Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Pakistan, 1957

Pakistan
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Pakistan was 6.80 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (306 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 1,970,158 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.80
Births
1,970,158
Births per 1,000 people
46.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
42,185,136
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
10-144.30.3%10,431
15-19166.412.2%346,265
20-24276.520.3%490,164
25-29305.822.5%457,794
30-34273.520.1%343,208
35-39205.515.1%214,595
40-44109.18.0%94,135
45-4918.91.4%13,209
50-540.60.0%359