Fertility & birth rates in Afghanistan and Greece

Fertility rate in Afghanistan vs Greece 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 1.32 in Greece in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Afghanistan vs Greece 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	Greece
1960	7.28	2.23
1961	7.28	2.13
1962	7.29	2.16
1963	7.3	2.14
1964	7.3	2.24
1965	7.31	2.25
1966	7.32	2.32
1967	7.34	2.45
1968	7.36	2.42
1969	7.39	2.36
1970	7.4	2.4
1971	7.43	2.32
1972	7.45	2.32
1973	7.49	2.27
1974	7.53	2.38
1975	7.54	2.33
1976	7.56	2.35
1977	7.59	2.27
1978	7.6	2.28
1979	7.61	2.26
1980	7.64	2.23
1981	7.62	2.09
1982	7.6	2.03
1983	7.57	1.94
1984	7.55	1.83
1985	7.55	1.67
1986	7.55	1.6
1987	7.55	1.5
1988	7.55	1.5
1989	7.56	1.4
1990	7.58	1.39
1991	7.63	1.37
1992	7.7	1.36
1993	7.76	1.32
1994	7.77	1.33
1995	7.77	1.28
1996	7.76	1.26
1997	7.73	1.27
1998	7.69	1.24
1999	7.64	1.23
2000	7.57	1.25
2001	7.45	1.25
2002	7.32	1.28
2003	7.17	1.29
2004	7.02	1.31
2005	6.86	1.34
2006	6.69	1.4
2007	6.51	1.41
2008	6.39	1.5
2009	6.3	1.5
2010	6.2	1.48
2011	6.09	1.4
2012	5.99	1.34
2013	5.88	1.29
2014	5.77	1.3
2015	5.65	1.33
2016	5.54	1.38
2017	5.43	1.35
2018	5.33	1.35
2019	5.24	1.34
2020	5.15	1.39
2021	5.04	1.43
2022	4.93	1.32
2023	4.84	1.32
2024	4.76	1.32
2025	4.66	1.33
2026	4.56	1.33
2027	4.48	1.33
2028	4.4	1.34
2029	4.3	1.34
2030	4.22	1.34
2031	4.15	1.35
2032	4.07	1.35
2033	4	1.35
2034	3.95	1.35
2035	3.89	1.36
2036	3.82	1.36
2037	3.76	1.36
2038	3.68	1.37
2039	3.61	1.37
2040	3.56	1.37
2041	3.49	1.38
2042	3.44	1.38
2043	3.39	1.39
2044	3.34	1.39
2045	3.3	1.39
2046	3.26	1.39
2047	3.22	1.39
2048	3.18	1.39
2049	3.14	1.4
2050	3.09	1.4

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Afghanistan	Greece
1960	41.9%	26.7%
1961	42%	26.4%
1962	42.1%	26.1%
1963	42.2%	26%
1964	42.4%	25.9%
1965	42.6%	25.3%
1966	42.9%	25.5%
1967	43.2%	25.3%
1968	43.4%	25.2%
1969	43.7%	25.2%
1970	43.9%	24.8%
1971	44.2%	25.1%
1972	44.4%	24.8%
1973	44.6%	24.5%
1974	44.8%	24.3%
1975	45%	24%
1976	45.2%	23.8%
1977	45.4%	23.6%
1978	45.6%	23.5%
1979	45.8%	23.2%
1980	46.1%	23.4%
1981	46.3%	23.6%
1982	46.5%	23.2%
1983	46.6%	22.8%
1984	46.8%	22.4%
1985	47%	21.9%
1986	47.2%	21.4%
1987	47.3%	20.9%
1988	47.4%	20.5%
1989	47.5%	19.9%
1990	47.7%	19.4%
1991	47.8%	18.9%
1992	48%	18.6%
1993	48.2%	18.2%
1994	48.5%	17.8%
1995	48.7%	17.3%
1996	49%	16.9%
1997	49.3%	16.5%
1998	49.6%	16.2%
1999	49.8%	16%
2000	50%	15.8%
2001	50.2%	15.7%
2002	50.2%	15.6%
2003	50.2%	15.4%
2004	50.2%	15.2%
2005	50%	15%
2006	49.9%	14.8%
2007	49.6%	14.7%
2008	49.3%	14.6%
2009	48.9%	14.6%
2010	48.5%	14.6%
2011	48%	14.6%
2012	47.6%	14.7%
2013	47.2%	14.7%
2014	46.7%	14.6%
2015	46.3%	14.5%
2016	45.8%	14.4%
2017	45.4%	14.4%
2018	45%	14.4%
2019	44.6%	14.3%
2020	44.2%	14.2%
2021	43.9%	14%
2022	43.6%	13.8%
2023	43.2%	13.6%
2024	42.9%	13.2%
2025	42.6%	12.9%
2026	42.2%	12.6%
2027	41.9%	12.3%
2028	41.5%	12.1%
2029	41.1%	11.9%
2030	40.7%	11.7%
2031	40.3%	11.5%
2032	39.8%	11.3%
2033	39.4%	11.2%
2034	39%	11.1%
2035	38.6%	11%
2036	38.2%	10.9%
2037	37.8%	10.9%
2038	37.4%	11%
2039	36.9%	11%
2040	36.5%	11.1%
2041	36%	11.2%
2042	35.6%	11.3%
2043	35.2%	11.4%
2044	34.8%	11.5%
2045	34.4%	11.7%
2046	34%	11.8%
2047	33.6%	11.9%
2048	33.3%	12%
2049	32.9%	12.1%
2050	32.5%	12.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.9% of the population in Afghanistan and 13.2% in Greece in 2024, compared to 47.7% and 19.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Afghanistan and Greece compared.

