Fertility & birth rates in Pakistan and Sudan

Fertility rate in Pakistan vs Sudan 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 4.32 in Sudan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Pakistan vs Sudan 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	Sudan
1960	6.8	6.66
1961	6.8	6.66
1962	6.8	6.7
1963	6.8	6.76
1964	6.8	6.8
1965	6.8	6.84
1966	6.8	6.88
1967	6.8	6.91
1968	6.8	6.95
1969	6.8	6.97
1970	6.8	6.99
1971	6.8	7.02
1972	6.81	6.98
1973	6.81	6.94
1974	6.81	6.91
1975	6.81	6.87
1976	6.81	6.82
1977	6.8	6.78
1978	6.78	6.72
1979	6.76	6.65
1980	6.73	6.59
1981	6.7	6.53
1982	6.67	6.47
1983	6.64	6.41
1984	6.62	6.34
1985	6.59	6.28
1986	6.55	6.23
1987	6.52	6.18
1988	6.48	6.13
1989	6.43	6.11
1990	6.36	6.07
1991	6.29	6.05
1992	6.21	6.02
1993	6.11	5.97
1994	6.01	5.91
1995	5.89	5.86
1996	5.77	5.79
1997	5.64	5.72
1998	5.51	5.65
1999	5.46	5.62
2000	5.35	5.6
2001	5.18	5.56
2002	5.01	5.53
2003	4.89	5.49
2004	4.68	5.46
2005	4.6	5.4
2006	4.59	5.33
2007	4.55	5.27
2008	4.51	5.21
2009	4.47	5.17
2010	4.4	5.14
2011	4.31	5.09
2012	4.2	5.03
2013	4.13	4.97
2014	4.06	4.91
2015	3.99	4.9
2016	3.9	4.83
2017	3.9	4.76
2018	3.86	4.68
2019	3.81	4.62
2020	3.77	4.54
2021	3.72	4.46
2022	3.66	4.38
2023	3.61	4.32
2024	3.55	4.26
2025	3.5	4.19
2026	3.44	4.13
2027	3.39	4.06
2028	3.34	4
2029	3.3	3.95
2030	3.25	3.88
2031	3.21	3.82
2032	3.16	3.77
2033	3.12	3.7
2034	3.08	3.66
2035	3.04	3.6
2036	3.01	3.54
2037	2.97	3.49
2038	2.94	3.45
2039	2.9	3.4
2040	2.87	3.36
2041	2.83	3.32
2042	2.8	3.28
2043	2.77	3.24
2044	2.74	3.2
2045	2.71	3.17
2046	2.69	3.13
2047	2.66	3.1
2048	2.63	3.07
2049	2.61	3.03
2050	2.58	3

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Pakistan	Sudan
1960	41.3%	46.5%
1961	41.4%	46.6%
1962	41.6%	46.6%
1963	41.8%	46.7%
1964	42.2%	46.9%
1965	42.7%	47%
1966	43%	47.1%
1967	43.3%	47.2%
1968	43.5%	47.3%
1969	43.7%	47.4%
1970	43.9%	47.5%
1971	44%	47.6%
1972	44.1%	47.7%
1973	44.1%	47.9%
1974	44.1%	48.1%
1975	44.1%	48%
1976	44%	47.8%
1977	43.9%	47.7%
1978	43.8%	47.4%
1979	43.7%	47.1%
1980	43.3%	46.8%
1981	43.1%	46.6%
1982	43%	46.4%
1983	43.1%	46.3%
1984	43.3%	46.2%
1985	43.5%	46.1%
1986	43.6%	46.1%
1987	43.7%	46%
1988	43.8%	46%
1989	44%	46.1%
1990	44.1%	46.1%
1991	44.1%	46.2%
1992	44.3%	46.3%
1993	44.5%	46.3%
1994	44.5%	46.3%
1995	44.5%	46.3%
1996	44.3%	46.2%
1997	44.1%	46.2%
1998	43.9%	46.1%
1999	43.6%	45.9%
2000	43.3%	45.8%
2001	42.9%	45.7%
2002	42.6%	45.6%
2003	42.3%	45.6%
2004	41.8%	45.5%
2005	41.3%	45.4%
2006	40.9%	45.3%
2007	40.4%	45.1%
2008	40%	44.9%
2009	39.6%	44.7%
2010	39.3%	44.6%
2011	39.1%	44.6%
2012	39%	44.5%
2013	38.9%	44.4%
2014	38.9%	44%
2015	38.8%	43.6%
2016	38.6%	43.1%
2017	38.5%	42.6%
2018	38.3%	42%
2019	38.1%	41.7%
2020	37.9%	41.4%
2021	37.6%	41.2%
2022	37.3%	40.9%
2023	37%	40.6%
2024	36.7%	40.5%
2025	36.2%	40.2%
2026	35.8%	39.8%
2027	35.3%	39.5%
2028	34.9%	39.3%
2029	34.5%	39.1%
2030	34.2%	38.9%
2031	33.8%	38.6%
2032	33.5%	38.3%
2033	33.3%	37.9%
2034	33%	37.5%
2035	32.7%	37.1%
2036	32.5%	36.7%
2037	32.2%	36.3%
2038	32%	35.9%
2039	31.7%	35.5%
2040	31.5%	35.1%
2041	31.3%	34.7%
2042	31%	34.3%
2043	30.8%	33.9%
2044	30.5%	33.6%
2045	30.3%	33.2%
2046	30%	32.8%
2047	29.7%	32.5%
2048	29.5%	32.2%
2049	29.2%	31.9%
2050	28.9%	31.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.7% of the population in Pakistan and 40.5% in Sudan in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Pakistan and Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Pakistan vs Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.23% in Pakistan and +2.79% in Sudan. 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	Sudan
1960	1,217,147	262,235
1961	1,273,772	272,562
1962	1,328,675	287,317
1963	1,384,934	302,132
1964	1,447,394	315,166
1965	1,496,050	327,799
1966	1,566,343	342,118
1967	1,626,737	356,599
1968	1,683,296	370,917
1969	1,733,601	385,712
1970	1,793,570	401,013
1971	1,695,374	417,641
1972	1,912,774	428,340
1973	1,971,909	439,201
1974	2,028,061	444,456
1975	2,099,811	454,813
1976	2,171,812	470,019
1977	2,257,849	483,089
1978	2,356,601	497,987
1979	2,461,311	524,942
1980	2,598,421	552,930
1981	2,790,454	585,087
1982	2,934,689	606,362
1983	3,052,738	570,198
1984	3,145,772	577,405
1985	3,233,315	583,382
1986	3,341,643	649,649
1987	3,448,813	658,416
1988	3,554,755	672,604
1989	3,648,132	683,743
1990	3,731,730	699,953
1991	3,822,363	714,612
1992	3,888,637	731,177
1993	3,915,776	743,249
1994	3,956,699	764,645
1995	3,977,175	780,700
1996	4,021,758	792,926
1997	4,043,912	802,245
1998	4,104,824	814,752
1999	4,228,026	835,840
2000	4,281,169	858,536
2001	4,304,297	880,284
2002	4,307,607	897,965
2003	4,340,688	898,226
2004	4,294,654	889,382
2005	4,294,393	907,017
2006	4,538,426	963,740
2007	4,690,187	992,819
2008	4,885,855	1,001,826
2009	5,028,132	1,041,810
2010	5,147,142	1,068,381
2011	5,189,412	1,070,888
2012	5,191,263	1,073,062
2013	5,176,590	1,078,446
2014	5,148,994	1,097,962
2015	5,113,507	1,145,259
2016	5,044,922	1,174,422
2017	5,090,200	1,208,046
2018	5,103,858	1,257,387
2019	5,127,011	1,291,747
2020	5,011,177	1,295,781
2021	5,065,913	1,293,817
2022	5,268,077	1,333,992
2023	5,281,745	1,361,564

