Fertility & birth rates in Pakistan and Suriname

Fertility rate in Pakistan vs Suriname 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 2.25 in Suriname in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Pakistan vs Suriname 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	Suriname
1960	6.8	6.59
1961	6.8	6.58
1962	6.8	6.57
1963	6.8	6.51
1964	6.8	6.43
1965	6.8	6.32
1966	6.8	6.2
1967	6.8	6.04
1968	6.8	5.86
1969	6.8	5.7
1970	6.8	5.53
1971	6.8	5.36
1972	6.81	5.18
1973	6.81	5.01
1974	6.81	4.81
1975	6.81	4.63
1976	6.81	4.45
1977	6.8	4.26
1978	6.78	4.08
1979	6.76	3.93
1980	6.73	3.79
1981	6.7	3.75
1982	6.67	3.82
1983	6.64	3.87
1984	6.62	3.8
1985	6.59	3.71
1986	6.55	3.61
1987	6.52	3.53
1988	6.48	3.46
1989	6.43	3.39
1990	6.36	3.23
1991	6.29	3.09
1992	6.21	3.01
1993	6.11	2.94
1994	6.01	2.9
1995	5.89	2.9
1996	5.77	2.92
1997	5.64	2.95
1998	5.51	2.99
1999	5.46	3.02
2000	5.35	3.05
2001	5.18	3.06
2002	5.01	2.96
2003	4.89	2.84
2004	4.68	2.74
2005	4.6	2.71
2006	4.59	2.73
2007	4.55	2.74
2008	4.51	2.73
2009	4.47	2.71
2010	4.4	2.69
2011	4.31	2.67
2012	4.2	2.67
2013	4.13	2.65
2014	4.06	2.62
2015	3.99	2.57
2016	3.9	2.5
2017	3.9	2.43
2018	3.86	2.38
2019	3.81	2.35
2020	3.77	2.31
2021	3.72	2.3
2022	3.66	2.27
2023	3.61	2.25
2024	3.55	2.23
2025	3.5	2.21
2026	3.44	2.19
2027	3.39	2.16
2028	3.34	2.14
2029	3.3	2.13
2030	3.25	2.11
2031	3.21	2.09
2032	3.16	2.08
2033	3.12	2.06
2034	3.08	2.05
2035	3.04	2.04
2036	3.01	2.02
2037	2.97	2.01
2038	2.94	2
2039	2.9	1.99
2040	2.87	1.98
2041	2.83	1.97
2042	2.8	1.96
2043	2.77	1.95
2044	2.74	1.94
2045	2.71	1.93
2046	2.69	1.92
2047	2.66	1.91
2048	2.63	1.9
2049	2.61	1.9
2050	2.58	1.89

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Pakistan	Suriname
1960	41.3%	44.5%
1961	41.4%	44.6%
1962	41.6%	45.1%
1963	41.8%	46.1%
1964	42.2%	46.8%
1965	42.7%	47.4%
1966	43%	48%
1967	43.3%	48.5%
1968	43.5%	48.8%
1969	43.7%	48.9%
1970	43.9%	48.8%
1971	44%	48.5%
1972	44.1%	47.8%
1973	44.1%	46.8%
1974	44.1%	46%
1975	44.1%	45.1%
1976	44%	44.3%
1977	43.9%	43.4%
1978	43.8%	42.6%
1979	43.7%	41.8%
1980	43.3%	41%
1981	43.1%	40.1%
1982	43%	39.5%
1983	43.1%	39%
1984	43.3%	38.6%
1985	43.5%	38.3%
1986	43.6%	38%
1987	43.7%	37.8%
1988	43.8%	37.7%
1989	44%	37.5%
1990	44.1%	37.4%
1991	44.1%	37.3%
1992	44.3%	37.2%
1993	44.5%	37.1%
1994	44.5%	37%
1995	44.5%	36.7%
1996	44.3%	36.1%
1997	44.1%	35.3%
1998	43.9%	34.5%
1999	43.6%	33.7%
2000	43.3%	33%
2001	42.9%	32.3%
2002	42.6%	31.8%
2003	42.3%	31.3%
2004	41.8%	31%
2005	41.3%	30.9%
2006	40.9%	30.8%
2007	40.4%	30.7%
2008	40%	30.6%
2009	39.6%	30.5%
2010	39.3%	30.3%
2011	39.1%	30%
2012	39%	29.8%
2013	38.9%	29.4%
2014	38.9%	29.1%
2015	38.8%	28.7%
2016	38.6%	28.3%
2017	38.5%	27.9%
2018	38.3%	27.5%
2019	38.1%	27.2%
2020	37.9%	26.8%
2021	37.6%	26.5%
2022	37.3%	26.3%
2023	37%	25.9%
2024	36.7%	25.6%
2025	36.2%	25.3%
2026	35.8%	25%
2027	35.3%	24.8%
2028	34.9%	24.5%
2029	34.5%	24.2%
2030	34.2%	23.9%
2031	33.8%	23.6%
2032	33.5%	23.4%
2033	33.3%	23.2%
2034	33%	23%
2035	32.7%	22.8%
2036	32.5%	22.6%
2037	32.2%	22.4%
2038	32%	22.2%
2039	31.7%	22%
2040	31.5%	21.8%
2041	31.3%	21.6%
2042	31%	21.4%
2043	30.8%	21.3%
2044	30.5%	21.1%
2045	30.3%	20.9%
2046	30%	20.7%
2047	29.7%	20.5%
2048	29.5%	20.3%
2049	29.2%	20.1%
2050	28.9%	19.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.7% of the population in Pakistan and 25.6% in Suriname in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 37.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Pakistan and Suriname compared.

