The current population of Pakistan is 260,356,147 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 251,269,164 in 2024.
- Pakistan accounts for 3.14% of the world's population.
- For the last 20 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of 2.24% per year.
- Pakistan is ranked 5/197 by population and was ranked 6th in 2006.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth in 20 years).
- Pakistan is projected to reach 515M people in 2100.
Pakistan population and growth rate by year
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | 514,531,704 | 0.17% |
| 2099 | 513,655,674 | 0.18% |
| 2098 | 512,727,636 | 0.19% |
| 2097 | 511,735,790 | 0.22% |
| 2096 | 510,636,755 | 0.24% |
| 2095 | 509,437,875 | 0.26% |
| 2094 | 508,130,071 | 0.27% |
| 2093 | 506,765,644 | 0.28% |
| 2092 | 505,327,656 | 0.3% |
| 2091 | 503,824,444 | 0.31% |
| 2090 | 502,264,268 | 0.32% |
| 2089 | 500,660,501 | 0.35% |
| 2088 | 498,935,983 | 0.35% |
| 2087 | 497,190,466 | 0.38% |
| 2086 | 495,313,036 | 0.39% |
| 2085 | 493,366,305 | 0.41% |
| 2084 | 491,354,778 | 0.44% |
| 2083 | 489,225,193 | 0.46% |
| 2082 | 486,984,952 | 0.48% |
| 2081 | 484,673,501 | 0.5% |
| 2080 | 482,257,479 | 0.51% |
| 2079 | 479,813,404 | 0.53% |
| 2078 | 477,277,836 | 0.57% |
| 2077 | 474,593,860 | 0.6% |
| 2076 | 471,779,348 | 0.62% |
| 2075 | 468,855,468 | 0.64% |
| 2074 | 465,875,137 | 0.66% |
| 2073 | 462,811,079 | 0.69% |
| 2072 | 459,656,523 | 0.71% |
| 2071 | 456,423,506 | 0.73% |
| 2070 | 453,095,985 | 0.77% |
| 2069 | 449,655,599 | 0.79% |
| 2068 | 446,126,774 | 0.81% |
| 2067 | 442,540,629 | 0.83% |
| 2066 | 438,879,326 | 0.85% |
| 2065 | 435,169,856 | 0.88% |
| 2064 | 431,394,393 | 0.89% |
| 2063 | 427,575,887 | 0.93% |
| 2062 | 423,636,352 | 0.94% |
| 2061 | 419,672,017 | 0.97% |
| 2060 | 415,638,125 | 0.99% |
| 2059 | 411,576,344 | 1.02% |
| 2058 | 407,429,129 | 1.04% |
| 2057 | 403,233,874 | 1.07% |
| 2056 | 398,948,355 | 1.09% |
| 2055 | 394,645,693 | 1.11% |
| 2054 | 390,303,954 | 1.14% |
| 2053 | 385,922,748 | 1.16% |
| 2052 | 381,488,696 | 1.19% |
| 2051 | 377,018,239 | 1.22% |
| 2050 | 372,476,884 | 1.24% |
| 2049 | 367,909,407 | 1.27% |
| 2048 | 363,310,560 | 1.3% |
| 2047 | 358,659,474 | 1.34% |
| 2046 | 353,929,775 | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 349,156,085 | 1.39% |
| 2044 | 344,371,692 | 1.42% |
| 2043 | 339,561,029 | 1.44% |
| 2042 | 334,731,546 | 1.47% |
| 2041 | 329,875,686 | 1.49% |
| 2040 | 325,039,429 | 1.53% |
| 2039 | 320,137,108 | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 315,207,413 | 1.58% |
| 2037 | 310,312,684 | 1.61% |
| 2036 | 305,408,418 | 1.62% |
| 2035 | 300,541,523 | 1.64% |
| 2034 | 295,686,893 | 1.66% |
| 2033 | 290,851,174 | 1.67% |
