Fertility & birth rates in Pakistan and Ukraine

Fertility rate in Pakistan vs Ukraine 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 0.98 in Ukraine 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	Ukraine
1960	6.8	2.29
1961	6.8	2.2
1962	6.8	2.15
1963	6.8	2.11
1964	6.8	2.01
1965	6.8	1.94
1966	6.8	2.04
1967	6.8	2.04
1968	6.8	2.03
1969	6.8	2.01
1970	6.8	2.08
1971	6.8	2.11
1972	6.81	2.13
1973	6.81	2.04
1974	6.81	2.06
1975	6.81	2.05
1976	6.81	2.04
1977	6.8	1.98
1978	6.78	1.97
1979	6.76	1.96
1980	6.73	1.95
1981	6.7	1.92
1982	6.67	1.95
1983	6.64	2.1
1984	6.62	2.08
1985	6.59	2.03
1986	6.55	2.12
1987	6.52	2.07
1988	6.48	2.04
1989	6.43	1.93
1990	6.36	1.85
1991	6.29	1.77
1992	6.21	1.67
1993	6.11	1.56
1994	6.01	1.47
1995	5.89	1.4
1996	5.77	1.33
1997	5.64	1.27
1998	5.51	1.21
1999	5.46	1.13
2000	5.35	1.11
2001	5.18	1.09
2002	5.01	1.13
2003	4.89	1.17
2004	4.68	1.22
2005	4.6	1.22
2006	4.59	1.3
2007	4.55	1.34
2008	4.51	1.44
2009	4.47	1.47
2010	4.4	1.44
2011	4.31	1.46
2012	4.2	1.53
2013	4.13	1.52
2014	4.06	1.47
2015	3.99	1.39
2016	3.9	1.39
2017	3.9	1.3
2018	3.86	1.23
2019	3.81	1.22
2020	3.77	1.21
2021	3.72	1.15
2022	3.66	0.9
2023	3.61	0.98
2024	3.55	0.99
2025	3.5	1
2026	3.44	1
2027	3.39	1.01
2028	3.34	1.02
2029	3.3	1.02
2030	3.25	1.03
2031	3.21	1.04
2032	3.16	1.04
2033	3.12	1.05
2034	3.08	1.05
2035	3.04	1.06
2036	3.01	1.06
2037	2.97	1.07
2038	2.94	1.07
2039	2.9	1.08
2040	2.87	1.09
2041	2.83	1.09
2042	2.8	1.1
2043	2.77	1.1
2044	2.74	1.11
2045	2.71	1.11
2046	2.69	1.12
2047	2.66	1.13
2048	2.63	1.13
2049	2.61	1.14
2050	2.58	1.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Pakistan	Ukraine
1960	41.3%	26.7%
1961	41.4%	27%
1962	41.6%	27.1%
1963	41.8%	27.1%
1964	42.2%	26.8%
1965	42.7%	26.4%
1966	43%	26.1%
1967	43.3%	25.8%
1968	43.5%	25.5%
1969	43.7%	25.1%
1970	43.9%	24.8%
1971	44%	24.4%
1972	44.1%	24%
1973	44.1%	23.6%
1974	44.1%	23.2%
1975	44.1%	22.8%
1976	44%	22.4%
1977	43.9%	22.1%
1978	43.8%	21.7%
1979	43.7%	21.5%
1980	43.3%	21.4%
1981	43.1%	21.4%
1982	43%	21.4%
1983	43.1%	21.5%
1984	43.3%	21.6%
1985	43.5%	21.7%
1986	43.6%	21.7%
1987	43.7%	21.7%
1988	43.8%	21.7%
1989	44%	21.7%
1990	44.1%	21.6%
1991	44.1%	21.5%
1992	44.3%	21.4%
1993	44.5%	21.2%
1994	44.5%	21%
1995	44.5%	20.6%
1996	44.3%	20.2%
1997	44.1%	19.7%
1998	43.9%	19.2%
1999	43.6%	18.5%
2000	43.3%	17.9%
2001	42.9%	17.1%
2002	42.6%	16.3%
2003	42.3%	15.7%
2004	41.8%	15.1%
2005	41.3%	14.7%
2006	40.9%	14.3%
2007	40.4%	14.1%
2008	40%	14%
2009	39.6%	14%
2010	39.3%	14.1%
2011	39.1%	14.2%
2012	39%	14.4%
2013	38.9%	14.6%
2014	38.9%	14.9%
2015	38.8%	15.1%
2016	38.6%	15.3%
2017	38.5%	15.4%
2018	38.3%	15.4%
2019	38.1%	15.4%
2020	37.9%	15.3%
2021	37.6%	15.1%
2022	37.3%	14.8%
2023	37%	14.3%
2024	36.7%	13.9%
2025	36.2%	13.7%
2026	35.8%	13.4%
2027	35.3%	12.9%
2028	34.9%	12.4%
2029	34.5%	12%
2030	34.2%	11.6%
2031	33.8%	11.2%
2032	33.5%	10.9%
2033	33.3%	10.6%
2034	33%	10.4%
2035	32.7%	10.2%
2036	32.5%	10%
2037	32.2%	9.95%
2038	32%	9.95%
2039	31.7%	9.92%
2040	31.5%	9.9%
2041	31.3%	9.92%
2042	31%	9.97%
2043	30.8%	10%
2044	30.5%	10.1%
2045	30.3%	10.1%
2046	30%	10.2%
2047	29.7%	10.2%
2048	29.5%	10.2%
2049	29.2%	10.2%
2050	28.9%	10.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.7% of the population in Pakistan and 13.9% in Ukraine in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Pakistan and Ukraine compared.

