Fertility & birth rates in Pakistan and Spain

Fertility rate in Pakistan vs Spain 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 1.12 in Spain in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Pakistan vs Spain 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	Spain
1960	6.8	2.86
1961	6.8	2.77
1962	6.8	2.8
1963	6.8	2.88
1964	6.8	3.01
1965	6.8	2.94
1966	6.8	2.91
1967	6.8	2.94
1968	6.8	2.87
1969	6.8	2.86
1970	6.8	2.84
1971	6.8	2.9
1972	6.81	2.87
1973	6.81	2.84
1974	6.81	2.88
1975	6.81	2.77
1976	6.81	2.77
1977	6.8	2.65
1978	6.78	2.54
1979	6.76	2.37
1980	6.73	2.22
1981	6.7	2.04
1982	6.67	1.94
1983	6.64	1.8
1984	6.62	1.73
1985	6.59	1.64
1986	6.55	1.56
1987	6.52	1.49
1988	6.48	1.45
1989	6.43	1.4
1990	6.36	1.36
1991	6.29	1.33
1992	6.21	1.31
1993	6.11	1.26
1994	6.01	1.19
1995	5.89	1.16
1996	5.77	1.14
1997	5.64	1.15
1998	5.51	1.13
1999	5.46	1.17
2000	5.35	1.22
2001	5.18	1.23
2002	5.01	1.25
2003	4.89	1.3
2004	4.68	1.31
2005	4.6	1.33
2006	4.59	1.36
2007	4.55	1.38
2008	4.51	1.45
2009	4.47	1.38
2010	4.4	1.37
2011	4.31	1.34
2012	4.2	1.32
2013	4.13	1.27
2014	4.06	1.32
2015	3.99	1.33
2016	3.9	1.33
2017	3.9	1.31
2018	3.86	1.26
2019	3.81	1.23
2020	3.77	1.18
2021	3.72	1.18
2022	3.66	1.16
2023	3.61	1.12
2024	3.55	1.13
2025	3.5	1.14
2026	3.44	1.14
2027	3.39	1.15
2028	3.34	1.16
2029	3.3	1.16
2030	3.25	1.17
2031	3.21	1.17
2032	3.16	1.18
2033	3.12	1.18
2034	3.08	1.19
2035	3.04	1.19
2036	3.01	1.2
2037	2.97	1.2
2038	2.94	1.2
2039	2.9	1.21
2040	2.87	1.21
2041	2.83	1.22
2042	2.8	1.23
2043	2.77	1.23
2044	2.74	1.24
2045	2.71	1.24
2046	2.69	1.24
2047	2.66	1.25
2048	2.63	1.25
2049	2.61	1.25
2050	2.58	1.26

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Pakistan	Spain
1960	41.3%	27.4%
1961	41.4%	27.4%
1962	41.6%	27.4%
1963	41.8%	27.4%
1964	42.2%	27.4%
1965	42.7%	27.5%
1966	43%	27.6%
1967	43.3%	27.7%
1968	43.5%	27.8%
1969	43.7%	27.8%
1970	43.9%	27.9%
1971	44%	27.8%
1972	44.1%	27.8%
1973	44.1%	27.7%
1974	44.1%	27.5%
1975	44.1%	27.3%
1976	44%	27.2%
1977	43.9%	27%
1978	43.8%	26.8%
1979	43.7%	26.4%
1980	43.3%	26%
1981	43.1%	25.5%
1982	43%	24.9%
1983	43.1%	24.4%
1984	43.3%	23.8%
1985	43.5%	23.2%
1986	43.6%	22.5%
1987	43.7%	21.9%
1988	43.8%	21.2%
1989	44%	20.5%
1990	44.1%	19.8%
1991	44.1%	19.1%
1992	44.3%	18.4%
1993	44.5%	17.8%
1994	44.5%	17.2%
1995	44.5%	16.6%
1996	44.3%	16.1%
1997	44.1%	15.7%
1998	43.9%	15.3%
1999	43.6%	15%
2000	43.3%	14.8%
2001	42.9%	14.7%
2002	42.6%	14.6%
2003	42.3%	14.5%
2004	41.8%	14.5%
2005	41.3%	14.5%
2006	40.9%	14.5%
2007	40.4%	14.6%
2008	40%	14.7%
2009	39.6%	14.8%
2010	39.3%	14.9%
2011	39.1%	15%
2012	39%	15.1%
2013	38.9%	15.1%
2014	38.9%	15.1%
2015	38.8%	15%
2016	38.6%	14.9%
2017	38.5%	14.8%
2018	38.3%	14.7%
2019	38.1%	14.4%
2020	37.9%	14.2%
2021	37.6%	13.9%
2022	37.3%	13.6%
2023	37%	13.3%
2024	36.7%	12.9%
2025	36.2%	12.6%
2026	35.8%	12.3%
2027	35.3%	12.1%
2028	34.9%	11.8%
2029	34.5%	11.6%
2030	34.2%	11.4%
2031	33.8%	11.2%
2032	33.5%	11%
2033	33.3%	10.9%
2034	33%	10.8%
2035	32.7%	10.7%
2036	32.5%	10.7%
2037	32.2%	10.7%
2038	32%	10.8%
2039	31.7%	10.8%
2040	31.5%	10.8%
2041	31.3%	10.9%
2042	31%	11%
2043	30.8%	11%
2044	30.5%	11.1%
2045	30.3%	11.2%
2046	30%	11.3%
2047	29.7%	11.3%
2048	29.5%	11.4%
2049	29.2%	11.5%
2050	28.9%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.7% of the population in Pakistan and 12.9% in Spain in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 19.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Pakistan and Spain compared.

