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

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The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 255,219,554 in 2025 vs 34,576,665 people in Peru in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 261,421,997 people compared to 35,105,331 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 7.45 times bigger than Peru's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 3.57% of the world: 3.15% for Pakistan vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 261M (45.5% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35.1M (23.9% growth).

Pakistan vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Peru
2100 514,639,086 38,442,430
2099 513,762,873 38,609,486
2098 512,834,641 38,774,265
2097 511,842,588 38,937,509
2096 510,743,323 39,098,598
2095 509,544,194 39,257,494
2094 508,236,117 39,413,146
2093 506,871,405 39,567,920
2092 505,433,117 39,718,895
2091 503,929,591 39,867,036
2090 502,369,089 40,012,169
2089 500,764,988 40,153,701
2088 499,040,109 40,292,740
2087 497,294,229 40,428,045
2086 495,416,407 40,558,786
2085 493,469,269 40,685,268
2084 491,457,322 40,807,007
2083 489,327,293 40,923,102
2082 487,086,584 41,034,801
2081 484,774,651 41,140,743
2080 482,358,125 41,241,207
2079 479,913,540 41,334,845
2078 477,377,443 41,422,439
2077 474,692,907 41,503,511
2076 471,877,807 41,578,164
2075 468,953,317 41,645,808
2074 465,972,364 41,706,491
2073 462,907,667 41,759,277
2072 459,752,452 41,804,713
2071 456,518,761 41,842,534
2070 453,190,545 41,873,019
2069 449,749,441 41,895,381
2068 446,219,879 41,909,248
2067 442,632,987 41,914,729
2066 438,970,919 41,912,112
2065 435,260,675 41,901,353
2064 431,484,424 41,882,691
2063 427,665,121 41,855,037
2062 423,724,764 41,819,132
2061 419,759,602 41,774,412
2060 415,724,868 41,721,225
2059 411,662,239 41,659,921
2058 407,514,159 41,590,180
2057 403,318,028 41,511,131
2056 399,031,614 41,423,914
2055 394,728,055 41,327,613
2054 390,385,410 41,223,066
2053 386,003,289 41,109,699
2052 381,568,312 40,988,952
2051 377,096,921 40,860,060
2050 372,554,619 40,722,627
2049 367,986,189 40,577,434
2048 363,386,382 40,424,258
2047 358,734,325 40,261,875
2046 354,003,639 40,090,240
2045 349,228,953 39,910,095
2044 344,443,561 39,720,613
2043 339,631,894 39,523,731
2042 334,801,403 39,318,023
2041 329,944,530 39,103,923
2040 325,107,264 38,882,017
2039 320,203,920 38,652,110
2038 315,273,196 38,414,521
2037 310,377,446 38,168,782
2036 305,472,156 37,914,498
2035 300,604,245 37,652,693
2034 295,748,602 37,382,554
2033 290,911,874 37,105,048
2032 286,130,352 36,820,835
2031 281,410,647 36,529,111
2030 276,766,735 36,228,701
2029 272,246,760 35,919,668
2028 267,784,548 35,600,666
2027 263,445,027 35,271,163
2026 259,285,315 34,930,183
2025 255,219,554 34,576,665
2024 251,269,164 34,217,848
2023 247,504,495 33,845,617
2022 243,700,667 33,475,438
2021 239,477,801 33,155,882
2020 235,001,746 32,838,579
2019 230,800,899 32,449,303
2018 226,928,892 31,897,584
2017 223,273,967 31,324,637
2016 220,138,869 30,866,494
2015 217,290,883 30,457,600
2014 214,264,647 30,115,826
2013 211,073,978 29,817,919
2012 207,667,125 29,550,366
2011 203,746,065 29,304,086
2010 199,239,047 29,086,019
2009 194,376,534 28,896,811
2008 189,499,113 28,719,041
2007 184,493,231 28,530,699
2006 179,682,690 28,324,491
2005 175,453,212 28,101,180
2004 171,286,000 27,852,190
2003 167,110,248 27,580,490
2002 163,222,549 27,288,217
2001 159,270,907 26,964,601
2000 154,879,127 26,598,331
1999 150,565,377 26,186,504
1998 146,522,356 25,738,095
1997 142,531,804 25,274,147
1996 138,557,092 24,811,171
1995 134,582,253 24,348,919
1994 130,748,083 23,881,493
1993 127,020,117 23,413,783
1992 123,546,848 22,946,340
1991 120,060,406 22,483,775
1990 116,155,576 22,014,771
1989 112,336,629 21,532,589
1988 108,724,739 21,054,702
1987 105,130,717 20,582,320
1986 101,606,764 20,117,122
1985 98,229,285 19,648,204
1984 95,164,936 19,174,716
1983 92,227,711 18,705,957
1982 89,089,246 18,246,503
1981 85,802,049 17,798,805
1980 82,291,010 17,360,949
1979 78,997,039 16,933,139
1978 76,307,379 16,516,059
1977 73,901,827 16,109,806
1976 71,620,254 15,716,809
1975 69,461,175 15,333,957
1974 67,415,487 14,956,552
1973 65,461,912 14,582,867
1972 63,583,194 14,210,147
1971 61,847,899 13,838,067
1970 60,166,719 13,501,237
1969 58,460,939 13,166,767
1968 56,810,507 12,803,993
1967 55,214,768 12,448,814
1966 53,678,667 12,101,297
1965 52,209,010 11,761,085
1964 50,799,999 11,427,978
1963 49,447,776 11,102,099
1962 48,156,128 10,784,612
1961 46,921,277 10,475,123
1960 45,709,310 10,174,127

