Editing Demographics of Afghanistan (section)

== Vital statistics ==
=== UN estimates ===
<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations |url=https://population.un.org/wpp/ |access-date=13 July 2022 |publisher=United Nations}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
|-
! width="80pt" |Period
! width="80pt" |Population
! width="80pt" |Live births
! width="80pt" |Deaths
! width="80pt" |Natural change
! width="80pt" |Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! width="80pt" |Crude death rate (per 1000)
! width="80pt" |Natural Change (per 1000)
! width="80pt" |Crude Migration rate (per 1000)
! width="80pt" |Total fertility rate
! width="80pt" |Life expectancy (in years)
! width="80pt" |Infant mortality rate (per 1000 births)
|-
| 1950
| 7,480,464
| 365,303
| 283,668
| +1.09%
| 48.9
| 37.9
| 10.9
|
| 7.25
| 27.73
| 285.8
|-
| 1951
| 7,571,542
| 372,040
| 282,577
| +1.18%
| 49.1
| 37.3
| 11.8
| 0.2
| 7.26
| 27.96
| 283.6
|-
| 1952
| 7,667,534
| 378,290
| 280,803
| +1.27%
| 49.3
| 36.6
| 12.7
| −0.2
| 7.26
| 28.45
| 278.8
|-
| 1953
| 7,764,549
| 384,933
| 279,684
| +1.35%
| 49.5
| 36.0
| 13.5
| −1.0
| 7.27
| 28.93
| 273.9
|-
| 1954
| 7,864,289
| 390,412
| 280,476
| +1.40%
| 49.6
| 35.6
| 14.0
| −1.3
| 7.25
| 29.23
| 269.4
|-
| 1955
| 7,971,933
| 397,156
| 277,695
| +1.50%
| 49.8
| 34.8
| 15.0
| −1.5
| 7.26
| 29.92
| 264.1
|-
| 1956
| 8,087,730
| 404,134
| 277,328
| +1.57%
| 49.9
| 34.3
| 15.7
| −1.4
| 7.27
| 30.41
| 259.3
|-
| 1957
| 8,210,207
| 410,977
| 276,560
| +1.64%
| 50.0
| 33.7
| 16.4
| −1.5
| 7.26
| 30.95
| 254.4
|-
| 1958
| 8,333,827
| 418,266
| 275,681
| +1.71%
| 50.1
| 33.0
| 17.1
| −2.3
| 7.27
| 31.51
| 249.5
|-
| 1959
| 8,468,220
| 425,334
| 274,920
| +1.78%
| 50.2
| 32.5
| 17.8
| −1.9
| 7.28
| 32.04
| 244.9
|-
| 1960
| 8,622,473
| 434,057
| 275,239
| +1.84%
| 50.3
| 31.9
| 18.4
| −0.5
| 7.28
| 32.54
| 240.5
|-
| 1961
| 8,790,140
| 443,319
| 275,508
| +1.91%
| 50.4
| 31.3
| 19.1
| 0
| 7.28
| 33.07
| 236.2
|-
| 1962
| 8,969,055
| 453,468
| 276,593
| +1.97%
| 50.6
| 30.8
| 19.7
| 0.2
| 7.29
| 33.55
| 232.2
|-
| 1963
| 9,157,463
| 464,225
| 277,961
| +2.03%
| 50.7
| 30.4
| 20.3
| 0.3
| 7.30
| 34.02
| 228.2
|-
| 1964
| 9,355,510
| 475,452
| 279,368
| +2.10%
| 50.8
| 29.9
| 21.0
| 0.2
| 7.30
| 34.49
| 224.3
|-
| 1965
| 9,565,154
| 486,406
| 281,003
| +2.15%
| 50.9
| 29.4
| 21.5
| 0.4
| 7.31
| 34.95
| 220.6
|-
| 1966
| 9,783,153
| 498,801
| 282,463
| +2.21%
| 51.0
| 28.9
| 22.1
| 0.2
| 7.32
| 35.45
| 216.6
|-
| 1967
| 10,010,037
| 511,245
| 284,203
| +2.27%
| 51.1
| 28.4
| 22.7
| 0.0
| 7.34
| 35.92
| 212.9
|-
| 1968
| 10,247,782
| 524,167
| 285,867
| +2.33%
| 51.1
| 27.9
| 23.3
| −0.1
| 7.36
| 36.42
| 209.1
|-
| 1969
| 10,494,491
| 537,318
| 287,557
| +2.38%
| 51.2
| 27.4
| 23.8
| −0.3
| 7.39
| 36.91
| 205.3
|-
| 1970
| 10,752,973
| 549,695
| 288,979
| +2.42%
| 51.1
| 26.9
| 24.2
| −0.2
| 7.40
| 37.42
| 201.5
|-
| 1971
| 11,015,853
| 564,040
| 290,646
| +2.48%
| 51.2
| 26.4
| 24.8
| −0.9
| 7.43
| 37.92
| 197.7
|-
| 1972
| 11,286,753
| 577,071
| 291,819
| +2.53%
| 51.1
| 25.8
| 25.3
| −1.3
| 7.45
| 38.44
| 194.0
|-
| 1973
| 11,575,308
| 591,855
| 292,915
| +2.58%
| 51.1
| 25.3
| 25.8
| −0.9
| 7.49
| 39.00
| 190.1
|-
| 1974
| 11,869,881
| 607,606
| 294,363
| +2.64%
| 51.1
