Fertility & birth rates in Pakistan and Palau

Fertility rate in Pakistan vs Palau chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Pakistan was 3.61 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.91 in Palau in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Pakistan	Palau
1960	6.8	7.19
1961	6.8	7.17
1962	6.8	7.15
1963	6.8	7.12
1964	6.8	7.08
1965	6.8	7.01
1966	6.8	6.93
1967	6.8	6.84
1968	6.8	6.71
1969	6.8	6.58
1970	6.8	6.39
1971	6.8	6.16
1972	6.81	5.9
1973	6.81	5.59
1974	6.81	5.26
1975	6.81	4.9
1976	6.81	4.53
1977	6.8	4.09
1978	6.78	3.74
1979	6.76	3.49
1980	6.73	3.35
1981	6.7	3.28
1982	6.67	3.22
1983	6.64	3.14
1984	6.62	3.08
1985	6.59	3.01
1986	6.55	2.98
1987	6.52	2.93
1988	6.48	2.91
1989	6.43	2.92
1990	6.36	2.88
1991	6.29	2.74
1992	6.21	2.71
1993	6.11	2.73
1994	6.01	2.66
1995	5.89	2.55
1996	5.77	2.39
1997	5.64	2.19
1998	5.51	2.01
1999	5.46	1.91
2000	5.35	1.82
2001	5.18	1.87
2002	5.01	1.92
2003	4.89	1.96
2004	4.68	1.99
2005	4.6	2.02
2006	4.59	2
2007	4.55	1.97
2008	4.51	1.95
2009	4.47	1.94
2010	4.4	1.94
2011	4.31	1.97
2012	4.2	2.01
2013	4.13	2.05
2014	4.06	2.03
2015	3.99	2
2016	3.9	2.06
2017	3.9	2.02
2018	3.86	1.97
2019	3.81	1.98
2020	3.77	1.97
2021	3.72	1.95
2022	3.66	1.93
2023	3.61	1.91
2024	3.55	1.88
2025	3.5	1.86
2026	3.44	1.84
2027	3.39	1.82
2028	3.34	1.81
2029	3.3	1.8
2030	3.25	1.79
2031	3.21	1.78
2032	3.16	1.77
2033	3.12	1.76
2034	3.08	1.76
2035	3.04	1.75
2036	3.01	1.75
2037	2.97	1.75
2038	2.94	1.74
2039	2.9	1.74
2040	2.87	1.74
2041	2.83	1.74
2042	2.8	1.73
2043	2.77	1.73
2044	2.74	1.73
2045	2.71	1.73
2046	2.69	1.73
2047	2.66	1.72
2048	2.63	1.72
2049	2.61	1.72
2050	2.58	1.72

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Pakistan	Palau
1960	41.3%	47%
1961	41.4%	48.2%
1962	41.6%	49.1%
1963	41.8%	49.8%
1964	42.2%	50.1%
1965	42.7%	50.3%
1966	43%	50.2%
1967	43.3%	49.6%
1968	43.5%	48.4%
1969	43.7%	47.2%
1970	43.9%	46.5%
1971	44%	46.2%
1972	44.1%	46%
1973	44.1%	45.6%
1974	44.1%	44.9%
1975	44.1%	44.2%
1976	44%	43.4%
1977	43.9%	42.7%
1978	43.8%	41.9%
1979	43.7%	41.1%
1980	43.3%	40.1%
1981	43.1%	38.9%
1982	43%	37.7%
1983	43.1%	36.7%
1984	43.3%	36%
1985	43.5%	35.4%
1986	43.6%	34.5%
1987	43.7%	33.2%
1988	43.8%	32%
1989	44%	31%
1990	44.1%	30.2%
1991	44.1%	29.4%
1992	44.3%	28.8%
1993	44.5%	28.5%
1994	44.5%	28.2%
1995	44.5%	28%
1996	44.3%	27.5%
1997	44.1%	26.7%
1998	43.9%	25.8%
1999	43.6%	24.8%
2000	43.3%	24.1%
2001	42.9%	24%
2002	42.6%	24.1%
2003	42.3%	24.2%
2004	41.8%	24.2%
2005	41.3%	23.9%
2006	40.9%	23.2%
2007	40.4%	22.5%
2008	40%	21.9%
2009	39.6%	21.4%
2010	39.3%	21%
2011	39.1%	20.6%
2012	39%	20.3%
2013	38.9%	20.2%
2014	38.9%	20.3%
2015	38.8%	20.3%
2016	38.6%	20.1%
2017	38.5%	19.9%
2018	38.3%	19.7%
2019	38.1%	19.5%
2020	37.9%	19.2%
2021	37.6%	19.1%
2022	37.3%	18.8%
2023	37%	18.5%
2024	36.7%	18.2%
2025	36.2%	17.9%
2026	35.8%	17.6%
2027	35.3%	17.3%
2028	34.9%	17%
2029	34.5%	16.7%
2030	34.2%	16.5%
2031	33.8%	16.3%
2032	33.5%	16.1%
2033	33.3%	16%
2034	33%	16%
2035	32.7%	15.9%
2036	32.5%	15.9%
2037	32.2%	15.9%
2038	32%	15.9%
2039	31.7%	15.9%
2040	31.5%	16%
2041	31.3%	16%
2042	31%	16.1%
2043	30.8%	16.2%
2044	30.5%	16.2%
2045	30.3%	16.3%
2046	30%	16.3%
2047	29.7%	16.3%
2048	29.5%	16.4%
2049	29.2%	16.4%
2050	28.9%	16.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.7% of the population in Pakistan and 18.2% in Palau in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 30.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Pakistan and Palau compared.

