Pakistan birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Pakistan chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Pakistan is 3.61, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.11 — a -41% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Pakistan	World
1960	6.8	4.69
1961	6.8	4.56
1962	6.8	5.02
1963	6.8	5.31
1964	6.8	5.13
1965	6.8	5.08
1966	6.8	4.97
1967	6.8	4.87
1968	6.8	4.98
1969	6.8	4.88
1970	6.8	4.84
1971	6.8	4.69
1972	6.81	4.55
1973	6.81	4.42
1974	6.81	4.26
1975	6.81	4.07
1976	6.81	3.97
1977	6.8	3.84
1978	6.78	3.77
1979	6.76	3.76
1980	6.73	3.73
1981	6.7	3.71
1982	6.67	3.72
1983	6.64	3.59
1984	6.62	3.57
1985	6.59	3.53
1986	6.55	3.51
1987	6.52	3.48
1988	6.48	3.39
1989	6.43	3.35
1990	6.36	3.31
1991	6.29	3.13
1992	6.21	3.04
1993	6.11	2.97
1994	6.01	2.92
1995	5.89	2.87
1996	5.77	2.82
1997	5.64	2.78
1998	5.51	2.75
1999	5.46	2.72
2000	5.35	2.73
2001	5.18	2.69
2002	5.01	2.66
2003	4.89	2.64
2004	4.68	2.63
2005	4.6	2.61
2006	4.59	2.61
2007	4.55	2.6
2008	4.51	2.6
2009	4.47	2.59
2010	4.4	2.57
2011	4.31	2.55
2012	4.2	2.56
2013	4.13	2.53
2014	4.06	2.52
2015	3.99	2.49
2016	3.9	2.49
2017	3.9	2.46
2018	3.86	2.39
2019	3.81	2.35
2020	3.77	2.28
2021	3.72	2.25
2022	3.66	2.22
2023	3.61	2.2
2024	3.55	2.19
2025	3.5	2.18
2026	3.44	2.18
2027	3.39	2.17
2028	3.34	2.16
2029	3.3	2.15
2030	3.25	2.14
2031	3.21	2.13
2032	3.16	2.12
2033	3.12	2.12
2034	3.08	2.11
2035	3.04	2.1
2036	3.01	2.09
2037	2.97	2.09
2038	2.94	2.08
2039	2.9	2.08
2040	2.87	2.08
2041	2.83	2.07
2042	2.8	2.07
2043	2.77	2.07
2044	2.74	2.07
2045	2.71	2.06
2046	2.69	2.06
2047	2.66	2.06
2048	2.63	2.05
2049	2.61	2.05
2050	2.58	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 7.55% were to women under 20 years old, 59.9% to women ages 20-29, and 32.5% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 11.8%, 52.5%, and 35.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Pakistan by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Pakistan	World
1960	41.3%	37.4%
1961	41.4%	37.5%
1962	41.6%	37.6%
1963	41.8%	37.8%
1964	42.2%	38%
1965	42.7%	38%
1966	43%	38%
1967	43.3%	38%
1968	43.5%	37.9%
1969	43.7%	37.8%
1970	43.9%	37.7%
1971	44%	37.6%
1972	44.1%	37.5%
1973	44.1%	37.3%
1974	44.1%	37.2%
1975	44.1%	37.1%
1976	44%	36.9%
1977	43.9%	36.7%
1978	43.8%	36.3%
1979	43.7%	35.9%
1980	43.3%	35.5%
1981	43.1%	35.2%
1982	43%	34.9%
1983	43.1%	34.6%
1984	43.3%	34.3%
1985	43.5%	34%
1986	43.6%	33.8%
1987	43.7%	33.6%
1988	43.8%	33.4%
1989	44%	33.2%
1990	44.1%	33%
1991	44.1%	32.9%
1992	44.3%	32.7%
1993	44.5%	32.5%
1994	44.5%	32.3%
1995	44.5%	32.1%
1996	44.3%	31.8%
1997	44.1%	31.5%
1998	43.9%	31.1%
1999	43.6%	30.8%
2000	43.3%	30.4%
2001	42.9%	30%
2002	42.6%	29.6%
2003	42.3%	29.2%
2004	41.8%	28.8%
2005	41.3%	28.5%
2006	40.9%	28.1%
2007	40.4%	27.9%
2008	40%	27.6%
2009	39.6%	27.5%
2010	39.3%	27.3%
2011	39.1%	27.1%
2012	39%	27%
2013	38.9%	26.9%
2014	38.9%	26.8%
2015	38.8%	26.6%
2016	38.6%	26.5%
2017	38.5%	26.4%
2018	38.3%	26.2%
2019	38.1%	26%
2020	37.9%	25.8%
2021	37.6%	25.6%
2022	37.3%	25.3%
2023	37%	25%
2024	36.7%	24.7%
2025	36.2%	24.4%
2026	35.8%	24.1%
2027	35.3%	23.8%
2028	34.9%	23.4%
2029	34.5%	23.1%
2030	34.2%	22.8%
2031	33.8%	22.6%
2032	33.5%	22.3%
2033	33.3%	22.1%
2034	33%	21.9%
2035	32.7%	21.7%
2036	32.5%	21.6%
2037	32.2%	21.5%
2038	32%	21.4%
2039	31.7%	21.3%
2040	31.5%	21.2%
2041	31.3%	21.1%
2042	31%	21%
2043	30.8%	21%
2044	30.5%	20.9%
2045	30.3%	20.8%
2046	30%	20.7%
2047	29.7%	20.7%
2048	29.5%	20.6%
