Fertility & birth rates in Pakistan and Senegal

Fertility rate in Pakistan vs Senegal 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 3.82 in Senegal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Pakistan vs Senegal 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	Senegal
1960	6.8	7
1961	6.8	7.04
1962	6.8	7.08
1963	6.8	7.12
1964	6.8	7.16
1965	6.8	7.19
1966	6.8	7.22
1967	6.8	7.24
1968	6.8	7.25
1969	6.8	7.26
1970	6.8	7.26
1971	6.8	7.26
1972	6.81	7.26
1973	6.81	7.26
1974	6.81	7.25
1975	6.81	7.25
1976	6.81	7.26
1977	6.8	7.27
1978	6.78	7.28
1979	6.76	7.29
1980	6.73	7.29
1981	6.7	7.28
1982	6.67	7.25
1983	6.64	7.19
1984	6.62	7.11
1985	6.59	7.01
1986	6.55	6.9
1987	6.52	6.79
1988	6.48	6.58
1989	6.43	6.48
1990	6.36	6.4
1991	6.29	6.27
1992	6.21	6.15
1993	6.11	6.05
1994	6.01	5.92
1995	5.89	5.82
1996	5.77	5.72
1997	5.64	5.64
1998	5.51	5.58
1999	5.46	5.57
2000	5.35	5.5
2001	5.18	5.4
2002	5.01	5.3
2003	4.89	5.25
2004	4.68	5.19
2005	4.6	5.13
2006	4.59	5.06
2007	4.55	5.02
2008	4.51	5.02
2009	4.47	5.03
2010	4.4	5.06
2011	4.31	5.1
2012	4.2	5.13
2013	4.13	5.05
2014	4.06	4.88
2015	3.99	4.75
2016	3.9	4.65
2017	3.9	4.49
2018	3.86	4.29
2019	3.81	4.1
2020	3.77	4
2021	3.72	3.94
2022	3.66	3.86
2023	3.61	3.82
2024	3.55	3.76
2025	3.5	3.71
2026	3.44	3.66
2027	3.39	3.61
2028	3.34	3.57
2029	3.3	3.53
2030	3.25	3.49
2031	3.21	3.44
2032	3.16	3.4
2033	3.12	3.35
2034	3.08	3.32
2035	3.04	3.28
2036	3.01	3.24
2037	2.97	3.22
2038	2.94	3.17
2039	2.9	3.15
2040	2.87	3.11
2041	2.83	3.08
2042	2.8	3.05
2043	2.77	3.02
2044	2.74	2.99
2045	2.71	2.96
2046	2.69	2.93
2047	2.66	2.9
2048	2.63	2.87
2049	2.61	2.85
2050	2.58	2.82

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Pakistan	Senegal
1960	41.3%	44.2%
1961	41.4%	44.3%
1962	41.6%	44.3%
1963	41.8%	44.3%
1964	42.2%	44.3%
1965	42.7%	44.3%
1966	43%	44.3%
1967	43.3%	44.3%
1968	43.5%	44.2%
1969	43.7%	44.2%
1970	43.9%	44.2%
1971	44%	44.2%
1972	44.1%	44.2%
1973	44.1%	44.3%
1974	44.1%	44.4%
1975	44.1%	44.6%
1976	44%	44.8%
1977	43.9%	45.2%
1978	43.8%	45.6%
1979	43.7%	46%
1980	43.3%	46.4%
1981	43.1%	46.7%
1982	43%	46.9%
1983	43.1%	47.1%
1984	43.3%	47.2%
1985	43.5%	47.3%
1986	43.6%	47.3%
1987	43.7%	47.2%
1988	43.8%	47%
1989	44%	46.9%
1990	44.1%	46.6%
1991	44.1%	46.4%
1992	44.3%	46.1%
1993	44.5%	45.8%
1994	44.5%	45.4%
1995	44.5%	45.1%
1996	44.3%	44.9%
1997	44.1%	44.6%
1998	43.9%	44.4%
1999	43.6%	44.2%
2000	43.3%	43.9%
2001	42.9%	43.7%
2002	42.6%	43.5%
2003	42.3%	43.2%
2004	41.8%	43.1%
2005	41.3%	42.9%
2006	40.9%	42.8%
2007	40.4%	42.7%
2008	40%	42.7%
2009	39.6%	42.7%
2010	39.3%	42.7%
2011	39.1%	42.7%
2012	39%	42.7%
2013	38.9%	42.7%
2014	38.9%	42.6%
2015	38.8%	42.4%
2016	38.6%	42.1%
2017	38.5%	41.8%
2018	38.3%	41.3%
2019	38.1%	40.9%
2020	37.9%	40.3%
2021	37.6%	39.8%
2022	37.3%	39.2%
2023	37%	38.6%
2024	36.7%	38.2%
2025	36.2%	37.7%
2026	35.8%	37.3%
2027	35.3%	36.9%
2028	34.9%	36.6%
2029	34.5%	36.2%
2030	34.2%	35.9%
2031	33.8%	35.6%
2032	33.5%	35.4%
2033	33.3%	35.1%
2034	33%	34.9%
2035	32.7%	34.6%
2036	32.5%	34.4%
2037	32.2%	34.1%
2038	32%	33.9%
2039	31.7%	33.5%
2040	31.5%	33.2%
2041	31.3%	32.9%
2042	31%	32.6%
2043	30.8%	32.2%
2044	30.5%	31.9%
2045	30.3%	31.5%
2046	30%	31.2%
2047	29.7%	30.8%
2048	29.5%	30.5%
2049	29.2%	30.2%
2050	28.9%	29.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.7% of the population in Pakistan and 38.2% in Senegal in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 46.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Pakistan and Senegal compared.

