Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Pakistan, 1973

Pakistan
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.81
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Pakistan was 6.81 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (330 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 2,862,831 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.81
Births
2,862,831
Births per 1,000 people
43.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
65,461,912
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
10-144.80.4%18,587
15-19119.28.8%374,401
20-24289.221.3%707,873
25-29330.124.3%737,693
30-34281.720.7%530,236
35-39211.115.5%333,877
40-44106.07.8%140,711
45-4917.21.3%18,855
50-540.70.0%598