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Population in Pakistan compared to Palau: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 17,695 people in Palau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 17,629 in Palau.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 14,769 times bigger than Palau's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Palau is the 194th.
  • The countries together account for 3.14% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.0002% for Palau.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.02% in Palau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while Palau has declined from 19.6K to 17.6K (10% decline).

Pakistan vs Palau: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Palau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Palau
2100 514,531,704 11,152
2099 513,655,674 11,216
2098 512,727,636 11,281
2097 511,735,790 11,352
2096 510,636,755 11,417
2095 509,437,875 11,485
2094 508,130,071 11,549
2093 506,765,644 11,616
2092 505,327,656 11,682
2091 503,824,444 11,753
2090 502,264,268 11,829
2089 500,660,501 11,907
2088 498,935,983 11,968
2087 497,190,466 12,040
2086 495,313,036 12,109
2085 493,366,305 12,171
2084 491,354,778 12,251
2083 489,225,193 12,316
2082 486,984,952 12,382
2081 484,673,501 12,457
2080 482,257,479 12,537
2079 479,813,404 12,608
2078 477,277,836 12,681
2077 474,593,860 12,758
2076 471,779,348 12,838
2075 468,855,468 12,914
2074 465,875,137 13,007
2073 462,811,079 13,091
2072 459,656,523 13,161
2071 456,423,506 13,252
2070 453,095,985 13,338
2069 449,655,599 13,430
2068 446,126,774 13,525
2067 442,540,629 13,621
2066 438,879,326 13,723
2065 435,169,856 13,818
2064 431,394,393 13,920
2063 427,575,887 14,025
2062 423,636,352 14,136
2061 419,672,017 14,251
2060 415,638,125 14,358
2059 411,576,344 14,479
2058 407,429,129 14,589
2057 403,233,874 14,718
2056 398,948,355 14,837
2055 394,645,693 14,961
2054 390,303,954 15,084
2053 385,922,748 15,206
2052 381,488,696 15,332
2051 377,018,239 15,453
2050 372,476,884 15,562
2049 367,909,407 15,682
2048 363,310,560 15,797
2047 358,659,474 15,912
2046 353,929,775 16,024
2045 349,156,085 16,132
2044 344,371,692 16,245
2043 339,561,029 16,339
2042 334,731,546 16,445
2041 329,875,686 16,549
2040 325,039,429 16,631
2039 320,137,108 16,727
2038 315,207,413 16,805
2037 310,312,684 16,895
2036 305,408,418 16,964
2035 300,541,523 17,042
2034 295,686,893 17,118
2033 290,851,174 17,190
2032 286,070,650 17,250
2031 281,351,929 17,330
2030 276,708,987 17,398
2029 272,189,955 17,457
2028 267,728,673 17,527
2027 263,390,059 17,576
2026 259,231,214 17,629
2025 255,166,301 17,672
2024 251,269,164 17,695
2023 247,504,495 17,727
2022 243,700,667 17,759
2021 239,477,801 17,783
2020 235,001,746 17,792
2019 230,800,899 17,798
2018 226,928,892 17,814
2017 223,273,967 17,812
2016 220,138,869 17,797
2015 217,290,883 17,770
2014 214,264,647 17,715
2013 211,073,978 17,648
2012 207,667,125 17,765
2011 203,746,065 18,078
2010 199,239,047 18,396
2009 194,376,534 18,709
2008 189,499,113 19,009
2007 184,493,231 19,302
2006 179,682,690 19,593
2005 175,453,212 19,819
2004 171,286,000 19,820
2003 167,110,248 19,659
2002 163,222,549 19,503
2001 159,270,907 19,352
2000 154,879,127 19,178
1999 150,565,377 18,901
1998 146,522,356 18,524
1997 142,531,804 18,108
1996 138,557,092 17,654
1995 134,582,253 17,195
1994 130,748,083 16,770
1993 127,020,117 16,372
1992 123,546,848 15,989
1991 120,060,406 15,614
1990 116,155,576 15,259
1989 112,336,629 14,945
1988 108,724,739 14,645
1987 105,130,717 14,334
1986 101,606,764 14,024
1985 98,229,285 13,688
1984 95,164,936 13,337
1983 92,227,711 13,006
1982 89,089,246 12,694
1981 85,802,049 12,402
1980 82,291,010 12,271
1979 78,997,039 12,337
1978 76,307,379 12,440
1977 73,901,827 12,525
1976 71,620,254 12,598
1975 69,461,175 12,655
1974 67,415,487 12,687
1973 65,461,912 12,552
1972 63,583,194 12,194
1971 61,847,899 11,759
1970 60,166,719 11,368
1969 58,460,939 11,159
1968 56,810,507 11,080
1967 55,214,768 10,988
1966 53,678,667 10,805
1965 52,209,010 10,547
1964 50,799,999 10,292
1963 49,447,776 10,037
1962 48,156,128 9,793
1961 46,921,277 9,555
1960 45,709,310 9,328