| 2032 | 286,070,650 | 1.68% |
| 2031 | 281,351,929 | 1.68% |
| 2030 | 276,708,987 | 1.66% |
| 2029 | 272,189,955 | 1.67% |
| 2028 | 267,728,673 | 1.65% |
| 2027 | 263,390,059 | 1.6% |
| 2026 | 259,231,214 | 1.59% |
| 2025 | 255,166,301 | 1.55% |
| 2024 | 251,269,164 | 1.52% |
| 2023 | 247,504,495 | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 243,700,667 | 1.76% |
| 2021 | 239,477,801 | 1.9% |
| 2020 | 235,001,746 | 1.82% |
| 2019 | 230,800,899 | 1.71% |
| 2018 | 226,928,892 | 1.64% |
| 2017 | 223,273,967 | 1.42% |
| 2016 | 220,138,869 | 1.31% |
| 2015 | 217,290,883 | 1.41% |
| 2014 | 214,264,647 | 1.51% |
| 2013 | 211,073,978 | 1.64% |
| 2012 | 207,667,125 | 1.92% |
| 2011 | 203,746,065 | 2.26% |
| 2010 | 199,239,047 | 2.5% |
| 2009 | 194,376,534 | 2.57% |
| 2008 | 189,499,113 | 2.71% |
| 2007 | 184,493,231 | 2.68% |
| 2006 | 179,682,690 | 2.41% |
| 2005 | 175,453,212 | 2.43% |
| 2004 | 171,286,000 | 2.5% |
| 2003 | 167,110,248 | 2.38% |
| 2002 | 163,222,549 | 2.48% |
| 2001 | 159,270,907 | 2.84% |
| 2000 | 154,879,127 | 2.87% |
| 1999 | 150,565,377 | 2.76% |
| 1998 | 146,522,356 | 2.8% |
| 1997 | 142,531,804 | 2.87% |
| 1996 | 138,557,092 | 2.95% |
| 1995 | 134,582,253 | 2.93% |
| 1994 | 130,748,083 | 2.93% |
| 1993 | 127,020,117 | 2.81% |
| 1992 | 123,546,848 | 2.9% |
| 1991 | 120,060,406 | 3.36% |
| 1990 | 116,155,576 | 3.4% |
| 1989 | 112,336,629 | 3.32% |
| 1988 | 108,724,739 | 3.42% |
| 1987 | 105,130,717 | 3.47% |
| 1986 | 101,606,764 | 3.44% |
| 1985 | 98,229,285 | 3.22% |
| 1984 | 95,164,936 | 3.18% |
| 1983 | 92,227,711 | 3.52% |
| 1982 | 89,089,246 | 3.83% |
| 1981 | 85,802,049 | 4.27% |
| 1980 | 82,291,010 | 4.17% |
| 1979 | 78,997,039 | 3.52% |
| 1978 | 76,307,379 | 3.26% |
| 1977 | 73,901,827 | 3.19% |
| 1976 | 71,620,254 | 3.11% |
| 1975 | 69,461,175 | 3.03% |
| 1974 | 67,415,487 | 2.98% |
| 1973 | 65,461,912 | 2.95% |
| 1972 | 63,583,194 | 2.81% |
| 1971 | 61,847,899 | 2.79% |
| 1970 | 60,166,719 | 2.92% |
| 1969 | 58,460,939 | 2.91% |
| 1968 | 56,810,507 | 2.89% |
| 1967 | 55,214,768 | 2.86% |
| 1966 | 53,678,667 | 2.81% |
| 1965 | 52,209,010 | 2.77% |
| 1964 | 50,799,999 | 2.73% |
| 1963 | 49,447,776 | 2.68% |
| 1962 | 48,156,128 | 2.63% |
| 1961 | 46,921,277 | 2.65% |
| 1960 | 45,709,310 | - |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Pakistan has a population of 260M as of 2026, compared to 220M in 2016, 180M in 2006, and 139M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.83% per year. Pakistan is ranked 72nd 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 2046) Pakistan will have 353,929,775 people (35.9% growth) with a rank change from 5th to 4th.
By the year 2100, Pakistan's population is projected to grow by 97.6% from its current level to 515M people.
