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

Nigeria, at 4,155 births against 3,169 births in Pakistan as of 2023.

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

986 births, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria 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.

Nigeria vs Pakistan: Births, by age of mother

Nigeria

4,155 births

in 2023

Pakistan

3,169 births

in 2023

Nigeria rank

3rd

Pakistan rank

4th

Births, by age of mother over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4,155 births against 3,169 births in Pakistan, a difference of 986 births.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Pakistan's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 236 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,289 births	332.5 births	956.2 births	Nigeria
1960s	1,429 births	465 births	964.1 births	Nigeria
1970s	1,834 births	622.4 births	1,212 births	Nigeria
1980s	2,626 births	1,065 births	1,561 births	Nigeria
1990s	3,547 births	1,710 births	1,837 births	Nigeria
2000s	4,454 births	2,086 births	2,369 births	Nigeria
2010s	5,144 births	2,888 births	2,256 births	Nigeria
2020s	4,367 births	3,054 births	1,314 births	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Nigeria, at 4,155 births against 3,169 births in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 986 births, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Nigeria ranks 3rd 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.