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

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The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 255,219,554 in 2025 vs 4,571,189 people in Panama in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 261,421,997 people compared to 4,654,479 in Panama.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 56.2 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Panama is the 128th.
  • The countries together account for 3.2% of the world: 3.15% for Pakistan vs 0.06% for Panama.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +1.47% in Panama.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 261M (45.5% growth), while Panama has grown from 3.38M to 4.65M (37.9% growth).

Pakistan vs Panama: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Panama
2100 514,639,086 5,946,537
2099 513,762,873 5,957,723
2098 512,834,641 5,968,478
2097 511,842,588 5,978,660
2096 510,743,323 5,988,413
2095 509,544,194 5,997,756
2094 508,236,117 6,006,449
2093 506,871,405 6,014,686
2092 505,433,117 6,022,273
2091 503,929,591 6,029,373
2090 502,369,089 6,035,905
2089 500,764,988 6,041,981
2088 499,040,109 6,047,292
2087 497,294,229 6,052,037
2086 495,416,407 6,056,131
2085 493,469,269 6,059,724
2084 491,457,322 6,062,518
2083 489,327,293 6,064,646
2082 487,086,584 6,065,953
2081 484,774,651 6,066,417
2080 482,358,125 6,066,099
2079 479,913,540 6,064,946
2078 477,377,443 6,062,910
2077 474,692,907 6,060,080
2076 471,877,807 6,056,429
2075 468,953,317 6,051,919
2074 465,972,364 6,046,406
2073 462,907,667 6,040,106
2072 459,752,452 6,032,854
2071 456,518,761 6,024,842
2070 453,190,545 6,016,080
2069 449,749,441 6,006,415
2068 446,219,879 5,995,906
2067 442,632,987 5,984,730
2066 438,970,919 5,972,654
2065 435,260,675 5,959,843
2064 431,484,424 5,946,126
2063 427,665,121 5,931,632
2062 423,724,764 5,916,180
2061 419,759,602 5,899,788
2060 415,724,868 5,882,473
2059 411,662,239 5,864,256
2058 407,514,159 5,844,863
2057 403,318,028 5,824,527
2056 399,031,614 5,803,204
2055 394,728,055 5,780,739
2054 390,385,410 5,757,183
2053 386,003,289 5,732,387
2052 381,568,312 5,706,417
2051 377,096,921 5,679,091
2050 372,554,619 5,650,483
2049 367,986,189 5,620,713
2048 363,386,382 5,589,579
2047 358,734,325 5,557,267
2046 354,003,639 5,523,734
2045 349,228,953 5,489,126
2044 344,443,561 5,453,277
2043 339,631,894 5,416,228
2042 334,801,403 5,378,090
2041 329,944,530 5,338,800
2040 325,107,264 5,298,428
2039 320,203,920 5,256,927
2038 315,273,196 5,214,237
2037 310,377,446 5,170,459
2036 305,472,156 5,125,785
2035 300,604,245 5,080,190
2034 295,748,602 5,033,697
2033 290,911,874 4,986,246
2032 286,130,352 4,937,655
2031 281,410,647 4,888,279
2030 276,766,735 4,837,999
2029 272,246,760 4,786,693
2028 267,784,548 4,734,263
2027 263,445,027 4,680,907
2026 259,285,315 4,626,568
2025 255,219,554 4,571,189
2024 251,269,164 4,515,577
2023 247,504,495 4,458,759
2022 243,700,667 4,400,773
2021 239,477,801 4,345,405
2020 235,001,746 4,293,261
2019 230,800,899 4,234,700
2018 226,928,892 4,167,860
2017 223,273,967 4,098,707
2016 220,138,869 4,029,086
2015 217,290,883 3,960,035
2014 214,264,647 3,892,101
2013 211,073,978 3,825,329
2012 207,667,125 3,759,256
2011 203,746,065 3,693,505
2010 199,239,047 3,628,535
2009 194,376,534 3,564,381
2008 189,499,113 3,500,648
2007 184,493,231 3,437,490
2006 179,682,690 3,375,024
2005 175,453,212 3,313,026
2004 171,286,000 3,251,155
2003 167,110,248 3,189,807
2002 163,222,549 3,129,344
2001 159,270,907 3,069,537
2000 154,879,127 3,010,369
1999 150,565,377 2,951,822
1998 146,522,356 2,893,914
1997 142,531,804 2,836,695
1996 138,557,092 2,780,227
1995 134,582,253 2,724,557
1994 130,748,083 2,669,546
1993 127,020,117 2,615,099
1992 123,546,848 2,561,336
1991 120,060,406 2,508,265
1990 116,155,576 2,455,583
1989 112,336,629 2,403,820
1988 108,724,739 2,352,848
1987 105,130,717 2,301,970
1986 101,606,764 2,251,325
1985 98,229,285 2,200,915
1984 95,164,936 2,150,782
1983 92,227,711 2,101,106
1982 89,089,246 2,052,271
1981 85,802,049 2,004,418
1980 82,291,010 1,957,534
1979 78,997,039 1,911,552
1978 76,307,379 1,866,311
1977 73,901,827 1,821,543
1976 71,620,254 1,776,935
1975 69,461,175 1,732,389
1974 67,415,487 1,687,926
1973 65,461,912 1,643,690
1972 63,583,194 1,599,723
1971 61,847,899 1,556,081
1970 60,166,719 1,513,070
1969 58,460,939 1,470,886
1968 56,810,507 1,429,447
1967 55,214,768 1,388,628
1966 53,678,667 1,348,388
1965 52,209,010 1,308,835
1964 50,799,999 1,270,065
1963 49,447,776 1,232,124
1962 48,156,128 1,195,301
1961 46,921,277 1,159,870
1960 45,709,310 1,126,005

