China vs Pakistan: Births, by age of mother
China
9,403 births
in 2023
Pakistan
3,169 births
in 2023
China rank
1st
Pakistan rank
4th
Births, by age of mother over time
- China
- Pakistan
How they compare
China currently reports 9,403 births against 3,169 births in Pakistan, a difference of 6,234 births.
That makes China's figure about 3.0 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,564 births | 332.5 births | 4,231 births | China |
| 1960s | 656.9 births | 465 births | 191.9 births | China |
| 1970s | 7,667 births | 622.4 births | 7,044 births | China |
| 1980s | 5,248 births | 1,065 births | 4,183 births | China |
| 1990s | 5,122 births | 1,710 births | 3,413 births | China |
| 2000s | 7,876 births | 2,086 births | 5,790 births | China |
| 2010s | 11,941 births | 2,888 births | 9,053 births | China |
| 2020s | 11,076 births | 3,054 births | 8,022 births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher births, by age of mother, China or Pakistan?
- China, at 9,403 births against 3,169 births in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in births, by age of mother between China and Pakistan?
- 6,234 births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Pakistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Pakistan rank globally for births, by age of mother?
- China ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. 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. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.