Natural population change in Afghanistan vs Greece by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.04% in Afghanistan and -0.39% in Greece. 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	Greece
1960	170,257	96,648
1961	179,094	86,500
1962	188,427	85,327
1963	198,035	81,404
1964	207,867	83,402
1965	217,741	83,793
1966	228,786	86,998
1967	239,967	91,183
1968	251,798	87,408
1969	263,823	82,464
1970	275,129	71,222
1971	288,267	67,116
1972	300,633	64,887
1973	315,062	59,824
1974	330,232	68,111
1975	343,850	61,516
1976	357,775	65,236
1977	372,567	59,574
1978	369,101	64,124
1979	361,750	65,882
1980	365,396	60,748
1981	343,468	54,484
1982	263,210	50,906
1983	263,778	42,341
1984	205,262	37,604
1985	228,469	22,849
1986	310,066	20,931
1987	314,361	10,001
1988	358,397	15,055
1989	381,158	9,080
1990	402,433	8,157
1991	409,954	6,192
1992	440,132	6,239
1993	541,257	4,185
1994	609,096	6,307
1995	653,280	1,056
1996	685,005	0
1997	709,778	2,133
1998	719,860	-2,144
1999	760,727	-2,153
2000	782,727	-1,081
2001	764,090	0
2002	776,048	0
2003	826,165	-1,093
2004	850,940	0
2005	855,112	2,197
2006	875,301	6,612
2007	889,848	2,210
2008	891,246	11,077
2009	920,581	8,886
2010	943,473	5,560
2011	966,743	-4,441
2012	1,004,814	-16,568
2013	1,033,778	-17,545
2014	1,053,788	-20,696
2015	1,077,068	-29,216
2016	1,090,016	-25,862
2017	1,101,218	-36,566
2018	1,115,262	-33,272
2019	1,138,485	-41,814
2020	1,134,407	-46,004
2021	1,133,611	-58,131
2022	1,219,475	-63,665
2023	1,228,719	-56,191

Maternal mortality chart: Afghanistan vs Greece

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 5 deaths in Greece.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Afghanistan	Greece
1985	2,232	9
1986	1,857	8
1987	1,821	9
1988	1,572	7
1989	1,520	7
1990	1,550	7
1991	1,534	6
1992	1,443	6
1993	1,347	5
1994	1,396	5
1995	1,414	5
1996	1,389	4
1997	1,376	4
1998	1,464	4
1999	1,346	4
2000	1,372	4
2001	1,311	3
2002	1,263	3
2003	1,201	3
2004	1,166	3
2005	1,108	3
2006	1,069	3
2007	1,032	3
2008	955	3
2009	925	3
2010	893	4
2011	838	4
2012	810	4
2013	778	4
2014	755	4
2015	741	5
2016	702	5
2017	659	5
2018	629	5
2019	601	5
2020	634	7
2021	660	9
2022	551	10
2023	521	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.55% in Afghanistan and 0.37% in Greece. 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	Greece
1960	35.3%	4.62%
1961	34.8%	4.51%
1962	34.2%	4.39%
1963	33.7%	4.25%
1964	33.2%	4.1%
1965	32.7%	3.97%
1966	32.2%	3.86%
1967	31.7%	3.73%
1968	31.2%	3.54%
1969	30.6%	3.33%
1970	30.2%	3.13%
1971	29.7%	2.96%
1972	29.1%	2.84%
1973	28.6%	2.76%
1974	28.1%	2.7%
1975	27.5%	2.62%
1976	27%	2.51%
1977	26.4%	2.38%
1978	25.8%	2.24%
1979	25.2%	2.09%
1980	24.6%	1.96%
1981	23.9%	1.83%
1982	28%	1.71%
1983	27.4%	1.62%
1984	30.9%	1.54%
1985	30.1%	1.46%
1986	25.3%	1.37%
1987	24.7%	1.27%
1988	21.8%	1.19%
1989	18.7%	1.11%
1990	18.1%	1.05%
1991	17.4%	0.99%
1992	16.9%	0.95%
1993	16.3%	0.91%
1994	15.8%	0.88%
1995	15.3%	0.85%
1996	14.8%	0.81%
1997	14.4%	0.77%
1998	14%	0.73%
1999	13.6%	0.69%
2000	13.2%	0.64%
2001	12.7%	0.6%
2002	12.3%	0.56%
2003	11.9%	0.52%
2004	11.4%	0.49%
2005	11%	0.46%
2006	10.5%	0.43%
2007	10.1%	0.41%
2008	9.63%	0.4%
2009	9.22%	0.4%
2010	8.83%	0.39%
2011	8.46%	0.4%
2012	8.12%	0.4%
2013	7.8%	0.41%
2014	7.51%	0.42%
2015	7.24%	0.43%
2016	7%	0.43%
2017	6.76%	0.43%
2018	6.54%	0.42%
2019	6.33%	0.41%
2020	6.13%	0.4%
2021	5.93%	0.39%
2022	5.74%	0.38%
2023	5.55%	0.37%