Fertility rate vs share that are religious in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Fertility rate vs share that are religious was 4.84 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4.84
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
9th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.77
in 1994
All-time low
4.84
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Fertility rate vs share that are religious in Afghanistan, 1950–2023

02468195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, fertility rate vs share that are religious in Afghanistan stood at 4.84. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate vs share that are religious in Afghanistan peaked at 7.77 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.84, in 2023.

That places Afghanistan 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 7.26 7.25 7.28 10
1960s 7.32 7.28 7.39 10
1970s 7.52 7.4 7.61 10
1980s 7.57 7.55 7.64 10
1990s 7.7 7.58 7.77 10
2000s 6.93 6.29 7.57 10
2010s 5.71 5.24 6.2 10
2020s 4.99 4.84 5.14 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 6 Mali 5.61 compare
  2. 7 Angola 5.12 compare
  3. 8 Burundi 4.88 compare
  4. 10 Mozambique 4.76 compare
  5. 11 Mauritania 4.7 compare
  6. 12 Mayotte 4.62 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate vs share that are religious in Afghanistan?
Fertility rate vs share that are religious in Afghanistan was 4.84 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate vs share that are religious recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 7.77 in 1994.
What is the lowest fertility rate vs share that are religious recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 4.84 in 2023.
How does Afghanistan rank for fertility rate vs share that are religious?
Afghanistan ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate vs share that are religious rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs share that are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fertility rate vs share that are religious
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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