Natural population change in Pakistan vs Suriname by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.23% in Pakistan and +1.11% in Suriname. 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	Suriname
1960	1,217,147	8,170
1961	1,273,772	8,361
1962	1,328,675	8,529
1963	1,384,934	8,838
1964	1,447,394	9,174
1965	1,496,050	9,270
1966	1,566,343	9,243
1967	1,626,737	9,104
1968	1,683,296	8,980
1969	1,733,601	8,880
1970	1,793,570	8,823
1971	1,695,374	8,814
1972	1,912,774	8,893
1973	1,971,909	8,877
1974	2,028,061	8,751
1975	2,099,811	8,587
1976	2,171,812	8,327
1977	2,257,849	7,998
1978	2,356,601	7,650
1979	2,461,311	7,312
1980	2,598,421	7,002
1981	2,790,454	7,541
1982	2,934,689	8,197
1983	3,052,738	8,797
1984	3,145,772	9,031
1985	3,233,315	9,177
1986	3,341,643	9,222
1987	3,448,813	9,319
1988	3,554,755	9,347
1989	3,648,132	9,441
1990	3,731,730	9,047
1991	3,822,363	8,637
1992	3,888,637	8,355
1993	3,915,776	8,127
1994	3,956,699	7,929
1995	3,977,175	7,968
1996	4,021,758	8,031
1997	4,043,912	8,106
1998	4,104,824	8,173
1999	4,228,026	8,236
2000	4,281,169	8,323
2001	4,304,297	8,349
2002	4,307,607	7,916
2003	4,340,688	7,396
2004	4,294,654	6,948
2005	4,294,393	7,037
2006	4,538,426	7,278
2007	4,690,187	7,468
2008	4,885,855	7,552
2009	5,028,132	7,559
2010	5,147,142	7,489
2011	5,189,412	7,401
2012	5,191,263	7,405
2013	5,176,590	7,350
2014	5,148,994	7,284
2015	5,113,507	7,150
2016	5,044,922	6,979
2017	5,090,200	6,772
2018	5,103,858	6,613
2019	5,127,011	6,564
2020	5,011,177	6,640
2021	5,065,913	5,291
2022	5,268,077	6,719
2023	5,281,745	6,697

Maternal mortality chart: Pakistan vs Suriname

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 84 deaths in Suriname.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Pakistan	Suriname
1985	432	386
1986	436	377
1987	442	372
1988	441	364
1989	439	360
1990	434	350
1991	443	347
1992	459	346
1993	473	343
1994	479	334
1995	485	331
1996	482	323
1997	476	312
1998	456	302
1999	438	291
2000	419	282
2001	400	270
2002	380	253
2003	358	238
2004	333	219
2005	316	202
2006	284	187
2007	265	173
2008	254	161
2009	246	147
2010	240	134
2011	234	126
2012	227	122
2013	220	121
2014	211	120
2015	202	115
2016	193	109
2017	184	105
2018	178	101
2019	173	97
2020	178	94
2021	193	144
2022	160	88
2023	155	84

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.85% in Pakistan and 1.62% in Suriname. 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	Suriname
1960	25%	-
1961	24.1%	-
1962	23.3%	-
1963	22.5%	-
1964	21.8%	-
1965	21.2%	-
1966	20.6%	-
1967	20.2%	-
1968	19.7%	-
1969	19.4%	-
1970	19%	-
1971	18.7%	-
1972	18.4%	-
1973	18.1%	-
1974	17.8%	-
1975	17.6%	-
1976	17.4%	-
1977	17.1%	-
1978	16.9%	-
1979	16.7%	-
1980	16.5%	-
1981	16.3%	-
1982	16.1%	-
1983	15.8%	5.67%
1984	15.6%	5.49%
1985	15.3%	5.31%
1986	15%	5.13%
1987	14.8%	4.97%
1988	14.5%	4.81%
1989	14.2%	4.65%
1990	14%	4.49%
1991	13.7%	4.34%
1992	13.4%	4.19%
1993	13.1%	4.03%
1994	12.8%	3.88%
1995	12.5%	3.74%
1996	12.1%	3.6%
1997	11.8%	3.47%
1998	11.5%	3.34%
1999	11.1%	3.22%
2000	10.8%	3.11%
2001	10.5%	3%
2002	10.3%	2.9%
2003	10.1%	2.81%
2004	9.85%	2.72%
2005	9.65%	2.64%
2006	9.47%	2.57%
2007	9.29%	2.5%
2008	9.1%	2.44%
2009	8.91%	2.38%
2010	8.71%	2.32%
2011	8.49%	2.26%
2012	8.27%	2.21%
2013	8.04%	2.16%
2014	7.8%	2.11%
2015	7.56%	2.05%
2016	7.33%	2%
2017	7.1%	1.95%
2018	6.88%	1.9%
2019	6.67%	1.84%
2020	6.46%	1.78%
2021	6.25%	1.73%
2022	6.05%	1.68%
2023	5.85%	1.62%