Afghanistan Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Afghanistan birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Afghanistan in 2025 is 28.559 births per 1000 people, a 1.93% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for Afghanistan in 2024 was 29.120 births per 1000 people, a 1.89% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Afghanistan in 2023 was 29.680 births per 1000 people, a 2.09% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Afghanistan in 2022 was 30.315 births per 1000 people, a 2.05% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2025 Birth Rate
Niger 43.425
Somalia 40.288
Chad 38.907
Mali 38.677
Burundi 35.288
Gambia 35.269
Burkina Faso 35.125
Mozambique 35.090
Tanzania 34.550
Central African Republic 33.966
Uganda 33.954
Benin 33.883
Guinea 33.729
South Sudan 32.637
Malawi 32.228
Guinea-Bissau 31.808
Senegal 31.488
Togo 31.012
Liberia 30.979
Madagascar 30.752
Sierra Leone 30.120
Ethiopia 29.253
Comoros 29.140
Afghanistan 28.559
Rwanda 28.233
Eritrea 27.661
Zimbabwe 27.066
Yemen 26.908
Tajikistan 25.953
Haiti 21.976
Nepal 17.358
Afghanistan - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 28.559 -1.930%
2024 29.120 -1.890%
2023 29.680 -2.090%
2022 30.315 -2.050%
2021 30.950 -2.010%
2020 31.586 -1.970%
2019 32.221 -1.930%
2018 32.856 -2.520%
2017 33.704 -2.460%
2016 34.553 -2.400%
2015 35.401 -2.340%
2014 36.250 -2.290%
2013 37.098 -2.840%
2012 38.181 -2.760%
2011 39.264 -2.680%
2010 40.347 -2.610%
2009 41.430 -2.550%
2008 42.513 -1.830%
2007 43.304 -1.790%
2006 44.094 -1.760%
2005 44.885 -1.730%
2004 45.675 -1.700%
2003 46.466 -1.040%
2002 46.954 -1.030%
2001 47.443 -1.020%
2000 47.931 -1.010%
1999 48.420 -1.000%
1998 48.908 0.160%
1997 48.829 0.160%
1996 48.749 0.160%
1995 48.670 0.160%
1994 48.590 0.160%
1993 48.511 -0.360%
1992 48.687 -0.360%
1991 48.863 -0.360%
1990 49.039 -0.360%
1989 49.215 -0.360%
1988 49.391 -0.260%
1987 49.521 -0.260%
1986 49.650 -0.260%
1985 49.780 -0.260%
1984 49.909 -0.260%
1983 50.039 -0.220%
1982 50.151 -0.220%
1981 50.263 -0.220%
1980 50.375 -0.220%
1979 50.487 -0.220%
1978 50.599 -0.250%
1977 50.726 -0.250%
1976 50.853 -0.250%
1975 50.980 -0.250%
1974 51.107 -0.250%
1973 51.234 -0.160%
1972 51.316 -0.160%
1971 51.399 -0.160%
1970 51.481 -0.160%
1969 51.564 -0.160%
1968 51.646 0.070%
1967 51.612 0.070%
1966 51.578 0.060%
1965 51.545 0.070%
1964 51.511 0.070%
1963 51.477 0.190%
1962 51.381 0.190%
1961 51.285 0.190%
1960 51.190 0.190%
1959 51.094 0.190%
1958 50.998 0.270%
1957 50.861 0.270%
1956 50.724 0.270%
1955 50.588 0.270%
1954 50.451 0.270%
1953 50.314 0.270%
1952 50.177 0.270%
1951 50.040 0.270%
1950 49.904 0.000%