India vs Pakistan: Births, by age of mother
India
8,926 births
in 2023
Pakistan
3,169 births
in 2023
India rank
2nd
Pakistan rank
4th
Births, by age of mother over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 8,926 births against 3,169 births in Pakistan, a difference of 5,757 births.
That makes India's figure about 2.8 times Pakistan's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd 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 | 3,750 births | 332.5 births | 3,418 births | India |
| 1960s | 5,393 births | 465 births | 4,928 births | India |
| 1970s | 5,561 births | 622.4 births | 4,939 births | India |
| 1980s | 5,317 births | 1,065 births | 4,252 births | India |
| 1990s | 4,356 births | 1,710 births | 2,647 births | India |
| 2000s | 6,353 births | 2,086 births | 4,268 births | India |
| 2010s | 9,654 births | 2,888 births | 6,766 births | India |
| 2020s | 8,756 births | 3,054 births | 5,702 births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher births, by age of mother, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 8,926 births against 3,169 births in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in births, by age of mother between India and Pakistan?
- 5,757 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 births, by age of mother?
- India ranks 2nd 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.