Maternal mortality chart: Pakistan vs Sudan

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 256 deaths in Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Pakistan	Sudan
1985	432	980
1986	436	938
1987	442	914
1988	441	877
1989	439	881
1990	434	840
1991	443	873
1992	459	863
1993	473	839
1994	479	775
1995	485	730
1996	482	712
1997	476	681
1998	456	669
1999	438	662
2000	419	645
2001	400	616
2002	380	588
2003	358	593
2004	333	536
2005	316	506
2006	284	485
2007	265	445
2008	254	426
2009	246	382
2010	240	370
2011	234	357
2012	227	340
2013	220	327
2014	211	309
2015	202	298
2016	193	288
2017	184	277
2018	178	268
2019	173	262
2020	178	273
2021	193	305
2022	160	263
2023	155	256

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.85% in Pakistan and 5.01% in Sudan. 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	Sudan
1960	25%	17.8%
1961	24.1%	17.5%
1962	23.3%	17.2%
1963	22.5%	17%
1964	21.8%	16.7%
1965	21.2%	16.5%
1966	20.6%	16.3%
1967	20.2%	16.2%
1968	19.7%	16%
1969	19.4%	15.9%
1970	19%	15.8%
1971	18.7%	15.7%
1972	18.4%	15.6%
1973	18.1%	15.5%
1974	17.8%	15.4%
1975	17.6%	15.3%
1976	17.4%	15.2%
1977	17.1%	15.1%
1978	16.9%	15%
1979	16.7%	14.9%
1980	16.5%	14.8%
1981	16.3%	14.6%
1982	16.1%	14.5%
1983	15.8%	18.2%
1984	15.6%	18%
1985	15.3%	17.8%
1986	15%	14%
1987	14.8%	13.8%
1988	14.5%	13.6%
1989	14.2%	13.4%
1990	14%	13.2%
1991	13.7%	13%
1992	13.4%	12.7%
1993	13.1%	12.5%
1994	12.8%	12.2%
1995	12.5%	11.9%
1996	12.1%	11.6%
1997	11.8%	11.3%
1998	11.5%	11%
1999	11.1%	10.7%
2000	10.8%	10.3%
2001	10.5%	9.99%
2002	10.3%	9.65%
2003	10.1%	9.31%
2004	9.85%	10.3%
2005	9.65%	10%
2006	9.47%	8.4%
2007	9.29%	8.13%
2008	9.1%	7.88%
2009	8.91%	7.64%
2010	8.71%	7.42%
2011	8.49%	7.22%
2012	8.27%	7.02%
2013	8.04%	6.83%
2014	7.8%	6.64%
2015	7.56%	6.45%
2016	7.33%	6.26%
2017	7.1%	6.07%
2018	6.88%	5.89%
2019	6.67%	5.71%
2020	6.46%	5.53%
2021	6.25%	5.36%
2022	6.05%	5.18%
2023	5.85%	5.01%