India vs Pakistan: Number of births, by world region
India
23.22 million births
in 2023
Pakistan
6.88 million births
in 2023
India rank
1st
Pakistan rank
4th
Number of births, by world region over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 23.22 million births against 6.88 million births in Pakistan, a difference of 16.34 million births.
That makes India's figure about 3.4 times Pakistan's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.94 million births | 1.85 million births | 15.09 million births | India |
| 1960s | 20.16 million births | 2.36 million births | 17.80 million births | India |
| 1970s | 23.33 million births | 3.01 million births | 20.32 million births | India |
| 1980s | 27.06 million births | 4.28 million births | 22.78 million births | India |
| 1990s | 28.51 million births | 5.30 million births | 23.21 million births | India |
| 2000s | 28.23 million births | 5.92 million births | 22.31 million births | India |
| 2010s | 25.46 million births | 6.69 million births | 18.78 million births | India |
| 2020s | 23.33 million births | 6.82 million births | 16.51 million births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, by world region, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 23.22 million births against 6.88 million births in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births, by world region between India and Pakistan?
- 16.34 million births, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for number of births, by world region?
- India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.