Natural population change in Pakistan vs Spain by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.23% in Pakistan and -0.13% in Spain. 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	Spain
1960	1,217,147	398,960
1961	1,273,772	396,537
1962	1,328,675	384,690
1963	1,384,934	394,338
1964	1,447,394	429,885
1965	1,496,050	405,819
1966	1,566,343	397,084
1967	1,626,737	402,001
1968	1,683,296	387,423
1969	1,733,601	367,851
1970	1,793,570	378,723
1971	1,695,374	369,625
1972	1,912,774	391,030
1973	1,971,909	374,381
1974	2,028,061	396,182
1975	2,099,811	371,882
1976	2,171,812	375,834
1977	2,257,849	361,465
1978	2,356,601	339,157
1979	2,461,311	312,407
1980	2,598,421	281,184
1981	2,790,454	237,879
1982	2,934,689	231,714
1983	3,052,738	183,223
1984	3,145,772	172,487
1985	3,233,315	146,184
1986	3,341,643	131,188
1987	3,448,813	116,054
1988	3,554,755	100,794
1989	3,648,132	81,538
1990	3,731,730	66,075
1991	3,822,363	58,450
1992	3,888,637	62,652
1993	3,915,776	47,234
1994	3,956,699	31,639
1995	3,977,175	15,889
1996	4,021,758	11,967
1997	4,043,912	20,028
1998	4,104,824	4,022
1999	4,228,026	8,077
2000	4,281,169	36,512
2001	4,304,297	44,936
2002	4,307,607	53,861
2003	4,340,688	54,844
2004	4,294,654	85,844
2005	4,294,393	78,576
2006	4,538,426	110,994
2007	4,690,187	108,545
2008	4,885,855	133,267
2009	5,028,132	106,635
2010	5,147,142	102,469
2011	5,189,412	84,137
2012	5,191,263	51,450
2013	5,176,590	37,284
2014	5,148,994	32,522
2015	5,113,507	-4,642
2016	5,044,922	0
2017	5,090,200	-32,600
2018	5,103,858	-56,139
2019	5,127,011	-56,542
2020	5,011,177	-151,551
2021	5,065,913	-113,865
2022	5,268,077	-133,801
2023	5,281,745	-111,201

Maternal mortality chart: Pakistan vs Spain

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 3 deaths in Spain.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Pakistan	Spain
1985	432	6
1986	436	7
1987	442	7
1988	441	7
1989	439	7
1990	434	6
1991	443	6
1992	459	6
1993	473	6
1994	479	6
1995	485	6
1996	482	6
1997	476	5
1998	456	5
1999	438	5
2000	419	5
2001	400	5
2002	380	5
2003	358	4
2004	333	5
2005	316	5
2006	284	4
2007	265	4
2008	254	4
2009	246	4
2010	240	4
2011	234	4
2012	227	4
2013	220	4
2014	211	4
2015	202	4
2016	193	3
2017	184	3
2018	178	3
2019	173	3
2020	178	4
2021	193	4
2022	160	4
2023	155	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.85% in Pakistan and 0.31% in Spain. 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	Spain
1960	25%	5.47%
1961	24.1%	5.2%
1962	23.3%	4.94%
1963	22.5%	4.68%
1964	21.8%	4.45%
1965	21.2%	4.23%
1966	20.6%	4.03%
1967	20.2%	3.83%
1968	19.7%	3.61%
1969	19.4%	3.39%
1970	19%	3.16%
1971	18.7%	2.94%
1972	18.4%	2.72%
1973	18.1%	2.52%
1974	17.8%	2.33%
1975	17.6%	2.17%
1976	17.4%	2.02%
1977	17.1%	1.87%
1978	16.9%	1.74%
1979	16.7%	1.61%
1980	16.5%	1.49%
1981	16.3%	1.38%
1982	16.1%	1.3%
1983	15.8%	1.23%
1984	15.6%	1.17%
1985	15.3%	1.11%
1986	15%	1.07%
1987	14.8%	1.03%
1988	14.5%	0.99%
1989	14.2%	0.95%
1990	14%	0.92%
1991	13.7%	0.88%
1992	13.4%	0.83%
1993	13.1%	0.79%
1994	12.8%	0.74%
1995	12.5%	0.69%
1996	12.1%	0.65%
1997	11.8%	0.61%
1998	11.5%	0.58%
1999	11.1%	0.56%
2000	10.8%	0.54%
2001	10.5%	0.53%
2002	10.3%	0.51%
2003	10.1%	0.5%
2004	9.85%	0.49%
2005	9.65%	0.47%
2006	9.47%	0.45%
2007	9.29%	0.44%
2008	9.1%	0.42%
2009	8.91%	0.4%
2010	8.71%	0.38%
2011	8.49%	0.37%
2012	8.27%	0.36%
2013	8.04%	0.35%
2014	7.8%	0.34%
2015	7.56%	0.33%
2016	7.33%	0.33%
2017	7.1%	0.32%
2018	6.88%	0.32%
2019	6.67%	0.32%
2020	6.46%	0.32%
2021	6.25%	0.31%
2022	6.05%	0.31%
2023	5.85%	0.31%