Total Fertility Rate in Pakistan
Pakistan: Total Fertility Rate was 3.41 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Pakistan, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 3.41 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Pakistan peaked at 6.81 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3.41, in 2022.
Pakistan ranks 46th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.8 | 6.76 | 6.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.59 | 6.42 | 6.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.92 | 5.39 | 6.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.75 | 4.36 | 5.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 | 3.62 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.48 | 3.41 | 3.56 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More gender data for Pakistan
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3.20 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Pakistan?
- Total fertility rate in Pakistan was 3.41 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.81 in 1975.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.41 in 2022.
- How does Pakistan rank for total fertility rate?
- Pakistan ranks 46th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.