Fertility & birth rates in Argentina and Pakistan

Fertility rate in Argentina vs Pakistan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Argentina was 1.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.61 in Pakistan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Argentina vs Pakistan population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Argentina	Pakistan
1960	3.14	6.8
1961	3.12	6.8
1962	3.13	6.8
1963	3.11	6.8
1964	3.08	6.8
1965	3.01	6.8
1966	2.97	6.8
1967	2.98	6.8
1968	3.01	6.8
1969	3.05	6.8
1970	3.09	6.8
1971	3.11	6.8
1972	3.14	6.81
1973	3.17	6.81
1974	3.22	6.81
1975	3.27	6.81
1976	3.32	6.81
1977	3.36	6.8
1978	3.36	6.78
1979	3.34	6.76
1980	3.3	6.73
1981	3.25	6.7
1982	3.2	6.67
1983	3.15	6.64
1984	3.12	6.62
1985	3.07	6.59
1986	3.05	6.55
1987	3.04	6.52
1988	3.05	6.48
1989	3.02	6.43
1990	3.03	6.36
1991	3.01	6.29
1992	2.99	6.21
1993	2.97	6.11
1994	2.94	6.01
1995	2.86	5.89
1996	2.78	5.77
1997	2.71	5.64
1998	2.66	5.51
1999	2.64	5.46
2000	2.59	5.35
2001	2.53	5.18
2002	2.49	5.01
2003	2.45	4.89
2004	2.43	4.68
2005	2.43	4.6
2006	2.4	4.59
2007	2.37	4.55
2008	2.43	4.51
2009	2.4	4.47
2010	2.41	4.4
2011	2.39	4.31
2012	2.3	4.2
2013	2.34	4.13
2014	2.39	4.06
2015	2.35	3.99
2016	2.24	3.9
2017	2.17	3.9
2018	2.07	3.86
2019	1.88	3.81
2020	1.6	3.77
2021	1.59	3.72
2022	1.48	3.66
2023	1.5	3.61
2024	1.5	3.55
2025	1.5	3.5
2026	1.51	3.44
2027	1.51	3.39
2028	1.51	3.34
2029	1.51	3.3
2030	1.51	3.25
2031	1.51	3.21
2032	1.52	3.16
2033	1.52	3.12
2034	1.52	3.08
2035	1.52	3.04
2036	1.52	3.01
2037	1.52	2.97
2038	1.52	2.94
2039	1.52	2.9
2040	1.52	2.87
2041	1.52	2.83
2042	1.52	2.8
2043	1.53	2.77
2044	1.53	2.74
2045	1.53	2.71
2046	1.53	2.69
2047	1.53	2.66
2048	1.53	2.63
2049	1.53	2.61
2050	1.54	2.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Argentina	Pakistan
1960	31.2%	41.3%
1961	31.1%	41.4%
1962	31%	41.6%
1963	30.8%	41.8%
1964	30.6%	42.2%
1965	30.5%	42.7%
1966	30.2%	43%
1967	30%	43.3%
1968	29.8%	43.5%
1969	29.7%	43.7%
1970	29.6%	43.9%
1971	29.5%	44%
1972	29.5%	44.1%
1973	29.5%	44.1%
1974	29.6%	44.1%
1975	29.7%	44.1%
1976	29.8%	44%
1977	29.9%	43.9%
1978	30.1%	43.8%
1979	30.3%	43.7%
1980	30.5%	43.3%
1981	30.6%	43.1%
1982	30.8%	43%
1983	30.9%	43.1%
1984	31%	43.3%
1985	31%	43.5%
1986	30.9%	43.6%
1987	30.9%	43.7%
1988	30.7%	43.8%
1989	30.6%	44%
1990	30.4%	44.1%
1991	30.3%	44.1%
1992	30%	44.3%
1993	29.8%	44.5%
1994	29.6%	44.5%
1995	29.3%	44.5%
1996	29.1%	44.3%
1997	28.8%	44.1%
1998	28.6%	43.9%
1999	28.4%	43.6%
2000	28.2%	43.3%
2001	27.9%	42.9%
2002	27.7%	42.6%
2003	27.5%	42.3%
2004	27.2%	41.8%
2005	26.9%	41.3%
2006	26.7%	40.9%
2007	26.4%	40.4%
2008	26.1%	40%
2009	25.9%	39.6%
2010	25.7%	39.3%
2011	25.5%	39.1%
2012	25.3%	39%
2013	25.2%	38.9%
2014	25%	38.9%
2015	24.9%	38.8%
2016	24.7%	38.6%
2017	24.6%	38.5%
2018	24.4%	38.3%
2019	24.1%	38.1%
2020	23.7%	37.9%
2021	23.2%	37.6%
2022	22.8%	37.3%
2023	22.2%	37%
2024	21.6%	36.7%
2025	21%	36.2%
2026	20.4%	35.8%
2027	19.9%	35.3%
2028	19.3%	34.9%
2029	18.7%	34.5%
2030	18.1%	34.2%
2031	17.6%	33.8%
2032	17.1%	33.5%
2033	16.7%	33.3%
2034	16.4%	33%
2035	16.2%	32.7%
2036	16.2%	32.5%
2037	16.1%	32.2%
2038	16.2%	32%
2039	16.2%	31.7%
2040	16.2%	31.5%
2041	16.1%	31.3%
2042	16.1%	31%
2043	16.1%	30.8%
2044	16%	30.5%
2045	16%	30.3%
2046	15.9%	30%
2047	15.8%	29.7%
2048	15.7%	29.5%
2049	15.6%	29.2%
2050	15.5%	28.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.6% of the population in Argentina and 36.7% in Pakistan in 2024, compared to 30.4% and 44.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Argentina and Pakistan compared.

