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How many babies are born in Afghanistan?

1.52 million babies born in Afghanistan in 2026. That is 1.15% of all births worldwide, and the 18th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Afghanistan: history and projections

100K1M 1 CE1000150018002100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Afghanistan’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1 CE ~82K ~2M 41.2 Modelled estimate
1000 ~90K ~2.3M 40.2 Modelled estimate
1500 ~83K ~2M 41.3 Modelled estimate
1800 ~158K ~3.28M 48.1 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~227K ~4.71M 48.1 Historical reconstruction
1950 384K 7.78M 49.4 UN estimate
2000 1.04M 20.1M 51.5 UN estimate
2023 1.47M 41.5M 35.4 UN estimate
2026 1.52M 45M 33.8 UN projection
2050 1.81M 76.9M 23.6 UN projection
2075 1.91M 109M 17.5 UN projection
2100 1.81M 130M 13.9 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Afghanistan among estimates through 2023 were in 2023, at about 1.47M. That is roughly 18 times the estimated ~82.4K births a year in 1 CE.

At 4.56 children per woman, fertility in Afghanistan is above the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Afghanistan each year?

An estimated 1.52 million babies are born in Afghanistan in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 4,160 a day and 1.15% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Afghanistan?

Afghanistan has an estimated 33.8 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 4.56 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.