Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Pakistan, 1987

Pakistan
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.52
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Pakistan was 6.52 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (316 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 4,624,991 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.52
Births
4,624,991
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
105,130,717
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
10-144.60.4%27,552
15-19110.88.5%562,985
20-24269.820.7%1,202,865
25-29315.724.2%1,216,164
30-34270.320.7%842,550
35-39204.015.6%497,770
40-44109.38.4%238,849
45-4919.71.5%34,987
50-540.90.1%1,269