Fertility & birth rates in Pakistan and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Pakistan vs Switzerland 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 1.33 in Switzerland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Pakistan	Switzerland
1960	6.8	2.44
1961	6.8	2.52
1962	6.8	2.58
1963	6.8	2.65
1964	6.8	2.66
1965	6.8	2.59
1966	6.8	2.5
1967	6.8	2.39
1968	6.8	2.29
1969	6.8	2.19
1970	6.8	2.1
1971	6.8	2.04
1972	6.81	1.91
1973	6.81	1.81
1974	6.81	1.73
1975	6.81	1.61
1976	6.81	1.55
1977	6.8	1.53
1978	6.78	1.51
1979	6.76	1.52
1980	6.73	1.55
1981	6.7	1.55
1982	6.67	1.56
1983	6.64	1.52
1984	6.62	1.53
1985	6.59	1.52
1986	6.55	1.53
1987	6.52	1.52
1988	6.48	1.57
1989	6.43	1.56
1990	6.36	1.58
1991	6.29	1.58
1992	6.21	1.58
1993	6.11	1.51
1994	6.01	1.49
1995	5.89	1.48
1996	5.77	1.5
1997	5.64	1.48
1998	5.51	1.47
1999	5.46	1.48
2000	5.35	1.5
2001	5.18	1.38
2002	5.01	1.39
2003	4.89	1.39
2004	4.68	1.42
2005	4.6	1.42
2006	4.59	1.44
2007	4.55	1.46
2008	4.51	1.48
2009	4.47	1.5
2010	4.4	1.52
2011	4.31	1.52
2012	4.2	1.52
2013	4.13	1.52
2014	4.06	1.54
2015	3.99	1.54
2016	3.9	1.54
2017	3.9	1.52
2018	3.86	1.52
2019	3.81	1.48
2020	3.77	1.46
2021	3.72	1.52
2022	3.66	1.39
2023	3.61	1.33
2024	3.55	1.33
2025	3.5	1.34
2026	3.44	1.34
2027	3.39	1.35
2028	3.34	1.35
2029	3.3	1.35
2030	3.25	1.35
2031	3.21	1.36
2032	3.16	1.36
2033	3.12	1.37
2034	3.08	1.37
2035	3.04	1.37
2036	3.01	1.38
2037	2.97	1.38
2038	2.94	1.38
2039	2.9	1.38
2040	2.87	1.39
2041	2.83	1.39
2042	2.8	1.39
2043	2.77	1.4
2044	2.74	1.4
2045	2.71	1.4
2046	2.69	1.4
2047	2.66	1.41
2048	2.63	1.41
2049	2.61	1.41
2050	2.58	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Pakistan	Switzerland
1960	41.3%	24%
1961	41.4%	24%
1962	41.6%	24.1%
1963	41.8%	24.1%
1964	42.2%	24.1%
1965	42.7%	24.1%
1966	43%	24.2%
1967	43.3%	24.1%
1968	43.5%	24%
1969	43.7%	23.8%
1970	43.9%	23.8%
1971	44%	23.7%
1972	44.1%	23.5%
1973	44.1%	23.2%
1974	44.1%	22.8%
1975	44.1%	22.4%
1976	44%	22%
1977	43.9%	21.4%
1978	43.8%	20.9%
1979	43.7%	20.3%
1980	43.3%	19.7%
1981	43.1%	19.2%
1982	43%	18.8%
1983	43.1%	18.3%
1984	43.3%	18%
1985	43.5%	17.6%
1986	43.6%	17.4%
1987	43.7%	17.2%
1988	43.8%	17.1%
1989	44%	17%
1990	44.1%	17.1%
1991	44.1%	17.2%
1992	44.3%	17.3%
1993	44.5%	17.5%
1994	44.5%	17.6%
1995	44.5%	17.6%
1996	44.3%	17.7%
1997	44.1%	17.6%
1998	43.9%	17.6%
1999	43.6%	17.5%
2000	43.3%	17.4%
2001	42.9%	17.1%
2002	42.6%	16.8%
2003	42.3%	16.6%
2004	41.8%	16.4%
2005	41.3%	16.1%
2006	40.9%	15.9%
2007	40.4%	15.6%
2008	40%	15.4%
2009	39.6%	15.3%
2010	39.3%	15.2%
2011	39.1%	15.1%
2012	39%	15%
2013	38.9%	14.9%
2014	38.9%	14.9%
2015	38.8%	14.9%
2016	38.6%	14.9%
2017	38.5%	14.9%
2018	38.3%	15%
2019	38.1%	15%
2020	37.9%	15.1%
2021	37.6%	15.1%
2022	37.3%	15.1%
2023	37%	15%
2024	36.7%	15%
2025	36.2%	14.9%
2026	35.8%	14.8%
2027	35.3%	14.7%
2028	34.9%	14.6%
2029	34.5%	14.5%
2030	34.2%	14.3%
2031	33.8%	14.1%
2032	33.5%	14%
2033	33.3%	13.8%
2034	33%	13.6%
2035	32.7%	13.5%
2036	32.5%	13.3%
2037	32.2%	13.2%
2038	32%	13.1%
2039	31.7%	13%
2040	31.5%	12.9%
2041	31.3%	12.8%
2042	31%	12.8%
2043	30.8%	12.7%
2044	30.5%	12.8%
2045	30.3%	12.8%
2046	30%	12.8%
2047	29.7%	12.9%
2048	29.5%	12.9%
2049	29.2%	13%
2050	28.9%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.7% of the population in Pakistan and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Pakistan and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Pakistan vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.23% in Pakistan and +0.2% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	1,217,147	42,090