| 24.8
| 26.4
| −1.6
| 7.53
| 39.55
| 186.2
|-
| 1975
| 12,157,390
| 621,494
| 295,301
| +2.68%
| 51.0
| 24.2
| 26.8
| −3.2
| 7.54
| 40.10
| 182.2
|-
| 1976
| 12,425,276
| 635,188
| 295,770
| +2.72%
| 50.9
| 23.7
| 27.2
| −5.6
| 7.56
| 40.65
| 178.3
|-
| 1977
| 12,687,308
| 648,307
| 295,112
| +2.77%
| 50.9
| 23.2
| 27.7
| −7.0
| 7.59
| 41.23
| 174.2
|-
| 1978
| 12,938,864
| 660,606
| 310,376
| +2.69%
| 50.8
| 23.9
| 26.9
| −7.5
| 7.60
| 40.27
| 172.7
|-
| 1979
| 12,986,378
| 671,213
| 328,042
| +2.64%
| 50.7
| 24.8
| 25.9
| −22.7
| 7.61
| 39.09
| 171.7
|-
| 1980
| 12,486,640
| 660,892
| 316,937
| +2.75%
| 50.5
| 24.2
| 26.3
| −67.5
| 7.59
| 39.62
| 167.8
|-
| 1981
| 11,155,196
| 614,273
| 288,555
| +2.92%
| 50.3
| 23.6
| 26.7
| −148.6
| 7.57
| 40.16
| 163.6
|-
| 1982
| 10,088,290
| 520,603
| 266,040
| +2.52%
| 50.1
| 25.6
| 24.5
| −131.0
| 7.55
| 37.77
| 165.2
|-
| 1983
| 9,951,447
| 503,887
| 252,318
| +2.50%
| 50.1
| 25.1
| 25.0
| −38.8
| 7.54
| 38.19
| 161.4
|-
| 1984
| 10,243,689
| 506,571
| 302,824
| +2.02%
| 50.2
| 30.0
| 20.2
| 8.3
| 7.51
| 33.33
| 169.7
|-
| 1985
| 10,512,220
| 536,861
| 314,987
| +2.09%
| 50.6
| 29.7
| 20.9
| 4.6
| 7.52
| 33.55
| 166.4
|-
| 1986
| 10,448,447
| 541,017
| 252,810
| +2.76%
| 50.7
| 23.7
| 27.0
| −33.7
| 7.52
| 39.40
| 150.3
|-
| 1987
| 10,322,767
| 535,214
| 245,107
| +2.81%
| 50.8
| 23.3
| 27.6
| −40.3
| 7.53
| 39.84
| 146.5
|-
| 1988
| 10,383,459
| 531,795
| 208,051
| +3.10%
| 51.0
| 19.9
| 31.0
| −25.2
| 7.53
| 43.96
| 136.0
|-
| 1989
| 10,673,172
| 546,142
| 203,321
| +3.21%
| 51.2
| 19.0
| 32.1
| −5.0
| 7.53
| 45.16
| 131.1
|-
| 1990
| 10,694,804
| 567,256
| 203,514
| +3.40%
| 51.4
| 18.4
| 33.0
| −32.0
| 7.56
| 45.97
| 127.0
|-
| 1991
| 10,745,168
| 555,610
| 192,531
| +3.38%
| 51.8
| 17.9
| 33.8
| −29.1
| 7.61
| 46.66
| 123.4
|-
| 1992
| 12,057,436
| 578,891
| 191,913
| +3.21%
| 51.9
| 17.2
| 34.7
| 76.7
| 7.66
| 47.60
| 118.3
|-
| 1993
| 14,003,764
| 698,469
| 199,165
| +3.57%
| 52.0
| 14.8
| 37.2
| 103.3
| 7.72
| 51.47
| 110.8
|-
| 1994
| 15,455,560
| 789,282
| 222,214
| +3.67%
| style="color:blue" |52.2
| 14.7
| 37.5
| 57.2
| style="color:blue" |7.72
| 51.50
| 107.0
|-
| 1995
| 16,418,911
| 853,355
| 230,943
| +3.80%
| 52.1
| 14.1
| 38.0
| 20.7
| 7.71
| 52.54
| 104.2
|-
| 1996
| 17,106,600
| 886,917
| 232,991
| +3.82%
| 51.9
| 13.6
| style="color:blue" |38.2
| 2.0
| 7.71
| 53.24
| 101.2
|-
| 1997
| 17,788,818
| 914,412
| 237,216
| +3.81%
| 51.4
| 13.3
| 38.1
| 0.3
| 7.67
| 53.63
| 98.9
|-
| 1998
| 18,493,134
| 940,233
| 250,677
| +3.73%
| 50.9
| 13.6
| 37.3
| 0.8
| 7.64
| 52.94
| 97.0
|-
| 1999
| 19,262,854
| 967,977
| 239,604
| +3.79%
| 50.4
| 12.5
| 37.9
| 2.1
| 7.60
| 54.85
| 93.4
|-
| 2000
| 19,542,986
| 995,813
| 242,535
| +3.76%
| 49.7
| 12.1
| 37.6
| −23.3
| 7.53
| 55.30
| 90.8
|-
| 2001
| 19,688,634
| 969,246
| 231,795
| +3.73%
| 49.0
| 11.7
| 37.3
| −29.9
| 7.45
| 55.80
| 88.4
|-
| 2002
| 21,000,258
| 980,458
| 229,450
| +3.58%
| 48.2
| 11.3
| 36.9
| 26.7
| 7.34
| 56.45
| 85.8
|-
| 2003
| 22,645,136
| 1,063,246
| 240,215
| +3.63%
| 47.4
| 10.7
| 36.7
| 36.3
| 7.22
| 57.34
| 82.6
|-
| 2004
| 23,553,554
| 1,097,160
| 243,367
| +3.61%
| 46.3
| 10.3
| 36.1
| 2.5
| 7.07
| 57.94
| 79.9
|-
| 2005
| 24,411,196
| 1,099,366
| 241,454
| +3.53%
| 45.3
| 9.9