2049	29.2%	20.5%
2050	28.9%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Pakistan was 41.3% in 1960, 44.5% in 1993, and 36.7% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Pakistan.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Pakistan, excluding migration, has been +2.23% annually. On average, 5,125,540 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Pakistan
1960	1,217,147
1961	1,273,772
1962	1,328,675
1963	1,384,934
1964	1,447,394
1965	1,496,050
1966	1,566,343
1967	1,626,737
1968	1,683,296
1969	1,733,601
1970	1,793,570
1971	1,695,374
1972	1,912,774
1973	1,971,909
1974	2,028,061
1975	2,099,811
1976	2,171,812
1977	2,257,849
1978	2,356,601
1979	2,461,311
1980	2,598,421
1981	2,790,454
1982	2,934,689
1983	3,052,738
1984	3,145,772
1985	3,233,315
1986	3,341,643
1987	3,448,813
1988	3,554,755
1989	3,648,132
1990	3,731,730
1991	3,822,363
1992	3,888,637
1993	3,915,776
1994	3,956,699
1995	3,977,175
1996	4,021,758
1997	4,043,912
1998	4,104,824
1999	4,228,026
2000	4,281,169
2001	4,304,297
2002	4,307,607
2003	4,340,688
2004	4,294,654
2005	4,294,393
2006	4,538,426
2007	4,690,187
2008	4,885,855
2009	5,028,132
2010	5,147,142
2011	5,189,412
2012	5,191,263
2013	5,176,590
2014	5,148,994
2015	5,113,507
2016	5,044,922
2017	5,090,200
2018	5,103,858
2019	5,127,011
2020	5,011,177
2021	5,065,913
2022	5,268,077
2023	5,281,745

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Pakistan was 155 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.16% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -63% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Pakistan	World
1985	432	460
1986	436	438
1987	442	429
1988	441	414
1989	439	401
1990	434	391
1991	443	395
1992	459	395
1993	473	389
1994	479	382
1995	485	371
1996	482	366
1997	476	358
1998	456	360
1999	438	340
2000	419	328
2001	400	321
2002	380	311
2003	358	301
2004	333	291
2005	316	283
2006	284	276
2007	265	269
2008	254	264
2009	246	258
2010	240	253
2011	234	247
2012	227	239
2013	220	235
2014	211	231
2015	202	228
2016	193	220
2017	184	215
2018	178	211
2019	173	207
2020	178	211
2021	193	242
2022	160	203
2023	155	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Pakistan was 58.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 5.85% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 108.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Pakistan	World
1960	25%	18.5%
1961	24.1%	18.1%
1962	23.3%	17.8%
1963	22.5%	17.5%
1964	21.8%	17.7%
1965	21.2%	17.5%
1966	20.6%	17.3%
1967	20.2%	17%
1968	19.7%	16.5%
1969	19.4%	15.5%
1970	19%	15.2%
1971	18.7%	15.1%
1972	18.4%	14.4%
1973	18.1%	14.1%
1974	17.8%	13.7%
1975	17.6%	13.4%
1976	17.4%	13%
1977	17.1%	12.5%
1978	16.9%	12.1%
1979	16.7%	11.7%
1980	16.5%	11.4%
1981	16.3%	11%
1982	16.1%	10.8%
1983	15.8%	10.6%
1984	15.6%	10.4%
1985	15.3%	10.1%
1986	15%	9.81%
1987	14.8%	9.47%
1988	14.5%	9.31%
1989	14.2%	9.02%
1990	14%	8.81%
1991	13.7%	8.66%
1992	13.4%	8.46%
1993	13.1%	8.19%
1994	12.8%	7.98%
1995	12.5%	7.76%
1996	12.1%	7.52%
1997	11.8%	7.28%
1998	11.5%	7.05%
1999	11.1%	6.76%
2000	10.8%	6.48%
2001	10.5%	6.21%
2002	10.3%	5.94%
2003	10.1%	5.65%
2004	9.85%	5.43%
2005	9.65%	5.16%
2006	9.47%	4.92%
2007	9.29%	4.7%
2008	9.1%	4.5%
2009	8.91%	4.31%
2010	8.71%	4.11%
2011	8.49%	3.97%
2012	8.27%	3.77%
2013	8.04%	3.61%
2014	7.8%	3.48%
2015	7.56%	3.35%
2016	7.33%	3.23%
2017	7.1%	3.11%
2018	6.88%	2.97%
2019	6.67%	2.86%
2020	6.46%	2.75%
2021	6.25%	2.66%
2022	6.05%	2.59%
2023	5.85%	2.49%