Afghanistan vs Africa Eastern and Southern: Fertility rate, total
Afghanistan
4.76 births per woman
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern
4.16 births per woman
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
9th
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
8th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Afghanistan
- Africa Eastern and Southern
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.76 births per woman against 4.16 births per woman in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.6 births per woman.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th of 218 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Africa Eastern and Southern | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.32 births per woman | 6.73 births per woman | 0.5895 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 7.52 births per woman | 6.77 births per woman | 0.7474 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 7.57 births per woman | 6.51 births per woman | 1.07 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 7.7 births per woman | 5.88 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 6.93 births per woman | 5.36 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.71 births per woman | 4.74 births per woman | 0.9745 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.94 births per woman | 4.29 births per woman | 0.6557 births per woman | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Afghanistan or Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Afghanistan, at 4.76 births per woman against 4.16 births per woman in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 0.6 births per woman, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.