Pakistan Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age in Pakistan, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Pakistan was 19.1 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 21.5 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 112th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Pakistan ranks 154th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Pakistan is expected to increase to 38.2 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Pakistan

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Pakistan
	Male	Female
80+	0.24%	0.31%
75-79	0.34%	0.41%
70-74	0.54%	0.63%
65-69	0.86%	0.95%
60-64	1.18%	1.24%
55-59	1.44%	1.47%
50-54	1.71%	1.71%
45-49	2.06%	2.04%
40-44	2.57%	2.53%
35-39	3.09%	2.99%
30-34	3.61%	3.44%
25-29	4.13%	3.94%
20-24	4.77%	4.55%
15-19	5.41%	5.14%
10-14	6.08%	5.81%
5-9	6.17%	5.91%
0-4	6.51%	6.22%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Pakistan has average demographic potential with 71.7% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 41/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Year	Working age share
	Pakistan	World
2100	64.2%	59.6%
2099	64.3%	59.6%
2098	64.4%	59.7%
2097	64.5%	59.7%
2096	64.6%	59.7%
2095	64.7%	59.7%
2094	64.8%	59.7%
2093	64.8%	59.8%
2092	64.9%	59.8%
2091	65%	59.8%
2090	65%	59.8%
2089	65.1%	59.8%
2088	65.1%	59.8%
2087	65.2%	59.8%
2086	65.2%	59.8%
2085	65.3%	59.9%
2084	65.3%	59.9%
2083	65.4%	60%
2082	65.4%	60.1%
2081	65.5%	60.3%
2080	65.5%	60.4%
2079	65.6%	60.6%
2078	65.7%	60.7%
2077	65.7%	60.9%
2076	65.8%	61%
2075	65.9%	61.1%
2074	66%	61.3%
2073	66.1%	61.4%
2072	66.1%	61.5%
2071	66.2%	61.6%
2070	66.2%	61.7%
2069	66.1%	61.8%
2068	66.1%	61.9%
2067	66.1%	62%
2066	66.1%	62%
2065	66.1%	62.1%
2064	66.1%	62.1%
2063	66.1%	62.1%
2062	66%	62.2%
2061	65.9%	62.2%
2060	65.9%	62.3%
2059	65.8%	62.3%
2058	65.7%	62.4%
2057	65.6%	62.4%
2056	65.5%	62.5%
2055	65.3%	62.7%
2054	65.2%	62.8%
2053	65.1%	62.9%
2052	64.9%	63.1%
2051	64.8%	63.2%
2050	64.6%	63.4%
2049	64.5%	63.5%
2048	64.3%	63.6%
2047	64.2%	63.8%
2046	64%	63.9%
2045	63.9%	64%
2044	63.7%	64.1%
2043	63.5%	64.2%
2042	63.4%	64.3%
2041	63.2%	64.4%
2040	63.1%	64.5%
2039	62.9%	64.7%
2038	62.7%	64.8%
2037	62.5%	64.9%
2036	62.3%	65.1%
2035	62.1%	65.2%
2034	61.9%	65.3%
2033	61.7%	65.4%
2032	61.5%	65.4%
2031	61.2%	65.4%
2030	61%	65.4%
2029	60.6%	65.4%
2028	60.3%	65.4%
2027	60%	65.4%
2026	59.6%	65.2%
2025	59.2%	65.1%
2024	59%	65.1%
2023	58.8%	65%
2022	58.6%	64.9%
2021	58.4%	64.9%
2020	58.1%	64.8%
2019	57.9%	64.9%
2018	57.8%	64.9%
2017	57.6%	65%
2016	57.5%	65.1%
2015	57.4%	65.1%
2014	57.3%	65.2%
2013	57.3%	65.2%
2012	57.2%	65.2%
2011	57.1%	65.2%
2010	57%	65.1%
2009	56.7%	65%
2008	56.4%	64.9%
2007	56%	64.7%
2006	55.5%	64.5%
2005	55.1%	64.3%
2004	54.6%	64%
2003	54.2%	63.7%
2002	53.9%	63.4%
2001	53.6%	63.1%
2000	53.2%	62.8%
1999	52.9%	62.5%
1998	52.7%	62.2%
1997	52.4%	61.9%
1996	52.2%	61.7%
1995	52.1%	61.5%
1994	52.1%	61.3%
