Fertility & birth rates in Pakistan and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Pakistan vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1960	6.8	6.5
1961	6.8	6.49
1962	6.8	6.49
1963	6.8	6.5
1964	6.8	6.49
1965	6.8	6.5
1966	6.8	6.5
1967	6.8	6.51
1968	6.8	6.53
1969	6.8	6.52
1970	6.8	6.52
1971	6.8	6.52
1972	6.81	6.5
1973	6.81	6.46
1974	6.81	6.41
1975	6.81	6.35
1976	6.81	6.29
1977	6.8	6.22
1978	6.78	6.15
1979	6.76	6.06
1980	6.73	5.95
1981	6.7	5.81
1982	6.67	5.66
1983	6.64	5.48
1984	6.62	5.3
1985	6.59	5.13
1986	6.55	5
1987	6.52	4.88
1988	6.48	4.77
1989	6.43	4.65
1990	6.36	4.51
1991	6.29	4.25
1992	6.21	4.09
1993	6.11	3.82
1994	6.01	3.76
1995	5.89	3.28
1996	5.77	3.06
1997	5.64	2.83
1998	5.51	2.77
1999	5.46	2.79
2000	5.35	2.73
2001	5.18	2.62
2002	5.01	2.54
2003	4.89	2.49
2004	4.68	2.38
2005	4.6	2.23
2006	4.59	1.96
2007	4.55	1.79
2008	4.51	1.52
2009	4.47	1.58
2010	4.4	1.57
2011	4.31	1.54
2012	4.2	1.53
2013	4.13	1.53
2014	4.06	1.48
2015	3.99	1.42
2016	3.9	1.37
2017	3.9	1.35
2018	3.86	1.29
2019	3.81	1.25
2020	3.77	1.29
2021	3.72	1.16
2022	3.66	1.15
2023	3.61	1.2
2024	3.55	1.21
2025	3.5	1.21
2026	3.44	1.21
2027	3.39	1.21
2028	3.34	1.22
2029	3.3	1.22
2030	3.25	1.23
2031	3.21	1.23
2032	3.16	1.24
2033	3.12	1.25
2034	3.08	1.25
2035	3.04	1.26
2036	3.01	1.26
2037	2.97	1.27
2038	2.94	1.28
2039	2.9	1.28
2040	2.87	1.28
2041	2.83	1.29
2042	2.8	1.29
2043	2.77	1.3
2044	2.74	1.3
2045	2.71	1.31
2046	2.69	1.31
2047	2.66	1.31
2048	2.63	1.32
2049	2.61	1.32
2050	2.58	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Pakistan	UAE
1960	41.3%	37.8%
1961	41.4%	36.7%
1962	41.6%	35.8%
1963	41.8%	35.1%
1964	42.2%	34.5%
1965	42.7%	33.9%
1966	43%	33.2%
1967	43.3%	32.1%
1968	43.5%	31.2%
1969	43.7%	30.6%
1970	43.9%	29.8%
1971	44%	29%
1972	44.1%	28.3%
1973	44.1%	27.8%
1974	44.1%	27.4%
1975	44.1%	27.2%
1976	44%	26.9%
1977	43.9%	26.8%
1978	43.8%	26.9%
1979	43.7%	27.1%
1980	43.3%	27.4%
1981	43.1%	28%
1982	43%	28.8%
1983	43.1%	29.5%
1984	43.3%	30.2%
1985	43.5%	30.7%
1986	43.6%	31.2%
1987	43.7%	31.2%
1988	43.8%	30.9%
1989	44%	30.3%
1990	44.1%	29.6%
1991	44.1%	28.8%
1992	44.3%	28.1%
1993	44.5%	27.4%
1994	44.5%	26.7%
1995	44.5%	25.9%
1996	44.3%	25.2%
1997	44.1%	24.3%
1998	43.9%	23.1%
1999	43.6%	22%
2000	43.3%	20.8%
2001	42.9%	19.8%
2002	42.6%	18.9%
2003	42.3%	18.3%
2004	41.8%	17.8%
2005	41.3%	17.5%
2006	40.9%	17.2%
2007	40.4%	17%
2008	40%	16.9%
2009	39.6%	16.9%
2010	39.3%	16.9%
2011	39.1%	16.8%
2012	39%	16.8%
2013	38.9%	16.8%
2014	38.9%	16.8%
2015	38.8%	16.8%
2016	38.6%	16.8%
2017	38.5%	16.8%
2018	38.3%	16.7%
2019	38.1%	16.6%
2020	37.9%	16.6%
2021	37.6%	16.5%
2022	37.3%	16.5%
2023	37%	16.3%
2024	36.7%	16.1%
2025	36.2%	16%
2026	35.8%	15.9%
2027	35.3%	15.9%
2028	34.9%	15.9%
2029	34.5%	15.9%
2030	34.2%	16%
2031	33.8%	16.1%
2032	33.5%	16.3%
2033	33.3%	16.5%
2034	33%	16.7%
2035	32.7%	16.9%
2036	32.5%	17.1%
2037	32.2%	17.3%
2038	32%	17.5%
2039	31.7%	17.7%
2040	31.5%	17.9%
2041	31.3%	18%
2042	31%	18.1%
2043	30.8%	18.2%
2044	30.5%	18.3%
2045	30.3%	18.3%
2046	30%	18.3%
2047	29.7%	18.3%
2048	29.5%	18.3%
2049	29.2%	18.2%
2050	28.9%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.7% of the population in Pakistan and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.23% in Pakistan and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	1,217,147	3,418
