Fertility & birth rates in Mexico and Pakistan

Fertility rate in Mexico vs Pakistan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mexico was 1.91 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 Mexico 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
	Mexico	Pakistan
1960	6.76	6.8
1961	6.78	6.8
1962	6.8	6.8
1963	6.82	6.8
1964	6.83	6.8
1965	6.82	6.8
1966	6.79	6.8
1967	6.75	6.8
1968	6.71	6.8
1969	6.63	6.8
1970	6.53	6.8
1971	6.42	6.8
1972	6.28	6.81
1973	6.12	6.81
1974	5.95	6.81
1975	5.74	6.81
1976	5.54	6.81
1977	5.36	6.8
1978	5.2	6.78
1979	4.96	6.76
1980	4.74	6.73
1981	4.57	6.7
1982	4.43	6.67
1983	4.3	6.64
1984	4.18	6.62
1985	4.09	6.59
1986	3.97	6.55
1987	3.8	6.52
1988	3.64	6.48
1989	3.53	6.43
1990	3.44	6.36
1991	3.36	6.29
1992	3.29	6.21
1993	3.21	6.11
1994	3.13	6.01
1995	3.04	5.89
1996	2.96	5.77
1997	2.89	5.64
1998	2.82	5.51
1999	2.76	5.46
2000	2.71	5.35
2001	2.67	5.18
2002	2.63	5.01
2003	2.58	4.89
2004	2.54	4.68
2005	2.5	4.6
2006	2.46	4.59
2007	2.42	4.55
2008	2.39	4.51
2009	2.36	4.47
2010	2.34	4.4
2011	2.32	4.31
2012	2.29	4.2
2013	2.27	4.13
2014	2.21	4.06
2015	2.14	3.99
2016	2.09	3.9
2017	2.04	3.9
2018	2.03	3.86
2019	2.02	3.81
2020	1.99	3.77
2021	1.97	3.72
2022	1.94	3.66
2023	1.91	3.61
2024	1.89	3.55
2025	1.87	3.5
2026	1.85	3.44
2027	1.83	3.39
2028	1.82	3.34
2029	1.81	3.3
2030	1.79	3.25
2031	1.78	3.21
2032	1.77	3.16
2033	1.77	3.12
2034	1.76	3.08
2035	1.76	3.04
2036	1.75	3.01
2037	1.75	2.97
2038	1.74	2.94
2039	1.74	2.9
2040	1.73	2.87
2041	1.73	2.83
2042	1.72	2.8
2043	1.72	2.77
2044	1.72	2.74
2045	1.71	2.71
2046	1.71	2.69
2047	1.71	2.66
2048	1.7	2.63
2049	1.7	2.61
2050	1.7	2.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mexico	Pakistan
1960	46.8%	41.3%
1961	47%	41.4%
1962	47.1%	41.6%
1963	47.2%	41.8%
1964	47.3%	42.2%
1965	47.4%	42.7%
1966	47.5%	43%
1967	47.6%	43.3%
1968	47.6%	43.5%
1969	47.7%	43.7%
1970	47.7%	43.9%
1971	47.8%	44%
1972	47.7%	44.1%
1973	47.7%	44.1%
1974	47.6%	44.1%
1975	47.5%	44.1%
1976	47.2%	44%
1977	47%	43.9%
1978	46.7%	43.8%
1979	46.3%	43.7%
1980	45.8%	43.3%
1981	45.2%	43.1%
1982	44.4%	43%
1983	43.7%	43.1%
1984	43%	43.3%
1985	42.3%	43.5%
1986	41.6%	43.6%
1987	41%	43.7%
1988	40.3%	43.8%
1989	39.7%	44%
1990	39%	44.1%
1991	38.4%	44.1%
1992	37.8%	44.3%
1993	37.3%	44.5%
1994	36.9%	44.5%
1995	36.5%	44.5%
1996	36%	44.3%
1997	35.6%	44.1%
1998	35.2%	43.9%
1999	34.8%	43.6%
2000	34.3%	43.3%
2001	33.9%	42.9%
2002	33.4%	42.6%
2003	33%	42.3%
2004	32.5%	41.8%
2005	32.1%	41.3%
2006	31.6%	40.9%
2007	31.1%	40.4%
2008	30.6%	40%
2009	30.2%	39.6%
2010	29.8%	39.3%
2011	29.4%	39.1%
2012	29%	39%
2013	28.7%	38.9%
2014	28.3%	38.9%
2015	28%	38.8%
2016	27.6%	38.6%
2017	27.2%	38.5%
2018	26.7%	38.3%
2019	26.3%	38.1%
2020	26%	37.9%
2021	25.7%	37.6%
2022	25.3%	37.3%
2023	24.9%	37%
2024	24.5%	36.7%
2025	24.1%	36.2%
2026	23.7%	35.8%
2027	23.2%	35.3%
2028	22.8%	34.9%
2029	22.4%	34.5%
2030	22.1%	34.2%
2031	21.7%	33.8%
2032	21.4%	33.5%
2033	21.2%	33.3%
2034	20.9%	33%
2035	20.6%	32.7%
2036	20.3%	32.5%
2037	20.1%	32.2%
2038	19.9%	32%
2039	19.6%	31.7%
2040	19.4%	31.5%
2041	19.2%	31.3%
2042	19%	31%
2043	18.8%	30.8%
2044	18.6%	30.5%
2045	18.4%	30.3%
2046	18.2%	30%
2047	18%	29.7%
2048	17.8%	29.5%
2049	17.7%	29.2%
2050	17.5%	28.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Mexico and 36.7% in Pakistan in 2024, compared to 39% and 44.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mexico and Pakistan compared.