Natural change and net migration by year
| Year | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Natural | Net migration | |
| 2025 | - | - | -1,235,336 |
| 2024 | - | - | -1,401,173 |
| 2023 | 3,662,188 | 5,281,745 | -1,619,557 |
| 2022 | 3,945,452 | 5,268,077 | -1,322,625 |
| 2021 | 4,500,240 | 5,065,913 | -565,673 |
| 2020 | 4,451,886 | 5,011,177 | -559,291 |
| 2019 | 3,949,791 | 5,127,011 | -1,177,220 |
| 2018 | 3,794,247 | 5,103,858 | -1,309,611 |
| 2017 | 3,515,615 | 5,090,200 | -1,574,585 |
| 2016 | 2,754,511 | 5,044,922 | -2,290,411 |
| 2015 | 2,941,345 | 5,113,507 | -2,172,162 |
| 2014 | 3,111,074 | 5,148,994 | -2,037,920 |
| 2013 | 3,270,271 | 5,176,590 | -1,906,319 |
| 2012 | 3,543,274 | 5,191,263 | -1,647,989 |
| 2011 | 4,298,779 | 5,189,412 | -890,633 |
| 2010 | 4,715,240 | 5,147,142 | -431,902 |
| 2009 | 5,009,834 | 5,028,132 | -18,298 |
| 2008 | 4,745,109 | 4,885,855 | -140,746 |
| 2007 | 5,266,536 | 4,690,187 | 576,349 |
| 2006 | 4,354,493 | 4,538,426 | -183,933 |
| 2005 | 4,104,494 | 4,294,393 | -189,899 |
| 2004 | 4,229,985 | 4,294,654 | -64,669 |
| 2003 | 4,121,570 | 4,340,688 | -219,118 |
| 2002 | 3,653,849 | 4,307,607 | -653,758 |
| 2001 | 4,249,570 | 4,304,297 | -54,727 |
| 2000 | 4,534,038 | 4,281,169 | 252,869 |
| 1999 | 4,093,516 | 4,228,026 | -134,510 |
| 1998 | 3,992,633 | 4,104,824 | -112,191 |
| 1997 | 3,988,373 | 4,043,912 | -55,539 |
| 1996 | 3,960,903 | 4,021,758 | -60,855 |
| 1995 | 3,988,709 | 3,977,175 | 11,534 |
| 1994 | 3,679,599 | 3,956,699 | -277,100 |
| 1993 | 3,776,283 | 3,915,776 | -139,493 |
| 1992 | 3,170,250 | 3,888,637 | -718,387 |
| 1991 | 3,802,695 | 3,822,363 | -19,668 |
| 1990 | 4,006,972 | 3,731,730 | 275,242 |
| 1989 | 3,630,968 | 3,648,132 | -17,164 |
| 1988 | 3,592,894 | 3,554,755 | 38,139 |
| 1987 | 3,595,177 | 3,448,813 | 146,364 |
| 1986 | 3,452,688 | 3,341,643 | 111,045 |
| 1985 | 3,302,175 | 3,233,315 | 68,860 |
| 1984 | 2,826,530 | 3,145,772 | -319,242 |
| 1983 | 3,047,985 | 3,052,738 | -4,753 |
| 1982 | 3,228,941 | 2,934,689 | 294,252 |
| 1981 | 3,345,486 | 2,790,454 | 555,032 |
| 1980 | 3,676,650 | 2,598,421 | 1,078,229 |
| 1979 | 2,911,314 | 2,461,311 | 450,003 |
| 1978 | 2,467,987 | 2,356,601 | 111,386 |
| 1977 | 2,343,099 | 2,257,849 | 85,250 |
| 1976 | 2,220,050 | 2,171,812 | 48,238 |
| 1975 | 2,098,101 | 2,099,811 | -1,710 |
| 1974 | 1,993,276 | 2,028,061 | -34,785 |
| 1973 | 1,913,897 | 1,971,909 | -58,012 |
| 1972 | 1,843,565 | 1,912,774 | -69,209 |
| 1971 | 1,627,017 | 1,695,374 | -68,357 |
| 1970 | 1,735,289 | 1,793,570 | -58,281 |
| 1969 | 1,676,195 | 1,733,601 | -57,406 |
| 1968 | 1,624,575 | 1,683,296 | -58,721 |
| 1967 | 1,566,805 | 1,626,737 | -59,932 |
| 1966 | 1,505,318 | 1,566,343 | -61,025 |
| 1965 | 1,433,980 | 1,496,050 | -62,070 |
| 1964 | 1,384,096 | 1,447,394 | -63,298 |
| 1963 | 1,320,382 | 1,384,934 | -64,552 |
| 1962 | 1,262,895 | 1,328,675 | -65,780 |
| 1961 | 1,206,781 | 1,273,772 | -66,991 |
| 1960 | 1,217,147 | 1,217,147 | 0 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 77.8% of the population change in Pakistan is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).
As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 3,943,681 and 2% in 2010.
Pakistan population clock
Pakistan
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
260356147
|
5/197 |
| Percent of world population | 3.14% | 5/197 |
| One net population change |
8.38 seconds
|
3/197 |
| One birth every |
4.58 seconds
|
4/196 |
| One death every |
19.7 seconds
|
8/196 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10,314 | 3/197 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,764,669 | 3/197 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.52% | 70/197 |
| One migration net change every |
25.6 seconds
|
196/196 |
| Annual migration change | -1,235,336 | 196/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 4,175,958 | 16/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 1.7% | 141/195 |
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 | 68.1 years | 73.8 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 | 871 ppl/mi² | 144 ppl/mi² |
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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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