The current population of Pakistan is 258,497,127 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 251,269,164 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of 2.37% per year.
- Pakistan is projected to reach 511M people in 2100.
- Pakistan is ranked 5/197 by population and was ranked 6th in 2005.
- Pakistan accounts for 3.13% of the world's population.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 175M people to 258M (47.3% growth in 20 years).
Pakistan population clock
Pakistan
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
258497127
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 5/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 3.13% | N/A |
| One net population change |
8.38 seconds
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
4.58 seconds
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
19.7 seconds
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +10,314 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,764,669 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.52% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 73/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
22.5 seconds
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -1,401,173 | N/A |
Pakistan population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45,709,310 | - |
| 1961 | 46,921,277 | 2.65% |
| 1962 | 48,156,128 | 2.63% |
| 1963 | 49,447,776 | 2.68% |
| 1964 | 50,799,999 | 2.73% |
| 1965 | 52,209,010 | 2.77% |
| 1966 | 53,678,667 | 2.81% |
| 1967 | 55,214,768 | 2.86% |
| 1968 | 56,810,507 | 2.89% |
| 1969 | 58,460,939 | 2.91% |
| 1970 | 60,166,719 | 2.92% |
| 1971 | 61,847,899 | 2.79% |
| 1972 | 63,583,194 | 2.81% |
| 1973 | 65,461,912 | 2.95% |
| 1974 | 67,415,487 | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 69,461,175 | 3.03% |
| 1976 | 71,620,254 | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 73,901,827 | 3.19% |
| 1978 | 76,307,379 | 3.26% |
| 1979 | 78,997,039 | 3.52% |
| 1980 | 82,291,010 | 4.17% |
| 1981 | 85,802,049 | 4.27% |
| 1982 | 89,089,246 | 3.83% |
| 1983 | 92,227,711 | 3.52% |
| 1984 | 95,164,936 | 3.18% |
| 1985 | 98,229,285 | 3.22% |
| 1986 | 101,606,764 | 3.44% |
| 1987 | 105,130,717 | 3.47% |
| 1988 | 108,724,739 | 3.42% |
| 1989 | 112,336,629 | 3.32% |
| 1990 | 116,155,576 | 3.4% |
| 1991 | 120,060,406 | 3.36% |
| 1992 | 123,546,848 | 2.9% |
| 1993 | 127,020,117 | 2.81% |
| 1994 | 130,748,083 | 2.93% |
| 1995 | 134,582,253 | 2.93% |
| 1996 | 138,557,092 | 2.95% |
| 1997 | 142,531,804 | 2.87% |
| 1998 | 146,522,356 | 2.8% |
| 1999 | 150,565,377 | 2.76% |
| 2000 | 154,879,127 | 2.87% |
| 2001 | 159,270,907 | 2.84% |
| 2002 | 163,222,549 | 2.48% |
| 2003 | 167,110,248 | 2.38% |
| 2004 | 171,286,000 | 2.5% |
| 2005 | 175,453,212 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | 179,682,690 | 2.41% |
| 2007 | 184,493,231 | 2.68% |
| 2008 | 189,499,113 | 2.71% |
| 2009 | 194,376,534 | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 199,239,047 | 2.5% |
| 2011 | 203,746,065 | 2.26% |
| 2012 | 207,667,125 | 1.92% |
| 2013 | 211,073,978 | 1.64% |
| 2014 | 214,264,647 | 1.51% |
| 2015 | 217,290,883 | 1.41% |
| 2016 | 220,138,869 | 1.31% |
| 2017 | 223,273,967 | 1.42% |
| 2018 | 226,928,892 | 1.64% |
| 2019 | 230,800,899 | 1.71% |
| 2020 | 235,001,746 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | 239,477,801 | 1.9% |
| 2022 | 243,700,667 | 1.76% |
| 2023 | 247,504,495 | 1.56% |
| 2024 | 251,269,164 | 1.52% |
| 2025 | 255,219,564 | 1.57% |
| 2026 | 259,299,796 | 1.6% |
| 2027 | 263,515,827 | 1.63% |
| 2028 | 267,881,923 | 1.66% |
| 2029 | 272,337,520 | 1.66% |
| 2030 | 276,883,261 | 1.67% |
| 2031 | 281,528,070 | 1.68% |
| 2032 | 286,241,141 | 1.67% |
| 2033 | 291,012,268 | 1.67% |
| 2034 | 295,820,153 | 1.65% |
| 2035 | 300,643,518 | 1.63% |
| 2036 | 305,491,504 | 1.61% |
| 2037 | 310,353,293 | 1.59% |
| 2038 | 315,227,709 | 1.57% |
| 2039 | 320,105,882 | 1.55% |
| 2040 | 324,937,703 | 1.51% |
| 2041 | 329,746,478 | 1.48% |
| 2042 | 334,551,874 | 1.46% |
| 2043 | 339,334,851 | 1.43% |
| 2044 | 344,095,467 | 1.4% |
| 2045 | 348,837,732 | 1.38% |
| 2046 | 353,552,859 | 1.35% |
| 2047 | 358,207,159 | 1.32% |
| 2048 | 362,796,532 | 1.28% |
| 2049 | 367,344,429 | 1.25% |
| 2050 | 371,863,804 | 1.23% |
Pakistan has a population of 258M as of 2025, compared to 217M in 2015, 175M in 2005, and 135M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.9% per year. Pakistan is ranked 73rd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Pakistan will have 348,837,732 people (34.9% growth) with a rank change from 5th to 4th.
By the year 2100, Pakistan's population is projected to grow by 97.7% to 511M people.
Largest cities by population
|
Pakistan
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Karachi | 14.9M |
| Lahore | 11.1M |
| Faisalabad | 3.2M |
| Rawalpindi | 2.1M |
| Gujranwala | 2.03M |
| Peshawar | 1.97M |
| Multan | 1.87M |
| Hyderabad | 1.73M |
| Islamabad | 1.01M |
| Quetta | 1M |
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Pakistan population statistics
|
Pakistan
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 67.9 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 25.6 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 21.5 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.7:49.3 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 3.61 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 844 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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