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Pakistan statistics: country profile & rankings

Updated on by Georank team

Pakistan is a lower-middle-income country with a population of 251M people. The capital is Islamabad, while the largest city is Karachi, with 14.9M residents. Pakistan shares land borders with India, Afghanistan, Iran and China.

Pakistan ranks 44/197 by GDP ($373B) and 163/197 by GDP per capita ($1,485). The top export category is textiles & consumer goods, while the top import is raw materials & minerals.

Main facts and rankings

Pakistan Rank
Population
258497127
5/197
GDP
$373B
2024
44/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
163/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,287
2024
150/197
Government debt
$261B
2024
35/185
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73.6%
2025
49/185
Government debt per person
$1,040
2024
141/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,459
2025
186/197
Land area 297,638 sq mi 35/197
Population density 844 ppl/mi² 29/197
Fertility rate 3.61 42/196
Median age 21.5 years 154/196
Life expectancy 67.9 years 150/197

Pakistan trends dashboard: time-series charts

Pakistan's economy ranked

Year GDP
1960 $3,749,265,015
1961 $4,118,647,627
1962 $4,310,163,797
1963 $4,630,827,383
1964 $5,204,955,901
1965 $5,929,231,415
1966 $6,561,108,778
1967 $7,464,510,710
1968 $8,041,999,160
1969 $8,683,116,338
1970 $10,027,509,450
1971 $10,665,896,682
1972 $9,415,016,360
1973 $6,383,429,490
1974 $8,899,191,919
1975 $11,230,606,061
1976 $13,168,080,808
1977 $15,126,060,606
1978 $17,811,515,152
1979 $19,688,383,838
1980 $23,654,444,444
1981 $28,100,606,061
1982 $30,725,971,564
1983 $28,691,889,764
1984 $31,151,825,467
1985 $31,144,920,844
1986 $31,899,070,056
1987 $33,351,529,275
1988 $38,472,742,808
1989 $40,171,106,279
1990 $40,010,423,970
1991 $45,625,336,680
1992 $48,884,671,947
1993 $51,809,999,353
1994 $52,293,470,813
1995 $60,636,071,684
1996 $63,320,170,084
1997 $62,433,340,468
1998 $62,191,955,814
1999 $62,973,857,069
2000 $99,484,802,345
2001 $97,145,618,480
2002 $97,923,302,809
2003 $112,371,913,741
2004 $132,216,048,339
2005 $145,208,562,961
2006 $161,871,385,506
2007 $184,140,869,997
2008 $202,203,748,584
2009 $187,337,783,856
2010 $196,709,621,850
2011 $230,586,581,060
2012 $250,106,966,105
2013 $258,657,231,672
2014 $271,390,474,858
2015 $299,963,590,535
2016 $313,630,000,130
2017 $339,205,534,861
2018 $356,128,166,705
2019 $320,909,472,771
2020 $300,425,609,818
2021 $348,516,647,445
2022 $374,890,295,667
2023 $337,885,531,778
2024 $373,071,855,732

Pakistan's economy ranked

Year GDP per capita
1960 $82
1961 $87.8
1962 $89.5
1963 $93.7
1964 $102.5
1965 $113.6
1966 $122.2
1967 $135.2
1968 $141.6
1969 $148.5
1970 $166.7
1971 $172.5
1972 $148.1
1973 $97.5
1974 $132
1975 $161.7
1976 $183.9
1977 $204.7
1978 $233.4
1979 $249.2
1980 $287.4
1981 $328
1982 $345
1983 $311
1984 $327
1985 $317
1986 $314
1987 $317
1988 $354
1989 $358
1990 $344
1991 $380
1992 $396
1993 $408
1994 $400
1995 $451
1996 $457
1997 $438
1998 $424
1999 $418
2000 $642
2001 $610
2002 $600
2003 $672
2004 $772
2005 $828
2006 $901
2007 $998
2008 $1,067
2009 $964
2010 $987
2011 $1,132
2012 $1,204
2013 $1,225
2014 $1,267
2015 $1,380
2016 $1,425
2017 $1,519
2018 $1,569
2019 $1,390
2020 $1,278
2021 $1,455
2022 $1,538
2023 $1,365
2024 $1,485