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Panama gained 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth), while Panama's population increased by 625,393 people (a 15.5% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Panama was ranked 128th in 2006 and still ranked 128th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Pakistan's population will grow by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people with a rank change from 5th to 4th. The population of Panama will increase by 21.4% to 5,650,483 people and rank change from 128th to 124th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 6.07M people in 2081 for Panama.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Panama
2100 0.17% -0.19%
2099 0.18% -0.18%
2098 0.19% -0.17%
2097 0.22% -0.16%
2096 0.24% -0.16%
2095 0.26% -0.14%
2094 0.27% -0.14%
2093 0.28% -0.13%
2092 0.3% -0.12%
2091 0.31% -0.11%
2090 0.32% -0.1%
2089 0.35% -0.09%
2088 0.35% -0.08%
2087 0.38% -0.07%
2086 0.39% -0.06%
2085 0.41% -0.05%
2084 0.44% -0.04%
2083 0.46% -0.02%
2082 0.48% -0.008%
2081 0.5% 0.005%
2080 0.51% 0.02%
2079 0.53% 0.03%
2078 0.57% 0.05%
2077 0.6% 0.06%
2076 0.62% 0.07%
2075 0.64% 0.09%
2074 0.66% 0.1%
2073 0.69% 0.12%
2072 0.71% 0.13%
2071 0.73% 0.15%
2070 0.77% 0.16%
2069 0.79% 0.18%
2068 0.81% 0.19%
2067 0.83% 0.2%
2066 0.85% 0.21%
2065 0.88% 0.23%
2064 0.89% 0.24%
2063 0.93% 0.26%
2062 0.94% 0.28%
2061 0.97% 0.29%
2060 0.99% 0.31%
2059 1.02% 0.33%
2058 1.04% 0.35%
2057 1.07% 0.37%
2056 1.09% 0.39%
2055 1.11% 0.41%
2054 1.14% 0.43%
2053 1.16% 0.46%
2052 1.19% 0.48%
2051 1.22% 0.51%
2050 1.24% 0.53%
2049 1.27% 0.56%
2048 1.3% 0.58%
2047 1.34% 0.61%
2046 1.37% 0.63%
2045 1.39% 0.66%
2044 1.42% 0.68%
2043 1.44% 0.71%
2042 1.47% 0.74%
2041 1.49% 0.76%
2040 1.53% 0.79%
2039 1.56% 0.82%
2038 1.58% 0.85%
2037 1.61% 0.87%
2036 1.62% 0.9%
2035 1.64% 0.92%
2034 1.66% 0.95%
2033 1.67% 0.98%
2032 1.68% 1.01%
2031 1.68% 1.04%
2030 1.66% 1.07%
2029 1.67% 1.11%
2028 1.65% 1.14%
2027 1.6% 1.17%
2026 1.59% 1.21%
2025 1.57% 1.23%
2024 1.52% 1.27%
2023 1.56% 1.32%
2022 1.76% 1.27%
2021 1.9% 1.21%
2020 1.82% 1.38%
2019 1.71% 1.6%
2018 1.64% 1.69%
2017 1.42% 1.73%
2016 1.31% 1.74%
2015 1.41% 1.75%
2014 1.51% 1.75%
2013 1.64% 1.76%
2012 1.92% 1.78%
2011 2.26% 1.79%
2010 2.5% 1.8%
2009 2.57% 1.82%
2008 2.71% 1.84%
2007 2.68% 1.85%
2006 2.41% 1.87%
2005 2.43% 1.9%
2004 2.5% 1.92%
2003 2.38% 1.93%
2002 2.48% 1.95%
2001 2.84% 1.97%
2000 2.87% 1.98%
1999 2.76% 2%
1998 2.8% 2.02%
1997 2.87% 2.03%
1996 2.95% 2.04%
1995 2.93% 2.06%
1994 2.93% 2.08%
1993 2.81% 2.1%
1992 2.9% 2.12%
1991 3.36% 2.15%
1990 3.4% 2.15%
1989 3.32% 2.17%
1988 3.42% 2.21%
1987 3.47% 2.25%
1986 3.44% 2.29%
1985 3.22% 2.33%
1984 3.18% 2.36%
1983 3.52% 2.38%
1982 3.83% 2.39%
1981 4.27% 2.4%
1980 4.17% 2.41%
1979 3.52% 2.42%
1978 3.26% 2.46%
1977 3.19% 2.51%
1976 3.11% 2.57%
1975 3.03% 2.63%
1974 2.98% 2.69%
1973 2.95% 2.75%
1972 2.81% 2.8%
1971 2.79% 2.84%
1970 2.92% 2.87%
1969 2.91% 2.9%
1968 2.89% 2.94%
1967 2.86% 2.98%
1966 2.81% 3.02%
1965 2.77% 3.05%
1964 2.73% 3.08%
1963 2.68% 3.08%
1962 2.63% 3.05%
1961 2.65% 3.01%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Pakistan grew by 1.57%, while Panama's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Panama
Current population
261421997
4654479
Population rank 5/197 128/197
Percent of world population 3.15% 0.06%
One net population change
8.01 seconds
9.48 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
7.34 minutes
One death every
19.5 seconds
23.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,823 +152
Annual growth/decline +3,950,390 +55,612
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 82/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -1,235,336 +6,151
Net migration rank 196/196 49/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 477,749
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 81/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 63/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Panama
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Panama
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - 6,151
2024 5,268,361 -1,401,173 49,459 6,706
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 50,197 7,262
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 50,556 7,967
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 46,747 5,473