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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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Palau lost 1,796 people (a 9.17% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Palau's population decreased by 168 people (a 0.94% decline).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Palau was ranked 194th in 2006 and still ranked 194th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Pakistan's population will grow by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people with a rank change from 5th to 4th. The population of Palau will decrease by 11.7% to 15,562 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people, while Palau's population already peaked in 2004 at 19.8K people and is projected to decrease to 11.2K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Palau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Palau
2100 0.17% -0.57%
2099 0.18% -0.58%
2098 0.19% -0.62%
2097 0.22% -0.57%
2096 0.24% -0.59%
2095 0.26% -0.55%
2094 0.27% -0.58%
2093 0.28% -0.56%
2092 0.3% -0.6%
2091 0.31% -0.65%
2090 0.32% -0.65%
2089 0.35% -0.51%
2088 0.35% -0.6%
2087 0.38% -0.57%
2086 0.39% -0.51%
2085 0.41% -0.65%
2084 0.44% -0.53%
2083 0.46% -0.53%
2082 0.48% -0.6%
2081 0.5% -0.64%
2080 0.51% -0.56%
2079 0.53% -0.58%
2078 0.57% -0.6%
2077 0.6% -0.62%
2076 0.62% -0.59%
2075 0.64% -0.71%
2074 0.66% -0.64%
2073 0.69% -0.53%
2072 0.71% -0.69%
2071 0.73% -0.65%
2070 0.77% -0.68%
2069 0.79% -0.7%
2068 0.81% -0.7%
2067 0.83% -0.74%
2066 0.85% -0.69%
2065 0.88% -0.73%
2064 0.89% -0.75%
2063 0.93% -0.78%
2062 0.94% -0.81%
2061 0.97% -0.74%
2060 0.99% -0.84%
2059 1.02% -0.75%
2058 1.04% -0.88%
2057 1.07% -0.81%
2056 1.09% -0.83%
2055 1.11% -0.81%
2054 1.14% -0.8%
2053 1.16% -0.82%
2052 1.19% -0.78%
2051 1.22% -0.7%
2050 1.24% -0.76%
2049 1.27% -0.73%
2048 1.3% -0.72%
2047 1.34% -0.7%
2046 1.37% -0.67%
2045 1.39% -0.7%
2044 1.42% -0.57%
2043 1.44% -0.64%
2042 1.47% -0.63%
2041 1.49% -0.49%
2040 1.53% -0.57%
2039 1.56% -0.46%
2038 1.58% -0.53%
2037 1.61% -0.41%
2036 1.62% -0.46%
2035 1.64% -0.44%
2034 1.66% -0.42%
2033 1.67% -0.35%
2032 1.68% -0.46%
2031 1.68% -0.39%
2030 1.66% -0.34%
2029 1.67% -0.4%
2028 1.65% -0.28%
2027 1.6% -0.3%
2026 1.59% -0.24%
2025 1.55% -0.13%
2024 1.52% -0.18%
2023 1.56% -0.18%
2022 1.76% -0.13%
2021 1.9% -0.05%
2020 1.82% -0.03%
2019 1.71% -0.09%
2018 1.64% 0.01%
2017 1.42% 0.08%
2016 1.31% 0.15%
2015 1.41% 0.31%
2014 1.51% 0.38%
2013 1.64% -0.66%
2012 1.92% -1.73%
2011 2.26% -1.73%
2010 2.5% -1.67%
2009 2.57% -1.58%
2008 2.71% -1.52%
2007 2.68% -1.49%
2006 2.41% -1.14%
2005 2.43% -0.005%
2004 2.5% 0.82%
2003 2.38% 0.8%
2002 2.48% 0.78%
2001 2.84% 0.91%
2000 2.87% 1.47%
1999 2.76% 2.04%
1998 2.8% 2.3%
1997 2.87% 2.57%
1996 2.95% 2.67%
1995 2.93% 2.53%
1994 2.93% 2.43%
1993 2.81% 2.4%
1992 2.9% 2.4%
1991 3.36% 2.33%
1990 3.4% 2.1%
1989 3.32% 2.05%
1988 3.42% 2.17%
1987 3.47% 2.21%
1986 3.44% 2.45%
1985 3.22% 2.63%
1984 3.18% 2.54%
1983 3.52% 2.46%
1982 3.83% 2.35%
1981 4.27% 1.07%
1980 4.17% -0.53%
1979 3.52% -0.83%
1978 3.26% -0.68%
1977 3.19% -0.58%
1976 3.11% -0.45%
1975 3.03% -0.25%
1974 2.98% 1.08%
1973 2.95% 2.94%
1972 2.81% 3.7%
1971 2.79% 3.44%
1970 2.92% 1.87%
1969 2.91% 0.71%
1968 2.89% 0.84%
1967 2.86% 1.69%
1966 2.81% 2.45%
1965 2.77% 2.48%
1964 2.73% 2.54%
1963 2.68% 2.49%
1962 2.63% 2.49%
1961 2.65% 2.43%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/pakistan/palau | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Pakistan grew by 1.52%, while Palau's population declined by 0.18%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Palau
Current population
260356147
17629
Population rank 5/197 194/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.0002%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
1.63 weeks
One birth every
4.58 seconds
1.89 days
One death every
19.7 seconds
1.8 days
Daily growth/decline +10,314 +0
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 -32
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% -0.18%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 175/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
3.27 weeks
Annual migration change -1,235,336 -16
Net migration rank 196/196 78/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 5,212
