Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Pakistan, 1996

Pakistan
1996
Total fertility rate: 5.77
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Pakistan was 5.77 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 5,384,385 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.77
Births
5,384,385
Births per 1,000 people
38.9
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
138,557,092
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
10-143.70.3%31,152
15-1986.67.5%592,316
20-24256.122.2%1,443,837
25-29293.825.5%1,406,491
30-34242.521.0%1,020,752
35-39171.614.9%616,017
40-4482.17.1%234,466
45-4916.61.4%37,574
50-540.90.1%1,779