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16% to 40,722,627 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Peru
2100 0.17% -0.43%
2099 0.18% -0.42%
2098 0.19% -0.42%
2097 0.22% -0.41%
2096 0.24% -0.4%
2095 0.26% -0.39%
2094 0.27% -0.39%
2093 0.28% -0.38%
2092 0.3% -0.37%
2091 0.31% -0.36%
2090 0.32% -0.35%
2089 0.35% -0.35%
2088 0.35% -0.33%
2087 0.38% -0.32%
2086 0.39% -0.31%
2085 0.41% -0.3%
2084 0.44% -0.28%
2083 0.46% -0.27%
2082 0.48% -0.26%
2081 0.5% -0.24%
2080 0.51% -0.23%
2079 0.53% -0.21%
2078 0.57% -0.2%
2077 0.6% -0.18%
2076 0.62% -0.16%
2075 0.64% -0.15%
2074 0.66% -0.13%
2073 0.69% -0.11%
2072 0.71% -0.09%
2071 0.73% -0.07%
2070 0.77% -0.05%
2069 0.79% -0.03%
2068 0.81% -0.01%
2067 0.83% 0.006%
2066 0.85% 0.03%
2065 0.88% 0.04%
2064 0.89% 0.07%
2063 0.93% 0.09%
2062 0.94% 0.11%
2061 0.97% 0.13%
2060 0.99% 0.15%
2059 1.02% 0.17%
2058 1.04% 0.19%
2057 1.07% 0.21%
2056 1.09% 0.23%
2055 1.11% 0.25%
2054 1.14% 0.28%
2053 1.16% 0.29%
2052 1.19% 0.32%
2051 1.22% 0.34%
2050 1.24% 0.36%
2049 1.27% 0.38%
2048 1.3% 0.4%
2047 1.34% 0.43%
2046 1.37% 0.45%
2045 1.39% 0.48%
2044 1.42% 0.5%
2043 1.44% 0.52%
2042 1.47% 0.55%
2041 1.49% 0.57%
2040 1.53% 0.59%
2039 1.56% 0.62%
2038 1.58% 0.64%
2037 1.61% 0.67%
2036 1.62% 0.7%
2035 1.64% 0.72%
2034 1.66% 0.75%
2033 1.67% 0.77%
2032 1.68% 0.8%
2031 1.68% 0.83%
2030 1.66% 0.86%
2029 1.67% 0.9%
2028 1.65% 0.93%
2027 1.6% 0.98%
2026 1.59% 1.02%
2025 1.57% 1.05%
2024 1.52% 1.1%
2023 1.56% 1.11%
2022 1.76% 0.96%
2021 1.9% 0.97%
2020 1.82% 1.2%
2019 1.71% 1.73%
2018 1.64% 1.83%
2017 1.42% 1.48%
2016 1.31% 1.34%
2015 1.41% 1.13%
2014 1.51% 1%
2013 1.64% 0.91%
2012 1.92% 0.84%
2011 2.26% 0.75%
2010 2.5% 0.65%
2009 2.57% 0.62%
2008 2.71% 0.66%
2007 2.68% 0.73%
2006 2.41% 0.79%
2005 2.43% 0.89%
2004 2.5% 0.99%
2003 2.38% 1.07%
2002 2.48% 1.2%
2001 2.84% 1.38%
2000 2.87% 1.57%
1999 2.76% 1.74%
1998 2.8% 1.84%
1997 2.87% 1.87%
1996 2.95% 1.9%
1995 2.93% 1.96%
1994 2.93% 2%
1993 2.81% 2.04%
1992 2.9% 2.06%
1991 3.36% 2.13%
1990 3.4% 2.24%
1989 3.32% 2.27%
1988 3.42% 2.3%
1987 3.47% 2.31%
1986 3.44% 2.39%
1985 3.22% 2.47%
1984 3.18% 2.51%
1983 3.52% 2.52%
1982 3.83% 2.52%
1981 4.27% 2.52%
1980 4.17% 2.53%
1979 3.52% 2.53%
1978 3.26% 2.52%
1977 3.19% 2.5%
1976 3.11% 2.5%
1975 3.03% 2.52%
1974 2.98% 2.56%
1973 2.95% 2.62%
1972 2.81% 2.69%
1971 2.79% 2.49%
1970 2.92% 2.54%
1969 2.91% 2.83%
1968 2.89% 2.85%
1967 2.86% 2.87%
1966 2.81% 2.89%
1965 2.77% 2.91%
1964 2.73% 2.94%
1963 2.68% 2.94%
1962 2.63% 2.95%
1961 2.65% 2.96%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Pakistan grew by 1.57%, while Peru's population grew by 1.05%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Peru
Current population
261421997
35105331
Population rank 5/197 48/197
Percent of world population 3.15% 0.42%
One net population change
8.01 seconds
1.47 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
58.5 seconds
One death every
19.5 seconds
2.75 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,823 +983
Annual growth/decline +3,950,390 +358,817
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +1.05%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 97/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 +11,931
Net migration rank 196/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - 11,931
2024 5,268,361 -1,401,173 347,517 18,406
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 353,788 24,783
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 327,859 33,982
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 235,440 41,868
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 301,950 55,375
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 346,981 74,270
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 343,123 339,067
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 349,333 114,382
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 355,859 96,740
