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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 7.43 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 3.56% of the world: 3.14% 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 260M (44.9% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

Pakistan vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Peru
2100 514,531,704 38,452,509
2099 513,655,674 38,619,608
2098 512,727,636 38,784,430
2097 511,735,790 38,947,717
2096 510,636,755 39,108,849
2095 509,437,875 39,267,786
2094 508,130,071 39,423,479
2093 506,765,644 39,578,294
2092 505,327,656 39,729,309
2091 503,824,444 39,877,488
2090 502,264,268 40,022,659
2089 500,660,501 40,164,228
2088 498,935,983 40,303,304
2087 497,190,466 40,438,644
2086 495,313,036 40,569,419
2085 493,366,305 40,695,935
2084 491,354,778 40,817,705
2083 489,225,193 40,933,831
2082 486,984,952 41,045,559
2081 484,673,501 41,151,529
2080 482,257,479 41,252,019
2079 479,813,404 41,345,682
2078 477,277,836 41,433,298
2077 474,593,860 41,514,392
2076 471,779,348 41,589,064
2075 468,855,468 41,656,726
2074 465,875,137 41,717,426
2073 462,811,079 41,770,225
2072 459,656,523 41,815,673
2071 456,423,506 41,853,504
2070 453,095,985 41,883,997
2069 449,655,599 41,906,365
2068 446,126,774 41,920,235
2067 442,540,629 41,925,717
2066 438,879,326 41,923,100
2065 435,169,856 41,912,338
2064 431,394,393 41,893,671
2063 427,575,887 41,866,010
2062 423,636,352 41,830,096
2061 419,672,017 41,785,364
2060 415,638,125 41,732,163
2059 411,576,344 41,670,843
2058 407,429,129 41,601,084
2057 403,233,874 41,522,014
2056 398,948,355 41,434,774
2055 394,645,693 41,338,448
2054 390,303,954 41,233,873
2053 385,922,748 41,120,477
2052 381,488,696 40,999,698
2051 377,018,239 40,870,773
2050 372,476,884 40,733,304
2049 367,909,407 40,588,072
2048 363,310,560 40,434,856
2047 358,659,474 40,272,431
2046 353,929,775 40,100,751
2045 349,156,085 39,920,558
2044 344,371,692 39,731,027
2043 339,561,029 39,534,093
2042 334,731,546 39,328,332
2041 329,875,686 39,114,174
2040 325,039,429 38,892,211
2039 320,137,108 38,662,243
2038 315,207,413 38,424,592
2037 310,312,684 38,178,789
2036 305,408,418 37,924,438
2035 300,541,523 37,662,565
2034 295,686,893 37,392,354
2033 290,851,174 37,114,776
2032 286,070,650 36,830,488
2031 281,351,929 36,538,688
2030 276,708,987 36,238,199
2029 272,189,955 35,929,085
2028 267,728,673 35,609,999
2027 263,390,059 35,280,410
2026 259,231,214 34,939,340
2025 255,166,301 34,585,730
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% 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 43.1% to 372,476,884 people with a rank change from 5th to 4th. The population of Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 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 1.55% 1.08%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Pakistan grew by 1.52%, while Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Peru
Current population
260356147
35031596
Population rank 5/197 48/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.42%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
1.41 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
58.4 seconds
One death every
19.7 seconds
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,314 +1,020
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 95/197
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 - -1,401,173 - 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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/pakistan/peru | 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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 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 (1960–2024, 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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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