Pakistan registers over 17 million births in 2023

The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has registered over 17 million births in Pakistan in 2023, the data issued by the database authority showed on Thursday.

In a post on the micro-blogging site X, Nadra said that it registered almost 17.9 million births, 1.5 lacs deaths, 1.6 lacs marriages, and 1.8 lacs divorces during the year 2023.

"NADRA is making every possible effort to register all the necessary information related to the citizens," the department said in a post.

"Ensure timely registration of important events in your life – make our efforts for a complete national database a success," it added.

According to the first-ever digital census conducted in 2023, Pakistan’s population has surged to 241.49 million with a growth rate of 2.55%.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) provided additional insights, reporting an annual doubling time (the number of years required for a specified population to double in size at the current rate of population growth) of 35 years for the population.

The demographic breakdown by UNPF showed that 36% of the population is aged 0-14, 22% aged 10-19, and 32% aged 10-24. 

The working-age population, aged 15-64, constitutes 60%, while individuals aged 65 and older make up 4% of the total population. 

The total fertility rate per woman in 2023 is reported at 3.3 percent.

Additionally, life expectancy at birth in 2023 is noted at 65 years for males and 70 years for females.