The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 259,345,872 people compared to 117,734,664 in the Philippines.
Population statistics:
- Pakistan's population is 2.2 times bigger than the Philippines'.
- Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
- The countries together account for 4.55% of the world: 3.13% for Pakistan vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
- For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
- Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 259M (44.3% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.5% growth).
- Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 511M people compared to the peak of 135M people in 2057 for the Philippines.
Pakistan vs Philippines: live population counter
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| Current population |
259345872
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117734664
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| Population rank | 5/197 | 14/197 |
| Percent of world population | 3.13% | 1.42% |
| One net population change |
8.38 seconds
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33.1 seconds
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| One birth every |
4.58 seconds
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17.1 seconds
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| One death every |
19.7 seconds
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44 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
22.5 seconds
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3.28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,401,173 | -160,373 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10,314 | +2,610 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,764,669 | +952,471 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.52% | +0.83% |
| Population growth rate rank | 71/197 | 114/197 |
Pakistan and the Philippines: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 45,709,310 | 27,891,897 | - | - |
| 1961 | 46,921,277 | 28,792,621 | 2.65% | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 48,156,128 | 29,723,536 | 2.63% | 3.23% |
| 1963 | 49,447,776 | 30,674,731 | 2.68% | 3.2% |
| 1964 | 50,799,999 | 31,643,032 | 2.73% | 3.16% |
| 1965 | 52,209,010 | 32,625,316 | 2.77% | 3.1% |
| 1966 | 53,678,667 | 33,617,170 | 2.81% | 3.04% |
| 1967 | 55,214,768 | 34,621,320 | 2.86% | 2.99% |
| 1968 | 56,810,507 | 35,638,342 | 2.89% | 2.94% |
| 1969 | 58,460,939 | 36,660,799 | 2.91% | 2.87% |
| 1970 | 60,166,719 | 37,622,204 | 2.92% | 2.62% |
| 1971 | 61,847,899 | 38,518,659 | 2.79% | 2.38% |
| 1972 | 63,583,194 | 39,408,560 | 2.81% | 2.31% |
| 1973 | 65,461,912 | 40,294,130 | 2.95% | 2.25% |
| 1974 | 67,415,487 | 41,174,341 | 2.98% | 2.18% |
| 1975 | 69,461,175 | 42,120,826 | 3.03% | 2.3% |
| 1976 | 71,620,254 | 43,201,488 | 3.11% | 2.57% |
| 1977 | 73,901,827 | 44,367,962 | 3.19% | 2.7% |
| 1978 | 76,307,379 | 45,575,281 | 3.26% | 2.72% |
| 1979 | 78,997,039 | 46,807,103 | 3.52% | 2.7% |
| 1980 | 82,291,010 | 48,043,740 | 4.17% | 2.64% |
| 1981 | 85,802,049 | 49,311,727 | 4.27% | 2.64% |
| 1982 | 89,089,246 | 50,695,707 | 3.83% | 2.81% |
| 1983 | 92,227,711 | 52,194,620 | 3.52% | 2.96% |
| 1984 | 95,164,936 | 53,726,181 | 3.18% | 2.93% |
| 1985 | 98,229,285 | 55,213,006 | 3.22% | 2.77% |
| 1986 | 101,606,764 | 56,645,077 | 3.44% | 2.59% |
| 1987 | 105,130,717 | 58,157,496 | 3.47% | 2.67% |
| 1988 | 108,724,739 | 59,739,052 | 3.42% | 2.72% |
| 1989 | 112,336,629 | 61,265,260 | 3.32% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 116,155,576 | 62,854,666 | 3.4% | 2.59% |
| 1991 | 120,060,406 | 64,382,249 | 3.36% | 2.43% |
| 1992 | 123,546,848 | 65,926,125 | 2.9% | 2.4% |
| 1993 | 127,020,117 | 67,530,621 | 2.81% | 2.43% |
| 1994 | 130,748,083 | 69,019,291 | 2.93% | 2.2% |
| 1995 | 134,582,253 | 70,546,246 | 2.93% | 2.21% |
| 1996 | 138,557,092 | 72,190,242 | 2.95% | 2.33% |
| 1997 | 142,531,804 | 73,908,810 | 2.87% | 2.38% |
| 1998 | 146,522,356 | 75,791,024 | 2.8% | 2.55% |
