Gabon vs Pakistan: Birth rate

Gabon
27.67 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Pakistan
27.81 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gabon rank
43rd
Pakistan rank
42nd

Birth rate over time

  • Gabon
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 27.81 births per 1,000 people against 27.67 births per 1,000 people in Gabon, a difference of 0.14 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Pakistan ahead.

Gabon ranks 43rd and Pakistan ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Pakistan Difference Ahead
1950s 30.39 births per 1,000 people 46.48 births per 1,000 people 16.09 births per 1,000 people Pakistan
1960s 33.33 births per 1,000 people 45.72 births per 1,000 people 12.4 births per 1,000 people Pakistan
1970s 36.75 births per 1,000 people 43.65 births per 1,000 people 6.91 births per 1,000 people Pakistan
1980s 38.73 births per 1,000 people 44.15 births per 1,000 people 5.41 births per 1,000 people Pakistan
1990s 35.33 births per 1,000 people 40 births per 1,000 people 4.67 births per 1,000 people Pakistan
2000s 32.87 births per 1,000 people 34.11 births per 1,000 people 1.24 births per 1,000 people Pakistan
2010s 31.54 births per 1,000 people 31.1 births per 1,000 people 0.4385 births per 1,000 people Gabon
2020s 28.61 births per 1,000 people 28.24 births per 1,000 people 0.375 births per 1,000 people Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Gabon or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 27.81 births per 1,000 people against 27.67 births per 1,000 people in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Gabon and Pakistan?
0.14 births per 1,000 people, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Pakistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Pakistan rank globally for birth rate?
Gabon ranks 43rd and Pakistan ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.