Fertility & birth rates in Afghanistan and Kiribati

Fertility rate in Afghanistan vs Kiribati 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 3.15 in Kiribati in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Afghanistan vs Kiribati 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	Kiribati
1960	7.28	6.44
1961	7.28	6.48
1962	7.29	6.42
1963	7.3	6.35
1964	7.3	6.29
1965	7.31	6.26
1966	7.32	6.23
1967	7.34	6.11
1968	7.36	5.98
1969	7.39	5.85
1970	7.4	5.71
1971	7.43	5.55
1972	7.45	5.37
1973	7.49	5.2
1974	7.53	5.09
1975	7.54	5.02
1976	7.56	4.96
1977	7.59	4.96
1978	7.6	4.97
1979	7.61	4.97
1980	7.64	4.96
1981	7.62	4.96
1982	7.6	4.95
1983	7.57	4.91
1984	7.55	4.91
1985	7.55	4.91
1986	7.55	4.87
1987	7.55	4.81
1988	7.55	4.73
1989	7.56	4.69
1990	7.58	4.67
1991	7.63	4.64
1992	7.7	4.57
1993	7.76	4.49
1994	7.77	4.44
1995	7.77	4.42
1996	7.76	4.43
1997	7.73	4.37
1998	7.69	4.29
1999	7.64	4.18
2000	7.57	4.07
2001	7.45	3.96
2002	7.32	3.81
2003	7.17	3.7
2004	7.02	3.73
2005	6.86	3.76
2006	6.69	3.82
2007	6.51	3.87
2008	6.39	3.9
2009	6.3	3.91
2010	6.2	3.9
2011	6.09	3.88
2012	5.99	3.77
2013	5.88	3.64
2014	5.77	3.52
2015	5.65	3.44
2016	5.54	3.38
2017	5.43	3.34
2018	5.33	3.32
2019	5.24	3.29
2020	5.15	3.25
2021	5.04	3.22
2022	4.93	3.18
2023	4.84	3.15
2024	4.76	3.12
2025	4.66	3.09
2026	4.56	3.06
2027	4.48	3.03
2028	4.4	3
2029	4.3	2.97
2030	4.22	2.94
2031	4.15	2.92
2032	4.07	2.89
2033	4	2.86
2034	3.95	2.84
2035	3.89	2.81
2036	3.82	2.79
2037	3.76	2.77
2038	3.68	2.74
2039	3.61	2.72
2040	3.56	2.69
2041	3.49	2.67
2042	3.44	2.64
2043	3.39	2.62
2044	3.34	2.6
2045	3.3	2.58
2046	3.26	2.56
2047	3.22	2.54
2048	3.18	2.52
2049	3.14	2.5
2050	3.09	2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Afghanistan	Kiribati
1960	41.9%	43.2%
1961	42%	43.5%
1962	42.1%	43.8%
1963	42.2%	44%
1964	42.4%	44%
1965	42.6%	43.9%
1966	42.9%	44.1%
1967	43.2%	44.5%
1968	43.4%	44.9%
1969	43.7%	45%
1970	43.9%	44.9%
1971	44.2%	44.8%
1972	44.4%	44.8%
1973	44.6%	44.6%
1974	44.8%	44.2%
1975	45%	43.7%
1976	45.2%	43.2%
1977	45.4%	42.8%
1978	45.6%	42.3%
1979	45.8%	41.8%
1980	46.1%	41.1%
1981	46.3%	40.5%
1982	46.5%	39.9%
1983	46.6%	39.5%
1984	46.8%	39.2%
1985	47%	39.2%
1986	47.2%	39.2%
1987	47.3%	39.4%
1988	47.4%	39.7%
1989	47.5%	39.9%
1990	47.7%	40.2%
1991	47.8%	40.5%
1992	48%	40.8%
1993	48.2%	41%
1994	48.5%	41.2%
1995	48.7%	41.2%
1996	49%	41.1%
1997	49.3%	41%
1998	49.6%	40.8%
1999	49.8%	40.5%
2000	50%	40.1%
2001	50.2%	39.8%
2002	50.2%	39.3%
2003	50.2%	38.9%
2004	50.2%	38.4%
2005	50%	38%
2006	49.9%	37.6%
2007	49.6%	37.3%
2008	49.3%	37%
2009	48.9%	36.8%
2010	48.5%	36.6%
2011	48%	36.4%
2012	47.6%	36.1%
2013	47.2%	35.7%
2014	46.7%	35.4%
2015	46.3%	35.2%
2016	45.8%	35%
2017	45.4%	35%
2018	45%	35.1%
2019	44.6%	35.1%
2020	44.2%	35.2%
2021	43.9%	35.2%
2022	43.6%	35.1%
2023	43.2%	34.9%
2024	42.9%	34.7%
2025	42.6%	34.4%
2026	42.2%	34%
2027	41.9%	33.5%
2028	41.5%	33.1%
2029	41.1%	32.7%
2030	40.7%	32.4%
2031	40.3%	32%
2032	39.8%	31.7%
2033	39.4%	31.3%
2034	39%	31%
2035	38.6%	30.6%
2036	38.2%	30.3%
2037	37.8%	30%
2038	37.4%	29.7%
2039	36.9%	29.4%
2040	36.5%	29.2%
2041	36%	29%
2042	35.6%	28.8%
2043	35.2%	28.6%
2044	34.8%	28.4%
2045	34.4%	28.3%
2046	34%	28.1%
2047	33.6%	27.9%
2048	33.3%	27.8%
2049	32.9%	27.6%
2050	32.5%	27.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.9% of the population in Afghanistan and 34.7% in Kiribati in 2024, compared to 47.7% and 40.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Afghanistan and Kiribati compared.