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 362,781 2,421
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 368,708 -50,383
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 372,694 -95,214
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 376,501 -118,863
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 383,268 -148,339
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 382,510 -181,302
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 396,522 -219,314
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 413,640 -235,307
2007 4,690,187 576,349 435,122 -236,745
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 445,884 -231,851
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 454,199 -221,652
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 459,617 -194,171
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 459,243 -181,276
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 463,709 -157,158
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 470,154 -129,481
2000 4,281,169 252,869 484,222 -92,353
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 487,095 -55,325
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 489,436 -24,388
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 495,348 -32,515
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 501,855 -38,749
1995 3,977,175 11,534 507,894 -46,499
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 512,735 -39,299
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 513,769 -51,775
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 514,618 -41,702
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 513,867 -61,645
1990 3,731,730 275,242 515,233 -29,437
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 512,152 -33,569
1988 3,554,755 38,139 508,429 -31,238
1987 3,448,813 146,364 502,229 -34,651
1986 3,341,643 111,045 496,712 -33,891
1985 3,233,315 68,860 488,887 -13,887
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 477,968 -6,007
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 469,781 -4,243
1982 2,934,689 294,252 461,107 -7,748
1981 2,790,454 555,032 453,158 -11,123
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 445,100 -11,446
1979 2,461,311 450,003 439,110 -17,148
1978 2,356,601 111,386 432,127 -19,939
1977 2,257,849 85,250 425,428 -25,117
1976 2,171,812 48,238 420,284 -34,602
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 414,400 -34,382
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 408,299 -33,493
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 400,752 -28,191
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 396,960 -24,100
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 391,506 -20,209
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 318,022 -15,653
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 379,347 -12,776
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 372,379 -13,389
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 365,224 -13,837
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 356,819 -13,166
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 349,245 -12,470
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 341,570 -12,129
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 332,352 -10,040
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 321,716 -9,051
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 313,385 -7,063
1960 1,217,147 0 302,924 -7,236

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

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

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 Peru 80.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,324,631 people) and 19.4% is from migration (a gain of 801,294 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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