Natural population change in Pakistan vs Ukraine by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.23% in Pakistan and -0.56% in Ukraine. 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	Ukraine
1960	1,217,147	538,812
1961	1,273,772	508,602
1962	1,328,675	481,887
1963	1,384,934	449,648
1964	1,447,394	391,120
1965	1,496,050	334,365
1966	1,566,343	337,794
1967	1,626,737	313,899
1968	1,683,296	295,162
1969	1,733,601	274,858
1970	1,793,570	291,839
1971	1,695,374	305,849
1972	1,912,774	309,785
1973	1,971,909	274,938
1974	2,028,061	273,486
1975	2,099,811	256,787
1976	2,171,812	247,323
1977	2,257,849	216,932
1978	2,356,601	206,554
1979	2,461,311	197,294
1980	2,598,421	197,223
1981	2,790,454	182,839
1982	2,934,689	194,101
1983	3,052,738	241,741
1984	3,145,772	222,430
1985	3,233,315	201,011
1986	3,341,643	225,751
1987	3,448,813	198,850
1988	3,554,755	162,002
1989	3,648,132	106,431
1990	3,731,730	48,463
1991	3,822,363	-16,486
1992	3,888,637	-95,857
1993	3,915,776	-169,405
1994	3,956,699	-238,820
1995	3,977,175	-281,629
1996	4,021,758	-305,154
1997	4,043,912	-306,549
1998	4,104,824	-318,299
1999	4,228,026	-348,286
2000	4,281,169	-364,143
2001	4,304,297	-374,734
2002	4,307,607	-364,544
2003	4,340,688	-351,299
2004	4,294,654	-344,157
2005	4,294,393	-337,857
2006	4,538,426	-300,787
2007	4,690,187	-282,659
2008	4,885,855	-229,086
2009	5,028,132	-197,918
2010	5,147,142	-180,388
2011	5,189,412	-158,372
2012	5,191,263	-130,451
2013	5,176,590	-129,662
2014	5,148,994	-140,216
2015	5,113,507	-147,107
2016	5,044,922	-135,710
2017	5,090,200	-158,390
2018	5,103,858	-227,491
2019	5,127,011	-236,296
2020	5,011,177	-307,533
2021	5,065,913	-449,941
2022	5,268,077	-349,284
2023	5,281,745	-283,185

Maternal mortality chart: Pakistan vs Ukraine

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 15 deaths in Ukraine.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Pakistan	Ukraine
1985	432	53
1986	436	50
1987	442	46
1988	441	44
1989	439	42
1990	434	40
1991	443	40
1992	459	40
1993	473	42
1994	479	45
1995	485	46
1996	482	45
1997	476	41
1998	456	37
1999	438	34
2000	419	32
2001	400	30
2002	380	28
2003	358	28
2004	333	27
2005	316	27
2006	284	27
2007	265	27
2008	254	26
2009	246	24
2010	240	21
2011	234	20
2012	227	20
2013	220	20
2014	211	19
2015	202	17
2016	193	17
2017	184	16
2018	178	16
2019	173	16
2020	178	18
2021	193	26
2022	160	16
2023	155	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.85% in Pakistan and 0.81% in Ukraine. 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	Ukraine
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%	3.23%
1972	18.4%	3.13%
1973	18.1%	3.04%
1974	17.8%	2.96%
1975	17.6%	2.89%
1976	17.4%	2.84%
1977	17.1%	2.78%
1978	16.9%	2.74%
1979	16.7%	2.69%
1980	16.5%	2.62%
1981	16.3%	2.55%
1982	16.1%	2.47%
1983	15.8%	2.39%
1984	15.6%	2.29%
1985	15.3%	2.21%
1986	15%	2.13%
1987	14.8%	2.05%
1988	14.5%	1.99%
1989	14.2%	1.95%
1990	14%	1.92%
1991	13.7%	1.92%
1992	13.4%	1.94%
1993	13.1%	1.97%
1994	12.8%	2%
1995	12.5%	2.02%
1996	12.1%	2.03%
1997	11.8%	2.01%
1998	11.5%	1.97%
1999	11.1%	1.9%
2000	10.8%	1.83%
2001	10.5%	1.75%
2002	10.3%	1.66%
2003	10.1%	1.58%
2004	9.85%	1.51%
2005	9.65%	1.45%
2006	9.47%	1.4%
2007	9.29%	1.34%
2008	9.1%	1.29%
2009	8.91%	1.23%
2010	8.71%	1.17%
2011	8.49%	1.12%
2012	8.27%	1.07%
2013	8.04%	1.02%
2014	7.8%	0.98%
2015	7.56%	0.94%
2016	7.33%	0.91%
2017	7.1%	0.89%
2018	6.88%	0.87%
2019	6.67%	0.85%
2020	6.46%	0.84%
2021	6.25%	0.82%
2022	6.05%	0.85%
2023	5.85%	0.81%