Fertility & birth rates in Afghanistan and Lebanon

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

Check Afghanistan vs Lebanon 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	Lebanon
1960	7.28	5.88
1961	7.28	5.89
1962	7.29	5.9
1963	7.3	5.91
1964	7.3	5.85
1965	7.31	5.77
1966	7.32	5.68
1967	7.34	5.57
1968	7.36	5.45
1969	7.39	5.32
1970	7.4	5.19
1971	7.43	5.05
1972	7.45	4.91
1973	7.49	4.79
1974	7.53	4.65
1975	7.54	4.52
1976	7.56	4.39
1977	7.59	4.28
1978	7.6	4.18
1979	7.61	4.08
1980	7.64	4.01
1981	7.62	3.95
1982	7.6	3.86
1983	7.57	3.73
1984	7.55	3.66
1985	7.55	3.53
1986	7.55	3.47
1987	7.55	3.42
1988	7.55	3.39
1989	7.56	3.36
1990	7.58	3.27
1991	7.63	3.16
1992	7.7	3.05
1993	7.76	2.94
1994	7.77	2.82
1995	7.77	2.73
1996	7.76	2.7
1997	7.73	2.67
1998	7.69	2.65
1999	7.64	2.63
2000	7.57	2.6
2001	7.45	2.58
2002	7.32	2.52
2003	7.17	2.46
2004	7.02	2.38
2005	6.86	2.29
2006	6.69	2.24
2007	6.51	2.2
2008	6.39	2.17
2009	6.3	2.19
2010	6.2	2.26
2011	6.09	2.32
2012	5.99	2.35
2013	5.88	2.36
2014	5.77	2.38
2015	5.65	2.38
2016	5.54	2.39
2017	5.43	2.37
2018	5.33	2.35
2019	5.24	2.33
2020	5.15	2.31
2021	5.04	2.28
2022	4.93	2.26
2023	4.84	2.24
2024	4.76	2.23
2025	4.66	2.21
2026	4.56	2.19
2027	4.48	2.17
2028	4.4	2.15
2029	4.3	2.13
2030	4.22	2.11
2031	4.15	2.1
2032	4.07	2.09
2033	4	2.07
2034	3.95	2.06
2035	3.89	2.05
2036	3.82	2.03
2037	3.76	2.02
2038	3.68	2.01
2039	3.61	2
2040	3.56	1.98
2041	3.49	1.97
2042	3.44	1.97
2043	3.39	1.96
2044	3.34	1.95
2045	3.3	1.94
2046	3.26	1.93
2047	3.22	1.92
2048	3.18	1.92
2049	3.14	1.91
2050	3.09	1.9

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Afghanistan	Lebanon
1960	41.9%	42.4%
1961	42%	43.1%
1962	42.1%	43.6%
1963	42.2%	44.1%
1964	42.4%	44.4%
1965	42.6%	44.4%
1966	42.9%	44.2%
1967	43.2%	43.9%
1968	43.4%	43.6%
1969	43.7%	43.3%
1970	43.9%	42.9%
1971	44.2%	42.5%
1972	44.4%	42.1%
1973	44.6%	41.7%
1974	44.8%	41.3%
1975	45%	40.9%
1976	45.2%	40.6%
1977	45.4%	40.3%
1978	45.6%	39.8%
1979	45.8%	39.4%
1980	46.1%	39%
1981	46.3%	38.7%
1982	46.5%	38.4%
1983	46.6%	38.2%
1984	46.8%	38%
1985	47%	37.7%
1986	47.2%	37.5%
1987	47.3%	37.3%
1988	47.4%	37.1%
1989	47.5%	36.9%
1990	47.7%	36.7%
1991	47.8%	36.5%
1992	48%	36.2%
1993	48.2%	35.8%
1994	48.5%	35.3%
1995	48.7%	34.8%
1996	49%	34.2%
1997	49.3%	33.6%
1998	49.6%	33.1%
1999	49.8%	32.5%
2000	50%	31.9%
2001	50.2%	31.4%
2002	50.2%	30.8%
2003	50.2%	30.2%
2004	50.2%	29.6%
2005	50%	28.9%
2006	49.9%	28.3%
2007	49.6%	27.7%
2008	49.3%	27.2%
2009	48.9%	26.8%
2010	48.5%	26.4%
2011	48%	26.1%
2012	47.6%	25.9%
2013	47.2%	25.7%
2014	46.7%	25.6%
2015	46.3%	25.8%
2016	45.8%	26.4%
2017	45.4%	26.9%
2018	45%	27.5%
2019	44.6%	27.9%
2020	44.2%	27.9%
2021	43.9%	27.6%
2022	43.6%	27.2%
2023	43.2%	26.7%
2024	42.9%	26.2%
2025	42.6%	25.6%
2026	42.2%	25%
2027	41.9%	24.3%
2028	41.5%	23.7%
2029	41.1%	23.2%
2030	40.7%	22.7%
2031	40.3%	22.3%
2032	39.8%	22%
2033	39.4%	21.8%
2034	39%	21.8%
2035	38.6%	21.8%
2036	38.2%	21.7%
2037	37.8%	21.6%
2038	37.4%	21.6%
2039	36.9%	21.5%
2040	36.5%	21.5%
2041	36%	21.4%
2042	35.6%	21.3%
2043	35.2%	21.2%
2044	34.8%	21.1%
2045	34.4%	21%
2046	34%	20.9%
2047	33.6%	20.7%
2048	33.3%	20.5%
2049	32.9%	20.3%
2050	32.5%	20%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.9% of the population in Afghanistan and 26.2% in Lebanon in 2024, compared to 47.7% and 36.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Afghanistan and Lebanon compared.