| 1999 | 150,565,377 | 77,753,257 | 2.76% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 154,879,127 | 79,625,397 | 2.87% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 159,270,907 | 81,401,488 | 2.84% | 2.23% |
| 2002 | 163,222,549 | 83,068,889 | 2.48% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 167,110,248 | 84,731,835 | 2.38% | 2% |
| 2004 | 171,286,000 | 86,394,504 | 2.5% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 175,453,212 | 88,015,962 | 2.43% | 1.88% |
| 2006 | 179,682,690 | 89,508,986 | 2.41% | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 184,493,231 | 91,075,184 | 2.68% | 1.75% |
| 2008 | 189,499,113 | 92,699,095 | 2.71% | 1.78% |
| 2009 | 194,376,534 | 94,384,250 | 2.57% | 1.82% |
| 2010 | 199,239,047 | 96,337,125 | 2.5% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 203,746,065 | 98,248,614 | 2.26% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 207,667,125 | 100,175,512 | 1.92% | 1.96% |
| 2013 | 211,073,978 | 102,076,336 | 1.64% | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 214,264,647 | 103,767,130 | 1.51% | 1.66% |
| 2015 | 217,290,883 | 105,312,992 | 1.41% | 1.49% |
| 2016 | 220,138,869 | 106,735,719 | 1.31% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 223,273,967 | 108,119,693 | 1.42% | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 226,928,892 | 109,465,287 | 1.64% | 1.24% |
| 2019 | 230,800,899 | 110,804,683 | 1.71% | 1.22% |
| 2020 | 235,001,746 | 112,081,264 | 1.82% | 1.15% |
| 2021 | 239,477,801 | 113,100,950 | 1.9% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 243,700,667 | 113,964,338 | 1.76% | 0.76% |
| 2023 | 247,504,495 | 114,891,199 | 1.56% | 0.81% |
| 2024 | 251,269,164 | 115,843,670 | 1.52% | 0.83% |
| 2025 | 255,219,564 | 116,786,968 | 1.57% | 0.81% |
| 2026 | 259,299,796 | 117,724,479 | 1.6% | 0.8% |
| 2027 | 263,515,827 | 118,656,426 | 1.63% | 0.79% |
| 2028 | 267,881,923 | 119,583,984 | 1.66% | 0.78% |
| 2029 | 272,337,520 | 120,502,132 | 1.66% | 0.77% |
| 2030 | 276,883,261 | 121,408,897 | 1.67% | 0.75% |
| 2031 | 281,528,070 | 122,301,606 | 1.68% | 0.74% |
| 2032 | 286,241,141 | 123,180,341 | 1.67% | 0.72% |
| 2033 | 291,012,268 | 124,049,036 | 1.67% | 0.71% |
| 2034 | 295,820,153 | 124,904,124 | 1.65% | 0.69% |
| 2035 | 300,643,518 | 125,740,977 | 1.63% | 0.67% |
| 2036 | 305,491,504 | 126,558,232 | 1.61% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 310,353,293 | 127,352,607 | 1.59% | 0.63% |
| 2038 | 315,227,709 | 128,118,535 | 1.57% | 0.6% |
| 2039 | 320,105,882 | 128,850,047 | 1.55% | 0.57% |
| 2040 | 324,937,703 | 129,546,666 | 1.51% | 0.54% |
| 2041 | 329,746,478 | 130,209,810 | 1.48% | 0.51% |
| 2042 | 334,551,874 | 130,837,005 | 1.46% | 0.48% |
| 2043 | 339,334,851 | 131,427,404 | 1.43% | 0.45% |
| 2044 | 344,095,467 | 131,979,673 | 1.4% | 0.42% |
| 2045 | 348,837,732 | 132,492,038 | 1.38% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 353,552,859 | 132,962,001 | 1.35% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 358,207,159 | 133,385,290 | 1.32% | 0.32% |
| 2048 | 362,796,532 | 133,759,436 | 1.28% | 0.28% |
| 2049 | 367,344,429 | 134,089,011 | 1.25% | 0.25% |
| 2050 | 371,863,804 | 134,373,439 | 1.23% | 0.21% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 39,207,003 (a 17.8% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 10,998,945 (a 10.3% growth).
Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Pakistan's population will grow by 43.4% to 371,863,804 people with a rank change from 5th to 4th. The population of the Philippines will increase by 14.1% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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Population differences between Pakistan and the Philippines
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| Life expectancy | 68.1 years | 70.2 years |
| Average age | 25.6 years | 29.7 years |
| Median age | 21.5 years | 26.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.7:49.3 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 3.61 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 844 ppl/mi² | 1,006 ppl/mi² |
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