Natural population change in Mexico vs Pakistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.05% in Mexico 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
	Mexico	Pakistan
1960	1,206,955	1,217,147
1961	1,265,833	1,273,772
1962	1,328,319	1,328,675
1963	1,387,678	1,384,934
1964	1,447,360	1,447,394
1965	1,508,344	1,496,050
1966	1,566,170	1,566,343
1967	1,620,534	1,626,737
1968	1,671,918	1,683,296
1969	1,711,297	1,733,601
1970	1,753,370	1,793,570
1971	1,790,990	1,695,374
1972	1,823,302	1,912,774
1973	1,845,593	1,971,909
1974	1,868,809	2,028,061
1975	1,880,241	2,099,811
1976	1,891,958	2,171,812
1977	1,902,964	2,257,849
1978	1,921,419	2,356,601
1979	1,908,018	2,461,311
1980	1,893,158	2,598,421
1981	1,904,384	2,790,454
1982	1,921,772	2,934,689
1983	1,939,193	3,052,738
1984	1,960,428	3,145,772
1985	1,983,622	3,233,315
1986	1,998,043	3,341,643
1987	1,971,231	3,448,813
1988	1,936,601	3,554,755
1989	1,927,752	3,648,132
1990	1,926,480	3,731,730
1991	1,942,832	3,822,363
1992	1,956,659	3,888,637
1993	1,963,708	3,915,776
1994	1,959,775	3,956,699
1995	1,941,458	3,977,175
1996	1,922,554	4,021,758
1997	1,898,383	4,043,912
1998	1,871,650	4,104,824
1999	1,859,475	4,228,026
2000	1,845,383	4,281,169
2001	1,836,418	4,304,297
2002	1,820,665	4,307,607
2003	1,788,016	4,340,688
2004	1,759,250	4,294,654
2005	1,732,663	4,294,393
2006	1,706,084	4,538,426
2007	1,684,915	4,690,187
2008	1,670,846	4,885,855
2009	1,661,180	5,028,132
2010	1,658,682	5,147,142
2011	1,659,161	5,189,412
2012	1,656,599	5,191,263
2013	1,642,609	5,176,590
2014	1,587,620	5,148,994
2015	1,508,439	5,113,507
2016	1,445,256	5,044,922
2017	1,384,178	5,090,200
2018	1,366,076	5,103,858
2019	1,357,485	5,127,011
2020	1,031,637	5,011,177
2021	936,682	5,065,913
2022	1,224,397	5,268,077
2023	1,238,366	5,281,745

Maternal mortality chart: Mexico vs Pakistan

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

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mexico	Pakistan
1985	107	432
1986	100	436
1987	93	442
1988	88	441
1989	85	439
1990	81	434
1991	77	443
1992	73	459
1993	71	473
1994	69	479
1995	66	485
1996	64	482
1997	62	476
1998	60	456
1999	58	438
2000	56	419
2001	55	400
2002	55	380
2003	54	358
2004	53	333
2005	52	316
2006	51	284
2007	50	265
2008	51	254
2009	51	246
2010	50	240
2011	47	234
2012	46	227
2013	45	220
2014	44	211
2015	43	202
2016	43	193
2017	44	184
2018	44	178
2019	43	173
2020	61	178
2021	104	193
2022	45	160
2023	42	155

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.25% in Mexico 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
	Mexico	Pakistan
1960	15.5%	25%
1961	14.8%	24.1%
1962	14.3%	23.3%
1963	13.7%	22.5%
1964	13.2%	21.8%
1965	12.7%	21.2%
1966	12.3%	20.6%
1967	11.9%	20.2%
1968	11.5%	19.7%
1969	11.1%	19.4%
1970	10.7%	19%
1971	10.3%	18.7%
1972	9.93%	18.4%
1973	9.56%	18.1%
1974	9.21%	17.8%
1975	8.86%	17.6%
1976	8.52%	17.4%
1977	8.18%	17.1%
1978	7.85%	16.9%
1979	7.51%	16.7%
1980	7.18%	16.5%
1981	6.86%	16.3%
1982	6.55%	16.1%
1983	6.26%	15.8%
1984	5.98%	15.6%
1985	5.71%	15.3%
1986	5.46%	15%
1987	5.21%	14.8%
1988	4.98%	14.5%
1989	4.75%	14.2%
1990	4.53%	14%
1991	4.32%	13.7%
1992	4.12%	13.4%
1993	3.92%	13.1%
1994	3.74%	12.8%
1995	3.57%	12.5%
1996	3.4%	12.1%
1997	3.24%	11.8%
1998	3.09%	11.5%
1999	2.94%	11.1%
2000	2.81%	10.8%
2001	2.68%	10.5%
2002	2.57%	10.3%
2003	2.46%	10.1%
2004	2.36%	9.85%
2005	2.27%	9.65%
2006	2.19%	9.47%
2007	2.11%	9.29%
2008	2.04%	9.1%
2009	1.98%	8.91%
2010	1.91%	8.71%
2011	1.85%	8.49%
2012	1.79%	8.27%
2013	1.73%	8.04%
2014	1.68%	7.8%
2015	1.62%	7.56%
2016	1.57%	7.33%
2017	1.52%	7.1%
2018	1.47%	6.88%
2019	1.42%	6.67%
2020	1.38%	6.46%
2021	1.33%	6.25%
2022	1.29%	6.05%
2023	1.25%	5.85%