| 35.3
| −0.2
| 6.91
| 58.36
| 77.5
|-
| 2006
| 25,442,946
| 1,136,774
| 246,037
| +3.50%
| 44.7
| 9.7
| 35.0
| 5.6
| 6.72
| 58.68
| 74.9
|-
| 2007
| 25,903,306
| 1,156,957
| 246,898
| +3.51%
| 43.9
| 9.4
| 34.5
| −17.3
| 6.53
| 59.11
| 71.9
|-
| 2008
| 26,427,204
| 1,091,824
| 232,339
| +3.27%
| 41.5
| 8.8
| 32.7
| −12.9
| 6.38
| 59.85
| 69.2
|-
| 2009
| 27,385,310
| 1,128,666
| 234,065
| +3.26%
| 41.2
| 8.5
| 32.6
| 2.4
| 6.24
| 60.36
| 67.2
|-
| 2010
| 28,189,672
| 1,147,643
| 233,308
| +3.23%
| 40.6
| 8.3
| 32.3
| −3.8
| 6.10
| 60.85
| 64.8
|-
| 2011
| 29,249,156
| 1,157,518
| 230,346
| +3.19%
| 39.9
| 7.9
| 31.9
| 4.3
| 5.96
| 61.42
| 62.3
|-
| 2012
| 30,466,484
| 1,217,396
| 234,629
| +3.23%
| 40.0
| 7.7
| 32.3
| 7.7
| 5.83
| 61.92
| 60.0
|-
| 2013
| 31,541,216
| 1,248,455
| 235,744
| +3.21%
| 39.6
| 7.5
| 32.1
| 2.0
| 5.70
| 62.42
| 57.8
|-
| 2014
| 32,716,214
| 1,274,665
| 241,055
| +3.17%
| 39.1
| 7.4
| 31.7
| 4.2
| 5.56
| 62.55
| 56.3
|-
| 2015
| 33,753,500
| 1,315,633
| 248,560
| +3.15%
| 38.8
| 7.3
| 31.5
| −0.8
| 5.41
| 62.66
| 54.5
|-
| 2016
| 34,636,212
| 1,315,746
| 245,452
| +3.09%
| 37.9
| 7.1
| 30.9
| −5.4
| 5.26
| 63.14
| 52.5
|-
| 2017
| 35,643,420
| 1,332,116
| 250,677
| +3.03%
| 37.3
| 7.0
| 30.3
| −2.0
| 5.13
| 63.02
| 49.4
|-
| 2018
| 36,686,788
| 1,355,895
| 256,314
| +2.99%
| 36.9
| 7.0
| 29.9
| −1.5
| 5.00
| 63.08
| 47.8
|-
| 2019
| 37,769,496
| 1,377,704
| 256,564
| +2.97%
| 36.5
| style="color:blue" |6.8
| 29.7
| −1.0
| 4.87
| 63.57
| 46.7
|-
| 2020
| 38,972,236
| 1,402,265
| 276,683
| +2.89%
| 36.1
| 7.1
| 28.9
| 2.0
| 4.75
| 62.58
| 45.8
|-
| 2021
| 40,099,460
| 1,440,941
| 295,236
| +2.85%
| style="color:red" |35.8
| 7.3
| 28.5
| −0.4
| style="color:red" |4.64
| 61.98
| 44.7
|-
| 2022
| 41,128,771
|
|
| +2.82%
| 35.14
| 6.91
| 28.23
| −3.2
| 4.52
| 62.88
| 44.8
|-
| 2023
| 42,239,854
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 4.41
| 64.23
| 37.7
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| x = 1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

| y1= 7.25,7.26,7.26,7.27,7.25,7.26,7.27,7.26,7.27,7.28,7.28,7.28,7.29,7.30,7.30,7.31,7.32,7.34,7.36,7.39,7.40,7.43,7.45,7.49,7.53,7.54,7.56,7.59,
7.60,7.61,7.59,7.57,7.55,7.54,7.51,7.52,7.52,7.53,7.53,7.53,7.57,7.61,7.67,7.72,7.72,7.71,7.71,7.67,7.64,7.60,7.53,7.45,7.34,7.22,7.07,6.91,
6.72,6.53,6.38,6.24,6.10,5.96,5.83,5.70,5.56,5.41,5.26,5.13,5.00,4.87,4.75,4.64

| y1Title=Total Fertility Rate
}}

=== Demographic and Health Surveys ===
Afghanistan 2024 [[total fertility rate]] has been estimated at 4.4.
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/total-fertility-rate/country-comparison/|title=Total fertility rate Comparison – The World Factbook|website=www.cia.gov}}</ref> In 2022 it was 4.5, about twice the world average rate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?end=2022&start=1960&view=chart|title=World Bank Open Data|website=World Bank Open Data}}</ref> The rate has fallen since the early 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?end=2022&locations=AF&start=1983&view=chart|title=World Bank Open Data|website=World Bank Open Data}}</ref>