1961	1,273,772	3,657
1962	1,328,675	3,901
1963	1,384,934	4,157
1964	1,447,394	4,410
1965	1,496,050	4,675
1966	1,566,343	4,955
1967	1,626,737	5,264
1968	1,683,296	5,588
1969	1,733,601	6,138
1970	1,793,570	6,922
1971	1,695,374	7,839
1972	1,912,774	8,818
1973	1,971,909	9,822
1974	2,028,061	10,835
1975	2,099,811	11,859
1976	2,171,812	12,876
1977	2,257,849	15,787
1978	2,356,601	18,879
1979	2,461,311	21,987
1980	2,598,421	25,005
1981	2,790,454	27,560
1982	2,934,689	29,585
1983	3,052,738	31,480
1984	3,145,772	33,250
1985	3,233,315	34,855
1986	3,341,643	36,829
1987	3,448,813	37,741
1988	3,554,755	38,861
1989	3,648,132	40,148
1990	3,731,730	41,339
1991	3,822,363	41,409
1992	3,888,637	42,119
1993	3,915,776	41,324
1994	3,956,699	42,976
1995	3,977,175	38,685
1996	4,021,758	37,886
1997	4,043,912	38,207
1998	4,104,824	41,176
1999	4,228,026	46,198
2000	4,281,169	49,993
2001	4,304,297	52,789
2002	4,307,607	55,922
2003	4,340,688	59,118
2004	4,294,654	60,344
2005	4,294,393	60,046
2006	4,538,426	54,338
2007	4,690,187	55,048
2008	4,885,855	55,426
2009	5,028,132	66,521
2010	5,147,142	69,907
2011	5,189,412	73,496
2012	5,191,263	78,682
2013	5,176,590	82,977
2014	5,148,994	84,277
2015	5,113,507	85,044
2016	5,044,922	87,028
2017	5,090,200	89,382
2018	5,103,858	86,840
2019	5,127,011	86,296
2020	5,011,177	87,871
2021	5,065,913	76,802
2022	5,268,077	81,758
2023	5,281,745	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates

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 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Pakistan	UAE
1985	432	19
1986	436	19
1987	442	19
1988	441	19
1989	439	19
1990	434	19
1991	443	19
1992	459	19
1993	473	19
1994	479	19
1995	485	18
1996	482	16
1997	476	14
1998	456	12
1999	438	10
2000	419	8
2001	400	7
2002	380	5
2003	358	5
2004	333	4
2005	316	4
2006	284	3
2007	265	3
2008	254	3
2009	246	3
2010	240	3
2011	234	4
2012	227	4
2013	220	4
2014	211	3
2015	202	3
2016	193	3
2017	184	3
2018	178	3
2019	173	3
2020	178	6
2021	193	6
2022	160	2
2023	155	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.85% in Pakistan and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	25%	20.1%
1961	24.1%	19%
1962	23.3%	18%
1963	22.5%	16.9%
1964	21.8%	15.8%
1965	21.2%	14.8%
1966	20.6%	13.7%
1967	20.2%	12.6%
1968	19.7%	11.6%
1969	19.4%	10.6%
1970	19%	9.62%
1971	18.7%	8.72%
1972	18.4%	7.89%
1973	18.1%	7.12%
1974	17.8%	6.43%
1975	17.6%	5.8%
1976	17.4%	5.23%
1977	17.1%	4.7%
1978	16.9%	4.22%
1979	16.7%	3.78%
1980	16.5%	3.4%
1981	16.3%	3.06%
1982	16.1%	2.77%
1983	15.8%	2.52%
1984	15.6%	2.31%
1985	15.3%	2.12%
1986	15%	1.97%
1987	14.8%	1.83%
1988	14.5%	1.71%
1989	14.2%	1.61%
1990	14%	1.51%
1991	13.7%	1.43%
1992	13.4%	1.37%
1993	13.1%	1.31%
1994	12.8%	1.26%
1995	12.5%	1.21%
1996	12.1%	1.18%
1997	11.8%	1.15%
1998	11.5%	1.12%
1999	11.1%	1.09%
2000	10.8%	1.07%
2001	10.5%	1.05%
2002	10.3%	1.03%
2003	10.1%	1.01%
2004	9.85%	1%
2005	9.65%	0.98%
2006	9.47%	0.96%
2007	9.29%	0.94%
2008	9.1%	0.92%
2009	8.91%	0.9%
2010	8.71%	0.88%
2011	8.49%	0.86%
2012	8.27%	0.84%
2013	8.04%	0.82%
2014	7.8%	0.79%
2015	7.56%	0.77%
2016	7.33%	0.73%
2017	7.1%	0.7%
2018	6.88%	0.67%
2019	6.67%	0.63%
2020	6.46%	0.6%
2021	6.25%	0.56%
2022	6.05%	0.53%
2023	5.85%	0.5%