Pakistan vs Vanuatu: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Pakistan
3.55 births per woman
in 2024
Vanuatu
3.57 births per woman
in 2024
Pakistan rank
43rd
Vanuatu rank
42nd
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Pakistan
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 3.57 births per woman against 3.55 births per woman in Pakistan, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 43rd and Vanuatu ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8 births per woman | 6.58 births per woman | 0.2207 births per woman | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 6.8 births per woman | 6.02 births per woman | 0.7747 births per woman | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 6.59 births per woman | 5.46 births per woman | 1.13 births per woman | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 5.93 births per woman | 4.88 births per woman | 1.05 births per woman | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 4.78 births per woman | 4.26 births per woman | 0.5256 births per woman | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 4.05 births per woman | 3.97 births per woman | 0.086 births per woman | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 3.66 births per woman | 3.65 births per woman | 0.0106 births per woman | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Pakistan or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 3.57 births per woman against 3.55 births per woman in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Pakistan and Vanuatu?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Vanuatu?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Vanuatu rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Pakistan ranks 43rd and Vanuatu ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.