Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Pakistan, 1968

Pakistan
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.80
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Pakistan was 6.80 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (321 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 2,540,252 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.80
Births
2,540,252
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
56,810,508
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%13,736
15-19132.09.7%332,888
20-24293.221.6%680,452
25-29320.823.6%628,649
30-34277.420.4%457,580
35-39205.815.1%285,658
40-44107.87.9%124,102
45-4917.51.3%16,679
50-540.70.0%507