Natural population change in Argentina vs Pakistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.63% in Argentina and +2.23% in Pakistan. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Argentina	Pakistan
1960	315,943	1,217,147
1961	317,816	1,273,772
1962	316,952	1,328,675
1963	317,041	1,384,934
1964	311,020	1,447,394
1965	304,734	1,496,050
1966	303,981	1,566,343
1967	308,904	1,626,737
1968	312,440	1,683,296
1969	319,108	1,733,601
1970	339,096	1,793,570
1971	344,889	1,695,374
1972	357,835	1,912,774
1973	370,856	1,971,909
1974	388,107	2,028,061
1975	409,561	2,099,811
1976	422,330	2,171,812
1977	441,647	2,257,849
1978	448,413	2,356,601
1979	449,952	2,461,311
1980	443,732	2,598,421
1981	442,501	2,790,454
1982	431,926	2,934,689
1983	426,145	3,052,738
1984	423,279	3,145,772
1985	428,866	3,233,315
1986	436,760	3,341,643
1987	443,404	3,448,813
1988	455,701	3,554,755
1989	460,991	3,648,132
1990	466,640	3,731,730
1991	474,960	3,822,363
1992	473,226	3,888,637
1993	474,791	3,915,776
1994	481,958	3,956,699
1995	469,658	3,977,175
1996	458,199	4,021,758
1997	450,930	4,043,912
1998	440,184	4,104,824
1999	444,038	4,228,026
2000	437,562	4,281,169
2001	430,579	4,304,297
2002	424,825	4,307,607
2003	410,141	4,340,688
2004	417,970	4,294,654
2005	428,247	4,294,393
2006	424,591	4,538,426
2007	402,889	4,690,187
2008	442,442	4,885,855
2009	439,271	5,028,132
2010	441,335	5,147,142
2011	448,730	5,189,412
2012	411,540	5,191,263
2013	421,694	5,176,590
2014	450,462	5,148,994
2015	444,161	5,113,507
2016	391,767	5,044,922
2017	375,260	5,090,200
2018	346,031	5,103,858
2019	280,005	5,127,011
2020	151,347	5,011,177
2021	88,677	5,065,913
2022	96,673	5,268,077
2023	154,648	5,281,745

Maternal mortality chart: Argentina vs Pakistan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Argentina, compared to 155 deaths in Pakistan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Argentina	Pakistan
1985	80	432
1986	76	436
1987	73	442
1988	70	441
1989	68	439
1990	68	434
1991	67	443
1992	65	459
1993	62	473
1994	62	479
1995	60	485
1996	59	482
1997	60	476
1998	57	456
1999	57	438
2000	58	419
2001	60	400
2002	59	380
2003	61	358
2004	58	333
2005	57	316
2006	60	284
2007	62	265
2008	59	254
2009	62	246
2010	55	240
2011	48	234
2012	49	227
2013	47	220
2014	43	211
2015	39	202
2016	40	193
2017	38	184
2018	38	178
2019	36	173
2020	40	178
2021	76	193
2022	39	160
2023	33	155

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.96% in Argentina and 5.85% in Pakistan. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Argentina	Pakistan
1960	-	25%
1961	-	24.1%
1962	-	23.3%
1963	-	22.5%
1964	-	21.8%
1965	-	21.2%
1966	-	20.6%
1967	-	20.2%
1968	-	19.7%
1969	7.25%	19.4%
1970	7.17%	19%
1971	7.08%	18.7%
1972	6.97%	18.4%
1973	6.82%	18.1%
1974	6.61%	17.8%
1975	6.33%	17.6%
1976	5.98%	17.4%
1977	5.56%	17.1%
1978	5.12%	16.9%
1979	4.68%	16.7%
1980	4.28%	16.5%
1981	3.94%	16.3%
1982	3.65%	16.1%
1983	3.41%	15.8%
1984	3.21%	15.6%
1985	3.06%	15.3%
1986	2.96%	15%
1987	2.91%	14.8%
1988	2.9%	14.5%
1989	2.89%	14.2%
1990	2.88%	14%
1991	2.84%	13.7%
1992	2.76%	13.4%
1993	2.66%	13.1%
1994	2.54%	12.8%
1995	2.42%	12.5%
1996	2.31%	12.1%
1997	2.19%	11.8%
1998	2.09%	11.5%
1999	2.01%	11.1%
2000	1.94%	10.8%
2001	1.88%	10.5%
2002	1.83%	10.3%
2003	1.78%	10.1%
2004	1.73%	9.85%
2005	1.67%	9.65%
2006	1.62%	9.47%
2007	1.58%	9.29%
2008	1.54%	9.1%
2009	1.49%	8.91%
2010	1.44%	8.71%
2011	1.39%	8.49%
2012	1.33%	8.27%
2013	1.27%	8.04%
2014	1.22%	7.8%
2015	1.17%	7.56%
2016	1.14%	7.33%
2017	1.1%	7.1%
2018	1.07%	6.88%
2019	1.05%	6.67%
2020	1.03%	6.46%
2021	1%	6.25%
2022	0.98%	6.05%
2023	0.96%	5.85%