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List of Statistical Tables
Table 1 Percentage of Women Aged 15-49 Years Ever Married – By Province and Age-Category
Table 2 Mean Number of Children Ever Born to Women & Ever -Married Women Aged 15-49 Years –
By Province and Age-Category
Table 3 Age-Specific and Total Fertility Rates - Women Aged 15 - 49 Years – By Region and Age -
Category
Table 4 Awareness and Use of Family Planning Methods – By Region and Province
Table 5 Awareness and Use of Family Planning Methods – By Province and Quintile
Table 6 Women Currently Using Family Planning
Table 7 Reasons for Not Using Family Planning
Table 8 Commonly Known Methods of Family Planning
Table 9 Type of Family Planning Method Currently Being Used – By Region
Table 10 Source of Family Planning Method
Table 11 Attitudes towards Family Planning Methods – By Province and Reason
Table 12 Proportion Of Women Aged 15-49 Years Who Make Their Own Informed Decisions Regarding
Contraceptive Use And Reproductive Health Care.
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Notes: Total number of women in the relevant age-category that have ever been married, expressed as a percentage of all women in the age-category. Women married or not is based on the question on marital status in the household roster.
Table 1 Percentage of Women Aged 15-49 Years Ever Married – By Province and Age-Category
2024-25 2018-19 Provinces and Age-Category Urban Rural Total Urban Rural Total Pakistan 64 68 67 64 69 67 15-19 Years 6 12 10 8 15 12 20-24 Years 40 53 48 43 59 53 25-29 Years 75 84 80 77 85 82 30-34 Years 90 95 93 91 95 94 35-39 Years 95 97 96 95 97 96 40-44 Years 97 98 97 97 98 98 45-49 Years 98 98 98 98 98 98 Punjab 64 66 65 63 68 66 15-19 Years 5 10 8 6 12 10 20-24 Years 36 47 42 38 52 47 25-29 Years 73 80 77 75 83 80 30-34 Years 91 94 93 91 95 94 35-39 Years 96 97 97 96 97 97 40-44 Years 97 98 98 98 98 98 45-49 Years 99 98 98 98 98 98 Sindh 66 73 69 65 71 68 15-19 Years 8 14 10 9 18 13 20-24 Years 45 68 55 48 68 57 25-29 Years 79 88 83 79 89 84 30-34 Years 91 96 93 93 95 94 35-39 Years 95 96 96 94 96 95 40-44 Years 98 98 98 96 98 97 45-49 Years 98 97 98 97 99 98 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 63 67 67 66 70 69 15-19 Years 11 13 13 14 18 17 20-24 Years 48 58 56 58 66 65 25-29 Years 75 86 85 80 86 85 30-34 Years 86 95 93 87 92 91 35-39 Years 92 95 95 88 95 94 40-44 Years 95 97 97 93 95 95 45-49 Years 94 96 96 95 97 96 Balochistan 63 68 67 62 70 67 15-19 Years 8 11 10 8 16 13 20-24 Years 54 57 56 49 61 57 25-29 Years 78 90 86 85 88 88 30-34 Years 87 94 92 91 98 96 35-39 Years 94 99 97 95 99 98 40-44 Years 89 98 95 99 100 99 45-49 Years 97 100 99 100 100 100
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Notes:- Mean number of children ever born: this is based on all women in the relevant age-categories (i.e. both married as well as unmarried). Women who had never been married were assigned Zero births.
Table 2 Mean Number of Children Ever Born to women aged (15-49) years by Province and Age-Category 2024-25
a. Children born to all Women b. Children born to ever married Women Provinces and Age-Category Urban Rural Total Urban Rural Total Pakistan 1.7 2.0 1.9 2.7 3.0 2.9 15-19 Years 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.4 20-24 Years 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.2 1.3 1.3 25-29 Years 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.1 30-34 Years 2.4 2.8 2.6 2.6 3.0 2.8 35-39 Years 3.0 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.6 3.4 40-44 Years 3.4 4.0 3.8 3.5 4.1 3.9 45-49 Years 3.6 4.2 3.9 3.6 4.3 4.0 Punjab 1.7 1.9 1.8 2.7 2.9 2.8 15-19 Years 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 20-24 Years 0.4 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 25-29 Years 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.1 2.0 30-34 Years 2.3 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.7 35-39 Years 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.3 40-44 Years 3.4 3.9 3.7 3.5 4.0 3.8 45-49 Years 3.6 4.0 3.8 3.6 4.1 3.9 Sindh 1.6 2.2 1.9 2.5 3.0 2.7 15-19 Years 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 20-24 Years 0.5 0.9 0.7 1.2 1.3 1.2 25-29 Years 1.5 2.1 1.7 1.8 2.4 2.1 30-34 Years 2.4 3.0 2.7 2.6 3.2 2.8 35-39 Years 2.9 3.6 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.3 40-44 Years 3.1 4.0 3.5 3.2 4.1 3.6 45-49 Years 3.3 4.4 3.8 3.4 4.5 3.9 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 15-19 Years 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 20-24 Years 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.4 1.4 25-29 Years 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 30-34 Years 2.6 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.1 35-39 Years 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 40-44 Years 3.8 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.3 4.3 45-19 Years 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.5 4.5 Balochistan 2.0 2.3 2.2 3.1 3.4 3.3 15-19 Years 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.4 0.5 20-24 Years 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.6 1.5 25-29 Years 1.8 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.5 30-34 Years 2.9 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.4 35-39 Years 3.4 4.4 4.1 3.6 4.5 4.2 40-44 Years 3.7 5.0 4.6 4.1 5.1 4.8 45-49 Years 4.6 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.9
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Notes: 1. Total number of women in the relevant category (Know about, ever used, currently using), expressed as a percentage of all currently married women aged 15-49 years. 2. Know about family planning method: PSLM 2024-25 asked all currently married women aged 15-49 if they knew about family planning. The table is based on the answer given to the question: i.e. if the women know of method, mentioned either spontaneously or after probing. 3. Ever used family planning method: expressed as percentage of all currently married women aged 15-49 years. Currently using family planning method: expressed as percentage of all currently married women aged 15-49 years.