Natural population change in Afghanistan vs Lebanon by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.04% in Afghanistan and +1.22% in Lebanon. 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	Lebanon
1960	170,257	52,515
1961	179,094	53,995
1962	188,427	55,585
1963	198,035	57,054
1964	207,867	57,808
1965	217,741	58,195
1966	228,786	58,546
1967	239,967	58,957
1968	251,798	59,247
1969	263,823	59,829
1970	275,129	60,593
1971	288,267	61,278
1972	300,633	62,216
1973	315,062	63,420
1974	330,232	64,425
1975	343,850	55,423
1976	357,775	11,138
1977	372,567	60,232
1978	369,101	60,829
1979	361,750	61,184
1980	365,396	63,053
1981	343,468	65,084
1982	263,210	41,602
1983	263,778	66,056
1984	205,262	66,785
1985	228,469	66,368
1986	310,066	67,162
1987	314,361	69,058
1988	358,397	70,444
1989	381,158	74,577
1990	402,433	73,629
1991	409,954	79,274
1992	440,132	77,447
1993	541,257	75,278
1994	609,096	73,069
1995	653,280	71,016
1996	685,005	71,286
1997	709,778	71,486
1998	719,860	71,889
1999	760,727	72,437
2000	782,727	72,642
2001	764,090	73,160
2002	776,048	72,648
2003	826,165	71,232
2004	850,940	69,675
2005	855,112	67,778
2006	875,301	65,932
2007	889,848	66,965
2008	891,246	67,132
2009	920,581	69,004
2010	943,473	72,605
2011	966,743	75,523
2012	1,004,814	77,248
2013	1,033,778	80,218
2014	1,053,788	92,285
2015	1,077,068	97,385
2016	1,090,016	91,551
2017	1,101,218	84,172
2018	1,115,262	77,165
2019	1,138,485	70,486
2020	1,134,407	59,903
2021	1,133,611	46,614
2022	1,219,475	60,909
2023	1,228,719	58,786

Maternal mortality chart: Afghanistan vs Lebanon

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 15 deaths in Lebanon.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Afghanistan	Lebanon
1985	2,232	59
1986	1,857	58
1987	1,821	65
1988	1,572	65
1989	1,520	49
1990	1,550	48
1991	1,534	38
1992	1,443	36
1993	1,347	33
1994	1,396	30
1995	1,414	29
1996	1,389	28
1997	1,376	27
1998	1,464	26
1999	1,346	25
2000	1,372	24
2001	1,311	22
2002	1,263	21
2003	1,201	19
2004	1,166	18
2005	1,108	17
2006	1,069	17
2007	1,032	16
2008	955	15
2009	925	15
2010	893	15
2011	838	15
2012	810	14
2013	778	13
2014	755	14
2015	741	15
2016	702	15
2017	659	15
2018	629	15
2019	601	15
2020	634	27
2021	660	54
2022	551	15
2023	521	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.55% in Afghanistan and 1.83% in Lebanon. 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	Lebanon
1960	35.3%	7.48%
1961	34.8%	7.24%
1962	34.2%	7.01%
1963	33.7%	6.8%
1964	33.2%	6.62%
1965	32.7%	6.46%
1966	32.2%	6.33%
1967	31.7%	6.22%
1968	31.2%	6.14%
1969	30.6%	6.07%
1970	30.2%	6.01%
1971	29.7%	5.98%
1972	29.1%	5.93%
1973	28.6%	5.88%
1974	28.1%	5.81%
1975	27.5%	5.73%
1976	27%	18.6%
1977	26.4%	7.51%
1978	25.8%	7.54%
1979	25.2%	7.6%
1980	24.6%	7.39%
1981	23.9%	7.16%
1982	28%	12.2%
1983	27.4%	5.39%
1984	30.9%	5.18%
1985	30.1%	4.96%
1986	25.3%	4.74%
1987	24.7%	5.75%
1988	21.8%	5.53%
1989	18.7%	3.34%
1990	18.1%	3.18%
1991	17.4%	3.03%
1992	16.9%	2.88%
1993	16.3%	2.75%
1994	15.8%	2.63%
1995	15.3%	2.52%
1996	14.8%	2.4%
1997	14.4%	2.3%
1998	14%	2.19%
1999	13.6%	2.09%
2000	13.2%	1.99%
2001	12.7%	1.89%
2002	12.3%	1.78%
2003	11.9%	1.69%
2004	11.4%	1.6%
2005	11%	1.52%
2006	10.5%	1.44%
2007	10.1%	1.38%
2008	9.63%	1.33%
2009	9.22%	1.3%
2010	8.83%	1.27%
2011	8.46%	1.25%
2012	8.12%	1.24%
2013	7.8%	1.24%
2014	7.51%	1.25%
2015	7.24%	1.27%
2016	7%	1.31%
2017	6.76%	1.35%
2018	6.54%	1.4%
2019	6.33%	1.47%
2020	6.13%	1.55%
2021	5.93%	1.63%
2022	5.74%	1.73%
2023	5.55%	1.83%