Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Pakistan, 1997

Pakistan
1997
Total fertility rate: 5.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Pakistan was 5.64 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 5,420,530 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.64
Births
5,420,530
Births per 1,000 people
38.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.9
Population
142,531,804
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
10-143.60.3%31,291
15-1982.87.3%592,299
20-24249.222.1%1,451,270
25-29288.525.6%1,416,915
30-34239.021.2%1,028,018
35-39167.514.9%621,727
40-4480.27.1%239,693
45-4916.21.4%37,561
50-540.90.1%1,756