Fertility & birth rates in Pakistan and Tunisia

Fertility rate in Pakistan vs Tunisia 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 1.83 in Tunisia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Pakistan vs Tunisia 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	Tunisia
1960	6.8	7.16
1961	6.8	7.16
1962	6.8	7.17
1963	6.8	7.17
1964	6.8	7.17
1965	6.8	7.11
1966	6.8	7.06
1967	6.8	6.95
1968	6.8	6.81
1969	6.8	6.62
1970	6.8	6.43
1971	6.8	6.29
1972	6.81	6.19
1973	6.81	6.12
1974	6.81	6.05
1975	6.81	5.97
1976	6.81	5.87
1977	6.8	5.68
1978	6.78	5.4
1979	6.76	5.18
1980	6.73	5.03
1981	6.7	5.02
1982	6.67	4.89
1983	6.64	4.77
1984	6.62	4.66
1985	6.59	4.52
1986	6.55	4.36
1987	6.52	4.1
1988	6.48	3.83
1989	6.43	3.57
1990	6.36	3.44
1991	6.29	3.31
1992	6.21	3.19
1993	6.11	3.06
1994	6.01	2.87
1995	5.89	2.67
1996	5.77	2.49
1997	5.64	2.34
1998	5.51	2.2
1999	5.46	2.08
2000	5.35	2.03
2001	5.18	1.98
2002	5.01	1.94
2003	4.89	1.96
2004	4.68	1.95
2005	4.6	1.95
2006	4.59	1.95
2007	4.55	1.96
2008	4.51	1.98
2009	4.47	2
2010	4.4	2.08
2011	4.31	2.19
2012	4.2	2.28
2013	4.13	2.31
2014	4.06	2.32
2015	3.99	2.31
2016	3.9	2.28
2017	3.9	2.21
2018	3.86	2.13
2019	3.81	2.1
2020	3.77	2
2021	3.72	1.8
2022	3.66	1.85
2023	3.61	1.83
2024	3.55	1.82
2025	3.5	1.8
2026	3.44	1.79
2027	3.39	1.78
2028	3.34	1.77
2029	3.3	1.76
2030	3.25	1.76
2031	3.21	1.75
2032	3.16	1.74
2033	3.12	1.74
2034	3.08	1.73
2035	3.04	1.73
2036	3.01	1.73
2037	2.97	1.72
2038	2.94	1.72
2039	2.9	1.72
2040	2.87	1.71
2041	2.83	1.71
2042	2.8	1.71
2043	2.77	1.71
2044	2.74	1.71
2045	2.71	1.71
2046	2.69	1.71
2047	2.66	1.71
2048	2.63	1.7
2049	2.61	1.7
2050	2.58	1.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Pakistan	Tunisia
1960	41.3%	43.2%
1961	41.4%	43.4%
1962	41.6%	43.5%
1963	41.8%	43.8%
1964	42.2%	44%
1965	42.7%	44.2%
1966	43%	44.5%
1967	43.3%	44.7%
1968	43.5%	44.8%
1969	43.7%	44.8%
1970	43.9%	44.7%
1971	44%	44.6%
1972	44.1%	44.4%
1973	44.1%	44.3%
1974	44.1%	44.1%
1975	44.1%	43.9%
1976	44%	43.7%
1977	43.9%	43.4%
1978	43.8%	43%
1979	43.7%	42.5%
1980	43.3%	42%
1981	43.1%	41.4%
1982	43%	40.8%
1983	43.1%	40.3%
1984	43.3%	39.9%
1985	43.5%	39.6%
1986	43.6%	39.3%
1987	43.7%	39%
1988	43.8%	38.6%
1989	44%	38.2%
1990	44.1%	37.6%
1991	44.1%	37.1%
1992	44.3%	36.4%
1993	44.5%	35.8%
1994	44.5%	35%
1995	44.5%	34.3%
1996	44.3%	33.5%
1997	44.1%	32.8%
1998	43.9%	32%
1999	43.6%	31.1%
2000	43.3%	30.2%
2001	42.9%	29.3%
2002	42.6%	28.4%
2003	42.3%	27.5%
2004	41.8%	26.7%
2005	41.3%	26%
2006	40.9%	25.4%
2007	40.4%	25%
2008	40%	24.6%
2009	39.6%	24.3%
2010	39.3%	24.2%
2011	39.1%	24.2%
2012	39%	24.2%
2013	38.9%	24.4%
2014	38.9%	24.6%
2015	38.8%	24.7%
2016	38.6%	24.9%
2017	38.5%	25%
2018	38.3%	25.1%
2019	38.1%	25.1%
2020	37.9%	25.1%
2021	37.6%	25%
2022	37.3%	24.7%
2023	37%	24.4%
2024	36.7%	24%
2025	36.2%	23.6%
2026	35.8%	23%
2027	35.3%	22.5%
2028	34.9%	21.8%
2029	34.5%	21.2%
2030	34.2%	20.5%
2031	33.8%	19.9%
2032	33.5%	19.2%
2033	33.3%	18.7%
2034	33%	18.2%
2035	32.7%	17.7%
2036	32.5%	17.4%
2037	32.2%	17.2%
2038	32%	17%
2039	31.7%	16.8%
2040	31.5%	16.7%
2041	31.3%	16.6%
2042	31%	16.5%
2043	30.8%	16.5%
2044	30.5%	16.5%
2045	30.3%	16.6%
2046	30%	16.6%
2047	29.7%	16.7%
2048	29.5%	16.7%
2049	29.2%	16.8%
2050	28.9%	16.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.7% of the population in Pakistan and 24% in Tunisia in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 37.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Pakistan and Tunisia compared.

