Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Pakistan, 1979

Pakistan
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.76
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Pakistan was 6.76 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (329 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 3,436,982 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.76
Births
3,436,982
Births per 1,000 people
43.5
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
78,997,040
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
10-144.90.4%23,160
15-19107.88.0%431,259
20-24280.620.8%911,951
25-29328.724.3%830,777
30-34281.320.8%623,580
35-39216.816.0%413,186
40-44113.28.4%179,487
45-4917.31.3%22,878
50-540.60.0%702