Pakistan Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Pakistan vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Pakistan	World
1960	19.1	22.5
1961	19.1	22.5
1962	19	22.4
1963	19	22.2
1964	18.9	22
1965	18.8	21.8
1966	18.7	21.7
1967	18.6	21.6
1968	18.5	21.5
1969	18.4	21.5
1970	18.2	21.4
1971	18.1	21.4
1972	18	21.5
1973	18	21.5
1974	17.9	21.6
1975	17.9	21.7
1976	17.9	21.9
1977	17.9	22
1978	18	22.2
1979	18	22.3
1980	18.2	22.5
1981	18.3	22.6
1982	18.4	22.7
1983	18.4	22.9
1984	18.3	23
1985	18.2	23.2
1986	18.2	23.3
1987	18.1	23.4
1988	18.1	23.6
1989	18	23.8
1990	18	23.9
1991	18	24.1
1992	17.9	24.3
1993	17.8	24.5
1994	17.8	24.7
1995	17.8	25
1996	17.8	25.2
1997	17.8	25.4
1998	17.9	25.7
1999	18	25.9
2000	18.1	26.1
2001	18.3	26.3
2002	18.4	26.5
2003	18.5	26.7
2004	18.7	27
2005	18.9	27.2
2006	19	27.4
2007	19.2	27.6
2008	19.4	27.8
2009	19.6	28
2010	19.8	28.2
2011	19.9	28.4
2012	20	28.6
2013	20.1	28.9
2014	20.2	29.1
2015	20.3	29.3
2016	20.3	29.5
2017	20.4	29.8
2018	20.5	30
2019	20.7	30.3
2020	20.9	30.6
2021	21	30.8
2022	21.2	31
2023	21.3	31.3
2024	21.5	31.6
2025	21.6	31.9
2026	21.8	32.1
2027	21.9	32.3
2028	22.1	32.6
2029	22.3	32.8
2030	22.6	33
2031	22.8	33.2
2032	23	33.4
2033	23.3	33.6
2034	23.6	33.8
2035	23.8	34
2036	24.1	34.2
2037	24.3	34.4
2038	24.6	34.6
2039	24.8	34.8
2040	25	35
2041	25.2	35.2
2042	25.5	35.4
2043	25.7	35.6
2044	25.9	35.8
2045	26.1	36
2046	26.3	36.2
2047	26.6	36.4
2048	26.8	36.6
2049	27	36.8
2050	27.3	37.1

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 to the world's average of 31.6 years. 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 around 27.3 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Pakistan demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

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

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).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Pakistan			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	77.7%	73.4%	4.29%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	78.1%	73.7%	4.33%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	78.7%	74.3%	4.39%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	79.6%	75.2%	4.47%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	81%	76.5%	4.56%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	82.5%	77.9%	4.68%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	83.9%	79.1%	4.81%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	85.1%	80.2%	4.96%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	86.2%	81.1%	5.12%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	87.1%	81.8%	5.27%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	87.8%	82.4%	5.4%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	88.3%	82.8%	5.5%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	88.7%	83.1%	5.59%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	89%	83.3%	5.68%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	89.2%	83.4%	5.77%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	89.2%	83.4%	5.84%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	89.1%	83.2%	5.92%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	88.9%	83%	5.98%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	88.7%	82.7%	6.05%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	88.3%	82.2%	6.09%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	87.2%	81.1%	6.1%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	86.4%	80.3%	6.09%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	86.2%	80.1%	6.12%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	86.6%	80.4%	6.17%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	87.4%	81.1%	6.24%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	88.1%	81.8%	6.31%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	88.6%	82.3%	6.36%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	89.1%	82.7%	6.39%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	89.5%	83.1%	6.43%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	90%	83.6%	6.46%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	90.4%	83.9%	6.48%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	90.6%	84.1%	6.5%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	91.3%	84.8%	6.54%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	91.9%	85.4%	6.58%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	92.1%	85.5%	6.6%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	92%	85.4%	6.61%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	91.5%	84.9%	6.6%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	90.8%	84.2%	6.59%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	89.9%	83.3%	6.57%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	88.9%	82.4%	6.56%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	87.8%	81.3%	6.53%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	86.6%	80.1%	6.51%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	85.5%	79%	6.5%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	84.4%	77.9%	6.5%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	83%	76.5%	6.49%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	81.5%	75%	6.47%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	80.1%	73.6%	6.47%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	78.6%	72.2%	6.45%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	77.3%	70.9%	6.44%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	76.3%	69.9%	6.46%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	75.5%	69.1%	6.48%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	75%	68.5%	6.52%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	74.7%	68.2%	6.57%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	74.6%	68%	6.62%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	74.4%	67.8%	6.64%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	74.2%	67.5%	6.65%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	73.9%	67.2%	6.7%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	73.6%	66.8%	6.75%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	73.1%	66.3%	6.81%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	72.6%	65.8%	6.88%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	72.1%	65.1%	6.92%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	71.3%	64.4%	6.94%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	70.7%	63.7%	7.02%	54%	39%	15%
2023	70.2%	63%	7.14%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	69.4%	62.1%	7.25%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