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 184/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 29.5%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 19/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Palau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Palau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -16
2024 - -1,401,173 - -14
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 -10 -19
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 -7 -20
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 -3 -21
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 8 0
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 23 -46
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 29 -35
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 43 -33
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 53 -35
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 55 -11
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 73 -7
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 88 -28
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 86 -387
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 83 -405
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 81 -392
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 81 -382
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 79 -378
2007 4,690,187 576,349 80 -372
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 79 -365
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 80 -250
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 83 79
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 86 71
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 88 67
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 88 65
2000 4,281,169 252,869 85 120
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 100 243
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 116 280
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 140 297
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 166 312
1995 3,977,175 11,534 186 258
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 195 211
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 196 193
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 183 193
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 175 193
1990 3,731,730 275,242 181 156
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 185 113
1988 3,554,755 38,139 183 126
1987 3,448,813 146,364 182 125
1986 3,341,643 111,045 182 135
1985 3,233,315 68,860 181 179
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 181 157
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 176 144
1982 2,934,689 294,252 170 132
1981 2,790,454 555,032 161 120
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 165 -179
1979 2,461,311 450,003 176 -291
1978 2,356,601 111,386 193 -285
1977 2,257,849 85,250 213 -292
1976 2,171,812 48,238 236 -296
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 249 -296
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 256 -282
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 268 22
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 280 147
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 287 156
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 286 54
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 283 -209
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 275 -194
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 266 -150
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 268 -18
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 275 -16
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 284 -27
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 291 -41
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 296 -54
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 298 -65
1960 1,217,147 0 296 -70

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/pakistan/palau | CC BY

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). In Palau 53.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 264 people) and 46.2% is from migration (a loss of 227 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 5,212 people or 29.5% in Palau.

Biggest 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
Palau
City Population
Ngerulmud 318
Melekeok 299

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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:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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