Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence was 4.76 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Afghanistan, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 4.76 births per woman for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Afghanistan peaked at 7.77 births per woman in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.76 births per woman, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 9th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.32 births per woman | 7.28 births per woman | 7.39 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.52 births per woman | 7.4 births per woman | 7.61 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.57 births per woman | 7.55 births per woman | 7.64 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7 births per woman | 7.58 births per woman | 7.77 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.93 births per woman | 6.29 births per woman | 7.57 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.71 births per woman | 5.24 births per woman | 6.2 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.94 births per woman | 4.76 births per woman | 5.14 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More population data for Afghanistan
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 9.03 million people (2100)
- Population density 199.65 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.76 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 20,866 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.76 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 3.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 4.84 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Afghanistan?
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Afghanistan was 4.76 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.77 births per woman in 1994.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.76 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.