Natural population change in Pakistan vs Senegal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.23% in Pakistan and +2.55% in Senegal. 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	Senegal
1960	1,217,147	84,735
1961	1,273,772	87,322
1962	1,328,675	89,937
1963	1,384,934	92,264
1964	1,447,394	94,797
1965	1,496,050	97,912
1966	1,566,343	101,359
1967	1,626,737	104,824
1968	1,683,296	108,240
1969	1,733,601	112,393
1970	1,793,570	117,264
1971	1,695,374	122,511
1972	1,912,774	128,024
1973	1,971,909	133,834
1974	2,028,061	139,974
1975	2,099,811	147,311
1976	2,171,812	154,776
1977	2,257,849	161,636
1978	2,356,601	167,744
1979	2,461,311	173,425
1980	2,598,421	179,707
1981	2,790,454	185,917
1982	2,934,689	191,309
1983	3,052,738	197,673
1984	3,145,772	203,125
1985	3,233,315	208,218
1986	3,341,643	212,887
1987	3,448,813	218,522
1988	3,554,755	221,772
1989	3,648,132	227,797
1990	3,731,730	234,155
1991	3,822,363	237,713
1992	3,888,637	241,482
1993	3,915,776	245,742
1994	3,956,699	249,115
1995	3,977,175	252,552
1996	4,021,758	255,418
1997	4,043,912	261,200
1998	4,104,824	267,404
1999	4,228,026	277,944
2000	4,281,169	283,946
2001	4,304,297	289,690
2002	4,307,607	298,842
2003	4,340,688	308,856
2004	4,294,654	317,286
2005	4,294,393	323,908
2006	4,538,426	331,364
2007	4,690,187	339,963
2008	4,885,855	351,661
2009	5,028,132	362,238
2010	5,147,142	372,934
2011	5,189,412	387,290
2012	5,191,263	402,243
2013	5,176,590	406,582
2014	5,148,994	405,019
2015	5,113,507	407,008
2016	5,044,922	411,480
2017	5,090,200	410,366
2018	5,103,858	405,454
2019	5,127,011	399,436
2020	5,011,177	400,910
2021	5,065,913	403,019
2022	5,268,077	415,507
2023	5,281,745	431,006

Maternal mortality chart: Pakistan vs Senegal

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 237 deaths in Senegal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Pakistan	Senegal
1985	432	899
1986	436	820
1987	442	760
1988	441	709
1989	439	662
1990	434	640
1991	443	616
1992	459	598
1993	473	589
1994	479	579
1995	485	586
1996	482	601
1997	476	599
1998	456	605
1999	438	602
2000	419	581
2001	400	560
2002	380	531
2003	358	520
2004	333	501
2005	316	488
2006	284	462
2007	265	457
2008	254	463
2009	246	441
2010	240	436
2011	234	415
2012	227	405
2013	220	385
2014	211	373
2015	202	357
2016	193	345
2017	184	325
2018	178	305
2019	173	286
2020	178	252
2021	193	263
2022	160	228
2023	155	237

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.85% in Pakistan and 3.85% in Senegal. 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	Senegal
1960	25%	29.3%
1961	24.1%	29.4%
1962	23.3%	29.5%
1963	22.5%	29.6%
1964	21.8%	29.7%
1965	21.2%	29.7%
1966	20.6%	29.7%
1967	20.2%	29.6%
1968	19.7%	29.4%
1969	19.4%	29.2%
1970	19%	28.8%
1971	18.7%	28.4%
1972	18.4%	27.8%
1973	18.1%	27%
1974	17.8%	26.2%
1975	17.6%	25.3%
1976	17.4%	24.2%
1977	17.1%	23.1%
1978	16.9%	22.1%
1979	16.7%	21.2%
1980	16.5%	20.4%
1981	16.3%	19.7%
1982	16.1%	19.1%
1983	15.8%	18.5%
1984	15.6%	17.9%
1985	15.3%	17.1%
1986	15%	16.3%
1987	14.8%	15.4%
1988	14.5%	14.7%
1989	14.2%	14.1%
1990	14%	13.7%
1991	13.7%	13.6%
1992	13.4%	13.5%
1993	13.1%	13.6%
1994	12.8%	13.7%
1995	12.5%	13.8%
1996	12.1%	13.8%
1997	11.8%	13.9%
1998	11.5%	13.7%
1999	11.1%	13.4%
2000	10.8%	12.9%
2001	10.5%	12.2%
2002	10.3%	11.4%
2003	10.1%	10.5%
2004	9.85%	9.59%
2005	9.65%	8.8%
2006	9.47%	8.11%
2007	9.29%	7.52%
2008	9.1%	7.03%
2009	8.91%	6.63%
2010	8.71%	6.3%
2011	8.49%	6.01%
2012	8.27%	5.77%
2013	8.04%	5.57%
2014	7.8%	5.39%
2015	7.56%	5.24%
2016	7.33%	5.11%
2017	7.1%	4.97%
2018	6.88%	4.82%
2019	6.67%	4.65%
2020	6.46%	4.46%
2021	6.25%	4.25%
2022	6.05%	4.04%
2023	5.85%	3.85%