Total fertility rate - Afghanistan
Value & RankThe Total fertility rate of Afghanistan is 5.43 (children born/woman) with a global rank of 11.
Afghanistan compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of Afghanistan is similar to that of Burkina Faso, Zambia, Malawi, South Sudan, Angola, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Timor-Leste, Benin with a respective Total fertility rate of 5.93, 5.76, 5.66, 5.43, 5.43, 5.27, 5.25, 5.23, 5.11, 5.04 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.Afghanistan since the end of the Great RecessionAfghanistan's Total fertility rate had a positive growth of 0.74% since the end of the Great Recession
Afghanistan compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of Afghanistan is similar to that of Burkina Faso, Zambia, Malawi, South Sudan, Angola, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Timor-Leste, Benin with a respective Total fertility rate of 5.93, 5.76, 5.66, 5.43, 5.43, 5.27, 5.25, 5.23, 5.11, 5.04 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.Afghanistan since the end of the Great RecessionAfghanistan's Total fertility rate had a positive growth of 0.74% since the end of the Great Recession
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Burkina Faso | 6 | 5.93 |
Zambia | 7 | 5.76 |
Malawi | 8 | 5.66 |
South Sudan | 9 | 5.43 |
Angola | 10 | 5.43 |
Afghanistan | 11 | 5.43 |
Mozambique | 12 | 5.27 |
Nigeria | 13 | 5.25 |
Ethiopia | 14 | 5.23 |
Timor-Leste | 15 | 5.11 |
Benin | 16 | 5.04 |
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Datasource: CIA - The World Factbook