1993	52.1%	61.2%
1992	52.3%	61.1%
1991	52.5%	61%
1990	52.5%	60.9%
1989	52.6%	60.8%
1988	52.8%	60.7%
1987	52.9%	60.5%
1986	53%	60.4%
1985	53.2%	60.1%
1984	53.4%	59.9%
1983	53.6%	59.6%
1982	53.7%	59.3%
1981	53.7%	59%
1980	53.4%	58.7%
1979	53.1%	58.4%
1978	53%	58%
1977	52.9%	57.7%
1976	52.9%	57.5%
1975	52.8%	57.4%
1974	52.9%	57.3%
1973	52.9%	57.3%
1972	53%	57.2%
1971	53.1%	57.1%
1970	53.3%	57%
1969	53.5%	56.9%
1968	53.7%	56.9%
1967	54%	56.9%
1966	54.4%	56.8%
1965	54.8%	56.9%
1964	55.2%	57%
1963	55.7%	57.2%
1962	56%	57.4%
1961	56.2%	57.5%
1960	56.3%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Pakistan changed from 54.6% to 59% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Pakistan decreased from 83% to 69.4% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Pakistan	World
2100	19.3%	16.5%
2099	19.4%	16.6%
2098	19.5%	16.6%
2097	19.7%	16.7%
2096	19.8%	16.8%
2095	19.9%	16.8%
2094	20%	16.9%
2093	20.2%	17%
2092	20.3%	17%
2091	20.4%	17.1%
2090	20.6%	17.2%
2089	20.7%	17.2%
2088	20.9%	17.3%
2087	21%	17.4%
2086	21.2%	17.4%
2085	21.4%	17.5%
2084	21.5%	17.5%
2083	21.7%	17.6%
2082	21.9%	17.7%
2081	22%	17.7%
2080	22.2%	17.8%
2079	22.4%	17.8%
2078	22.6%	17.9%
2077	22.8%	17.9%
2076	23%	18%
2075	23.1%	18%
2074	23.3%	18.1%
2073	23.5%	18.2%
2072	23.7%	18.2%
2071	23.9%	18.3%
2070	24.1%	18.3%
2069	24.3%	18.4%
2068	24.5%	18.5%
2067	24.7%	18.6%
2066	24.9%	18.6%
2065	25.1%	18.7%
2064	25.3%	18.8%
2063	25.5%	18.9%
2062	25.7%	19.1%
2061	26%	19.2%
2060	26.2%	19.3%
2059	26.5%	19.4%
2058	26.7%	19.5%
2057	27%	19.6%
2056	27.3%	19.8%
2055	27.5%	19.9%
2054	27.8%	20%
2053	28.1%	20.1%
2052	28.4%	20.2%
2051	28.7%	20.3%
2050	29%	20.4%
2049	29.3%	20.5%
2048	29.6%	20.6%
2047	29.9%	20.7%
2046	30.2%	20.8%
2045	30.4%	20.9%
2044	30.7%	20.9%
2043	30.9%	21%
2042	31.1%	21.1%
2041	31.4%	21.2%
2040	31.6%	21.2%
2039	31.8%	21.3%
2038	32.1%	21.4%
2037	32.3%	21.5%
2036	32.6%	21.6%
2035	32.9%	21.8%
2034	33.1%	22%
2033	33.4%	22.2%
2032	33.7%	22.4%
2031	34%	22.7%
2030	34.3%	23%
2029	34.7%	23.3%
2028	35.1%	23.6%
2027	35.6%	23.9%
2026	36%	24.2%
2025	36.5%	24.6%
2024	36.7%	24.7%
2023	37%	25%
2022	37.3%	25.3%
2021	37.6%	25.6%
2020	37.9%	25.8%
2019	38.1%	26%
2018	38.3%	26.2%
2017	38.5%	26.4%
2016	38.6%	26.5%
2015	38.8%	26.6%
2014	38.9%	26.8%
2013	38.9%	26.9%
2012	39%	27%
2011	39.1%	27.1%
2010	39.3%	27.3%
2009	39.6%	27.5%
2008	40%	27.6%
2007	40.4%	27.9%
2006	40.9%	28.1%
2005	41.3%	28.5%
2004	41.8%	28.8%
2003	42.3%	29.2%
2002	42.6%	29.6%
2001	42.9%	30%
2000	43.3%	30.4%
1999	43.6%	30.8%
1998	43.9%	31.1%
1997	44.1%	31.5%
1996	44.3%	31.8%
1995	44.5%	32.1%
1994	44.5%	32.3%
1993	44.5%	32.5%
1992	44.3%	32.7%
1991	44.1%	32.9%
1990	44.1%	33%
1989	44%	33.2%
1988	43.8%	33.4%
1987	43.7%	33.6%
1986	43.6%	33.8%
1985	43.5%	34%
1984	43.3%	34.3%
1983	43.1%	34.6%
1982	43%	34.9%
1981	43.1%	35.2%
1980	43.3%	35.5%
1979	43.7%	35.9%
1978	43.8%	36.3%
1977	43.9%	36.7%
1976	44%	36.9%
1975	44.1%	37.1%
1974	44.1%	37.2%
1973	44.1%	37.3%