Natural population change in Pakistan vs Tunisia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.23% in Pakistan and +1.05% in Tunisia. 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	Tunisia
1960	1,217,147	109,234
1961	1,273,772	111,459
1962	1,328,675	116,887
1963	1,384,934	120,865
1964	1,447,394	124,711
1965	1,496,050	127,673
1966	1,566,343	131,274
1967	1,626,737	132,626
1968	1,683,296	134,246
1969	1,733,601	135,257
1970	1,793,570	138,235
1971	1,695,374	142,296
1972	1,912,774	147,239
1973	1,971,909	153,525
1974	2,028,061	160,200
1975	2,099,811	166,991
1976	2,171,812	172,744
1977	2,257,849	174,539
1978	2,356,601	173,255
1979	2,461,311	171,463
1980	2,598,421	171,094
1981	2,790,454	176,628
1982	2,934,689	177,898
1983	3,052,738	179,878
1984	3,145,772	182,386
1985	3,233,315	186,344
1986	3,341,643	188,107
1987	3,448,813	184,101
1988	3,554,755	177,176
1989	3,648,132	169,221
1990	3,731,730	168,180
1991	3,822,363	166,245
1992	3,888,637	163,978
1993	3,915,776	160,922
1994	3,956,699	153,647
1995	3,977,175	144,345
1996	4,021,758	135,615
1997	4,043,912	128,327
1998	4,104,824	121,332
1999	4,228,026	114,829
2000	4,281,169	112,501
2001	4,304,297	110,146
2002	4,307,607	109,099
2003	4,340,688	111,926
2004	4,294,654	113,322
2005	4,294,393	115,374
2006	4,538,426	116,945
2007	4,690,187	118,920
2008	4,885,855	121,873
2009	5,028,132	125,465
2010	5,147,142	132,809
2011	5,189,412	143,401
2012	5,191,263	151,812
2013	5,176,590	154,687
2014	5,148,994	154,762
2015	5,113,507	153,007
2016	5,044,922	148,870
2017	5,090,200	140,971
2018	5,103,858	132,445
2019	5,127,011	127,312
2020	5,011,177	109,431
2021	5,065,913	68,087
2022	5,268,077	96,531
2023	5,281,745	93,663

Maternal mortality chart: Pakistan vs Tunisia

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 36 deaths in Tunisia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Pakistan	Tunisia
1985	432	132
1986	436	121
1987	442	107
1988	441	96
1989	439	87
1990	434	85
1991	443	83
1992	459	82
1993	473	80
1994	479	77
1995	485	73
1996	482	68
1997	476	64
1998	456	60
1999	438	57
2000	419	56
2001	400	55
2002	380	53
2003	358	52
2004	333	50
2005	316	49
2006	284	48
2007	265	46
2008	254	45
2009	246	44
2010	240	44
2011	234	44
2012	227	43
2013	220	43
2014	211	42
2015	202	40
2016	193	39
2017	184	38
2018	178	38
2019	173	37
2020	178	40
2021	193	65
2022	160	38
2023	155	36

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.85% in Pakistan and 1.29% in Tunisia. 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	Tunisia
1960	25%	-
1961	24.1%	-
1962	23.3%	27.2%
1963	22.5%	26%
1964	21.8%	24.8%
1965	21.2%	23.6%
1966	20.6%	22.4%
1967	20.2%	21.3%
1968	19.7%	20.2%
1969	19.4%	19.1%
1970	19%	18.1%
1971	18.7%	17.1%
1972	18.4%	16.1%
1973	18.1%	15.2%
1974	17.8%	14.3%
1975	17.6%	13.4%
1976	17.4%	12.5%
1977	17.1%	11.7%
1978	16.9%	10.9%
1979	16.7%	10.2%
1980	16.5%	9.52%
1981	16.3%	8.94%
1982	16.1%	8.42%
1983	15.8%	7.94%
1984	15.6%	7.48%
1985	15.3%	7.08%
1986	15%	6.69%
1987	14.8%	6.35%
1988	14.5%	6.03%
1989	14.2%	5.76%
1990	14%	5.5%
1991	13.7%	5.24%
1992	13.4%	5%
1993	13.1%	4.74%
1994	12.8%	4.48%
1995	12.5%	4.2%
1996	12.1%	3.92%
1997	11.8%	3.65%
1998	11.5%	3.38%
1999	11.1%	3.14%
2000	10.8%	2.92%
2001	10.5%	2.72%
2002	10.3%	2.55%
2003	10.1%	2.4%
2004	9.85%	2.27%
2005	9.65%	2.16%
2006	9.47%	2.07%
2007	9.29%	2%
2008	9.1%	1.94%
2009	8.91%	1.9%
2010	8.71%	1.87%
2011	8.49%	1.85%
2012	8.27%	1.84%
2013	8.04%	1.83%
2014	7.8%	1.83%
2015	7.56%	1.82%
2016	7.33%	1.81%
2017	7.1%	1.79%
2018	6.88%	1.75%
2019	6.67%	1.69%
2020	6.46%	1.6%
2021	6.25%	1.5%
2022	6.05%	1.39%
2023	5.85%	1.29%