1961	1,273,772	48,365
1962	1,328,675	49,050
1963	1,384,934	52,956
1964	1,447,394	59,050
1965	1,496,050	56,222
1966	1,566,343	53,854
1967	1,626,737	52,128
1968	1,683,296	47,328
1969	1,733,601	44,182
1970	1,793,570	42,648
1971	1,695,374	38,523
1972	1,912,774	35,061
1973	1,971,909	30,906
1974	2,028,061	27,902
1975	2,099,811	22,820
1976	2,171,812	17,017
1977	2,257,849	16,959
1978	2,356,601	13,820
1979	2,461,311	14,477
1980	2,598,421	14,535
1981	2,790,454	13,979
1982	2,934,689	15,339
1983	3,052,738	12,837
1984	3,145,772	16,105
1985	3,233,315	14,882
1986	3,341,643	16,261
1987	3,448,813	15,708
1988	3,554,755	21,099
1989	3,648,132	19,941
1990	3,731,730	20,146
1991	3,822,363	23,800
1992	3,888,637	24,064
1993	3,915,776	21,509
1994	3,956,699	20,982
1995	3,977,175	19,010
1996	4,021,758	19,801
1997	4,043,912	17,722
1998	4,104,824	16,353
1999	4,228,026	16,431
2000	4,281,169	15,806
2001	4,304,297	10,845
2002	4,307,607	10,199
2003	4,340,688	8,807
2004	4,294,654	13,302
2005	4,294,393	11,899
2006	4,538,426	12,723
2007	4,690,187	13,592
2008	4,885,855	15,295
2009	5,028,132	15,487
2010	5,147,142	17,997
2011	5,189,412	18,990
2012	5,191,263	18,393
2013	5,176,590	17,797
2014	5,148,994	21,290
2015	5,113,507	19,050
2016	5,044,922	22,608
2017	5,090,200	20,284
2018	5,103,858	20,434
2019	5,127,011	18,008
2020	5,011,177	9,502
2021	5,065,913	18,279
2022	5,268,077	7,899
2023	5,281,745	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Pakistan vs Switzerland

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 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Pakistan	Switzerland
1985	432	15
1986	436	14
1987	442	14
1988	441	15
1989	439	14
1990	434	14
1991	443	14
1992	459	13
1993	473	13
1994	479	12
1995	485	12
1996	482	11
1997	476	10
1998	456	10
1999	438	9
2000	419	9
2001	400	8
2002	380	9
2003	358	8
2004	333	8
2005	316	8
2006	284	8
2007	265	7
2008	254	7
2009	246	7
2010	240	7
2011	234	7
2012	227	7
2013	220	7
2014	211	6
2015	202	6
2016	193	7
2017	184	6
2018	178	6
2019	173	6
2020	178	5
2021	193	4
2022	160	4
2023	155	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.85% in Pakistan and 0.39% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	25%	2.65%
1961	24.1%	2.6%
1962	23.3%	2.53%
1963	22.5%	2.45%
1964	21.8%	2.36%
1965	21.2%	2.26%
1966	20.6%	2.16%
1967	20.2%	2.07%
1968	19.7%	1.99%
1969	19.4%	1.92%
1970	19%	1.84%
1971	18.7%	1.76%
1972	18.4%	1.67%
1973	18.1%	1.57%
1974	17.8%	1.48%
1975	17.6%	1.38%
1976	17.4%	1.29%
1977	17.1%	1.21%
1978	16.9%	1.14%
1979	16.7%	1.09%
1980	16.5%	1.04%
1981	16.3%	1%
1982	16.1%	0.97%
1983	15.8%	0.94%
1984	15.6%	0.92%
1985	15.3%	0.9%
1986	15%	0.89%
1987	14.8%	0.88%
1988	14.5%	0.86%
1989	14.2%	0.84%
1990	14%	0.82%
1991	13.7%	0.78%
1992	13.4%	0.75%
1993	13.1%	0.71%
1994	12.8%	0.67%
1995	12.5%	0.64%
1996	12.1%	0.62%
1997	11.8%	0.6%
1998	11.5%	0.58%
1999	11.1%	0.57%
2000	10.8%	0.56%
2001	10.5%	0.55%
2002	10.3%	0.54%
2003	10.1%	0.53%
2004	9.85%	0.52%
2005	9.65%	0.51%
2006	9.47%	0.49%
2007	9.29%	0.48%
2008	9.1%	0.47%
2009	8.91%	0.46%
2010	8.71%	0.46%
2011	8.49%	0.45%
2012	8.27%	0.44%
2013	8.04%	0.44%
2014	7.8%	0.43%
2015	7.56%	0.43%
2016	7.33%	0.42%
2017	7.1%	0.41%
2018	6.88%	0.41%
2019	6.67%	0.4%
2020	6.46%	0.4%
2021	6.25%	0.4%
2022	6.05%	0.4%
2023	5.85%	0.39%