Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Pakistan, 1956

Pakistan
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Pakistan was 6.80 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (305 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,919,070 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.80
Births
1,919,070
Births per 1,000 people
46.7
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
41,113,929
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-144.20.3%10,102
15-19170.212.5%344,707
20-24272.820.1%471,376
25-29305.422.4%444,408
30-34273.620.1%334,689
35-39205.815.1%208,971
40-44109.08.0%91,597
45-4919.01.4%12,871
50-540.60.0%350