Table 3: Age-Specific and Total Fertility Rates - Women Aged 15- 49 Years – By Region and Age-Category
2024-25 PSLM
2021-23(Average)
2018-19 PSLM
2015-17(Average)
Provinces and Age-Category
Urban
Rural
Total
Urban
Rural
Total
15-19 Years
38
54
48
38
65
54
20-24 Years
135
184
164
153
208
187
25-29 Years
181
218
202
184
233
214
30-34 Years
144
176
162
130
174
157
35-39 Years
72
104
91
66
99
86
40-44 Years
24
50
39
19
40
32
45-49 Years
8
26
18
11
23
19
TOTAL FERTILIY RATE
3.0
4.1
3.6
3.0
4.2
3.7
Table 4: Awareness and Use of Family Planning Methods – By Region and Province
Percentage Of Currently Married Women age 15-49 Years
2024-25
2018-19
Provinces and Age-Category
Know
About
Ever
Used
Currently
Using
Know
About
Ever
Used
Currently
Using
Pakistan
99
45
38
99
43
34
Urban
100
51
44
100
49
41
Rural
99
41
34
99
39
30
Punjab
99
48
43
100
47
39
Urban
100
53
47
100
53
46
Rural
98
45
40
100
43
35
Sindh
100
38
31
99
36
30
Urban
100
49
40
100
43
36
Rural
100
25
20
99
28
22
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
99
49
36
99
47
31
Urban
100
55
43
100
55
42
Rural
99
48
35
99
45
28
Balochistan
96
30
22
94
17
14
Urban
97
37
28
97
24
20
Rural
96
28
19
92
14
11
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Notes: 1- Quintiles: Quintiles are based on per capita consumption expenditure of 30123 households. 2- The 1st quintile contains individuals with the lowest consumption level, whereas the 5th quintile contains individuals with the highest consumption level.
Table 5: Awareness and Use of Family Planning Methods – By Region and Quintiles Percentage Of Currently Married Women15-49 Years
2024-25 2018-19 Provinces and Quintiles Know About Ever Used Currently Using Know About Ever Used Currently Using Pakistan 99 45 38 99 43 34 1st Quintile 99 41 34 99 47 38 2nd Quintile 99 46 39 100 52 43 3rd Quintile 99 47 40 100 48 41 4th Quintile 99 46 38 100 51 43 5th Quintile 100 43 37 100 47 40 Punjab 99 48 43 100 47 39 1st Quintile 99 51 46 100 53 44 2nd Quintile 99 52 47 100 62 51 3rd Quintile 99 51 44 100 54 47 4th Quintile 99 47 42 100 56 48 5th Quintile 100 42 37 100 49 43 Sindh 100 38 31 99 36 30 1st Quintile 100 23 19 100 44 35 2nd Quintile 100 34 26 100 42 37 3rd Quintile 100 42 36 100 42 36 4th Quintile 100 46 37 100 42 36 5th Quintile 100 48 39 100 44 37 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 99 49 36 99 47 31 1st Quintile 97 55 41 99 51 39 2nd Quintile 99 52 39 100 63 50 3rd Quintile 99 46 35 100 53 40 4th Quintile 100 46 33 100 56 41 5th Quintile 100 44 32 100 54 40 Balochistan 96 30 22 94 17 14 1st Quintile 96 22 15 95 12 10 2nd Quintile 97 32 24 96 20 17 3rd Quintile 97 35 25 99 26 21 4th Quintile 95 32 22 96 30 27 5th Quintile 94 36 25 100 28 26
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Notes:-
- CPR is defined as total number of women in the relevant category currently using family planning expressed as a percentage of all currently married women aged (15-49) years in the relevant category.
Table 6: Women Currently Using Family Planning
2024-25
2018-19
Provinces
Urban
Rural
Total
Urban
Rural
Total
By Age-Category
Pakistan
44
34
38
41
30
34
15-19 Years
5
6
6
7
4
5
20-24 Years
22
16
18
19
11
14
25-29 Years
36
27
30
35
23
27
30-34 Years
46
35
40
45
34
38
35-39 Years
53
44
48
56
42
47
40-44 Years
53
45
48
55
46
49
45-49 Years
49
41
44
40
36
38
By Education Level
Pakistan
44
34
38
41
30
34
No education
38
31
33
38
28
30
Class 1-2
43
35
37
39
32
34
Class 3-4
38
38
38
45
31
36
Class 5-7
47
38
41
42
34
37
Class 8 or higher
46
37
42
44
32
39
By Number of Children
Pakistan
44
34
38
41
30
34
No children
8
5
6
2
1
2
1 Children
26
18
21
17
9
12
2 Children
45
28
35
40
22
29
3-4 Children
58
46
51
56
39
45
5+ Children
59
48
51
58
46
49