.55	3.69
1986	7.55	3.6
1987	7.55	3.53
1988	7.55	3.5
1989	7.56	3.48
1990	7.58	3.41
1991	7.63	3.35
1992	7.7	3.29
1993	7.76	3.23
1994	7.77	3.16
1995	7.77	3.1
1996	7.76	3.04
1997	7.73	2.92
1998	7.69	2.84
1999	7.64	2.85
2000	7.57	2.87
2001	7.45	2.83
2002	7.32	2.76
2003	7.17	2.7
2004	7.02	2.64
2005	6.86	2.57
2006	6.69	2.51
2007	6.51	2.51
2008	6.39	2.55
2009	6.3	2.57
2010	6.2	2.56
2011	6.09	2.53
2012	5.99	2.5
2013	5.88	2.47
2014	5.77	2.45
2015	5.65	2.43
2016	5.54	2.41
2017	5.43	2.4
2018	5.33	2.4
2019	5.24	2.37
2020	5.15	2.33
2021	5.04	2.29
2022	4.93	2.27
2023	4.84	2.24
2024	4.76	2.22
2025	4.66	2.19
2026	4.56	2.17
2027	4.48	2.15
2028	4.4	2.13
2029	4.3	2.11
2030	4.22	2.08
2031	4.15	2.07
2032	4.07	2.05
2033	4	2.03
2034	3.95	2.02
2035	3.89	2
2036	3.82	1.99
2037	3.76	1.98
2038	3.68	1.96
2039	3.61	1.95
2040	3.56	1.94
2041	3.49	1.93
2042	3.44	1.93
2043	3.39	1.92
2044	3.34	1.91
2045	3.3	1.9
2046	3.26	1.89
2047	3.22	1.89
2048	3.18	1.88
2049	3.14	1.87
2050	3.09	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Afghanistan	Dominican Republic
1960	41.9%	48.6%
1961	42%	48.9%
1962	42.1%	49.1%
1963	42.2%	49.2%
1964	42.4%	49.3%
1965	42.6%	49.4%
1966	42.9%	49.3%
1967	43.2%	49.2%
1968	43.4%	48.9%
1969	43.7%	48.6%
1970	43.9%	48.2%
1971	44.2%	47.7%
1972	44.4%	47.3%
1973	44.6%	46.8%
1974	44.8%	46.3%
1975	45%	45.8%
1976	45.2%	45.2%
1977	45.4%	44.7%
1978	45.6%	44.2%
1979	45.8%	43.7%
1980	46.1%	43.2%
1981	46.3%	42.7%
1982	46.5%	42.3%
1983	46.6%	41.8%
1984	46.8%	41.4%
1985	47%	41%
1986	47.2%	40.6%
1987	47.3%	40.2%
1988	47.4%	39.8%
1989	47.5%	39.4%
1990	47.7%	39.1%
1991	47.8%	38.7%
1992	48%	38.4%
1993	48.2%	38%
1994	48.5%	37.7%
1995	48.7%	37.3%
1996	49%	37%
1997	49.3%	36.6%
1998	49.6%	36.1%
1999	49.8%	35.7%
2000	50%	35.3%
2001	50.2%	35%
2002	50.2%	34.6%
2003	50.2%	34.2%
2004	50.2%	33.7%
2005	50%	33.2%
2006	49.9%	32.7%
2007	49.6%	32.2%
2008	49.3%	31.7%
2009	48.9%	31.3%
2010	48.5%	30.9%
2011	48%	30.5%
2012	47.6%	30.1%
2013	47.2%	29.8%
2014	46.7%	29.5%
2015	46.3%	29.2%
2016	45.8%	28.8%
2017	45.4%	28.5%
2018	45%	28.2%
2019	44.6%	27.9%
2020	44.2%	27.7%
2021	43.9%	27.4%
2022	43.6%	27.2%
2023	43.2%	26.9%
2024	42.9%	26.6%
2025	42.6%	26.2%
2026	42.2%	25.8%
2027	41.9%	25.4%
2028	41.5%	25.1%
2029	41.1%	24.7%
2030	40.7%	24.3%
2031	40.3%	24%
2032	39.8%	23.6%
2033	39.4%	23.3%
2034	39%	22.9%
2035	38.6%	22.6%
2036	38.2%	22.3%
2037	37.8%	22%
2038	37.4%	21.7%
2039	36.9%	21.5%
2040	36.5%	21.3%
2041	36%	21%
2042	35.6%	20.8%
2043	35.2%	20.6%
2044	34.8%	20.4%
2045	34.4%	20.3%
2046	34%	20.1%
2047	33.6%	19.9%
2048	33.3%	19.8%
2049	32.9%	19.6%
2050	32.5%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.9% of the population in Afghanistan and 26.6% in the Dominican Republic in 2024, compared to 47.7% and 39.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Afghanistan and the Dominican Republic compared.