Pakistan's life expectancy calculator

Year Life expectancy, years
1950 34.2
1951 35.4
1952 36.5
1953 37.6
1954 38.6
1955 39.6
1956 40.6
1957 41.6
1958 42.5
1959 43.3
1960 44.1
1961 45
1962 45.9
1963 46.8
1964 47.8
1965 48.5
1966 49.8
1967 50.8
1968 51.6
1969 52.3
1970 52.9
1971 49
1972 53.8
1973 54.1
1974 54.3
1975 54.7
1976 55.1
1977 55.5
1978 56.1
1979 56.6
1980 57.2
1981 57.8
1982 58.3
1983 58.7
1984 58.9
1985 59.1
1986 59.2
1987 59.2
1988 59.4
1989 59.5
1990 59.7
1991 59.9
1992 60
1993 60.1
1994 60.2
1995 60.3
1996 60.5
1997 60.6
1998 61.1
1999 61.5
2000 61.9
2001 62.2
2002 62.6
2003 62.8
2004 63.1
2005 62.4
2006 63.6
2007 63.8
2008 64
2009 64.2
2010 64.4
2011 64.7
2012 64.9
2013 65.1
2014 65.4
2015 65.6
2016 65.9
2017 66.2
2018 66.5
2019 66.7
2020 65.7
2021 65.8
2022 67.4
2023 67.6
2024 67.8
2025 67.9

Pakistan's population clock and projection

Year Population
1960 45,709,310
1961 46,921,277
1962 48,156,128
1963 49,447,776
1964 50,799,999
1965 52,209,010
1966 53,678,667
1967 55,214,768
1968 56,810,507
1969 58,460,939
1970 60,166,719
1971 61,847,899
1972 63,583,194
1973 65,461,912
1974 67,415,487
1975 69,461,175
1976 71,620,254
1977 73,901,827
1978 76,307,379
1979 78,997,039
1980 82,291,010
1981 85,802,049
1982 89,089,246
1983 92,227,711
1984 95,164,936
1985 98,229,285
1986 101,606,764
1987 105,130,717
1988 108,724,739
1989 112,336,629
1990 116,155,576
1991 120,060,406
1992 123,546,848
1993 127,020,117
1994 130,748,083
1995 134,582,253
1996 138,557,092
1997 142,531,804
1998 146,522,356
1999 150,565,377
2000 154,879,127
2001 159,270,907
2002 163,222,549
2003 167,110,248
2004 171,286,000
2005 175,453,212
2006 179,682,690
2007 184,493,231
2008 189,499,113
2009 194,376,534
2010 199,239,047
2011 203,746,065
2012 207,667,125
2013 211,073,978
2014 214,264,647
2015 217,290,883
2016 220,138,869
2017 223,273,967
2018 226,928,892
2019 230,800,899
2020 235,001,746
2021 239,477,801
2022 243,700,667
2023 247,504,495
2024 251,269,164

Pakistan's birth and fertility rates

Year Fertility rate
1960 6.8
1961 6.8
1962 6.8
1963 6.8
1964 6.8
1965 6.8
1966 6.8
1967 6.8
1968 6.8
1969 6.8
1970 6.8
1971 6.8
1972 6.81
1973 6.81
1974 6.81
1975 6.81
1976 6.81
1977 6.8
1978 6.78
1979 6.76
1980 6.73
1981 6.7
1982 6.67
1983 6.64
1984 6.62
1985 6.59
1986 6.55
1987 6.52
1988 6.48
1989 6.43
1990 6.36
1991 6.29
1992 6.21
1993 6.11
1994 6.01
1995 5.89
1996 5.77
1997 5.64
1998 5.51
1999 5.46
2000 5.35
2001 5.18
2002 5.01
2003 4.89
2004 4.68
2005 4.6
2006 4.59
2007 4.55
2008 4.51
2009 4.47
2010 4.4
2011 4.31
2012 4.2
2013 4.13
2014 4.06
2015 3.99
2016 3.9
2017 3.9
2018 3.86
2019 3.81
2020 3.77
2021 3.72
2022 3.66
2023 3.61

