Fertility & birth rates in Germany and Pakistan

Fertility rate in Germany vs Pakistan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Germany was 1.39 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 Germany 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
	Germany	Pakistan
1960	2.37	6.8
1961	2.45	6.8
1962	2.44	6.8
1963	2.51	6.8
1964	2.54	6.8
1965	2.5	6.8
1966	2.53	6.8
1967	2.48	6.8
1968	2.38	6.8
1969	2.21	6.8
1970	2.03	6.8
1971	1.92	6.8
1972	1.71	6.81
1973	1.54	6.81
1974	1.51	6.81
1975	1.45	6.81
1976	1.45	6.81
1977	1.4	6.8
1978	1.38	6.78
1979	1.38	6.76
1980	1.44	6.73
1981	1.43	6.7
1982	1.41	6.67
1983	1.33	6.64
1984	1.29	6.62
1985	1.37	6.59
1986	1.43	6.55
1987	1.43	6.52
1988	1.46	6.48
1989	1.42	6.43
1990	1.45	6.36
1991	1.33	6.29
1992	1.29	6.21
1993	1.28	6.11
1994	1.24	6.01
1995	1.25	5.89
1996	1.3	5.77
1997	1.35	5.64
1998	1.36	5.51
1999	1.36	5.46
2000	1.38	5.35
2001	1.35	5.18
2002	1.34	5.01
2003	1.34	4.89
2004	1.36	4.68
2005	1.34	4.6
2006	1.33	4.59
2007	1.37	4.55
2008	1.38	4.51
2009	1.36	4.47
2010	1.39	4.4
2011	1.39	4.31
2012	1.41	4.2
2013	1.42	4.13
2014	1.47	4.06
2015	1.5	3.99
2016	1.6	3.9
2017	1.57	3.9
2018	1.57	3.86
2019	1.54	3.81
2020	1.53	3.77
2021	1.58	3.72
2022	1.46	3.66
2023	1.39	3.61
2024	1.4	3.55
2025	1.4	3.5
2026	1.41	3.44
2027	1.41	3.39
2028	1.42	3.34
2029	1.42	3.3
2030	1.42	3.25
2031	1.43	3.21
2032	1.43	3.16
2033	1.44	3.12
2034	1.44	3.08
2035	1.44	3.04
2036	1.45	3.01
2037	1.45	2.97
2038	1.45	2.94
2039	1.46	2.9
2040	1.46	2.87
2041	1.46	2.83
2042	1.47	2.8
2043	1.47	2.77
2044	1.47	2.74
2045	1.47	2.71
2046	1.48	2.69
2047	1.48	2.66
2048	1.48	2.63
2049	1.48	2.61
2050	1.48	2.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Germany	Pakistan
1960	21.3%	41.3%
1961	21.7%	41.4%
1962	22%	41.6%
1963	22.3%	41.8%
1964	22.6%	42.2%
1965	22.8%	42.7%
1966	23%	43%
1967	23.1%	43.3%
1968	23.3%	43.5%
1969	23.3%	43.7%
1970	23.2%	43.9%
1971	23%	44%
1972	22.8%	44.1%
1973	22.4%	44.1%
1974	22%	44.1%
1975	21.5%	44.1%
1976	20.9%	44%
1977	20.3%	43.9%
1978	19.7%	43.8%
1979	19.1%	43.7%
1980	18.5%	43.3%
1981	17.9%	43.1%
1982	17.4%	43%
1983	16.9%	43.1%
1984	16.4%	43.3%
1985	16%	43.5%
1986	15.8%	43.6%
1987	15.6%	43.7%
1988	15.7%	43.8%
1989	15.9%	44%
1990	16.1%	44.1%
1991	16.3%	44.1%
1992	16.3%	44.3%
1993	16.3%	44.5%
1994	16.3%	44.5%
1995	16.3%	44.5%
1996	16.2%	44.3%
1997	16.1%	44.1%
1998	15.9%	43.9%
1999	15.8%	43.6%
2000	15.7%	43.3%
2001	15.5%	42.9%
2002	15.3%	42.6%
2003	15%	42.3%
2004	14.8%	41.8%
2005	14.5%	41.3%
2006	14.2%	40.9%
2007	14%	40.4%
2008	13.8%	40%
2009	13.8%	39.6%
2010	13.7%	39.3%
2011	13.6%	39.1%
2012	13.4%	39%
2013	13.2%	38.9%
2014	13.2%	38.9%
2015	13.2%	38.8%
2016	13.3%	38.6%
2017	13.5%	38.5%
2018	13.6%	38.3%
2019	13.7%	38.1%
2020	13.8%	37.9%
2021	13.9%	37.6%
2022	13.9%	37.3%
2023	13.9%	37%
2024	13.9%	36.7%
2025	13.9%	36.2%
2026	13.9%	35.8%
2027	13.8%	35.3%
2028	13.8%	34.9%
2029	13.7%	34.5%
2030	13.6%	34.2%
2031	13.5%	33.8%
2032	13.4%	33.5%
2033	13.2%	33.3%
2034	13.1%	33%
2035	12.9%	32.7%
2036	12.8%	32.5%
2037	12.7%	32.2%
2038	12.6%	32%
2039	12.6%	31.7%
2040	12.6%	31.5%
2041	12.5%	31.3%
2042	12.5%	31%
2043	12.6%	30.8%
2044	12.6%	30.5%
2045	12.7%	30.3%
2046	12.7%	30%
2047	12.8%	29.7%
2048	12.9%	29.5%
2049	13%	29.2%
2050	13.1%	28.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.9% of the population in Germany and 36.7% in Pakistan in 2024, compared to 16.1% and 44.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Germany and Pakistan compared.

