Indonesia vs Pakistan: Number of births
Indonesia
4.48 million births
in 2023
Pakistan
6.88 million births
in 2023
Indonesia rank
5th
Pakistan rank
4th
Number of births over time
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 6.88 million births against 4.48 million births in Indonesia, a difference of 2.40 million births.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.5 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.30 million births | 1.85 million births | 1.45 million births | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 4.30 million births | 2.36 million births | 1.94 million births | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 4.80 million births | 3.01 million births | 1.80 million births | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 4.93 million births | 4.28 million births | 651,873 births | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 4.78 million births | 5.30 million births | 517,592 births | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 4.81 million births | 5.92 million births | 1.11 million births | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 4.89 million births | 6.69 million births | 1.80 million births | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 4.53 million births | 6.82 million births | 2.28 million births | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Indonesia or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 6.88 million births against 4.48 million births in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Indonesia and Pakistan?
- 2.40 million births, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Pakistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Pakistan rank globally for number of births?
- Indonesia ranks 5th 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 Number of births. 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.