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 46,599 5,473
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 54,420 10,623
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 57,508 11,130
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 58,607 11,059
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 59,454 10,109
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 59,896 8,648
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 60,227 7,105
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 60,295 5,926
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 60,471 5,447
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 60,411 5,167
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 59,418 4,953
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 59,168 4,765
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 58,961 4,568
2007 4,690,187 576,349 58,454 4,330
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 58,067 4,087
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 58,014 3,843
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 58,281 3,596
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 57,458 3,352
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 57,011 3,099
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 56,654 2,856
2000 4,281,169 252,869 56,236 2,602
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 55,911 2,341
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 55,482 2,084
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 55,060 1,820
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 54,512 1,533
1995 3,977,175 11,534 54,069 1,221
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 53,845 899
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 53,591 560
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 53,186 182
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 53,079 -305
1990 3,731,730 275,242 53,451 -854
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 52,295 -1,368
1988 3,554,755 38,139 52,767 -1,750
1987 3,448,813 146,364 52,690 -1,953
1986 3,341,643 111,045 52,681 -2,136
1985 3,233,315 68,860 52,573 -2,297
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 52,436 -2,435
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 51,880 -2,518
1982 2,934,689 294,252 50,858 -2,554
1981 2,790,454 555,032 50,018 -2,620
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 49,077 -2,701
1979 2,461,311 450,003 48,362 -2,772
1978 2,356,601 111,386 47,694 -2,811
1977 2,257,849 85,250 47,438 -2,792
1976 2,171,812 48,238 47,307 -2,727
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 47,149 -2,635
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 46,932 -2,531
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 46,540 -2,464
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 46,311 -2,448
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 45,867 -2,454
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 45,075 -2,476
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 44,278 -2,510
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 43,641 -2,528
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 43,054 -2,528
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 42,457 -2,500
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 41,604 -2,454
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 40,806 -2,418
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 39,872 -2,380
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 38,537 -2,377
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 37,100 -2,394
1960 1,217,147 0 35,431 -2,409

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 78.6% of the population change in Pakistan is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people). In Panama 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 533,443 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a gain of 84,450 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 477,749 people or 10.6% in Panama.

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
Panama
City Population
Panama 1.54M
Colon 242K
Santiago de Veraguas 110K
Tocumen 103K
David 82.9K
La Chorrera 68.9K
Pacora 52.5K
Penonome 21.7K
Balboa 10K
Chitre 9.02K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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