Natural population change in Germany vs Pakistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.25% in Germany 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
	Germany	Pakistan
1960	385,919	1,217,147
1961	462,279	1,273,772
1962	436,752	1,328,675
1963	455,757	1,384,934
1964	482,038	1,447,394
1965	410,204	1,496,050
1966	405,982	1,566,343
1967	353,977	1,626,737
1968	239,612	1,683,296
1969	155,820	1,733,601
1970	70,352	1,793,570
1971	46,988	1,695,374
1972	-62,950	1,912,774
1973	-149,980	1,971,909
1974	-150,038	2,028,061
1975	-212,418	2,099,811
1976	-164,508	2,171,812
1977	-125,055	2,257,849
1978	-140,566	2,356,601
1979	-125,002	2,461,311
1980	-86,117	2,598,421
1981	-94,090	2,790,454
1982	-78,333	2,934,689
1983	-109,380	3,052,738
1984	-109,002	3,145,772
1985	-116,527	3,233,315
1986	-77,721	3,341,643
1987	-31,136	3,448,813
1988	-7,815	3,554,755
1989	-23,625	3,648,132
1990	-15,887	3,731,730
1991	-80,014	3,822,363
1992	-80,625	3,888,637
1993	-105,503	3,915,776
1994	-114,013	3,956,699
1995	-114,349	3,977,175
1996	-90,107	4,021,758
1997	-49,221	4,043,912
1998	-65,637	4,104,824
1999	-73,890	4,228,026
2000	-73,990	4,281,169
2001	-98,820	4,304,297
2002	-123,733	4,307,607
2003	-140,309	4,340,688
2004	-107,271	4,294,654
2005	-148,445	4,294,393
2006	-148,278	4,538,426
2007	-148,080	4,690,187
2008	-164,220	4,885,855
2009	-188,375	5,028,132
2010	-179,909	5,147,142
2011	-184,632	5,189,412
2012	-193,022	5,191,263
2013	-209,679	5,176,590
2014	-153,866	5,148,994
2015	-187,879	5,113,507
2016	-123,523	5,044,922
2017	-148,783	5,090,200
2018	-165,812	5,103,858
2019	-157,877	5,127,011
2020	-216,218	5,011,177
2021	-224,629	5,065,913
2022	-326,812	5,268,077
2023	-335,608	5,281,745

Maternal mortality chart: Germany vs Pakistan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Germany, compared to 155 deaths in Pakistan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Germany	Pakistan
1985	14	432
1986	14	436
1987	13	442
1988	13	441
1989	12	439
1990	12	434
1991	11	443
1992	10	459
1993	9	473
1994	9	479
1995	8	485
1996	8	482
1997	8	476
1998	7	456
1999	7	438
2000	7	419
2001	6	400
2002	6	380
2003	6	358
2004	6	333
2005	6	316
2006	6	284
2007	5	265
2008	6	254
2009	6	246
2010	5	240
2011	5	234
2012	5	227
2013	5	220
2014	5	211
2015	5	202
2016	4	193
2017	4	184
2018	4	178
2019	4	173
2020	4	178
2021	4	193
2022	4	160
2023	4	155

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Germany 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
	Germany	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	2.71%	19.7%
1969	2.64%	19.4%
1970	2.57%	19%
1971	2.49%	18.7%
1972	2.4%	18.4%
1973	2.31%	18.1%
1974	2.2%	17.8%
1975	2.08%	17.6%
1976	1.95%	17.4%
1977	1.83%	17.1%
1978	1.71%	16.9%
1979	1.6%	16.7%
1980	1.5%	16.5%
1981	1.41%	16.3%
1982	1.32%	16.1%
1983	1.25%	15.8%
1984	1.18%	15.6%
1985	1.11%	15.3%
1986	1.06%	15%
1987	1.01%	14.8%
1988	0.95%	14.5%
1989	0.9%	14.2%
1990	0.85%	14%
1991	0.8%	13.7%
1992	0.76%	13.4%
1993	0.72%	13.1%
1994	0.68%	12.8%
1995	0.65%	12.5%
1996	0.62%	12.1%
1997	0.59%	11.8%
1998	0.57%	11.5%
1999	0.55%	11.1%
2000	0.54%	10.8%
2001	0.52%	10.5%
2002	0.51%	10.3%
2003	0.5%	10.1%
2004	0.48%	9.85%
2005	0.47%	9.65%
2006	0.46%	9.47%
2007	0.45%	9.29%
2008	0.44%	9.1%
2009	0.43%	8.91%
2010	0.42%	8.71%
2011	0.41%	8.49%
2012	0.4%	8.27%
2013	0.4%	8.04%
2014	0.4%	7.8%
2015	0.39%	7.56%
2016	0.39%	7.33%
2017	0.38%	7.1%
2018	0.38%	6.88%
2019	0.37%	6.67%
2020	0.37%	6.46%
2021	0.37%	6.25%
2022	0.37%	6.05%
2023	0.37%	5.85%