1972	44.1%	37.5%
1971	44%	37.6%
1970	43.9%	37.7%
1969	43.7%	37.8%
1968	43.5%	37.9%
1967	43.3%	38%
1966	43%	38%
1965	42.7%	38%
1964	42.2%	38%
1963	41.8%	37.8%
1962	41.6%	37.6%
1961	41.4%	37.5%
1960	41.3%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Pakistan decreased from 41.8% to 36.7% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Pakistan	World
2100	16.5%	23.9%
2099	16.3%	23.8%
2098	16%	23.7%
2097	15.8%	23.6%
2096	15.6%	23.5%
2095	15.4%	23.4%
2094	15.2%	23.4%
2093	15%	23.3%
2092	14.8%	23.2%
2091	14.6%	23.1%
2090	14.4%	23.1%
2089	14.2%	23%
2088	14%	22.9%
2087	13.8%	22.8%
2086	13.6%	22.7%
2085	13.4%	22.6%
2084	13.1%	22.5%
2083	12.9%	22.4%
2082	12.7%	22.2%
2081	12.5%	22%
2080	12.3%	21.8%
2079	12%	21.6%
2078	11.8%	21.4%
2077	11.5%	21.2%
2076	11.2%	21%
2075	10.9%	20.8%
2074	10.6%	20.6%
2073	10.4%	20.4%
2072	10.1%	20.3%
2071	9.94%	20.1%
2070	9.75%	19.9%
2069	9.57%	19.8%
2068	9.37%	19.6%
2067	9.18%	19.5%
2066	8.98%	19.3%
2065	8.78%	19.2%
2064	8.59%	19.1%
2063	8.42%	18.9%
2062	8.25%	18.8%
2061	8.08%	18.6%
2060	7.92%	18.5%
2059	7.76%	18.3%
2058	7.6%	18.1%
2057	7.43%	17.9%
2056	7.27%	17.7%
2055	7.11%	17.5%
2054	6.95%	17.2%
2053	6.79%	17%
2052	6.64%	16.7%
2051	6.49%	16.4%
2050	6.34%	16.2%
2049	6.2%	16%
2048	6.06%	15.8%
2047	5.93%	15.5%
2046	5.81%	15.3%
2045	5.71%	15.1%
2044	5.62%	14.9%
2043	5.54%	14.8%
2042	5.46%	14.6%
2041	5.39%	14.4%
2040	5.32%	14.2%
2039	5.26%	14%
2038	5.2%	13.8%
2037	5.14%	13.5%
2036	5.08%	13.3%
2035	5.03%	13%
2034	4.97%	12.7%
2033	4.91%	12.4%
2032	4.85%	12.2%
2031	4.78%	11.9%
2030	4.71%	11.6%
2029	4.64%	11.3%
2028	4.56%	11%
2027	4.48%	10.7%
2026	4.4%	10.5%
2025	4.32%	10.3%
2024	4.28%	10.2%
2023	4.2%	9.98%
2022	4.11%	9.74%
2021	4.05%	9.53%
2020	4.02%	9.33%
2019	3.98%	9.1%
2018	3.93%	8.88%
2017	3.89%	8.65%
2016	3.85%	8.45%
2015	3.82%	8.26%
2014	3.81%	8.08%
2013	3.79%	7.92%
2012	3.76%	7.78%
2011	3.72%	7.66%
2010	3.69%	7.58%
2009	3.66%	7.52%
2008	3.63%	7.47%
2007	3.61%	7.41%
2006	3.59%	7.34%
2005	3.57%	7.26%
2004	3.54%	7.18%
2003	3.52%	7.1%
2002	3.5%	7.01%
2001	3.49%	6.92%
2000	3.48%	6.84%
1999	3.47%	6.76%
1998	3.46%	6.68%
1997	3.45%	6.61%
1996	3.45%	6.53%
1995	3.44%	6.45%
1994	3.44%	6.37%
1993	3.43%	6.29%
1992	3.42%	6.21%
1991	3.41%	6.14%
1990	3.41%	6.07%
1989	3.4%	6.01%
1988	3.39%	5.95%
1987	3.38%	5.91%
1986	3.37%	5.86%
1985	3.35%	5.82%
1984	3.33%	5.8%
1983	3.31%	5.79%
1982	3.29%	5.8%
1981	3.27%	5.81%
1980	3.26%	5.81%
1979	3.24%	5.77%
1978	3.2%	5.71%
1977	3.17%	5.65%
1976	3.13%	5.59%
1975	3.09%	5.53%
1974	3.05%	5.47%
1973	3.01%	5.42%
1972	2.96%	5.37%
1971	2.92%	5.32%
1970	2.88%	5.28%
1969	2.82%	5.24%
1968	2.75%	5.2%
1967	2.68%	5.16%
1966	2.62%	5.12%
1965	2.56%	5.08%
1964	2.52%	5.04%
1963	2.49%	5.02%
1962	2.46%	5.01%
1961	2.43%	4.99%
1960	2.41%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Pakistan increased from 3.54% to 4.28% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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