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+

Pakistan working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Pakistan	World
1960	56.3%	57.6%
1961	56.2%	57.5%
1962	56%	57.4%
1963	55.7%	57.2%
1964	55.2%	57%
1965	54.8%	56.9%
1966	54.4%	56.8%
1967	54%	56.9%
1968	53.7%	56.9%
1969	53.5%	56.9%
1970	53.3%	57%
1971	53.1%	57.1%
1972	53%	57.2%
1973	52.9%	57.3%
1974	52.9%	57.3%
1975	52.8%	57.4%
1976	52.9%	57.5%
1977	52.9%	57.7%
1978	53%	58%
1979	53.1%	58.4%
1980	53.4%	58.7%
1981	53.7%	59%
1982	53.7%	59.3%
1983	53.6%	59.6%
1984	53.4%	59.9%
1985	53.2%	60.1%
1986	53%	60.4%
1987	52.9%	60.5%
1988	52.8%	60.7%
1989	52.6%	60.8%
1990	52.5%	60.9%
1991	52.5%	61%
1992	52.3%	61.1%
1993	52.1%	61.2%
1994	52.1%	61.3%
1995	52.1%	61.5%
1996	52.2%	61.7%
1997	52.4%	61.9%
1998	52.7%	62.2%
1999	52.9%	62.5%
2000	53.2%	62.8%
2001	53.6%	63.1%
2002	53.9%	63.4%
2003	54.2%	63.7%
2004	54.6%	64%
2005	55.1%	64.3%
2006	55.5%	64.5%
2007	56%	64.7%
2008	56.4%	64.9%
2009	56.7%	65%
2010	57%	65.1%
2011	57.1%	65.2%
2012	57.2%	65.2%
2013	57.3%	65.2%
2014	57.3%	65.2%
2015	57.4%	65.1%
2016	57.5%	65.1%
2017	57.6%	65%
2018	57.8%	64.9%
2019	57.9%	64.9%
2020	58.1%	64.8%
2021	58.4%	64.9%
2022	58.6%	64.9%
2023	58.8%	65%
2024	59%	65.1%
2025	59.4%	65.2%
2026	59.8%	65.3%
2027	60.1%	65.4%
2028	60.5%	65.4%
2029	60.8%	65.4%
2030	61.1%	65.4%
2031	61.3%	65.4%
2032	61.6%	65.4%
2033	61.8%	65.4%
2034	62%	65.3%
2035	62.2%	65.2%
2036	62.4%	65%
2037	62.6%	64.9%
2038	62.8%	64.7%
2039	63%	64.6%
2040	63.2%	64.5%
2041	63.3%	64.4%
2042	63.5%	64.3%
2043	63.6%	64.2%
2044	63.8%	64.1%
2045	64%	63.9%
2046	64.1%	63.8%
2047	64.3%	63.7%
2048	64.4%	63.6%
2049	64.6%	63.4%
2050	64.7%	63.3%