Crude Birth Rate (CBR), Total Fertility Rate (TFR) and Wanted Fertility Rate (WFR):<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR248/FR248.pdf |title=The DHS Program – Quality information to plan, monitor and improve population, health, and nutrition programs |access-date=30 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019172926/http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR248/FR248.pdf |archive-date=19 October 2014 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-text"
|-
! rowspan=2 | year
! colspan=3 | crude birth rate (CBR)
! colspan=3 | total fertility rate (TFR)
! colspan=3 | wanted fertility rate (WFR)
|-
! total !! urban !! rural
! total !! urban !! rural
! total !! urban !! rural
|-
| 2010
| style="text-align:right;" | 35.6
| style="text-align:right;" | 34.7
| style="text-align:right;" | 35.9
| style="text-align:right;" | 5.1
| style="text-align:right;" | 4.5
| style="text-align:right;" | 5.2
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" |
|-
| 2015
| style="text-align:right;" | 36.8 {{increase}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 35.8 {{increase}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 37.1 {{increase}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 5.3 {{increase}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 4.8 {{increase}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 5.4 {{increase}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 4.4 {{decrease}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 3.7 {{decrease}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 4.6 {{decrease}}
|-
| 2022–23
| style="text-align:right;" | 36.0 {{decrease}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 32.0 {{decrease}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 38.0 {{increase}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 5.4 {{increase}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 4.3 {{decrease}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 5.8 {{increase}}
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" |
| style="text-align:right;" |
|}
Fertility data by province in 2015 DHS Survey<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statcompiler.com/en/#|title=STATcompiler|website=statcompiler.com|access-date=17 February 2020}}</ref> and 2022–23 MICS Survey:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mics.unicef.org/sites/mics/files/Afghanistan%202022-23%20MICS_English.pdf|title=Afghanistan MICS 2022–23|website=mics.unicef.org|access-date=30 November 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width:100pt;" rowspan=2 | Province
! colspan=2 | TFR
|-
! 2015!! 2023
|-
| '''Afghanistan'''
| '''5.3'''||'''5.4''' {{increase}}
|-
| [[Kabul Province|Kabul]]
| 4.6||3.8 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Kapisa Province|Kapisa]]
| 4.8||5.6 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Parwan Province|Parwan]]
| 5.7||5.0 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Wardak Province|Wardak]]
| 4.2||5.3 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Logar Province|Logar]]
| 4.2||6.2 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Nangarhar Province|Nangarhar]]
| 6.4||5.6 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Laghman Province|Laghman]]
| 7.3||6.2 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Panjshir Province|Panjshir]]
