Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Pakistan, 1999

Pakistan
1999
Total fertility rate: 5.46
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Pakistan was 5.46 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 5,601,415 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.46
Births
5,601,415
Births per 1,000 people
37.2
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
150,565,377
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
10-143.10.3%29,217
15-1979.37.3%619,418
20-24245.322.5%1,529,483
25-29284.826.1%1,480,535
30-34235.521.6%1,056,999
35-39155.914.3%612,484
40-4471.86.6%233,660
45-4915.11.4%37,931
50-540.80.1%1,687