Natural population change in Afghanistan vs Kiribati by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.04% in Afghanistan and +2.05% in Kiribati. 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	Kiribati
1960	170,257	1,141
1961	179,094	1,199
1962	188,427	1,233
1963	198,035	1,273
1964	207,867	1,318
1965	217,741	1,376
1966	228,786	1,437
1967	239,967	1,417
1968	251,798	1,393
1969	263,823	1,367
1970	275,129	1,388
1971	288,267	1,406
1972	300,633	1,406
1973	315,062	1,409
1974	330,232	1,430
1975	343,850	1,423
1976	357,775	1,425
1977	372,567	1,426
1978	369,101	1,480
1979	361,750	1,509
1980	365,396	1,571
1981	343,468	1,635
1982	263,210	1,697
1983	263,778	1,748
1984	205,262	1,813
1985	228,469	1,881
1986	310,066	1,933
1987	314,361	1,982
1988	358,397	2,022
1989	381,158	2,073
1990	402,433	2,127
1991	409,954	2,176
1992	440,132	2,173
1993	541,257	2,161
1994	609,096	2,168
1995	653,280	2,183
1996	685,005	2,217
1997	709,778	2,220
1998	719,860	2,210
1999	760,727	2,186
2000	782,727	2,153
2001	764,090	2,121
2002	776,048	2,074
2003	826,165	2,045
2004	850,940	2,118
2005	855,112	2,188
2006	875,301	2,285
2007	889,848	2,393
2008	891,246	2,493
2009	920,581	2,573
2010	943,473	2,644
2011	966,743	2,709
2012	1,004,814	2,678
2013	1,033,778	2,629
2014	1,053,788	2,577
2015	1,077,068	2,555
2016	1,090,016	2,546
2017	1,101,218	2,549
2018	1,115,262	2,561
2019	1,138,485	2,560
2020	1,134,407	2,497
2021	1,133,611	2,408
2022	1,219,475	2,522
2023	1,228,719	2,487

Maternal mortality chart: Afghanistan vs Kiribati

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 80 deaths in Kiribati.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Afghanistan	Kiribati
1985	2,232	246
1986	1,857	232
1987	1,821	231
1988	1,572	220
1989	1,520	212
1990	1,550	199
1991	1,534	188
1992	1,443	175
1993	1,347	162
1994	1,396	150
1995	1,414	148
1996	1,389	141
1997	1,376	132
1998	1,464	126
1999	1,346	121
2000	1,372	119
2001	1,311	113
2002	1,263	109
2003	1,201	105
2004	1,166	106
2005	1,108	104
2006	1,069	102
2007	1,032	101
2008	955	100
2009	925	99
2010	893	102
2011	838	98
2012	810	98
2013	778	93
2014	755	91
2015	741	90
2016	702	88
2017	659	90
2018	629	87
2019	601	89
2020	634	89
2021	660	122
2022	551	86
2023	521	80

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.55% in Afghanistan and 5.51% in Kiribati. 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	Kiribati
1960	35.3%	19.9%
1961	34.8%	19.5%
1962	34.2%	18.9%
1963	33.7%	18.3%
1964	33.2%	17.7%
1965	32.7%	17.1%
1966	32.2%	16.4%
1967	31.7%	15.8%
1968	31.2%	15.2%
1969	30.6%	14.6%
1970	30.2%	14.1%
1971	29.7%	13.7%
1972	29.1%	13.3%
1973	28.6%	13%
1974	28.1%	12.7%
1975	27.5%	12.5%
1976	27%	12.4%
1977	26.4%	12.3%
1978	25.8%	12.2%
1979	25.2%	12%
1980	24.6%	11.9%
1981	23.9%	11.7%
1982	28%	11.6%
1983	27.4%	11.4%
1984	30.9%	11.1%
1985	30.1%	10.9%
1986	25.3%	10.6%
1987	24.7%	10.2%
1988	21.8%	9.87%
1989	18.7%	9.5%
1990	18.1%	9.13%
1991	17.4%	8.77%
1992	16.9%	8.44%
1993	16.3%	8.13%
1994	15.8%	7.87%
1995	15.3%	7.64%
1996	14.8%	7.42%
1997	14.4%	7.22%
1998	14%	7.02%
1999	13.6%	6.83%
2000	13.2%	6.64%
2001	12.7%	6.46%
2002	12.3%	6.31%
2003	11.9%	6.2%
2004	11.4%	6.13%
2005	11%	6.07%
2006	10.5%	6.03%
2007	10.1%	5.99%
2008	9.63%	5.93%
2009	9.22%	5.87%
2010	8.83%	5.82%
2011	8.46%	5.79%
2012	8.12%	5.78%
2013	7.8%	5.8%
2014	7.51%	5.84%
2015	7.24%	5.89%
2016	7%	5.95%
2017	6.76%	5.99%
2018	6.54%	5.98%
2019	6.33%	5.93%
2020	6.13%	5.86%
2021	5.93%	5.76%
2022	5.74%	5.65%
2023	5.55%	5.51%