Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Pakistan, 1972

Pakistan
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.81
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Pakistan was 6.81 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (328 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 2,787,037 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.81
Births
2,787,037
Births per 1,000 people
43.8
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
63,583,194
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
10-144.60.3%17,235
15-19120.38.8%361,853
20-24290.221.3%691,446
25-29328.024.1%720,670
30-34280.920.7%513,478
35-39210.415.5%324,364
40-44107.97.9%139,083
45-4917.21.3%18,332
50-540.70.0%571