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

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Pakistan	World
1960	41.3%	37.4%
1961	41.4%	37.5%
1962	41.6%	37.6%
1963	41.8%	37.8%
1964	42.2%	38%
1965	42.7%	38%
1966	43%	38%
1967	43.3%	38%
1968	43.5%	37.9%
1969	43.7%	37.8%
1970	43.9%	37.7%
1971	44%	37.6%
1972	44.1%	37.5%
1973	44.1%	37.3%
1974	44.1%	37.2%
1975	44.1%	37.1%
1976	44%	36.9%
1977	43.9%	36.7%
1978	43.8%	36.3%
1979	43.7%	35.9%
1980	43.3%	35.5%
1981	43.1%	35.2%
1982	43%	34.9%
1983	43.1%	34.6%
1984	43.3%	34.3%
1985	43.5%	34%
1986	43.6%	33.8%
1987	43.7%	33.6%
1988	43.8%	33.4%
1989	44%	33.2%
1990	44.1%	33%
1991	44.1%	32.9%
1992	44.3%	32.7%
1993	44.5%	32.5%
1994	44.5%	32.3%
1995	44.5%	32.1%
1996	44.3%	31.8%
1997	44.1%	31.5%
1998	43.9%	31.1%
1999	43.6%	30.8%
2000	43.3%	30.4%
2001	42.9%	30%
2002	42.6%	29.6%
2003	42.3%	29.2%
2004	41.8%	28.8%
2005	41.3%	28.5%
2006	40.9%	28.1%
2007	40.4%	27.9%
2008	40%	27.6%
2009	39.6%	27.5%
2010	39.3%	27.3%
2011	39.1%	27.1%
2012	39%	27%
2013	38.9%	26.9%
2014	38.9%	26.8%
2015	38.8%	26.6%
2016	38.6%	26.5%
2017	38.5%	26.4%
2018	38.3%	26.2%
2019	38.1%	26%
2020	37.9%	25.8%
2021	37.6%	25.6%
2022	37.3%	25.3%
2023	37%	25%
2024	36.7%	24.7%
2025	36.2%	24.4%
2026	35.8%	24.1%
2027	35.3%	23.8%
2028	34.9%	23.4%
2029	34.5%	23.1%
2030	34.2%	22.8%
2031	33.8%	22.6%
2032	33.5%	22.3%
2033	33.3%	22.1%
2034	33%	21.9%
2035	32.7%	21.7%
2036	32.5%	21.6%
2037	32.2%	21.5%
2038	32%	21.4%
2039	31.7%	21.3%
2040	31.5%	21.2%
2041	31.3%	21.1%
2042	31%	21%
2043	30.8%	21%
2044	30.5%	20.9%
2045	30.3%	20.8%
2046	30%	20.7%
2047	29.7%	20.7%
2048	29.5%	20.6%
2049	29.2%	20.5%
2050	28.9%	20.4%

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+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Pakistan	World
1960	2.41%	4.97%
1961	2.43%	4.99%
1962	2.46%	5.01%
1963	2.49%	5.02%
1964	2.52%	5.04%
1965	2.56%	5.08%
1966	2.62%	5.12%
1967	2.68%	5.16%
1968	2.75%	5.2%
1969	2.82%	5.24%
1970	2.88%	5.28%
1971	2.92%	5.32%
1972	2.96%	5.37%
1973	3.01%	5.42%
1974	3.05%	5.47%
1975	3.09%	5.53%
1976	3.13%	5.59%
1977	3.17%	5.65%
1978	3.2%	5.71%
1979	3.24%	5.77%
1980	3.26%	5.81%
1981	3.27%	5.81%
1982	3.29%	5.8%
1983	3.31%	5.79%
1984	3.33%	5.8%
1985	3.35%	5.82%
1986	3.37%	5.86%
1987	3.38%	5.91%
1988	3.39%	5.95%
1989	3.4%	6.01%
1990	3.41%	6.07%
1991	3.41%	6.14%
1992	3.42%	6.21%
1993	3.43%	6.29%
1994	3.44%	6.37%
1995	3.44%	6.45%
1996	3.45%	6.53%
1997	3.45%	6.61%
1998	3.46%	6.68%
1999	3.47%	6.76%
2000	3.48%	6.84%
2001	3.49%	6.92%
2002	3.5%	7.01%
2003	3.52%	7.1%
2004	3.54%	7.18%
2005	3.57%	7.26%
2006	3.59%	7.34%
2007	3.61%	7.41%
2008	3.63%	7.47%
2009	3.66%	7.52%
2010	3.69%	7.58%
2011	3.72%	7.66%
2012	3.76%	7.78%
2013	3.79%	7.92%
2014	3.81%	8.08%
2015	3.82%	8.26%
2016	3.85%	8.45%
2017	3.89%	8.65%
2018	3.93%	8.88%
2019	3.98%	9.1%
2020	4.02%	9.33%
2021	4.05%	9.53%
2022	4.11%	9.74%
2023	4.2%	9.98%
2024	4.28%	10.2%
2025	4.36%	10.4%
2026	4.44%	10.6%
2027	4.52%	10.8%
2028	4.6%	11.1%
2029	4.68%	11.5%
2030	4.75%	11.7%
2031	4.82%	12%
2032	4.88%	12.3%
2033	4.94%	12.6%
2034	5%	12.8%
2035	5.05%	13.1%
2036	5.11%	13.4%
2037	5.17%	13.7%
2038	5.23%	13.9%
2039	5.29%	14.1%
2040	5.35%	14.3%
2041	5.42%	14.5%
2042	5.5%	14.7%
2043	5.58%	14.9%
2044	5.66%	15%
2045	5.76%	15.2%
2046	5.87%	15.4%
2047	6%	15.7%
2048	6.13%	15.9%
2049	6.27%	16.1%
2050	6.42%	16.3%

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