Pakistan vs Poland
Pakistan vs Poland: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 3.61 births per woman in Pakistan and 1.3 births per woman in Poland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 2.31 births per woman, or 2.78 times that in Poland.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Pakistan ranked 42 and Poland ranked 203 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Pakistan at 1.93 births per woman and Poland at 1.49 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Pakistan | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.61 | 1.3 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 3.66 | 1.26 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 3.72 | 1.32 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 3.77 | 1.38 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 3.81 | 1.44 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 3.86 | 1.44 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 1.47 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 3.9 | 1.39 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 3.99 | 1.32 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 4.06 | 1.32 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 4.13 | 1.29 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 4.2 | 1.33 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 4.31 | 1.34 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 4.4 | 1.41 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 4.47 | 1.4 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 4.52 | 1.39 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 4.55 | 1.31 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 4.59 | 1.27 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 4.6 | 1.24 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 4.69 | 1.23 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 4.89 | 1.23 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 5.01 | 1.25 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 5.18 | 1.32 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 5.35 | 1.37 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 5.46 | 1.38 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 5.51 | 1.44 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 5.64 | 1.52 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 5.77 | 1.59 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 5.89 | 1.63 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 6.01 | 1.8 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 6.11 | 1.87 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 6.21 | 1.96 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 6.29 | 2.07 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 6.36 | 2.07 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 6.43 | 2.1 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 6.48 | 2.14 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 6.52 | 2.16 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 6.55 | 2.22 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 6.59 | 2.32 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 6.62 | 2.38 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 6.64 | 2.42 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 6.67 | 2.34 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 6.7 | 2.25 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 6.73 | 2.28 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 6.76 | 2.28 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 6.78 | 2.23 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 6.8 | 2.25 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 6.81 | 2.31 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 6.81 | 2.28 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 6.81 | 2.27 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 6.81 | 2.25 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 6.81 | 2.24 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 6.8 | 2.25 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 6.8 | 2.25 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 6.8 | 2.26 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 6.8 | 2.35 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 6.8 | 2.45 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.8 | 2.54 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.8 | 2.74 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.8 | 2.86 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.8 | 3 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.8 | 3.25 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.8 | 3.39 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.8 | 3.46 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.8 | 3.56 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.8 | 3.55 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.8 | 3.59 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 6.8 | 3.64 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.8 | 3.65 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Pakistan | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.553.1–4.06 | 1.31.14–1.46 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 3.52.98–4.08 | 1.311.12–1.5 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 3.442.86–4.08 | 1.311.11–1.53 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 3.392.76–4.08 | 1.321.08–1.56 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 3.342.65–4.08 | 1.321.07–1.58 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 3.32.56–4.09 | 1.331.05–1.6 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 3.252.48–4.07 | 1.331.04–1.61 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 3.212.42–4.07 | 1.331.03–1.64 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 3.162.33–4.09 | 1.341.01–1.66 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 3.122.25–4.06 | 1.341.02–1.68 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 3.082.18–4.06 | 1.351.01–1.7 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 3.042.12–4.05 | 1.351–1.71 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 3.012.07–4.02 | 1.361–1.73 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 2.972.04–4.02 | 1.360.99–1.74 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 2.941.98–4.02 | 1.360.95–1.75 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 2.91.93–4.01 | 1.370.94–1.76 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 2.871.9–3.97 | 1.370.92–1.78 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 2.831.87–3.96 | 1.370.92–1.79 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 2.81.83–3.95 | 1.380.91–1.8 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 2.771.8–3.95 | 1.380.91–1.82 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 2.741.77–3.97 | 1.380.89–1.82 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 2.721.74–3.93 | 1.390.9–1.84 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 2.691.71–3.92 | 1.390.9–1.85 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 2.661.66–3.91 | 1.390.9–1.86 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 2.631.64–3.9 | 1.390.9–1.86 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 2.611.64–3.83 | 1.40.89–1.88 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 2.581.6–3.82 | 1.40.89–1.88 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 2.561.59–3.84 | 1.40.88–1.89 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 2.541.54–3.82 | 1.40.87–1.9 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 2.521.56–3.79 | 1.40.87–1.9 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 2.51.52–3.79 | 1.40.87–1.91 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 2.481.5–3.74 | 1.410.84–1.92 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 2.461.48–3.69 | 1.410.86–1.92 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 2.431.47–3.71 | 1.410.84–1.95 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 2.411.47–3.7 | 1.420.82–1.96 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 2.391.45–3.65 | 1.420.81–1.95 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 2.371.41–3.65 | 1.420.82–1.97 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 2.351.41–3.63 | 1.420.82–1.97 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 2.331.39–3.61 | 1.430.82–1.97 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 2.321.38–3.6 | 1.430.79–1.98 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 2.31.39–3.57 | 1.430.79–1.99 | 2 |
| 2065 | 2.281.38–3.51 | 1.440.81–2.01 | 2 |
| 2066 | 2.271.37–3.5 | 1.440.81–2 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 2.251.38–3.49 | 1.440.8–1.99 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 2.241.35–3.47 | 1.440.8–2.01 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 2.221.34–3.49 | 1.440.79–2.01 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 2.211.33–3.47 | 1.450.79–2.01 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 2.191.33–3.45 | 1.440.78–2.04 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 2.181.32–3.44 | 1.450.78–2.04 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 2.171.32–3.41 | 1.450.8–2.05 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 2.151.31–3.39 | 1.450.79–2.03 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 2.141.31–3.42 | 1.450.79–2.04 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 2.131.28–3.41 | 1.450.78–2.04 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 2.121.25–3.36 | 1.460.79–2.06 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 2.111.26–3.32 | 1.460.81–2.05 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 2.11.24–3.36 | 1.460.79–2.04 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 2.091.25–3.37 | 1.460.78–2.04 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 2.081.23–3.37 | 1.460.79–2.05 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 2.071.23–3.35 | 1.460.77–2.06 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 2.061.23–3.32 | 1.460.76–2.07 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 2.051.23–3.33 | 1.460.76–2.06 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 2.041.23–3.33 | 1.460.78–2.07 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 2.031.23–3.31 | 1.460.77–2.07 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 2.021.23–3.25 | 1.460.76–2.08 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 2.011.22–3.24 | 1.470.76–2.09 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 2.011.22–3.22 | 1.470.75–2.09 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 21.19–3.21 | 1.470.75–2.08 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.991.2–3.17 | 1.470.73–2.09 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.991.2–3.19 | 1.470.74–2.09 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.981.19–3.18 | 1.480.74–2.1 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.971.19–3.16 | 1.480.74–2.1 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.961.19–3.15 | 1.480.74–2.08 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.961.18–3.13 | 1.480.75–2.09 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.951.19–3.13 | 1.490.74–2.09 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.941.15–3.09 | 1.490.74–2.08 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.941.17–3.13 | 1.490.73–2.07 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.931.17–3.13 | 1.490.73–2.1 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Pakistan vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPakistan: 50.6% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025