East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Pakistan: Fertility rate, total
Fertility rate, total over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 3.55 births per woman against 1.36 births per woman in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.19 births per woman.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.6 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd and Pakistan ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.98 births per woman | 6.8 births per woman | 0.8197 births per woman | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 4.37 births per woman | 6.8 births per woman | 2.43 births per woman | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 3.02 births per woman | 6.59 births per woman | 3.57 births per woman | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 2.08 births per woman | 5.93 births per woman | 3.84 births per woman | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1.89 births per woman | 4.78 births per woman | 2.89 births per woman | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.89 births per woman | 4.05 births per woman | 2.17 births per woman | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 1.41 births per woman | 3.66 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 3.55 births per woman against 1.36 births per woman in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Pakistan?
- 2.19 births per woman, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Pakistan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Pakistan rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd and Pakistan ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.