Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Pakistan, 1978

Pakistan
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Pakistan was 6.78 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (331 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 3,319,293 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.78
Births
3,319,293
Births per 1,000 people
43.5
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.8
Population
76,307,379
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
10-144.70.3%21,250
15-19106.47.8%410,220
20-24283.620.9%878,994
25-29331.124.4%796,489
30-34283.220.9%619,600
35-39216.516.0%397,656
40-44112.18.3%172,165
45-4917.31.3%22,221
50-540.70.0%699