Total fertility rate in terms of live births per woman fell 28.2% to 3.47 in Afghanistan in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total fertility rate in terms of live births per woman in Afghanistan reached an all time high of 7.77 in 1994 and an all time low of 3.47 in 2024. When compared to Afghanistan's main peers, total fertility rate in terms of live births per woman in Iran amounted to 1.46, 2.42 in Pakistan, 3.13 in Tajikistan and 1.77 in Turkmenistan in 2024.
Afghanistan has been ranked 38th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of total fertility rate in terms of live births per woman, 29 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Total Fertility Rate (Live Births Per Woman) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
Afghanistan | 1.76 | 1.72 | 1.68 | 1.65 | 1.61 | |||||||||||||||||
China | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.30 | |||||||||||||||||
India | 1.50 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.46 | |||||||||||||||||
Iran | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | |||||||||||||||||
Iraq | 2.43 | 2.40 | 2.37 | 2.34 | 2.32 | |||||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | 1.60 | 1.59 | 1.58 | 1.57 | 1.56 | |||||||||||||||||
Kyrgyzstan | 1.89 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 1.82 | |||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | 1.66 | 1.64 | 1.62 | 1.59 | 1.57 | |||||||||||||||||
Tajikistan | 2.35 | 2.33 | 2.30 | 2.27 | 2.25 | |||||||||||||||||
Turkmenistan | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.35 | |||||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | 1.35 | 1.34 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.32 |