Which has higher births, by age of mother, Ethiopia or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 3,169 births against 973 births in Ethiopia as of 2023.

What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Ethiopia and Pakistan?

2,196 births, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Births, by age of mother

Ethiopia

973 births

in 2023

Pakistan

3,169 births

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

7th

Pakistan rank

4th

Births, by age of mother over time

Ethiopia
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 3,169 births against 973 births in Ethiopia, a difference of 2,196 births.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 3.3 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	780.1 births	332.5 births	447.6 births	Ethiopia
1960s	939.9 births	465 births	474.9 births	Ethiopia
1970s	1,003 births	622.4 births	380.7 births	Ethiopia
1980s	1,203 births	1,065 births	138.4 births	Ethiopia
1990s	1,744 births	1,710 births	34.2 births	Ethiopia
2000s	1,803 births	2,086 births	282.5 births	Pakistan
2010s	1,744 births	2,888 births	1,144 births	Pakistan
2020s	1,080 births	3,054 births	1,974 births	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Ethiopia or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 3,169 births against 973 births in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 2,196 births, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Ethiopia ranks 7th 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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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.