Pakistan's demographics

Year Median age, years
1960 19.1
1961 19.1
1962 19
1963 19
1964 18.9
1965 18.8
1966 18.7
1967 18.6
1968 18.5
1969 18.4
1970 18.2
1971 18.1
1972 18
1973 18
1974 17.9
1975 17.9
1976 17.9
1977 17.9
1978 18
1979 18
1980 18.2
1981 18.3
1982 18.4
1983 18.4
1984 18.3
1985 18.2
1986 18.2
1987 18.1
1988 18.1
1989 18
1990 18
1991 18
1992 17.9
1993 17.8
1994 17.8
1995 17.8
1996 17.8
1997 17.8
1998 17.9
1999 18
2000 18.1
2001 18.3
2002 18.4
2003 18.5
2004 18.7
2005 18.9
2006 19
2007 19.2
2008 19.4
2009 19.6
2010 19.8
2011 19.9
2012 20
2013 20.1
2014 20.2
2015 20.3
2016 20.3
2017 20.4
2018 20.5
2019 20.7
2020 20.9
2021 21
2022 21.2
2023 21.3
2024 21.5

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Pakistan: National Statistics

Finance

Pakistan Rank
GNI, Atlas method
$360B
2024
43/194
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
150/195
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.95%
2023
176/193
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.8%
2023
39/163
Armed forces personnel
943,000
2020
6/174
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.62%
2025
157/188
Unemployment rate
6.34%
2021
77/196
Services, % of GDP
50.5%
2024
128/191
Industry, % of GDP
20%
2024
128/194
Economic freedom index
49.1
2025
165/197
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2018
111/169
Income share by poorest 10%
4.2%
2018
9/169
Listed domestic companies
530
2024
16/103
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$52.1B
2024
49/100
Total reserves including gold
$18.4B
2024
63/177
Personal remittances received
$34.9B
2024
5/190
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2012
94/188
International tourism as share of exports
2.8%
2020
122/184
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
145/158

Energy

Pakistan Rank
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
471 kg
2022
137/177
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.6
2022
106/173
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
200.5 megatons
2023
29/187
CO2 emissions per capita
0.81 tons
2023
137/187
Fossil fuel energy use share
63.9%
2022
87/176
Renewable energy use share
41.6%
2021
59/193
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.25%
2022
57/147
Net energy imports use share
39.8%
2022
59/144
Electric power consumption per capita
606 kWh
2022
118/147
Renewable electricity output share
28.3%
2021
92/192
Hydroelectric share
20%
2022
82/192
Nuclear share
15.6%
2022
19/192
Electricity access
95.6%
2023
135/195

Society

Pakistan Rank
% of world population
3.09%
2024
5/197
Annual migration change
-1,401,173
2024
196/196
Urban population
38.4%
2024
158/195
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
N/A
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
165/190
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
177/190
Quality of life index
29
2025
155/197
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
155/197
Higher education index
58
2025
79/183
Homicides per 100K people
4.34
2023
80/197
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
108/197
Visa free countries
45
2025
191/195
Adult literacy rate
58.9%
2021
180/196
English speaking
48.9%
2023
67/197
People using the Internet
27.4%
2023
173/195

Health

Pakistan Rank
Government health expenditure per capita
$38.8
2022
177/191
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$18.4
2022
158/191
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
150/197
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.2%
2022
59/178
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2019
113/193
Age at first childbirth
22.8 years
2025
77/137
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
49/193
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.5
2023
22/192
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
85/189
Diabetes prevalence
31.4%
2024
1/195
Air quality index
2
2025
196/197
Tobacco use prevalence
18.9%
2022
88/164
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.08 liters
2020
177/186

Territory

Pakistan Rank
% of world land
0.52%
2025
35/197
Land area per capita
1,185 sq mi
2024
169/197
Agricultural land area
138,977 sq mi
2025
36/194
Forest area
13,907 sq mi
2025
82/196
Roads length
164,151 mi
2025
26/175

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