| 3.2||3.5 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Baghlan Province|Baghlan]]
| 4.4||5.4 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Bamyan Province|Bamyan]]
| 5.4||4.2 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Ghazni Province|Ghazni]]
| 2.8||5.6 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Paktika Province|Paktika]]
| 5.3||6.3 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Paktia Province|Paktia]]
| 5.2||5.7 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Khost Province|Khost]]
| 5.6||5.3 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Kunar Province|Kunar]]
| 6.8||6.4 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Nuristan Province|Nuristan]]
| 8.9||5.6 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Badakhshan Province|Badakhshan]]
| 5.3||5.1 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Takhar Province|Takhar]]
| 5.7||5.9 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Kunduz Province|Kunduz]]
| 4.4||6.4 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Samangan Province|Samangan]]
| 5.1||4.3 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Balkh Province|Balkh]]
| 5.5||4.9 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Sar-e Pol Province|Sar-e Pol]]
| 4.8||5.5 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Ghor Province|Ghor]]
| 5.8||4.8 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Daykundi Province|Daykundi]]
| 5.2||4.8 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Urozgan Province|Urozgan]]
| 8.8||5.6 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Zabul Province|Zabul]]
| 5.1||7.8 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Kandahar Province|Kandahar]]
| 6.5||6.3 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Jawzjan]]
| 3.9||5.5 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Faryab Province|Faryab]]
| 6.2||6.4 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Helmand Province|Helmand]]
| 4.7||7.3 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Badghis Province|Badghis]]
| 6.6||5.8 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Herat Province|Herat]]
| 4.8||4.4 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Farah Province|Farah]]
| 5.4||7.1 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Nimruz Province|Nimruz]]
| 5.4||6.2 {{increase}}
|}

=== Life expectancy ===
[[File:Life expectancy by WBG -Afghanistan -diff.png|thumb|[[Life expectancy at birth]] in Afghanistan]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Period
! Life expectancy in<br />Years
! Period
! Life expectancy in<br />Years
|-
| 1950–1955
| 28.6
| 1985–1990
| 47.7
|-
| 1955–1960
| 31.1
| 1990–1995
| 51.7
|-
| 1960–1965
| 33.4
| 1995–2000
| 54.2
|-
| 1965–1970
| 35.6
| 2000–2005
| 56.9
|-
| 1970–1975
| 37.8
| 2005–2010
| 60.0
|-
| 1975–1980
| 40.4
| 2010–2015
| 62.3
|-
| 1980–1985
| 43.6
| 2015–2020
| 63.2
|}
Source: ''UN World Population Prospects''<ref>{{cite web|title=World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations|url=https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref>

[[File:School reopening, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.jpg|thumb|Gathering of students in 2006 at a school in [[Nangarhar Province]].|227x227px]]