Natural population change in Pakistan vs Palau by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.23% in Pakistan and +0.15% in Palau. 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
	Pakistan	Palau
1960	1,217,147	296
1961	1,273,772	298
1962	1,328,675	296
1963	1,384,934	291
1964	1,447,394	284
1965	1,496,050	275
1966	1,566,343	268
1967	1,626,737	266
1968	1,683,296	275
1969	1,733,601	283
1970	1,793,570	286
1971	1,695,374	287
1972	1,912,774	280
1973	1,971,909	268
1974	2,028,061	256
1975	2,099,811	249
1976	2,171,812	236
1977	2,257,849	213
1978	2,356,601	193
1979	2,461,311	176
1980	2,598,421	165
1981	2,790,454	161
1982	2,934,689	170
1983	3,052,738	176
1984	3,145,772	181
1985	3,233,315	181
1986	3,341,643	182
1987	3,448,813	182
1988	3,554,755	183
1989	3,648,132	185
1990	3,731,730	181
1991	3,822,363	175
1992	3,888,637	183
1993	3,915,776	196
1994	3,956,699	195
1995	3,977,175	186
1996	4,021,758	166
1997	4,043,912	140
1998	4,104,824	116
1999	4,228,026	100
2000	4,281,169	85
2001	4,304,297	88
2002	4,307,607	88
2003	4,340,688	86
2004	4,294,654	83
2005	4,294,393	80
2006	4,538,426	79
2007	4,690,187	80
2008	4,885,855	79
2009	5,028,132	81
2010	5,147,142	81
2011	5,189,412	83
2012	5,191,263	86
2013	5,176,590	88
2014	5,148,994	73
2015	5,113,507	55
2016	5,044,922	53
2017	5,090,200	43
2018	5,103,858	29
2019	5,127,011	23
2020	5,011,177	8
2021	5,065,913	-3
2022	5,268,077	-7
2023	5,281,745	-10

Maternal mortality chart: Pakistan vs Palau

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 155 deaths per 100,000 live births in Pakistan, compared to 89 deaths in Palau.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Pakistan	Palau
1985	432	95
1986	436	92
1987	442	88
1988	441	96
1989	439	93
1990	434	100
1991	443	106
1992	459	113
1993	473	109
1994	479	116
1995	485	111
1996	482	123
1997	476	125
1998	456	119
1999	438	115
2000	419	119
2001	400	118
2002	380	117
2003	358	108
2004	333	106
2005	316	105
2006	284	105
2007	265	98
2008	254	99
2009	246	94
2010	240	96
2011	234	83
2012	227	84
2013	220	85
2014	211	78
2015	202	79
2016	193	80
2017	184	80
2018	178	82
2019	173	84
2020	178	117
2021	193	109
2022	160	121
2023	155	89

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.85% in Pakistan and 2.23% in Palau. 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
	Pakistan	Palau
1960	25%	-
1961	24.1%	-
1962	23.3%	-
1963	22.5%	-
1964	21.8%	-
1965	21.2%	9.58%
1966	20.6%	9.27%
1967	20.2%	8.97%
1968	19.7%	8.65%
1969	19.4%	8.34%
1970	19%	8%
1971	18.7%	7.62%
1972	18.4%	7.24%
1973	18.1%	6.85%
1974	17.8%	6.46%
1975	17.6%	6.06%
1976	17.4%	5.7%
1977	17.1%	5.37%
1978	16.9%	5.09%
1979	16.7%	4.84%
1980	16.5%	4.63%
1981	16.3%	4.44%
1982	16.1%	4.27%
1983	15.8%	4.13%
1984	15.6%	4.01%
1985	15.3%	3.9%
1986	15%	3.81%
1987	14.8%	3.73%
1988	14.5%	3.66%
1989	14.2%	3.6%
1990	14%	3.53%
1991	13.7%	3.47%
1992	13.4%	3.4%
1993	13.1%	3.32%
1994	12.8%	3.23%
1995	12.5%	3.14%
1996	12.1%	3.04%
1997	11.8%	2.94%
1998	11.5%	2.84%
1999	11.1%	2.74%
2000	10.8%	2.65%
2001	10.5%	2.55%
2002	10.3%	2.46%
2003	10.1%	2.38%
2004	9.85%	2.29%
2005	9.65%	2.21%
2006	9.47%	2.14%
2007	9.29%	2.07%
2008	9.1%	2.02%
2009	8.91%	1.98%
2010	8.71%	1.97%
2011	8.49%	1.97%
2012	8.27%	1.99%
2013	8.04%	2.03%
2014	7.8%	2.08%
2015	7.56%	2.14%
2016	7.33%	2.21%
2017	7.1%	2.28%
2018	6.88%	2.32%
2019	6.67%	2.34%
2020	6.46%	2.33%
2021	6.25%	2.3%
2022	6.05%	2.27%
2023	5.85%	2.23%