Natural population change in Afghanistan vs Dominican Republic by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.04% in Afghanistan and +1.34% in the Dominican Republic. 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	Dominican Republic
1960	170,257	117,346
1961	179,094	120,316
1962	188,427	122,977
1963	198,035	124,994
1964	207,867	127,504
1965	217,741	125,345
1966	228,786	132,096
1967	239,967	133,091
1968	251,798	133,666
1969	263,823	135,445
1970	275,129	137,835
1971	288,267	140,473
1972	300,633	143,255
1973	315,062	146,283
1974	330,232	147,652
1975	343,850	149,339
1976	357,775	151,201
1977	372,567	152,825
1978	369,101	154,043
1979	361,750	154,779
1980	365,396	157,697
1981	343,468	158,419
1982	263,210	159,597
1983	263,778	163,136
1984	205,262	164,263
1985	228,469	164,091
1986	310,066	165,674
1987	314,361	167,552
1988	358,397	171,291
1989	381,158	175,365
1990	402,433	176,748
1991	409,954	177,371
1992	440,132	177,481
1993	541,257	177,691
1994	609,096	176,882
1995	653,280	175,439
1996	685,005	174,008
1997	709,778	168,419
1998	719,860	164,287
1999	760,727	167,742
2000	782,727	171,684
2001	764,090	170,193
2002	776,048	166,740
2003	826,165	163,267
2004	850,940	158,789
2005	855,112	155,405
2006	875,301	151,122
2007	889,848	152,066
2008	891,246	156,664
2009	920,581	160,893
2010	943,473	162,072
2011	966,743	162,094
2012	1,004,814	160,915
2013	1,033,778	159,330
2014	1,053,788	157,260
2015	1,077,068	154,258
2016	1,090,016	151,550
2017	1,101,218	151,565
2018	1,115,262	150,852
2019	1,138,485	144,869
2020	1,134,407	137,417
2021	1,133,611	128,866
2022	1,219,475	138,767
2023	1,228,719	132,360

Maternal mortality chart: Afghanistan vs Dominican Republic

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 124 deaths in the Dominican Republic.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Afghanistan	Dominican Republic
1985	2,232	249
1986	1,857	241
1987	1,821	231
1988	1,572	221
1989	1,520	213
1990	1,550	203
1991	1,534	193
1992	1,443	185
1993	1,347	176
1994	1,396	166
1995	1,414	152
1996	1,389	138
1997	1,376	122
1998	1,464	109
1999	1,346	92
2000	1,372	76
2001	1,311	68
2002	1,263	68
2003	1,201	71
2004	1,166	78
2005	1,108	83
2006	1,069	87
2007	1,032	90
2008	955	94
2009	925	96
2010	893	92
2011	838	91
2012	810	89
2013	778	91
2014	755	95
2015	741	102
2016	702	106
2017	659	104
2018	629	107
2019	601	118
2020	634	121
2021	660	153
2022	551	124
2023	521	124

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.55% in Afghanistan and 3.14% in the Dominican Republic. 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	Dominican Republic
1960	35.3%	14.8%
1961	34.8%	14.6%
1962	34.2%	14.5%
1963	33.7%	14.3%
1964	33.2%	14.1%
1965	32.7%	13.8%
1966	32.2%	13.5%
1967	31.7%	13.3%
1968	31.2%	13%
1969	30.6%	12.7%
1970	30.2%	12.4%
1971	29.7%	12%
1972	29.1%	11.7%
1973	28.6%	11.3%
1974	28.1%	10.9%
1975	27.5%	10.5%
1976	27%	10.1%
1977	26.4%	9.71%
1978	25.8%	9.35%
1979	25.2%	9.01%
1980	24.6%	8.68%
1981	23.9%	8.36%
1982	28%	8.05%
1983	27.4%	7.76%
1984	30.9%	7.48%
1985	30.1%	7.21%
1986	25.3%	6.94%
1987	24.7%	6.69%
1988	21.8%	6.44%
1989	18.7%	6.19%
1990	18.1%	5.95%
1991	17.4%	5.7%
1992	16.9%	5.46%
1993	16.3%	5.22%
1994	15.8%	5%
1995	15.3%	4.78%
1996	14.8%	4.58%
1997	14.4%	4.4%
1998	14%	4.24%
1999	13.6%	4.1%
2000	13.2%	3.98%
2001	12.7%	3.88%
2002	12.3%	3.8%
2003	11.9%	3.73%
2004	11.4%	3.67%
2005	11%	3.62%
2006	10.5%	3.59%
2007	10.1%	3.56%
2008	9.63%	3.54%
2009	9.22%	3.52%
2010	8.83%	3.51%
2011	8.46%	3.5%
2012	8.12%	3.49%
2013	7.8%	3.5%
2014	7.51%	3.5%
2015	7.24%	3.5%
2016	7%	3.5%
2017	6.76%	3.5%
2018	6.54%	3.47%
2019	6.33%	3.43%
2020	6.13%	3.38%
2021	5.93%	3.31%
2022	5.74%	3.22%
2023	5.55%	3.14%