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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 7.27 times bigger than Poland's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 3.57% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Pakistan vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Poland
2100 514,531,704 18,350,017
2099 513,655,674 18,541,227
2098 512,727,636 18,733,999
2097 511,735,790 18,928,169
2096 510,636,755 19,125,003
2095 509,437,875 19,323,203
2094 508,130,071 19,525,085
2093 506,765,644 19,730,030
2092 505,327,656 19,938,529
2091 503,824,444 20,151,135
2090 502,264,268 20,368,308
2089 500,660,501 20,589,970
2088 498,935,983 20,817,398
2087 497,190,466 21,050,137
2086 495,313,036 21,288,179
2085 493,366,305 21,531,674
2084 491,354,778 21,780,998
2083 489,225,193 22,036,816
2082 486,984,952 22,298,479
2081 484,673,501 22,565,373
2080 482,257,479 22,836,875
2079 479,813,404 23,113,773
2078 477,277,836 23,393,434
2077 474,593,860 23,679,569
2076 471,779,348 23,968,050
2075 468,855,468 24,259,763
2074 465,875,137 24,554,480
2073 462,811,079 24,852,006
2072 459,656,523 25,149,886
2071 456,423,506 25,447,869
2070 453,095,985 25,745,140
2069 449,655,599 26,042,079
2068 446,126,774 26,337,963
2067 442,540,629 26,632,110
2066 438,879,326 26,923,643
2065 435,169,856 27,211,946
2064 431,394,393 27,497,263
2063 427,575,887 27,778,871
2062 423,636,352 28,055,433
2061 419,672,017 28,328,948
2060 415,638,125 28,597,687
2059 411,576,344 28,864,377
2058 407,429,129 29,125,961
2057 403,233,874 29,384,759
2056 398,948,355 29,641,101
2055 394,645,693 29,893,868
2054 390,303,954 30,142,942
2053 385,922,748 30,389,214
2052 381,488,696 30,630,763
2051 377,018,239 30,871,146
2050 372,476,884 31,107,894
2049 367,909,407 31,341,718
2048 363,310,560 31,572,273
2047 358,659,474 31,800,868
2046 353,929,775 32,026,873
2045 349,156,085 32,250,757
2044 344,371,692 32,471,522
2043 339,561,029 32,690,423
2042 334,731,546 32,906,811
2041 329,875,686 33,118,473
2040 325,039,429 33,328,426
2039 320,137,108 33,535,096
2038 315,207,413 33,738,091
2037 310,312,684 33,936,906
2036 305,408,418 34,133,190
2035 300,541,523 34,323,827
2034 295,686,893 34,511,159
2033 290,851,174 34,693,880
2032 286,070,650 34,872,593
2031 281,351,929 35,046,775
2030 276,708,987 35,213,577
2029 272,189,955 35,374,919
2028 267,728,673 35,527,083
2027 263,390,059 35,671,012
2026 259,231,214 35,806,942
2025 255,166,301 36,233,346
2024 251,269,164 36,559,233
2023 247,504,495 36,687,353
2022 243,700,667 36,821,749
2021 239,477,801 36,981,559
2020 235,001,746 37,515,748
2019 230,800,899 37,965,475
2018 226,928,892 37,974,750
2017 223,273,967 37,974,826
2016 220,138,869 37,970,087
2015 217,290,883 37,986,412
2014 214,264,647 38,011,735
2013 211,073,978 38,040,196
2012 207,667,125 38,063,164
2011 203,746,065 38,063,255
2010 199,239,047 38,042,794
2009 194,376,534 38,151,603
2008 189,499,113 38,125,759
2007 184,493,231 38,120,560
2006 179,682,690 38,141,267
2005 175,453,212 38,165,445
2004 171,286,000 38,182,222
2003 167,110,248 38,204,570
2002 163,222,549 38,230,364
2001 159,270,907 38,248,076
2000 154,879,127 38,258,629
1999 150,565,377 38,660,271
1998 146,522,356 38,663,481
1997 142,531,804 38,649,660
1996 138,557,092 38,624,370
1995 134,582,253 38,594,998
1994 130,748,083 38,542,652
1993 127,020,117 38,461,408
1992 123,546,848 38,363,667
1991 120,060,406 38,246,193
1990 116,155,576 38,110,782
1989 112,336,629 37,961,529
1988 108,724,739 37,824,487
1987 105,130,717 37,668,045
1986 101,606,764 37,456,119
1985 98,229,285 37,201,885
1984 95,164,936 36,904,134
1983 92,227,711 36,571,808
1982 89,089,246 36,230,481
1981 85,802,049 35,898,587
1980 82,291,010 35,574,150
1979 78,997,039 35,247,217
1978 76,307,379 34,965,600
1977 73,901,827 34,689,050
1976 71,620,254 34,356,300
1975 69,461,175 34,015,199
1974 67,415,487 33,678,899
1973 65,461,912 33,357,200
1972 63,583,194 33,055,650
1971 61,847,899 32,783,500
1970 60,166,719 32,664,300
1969 58,460,939 32,548,300
1968 56,810,507 32,294,655
1967 55,214,768 31,987,155
1966 53,678,667 31,681,000
1965 52,209,010 31,444,950
1964 50,799,999 31,139,450
1963 49,447,776 30,712,000
1962 48,156,128 30,308,500
1961 46,921,277 29,964,000
1960 45,709,310 29,637,450

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/poland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Poland
2100 0.17% -1.03%
2099 0.18% -1.03%
2098 0.19% -1.03%
2097 0.22% -1.03%
2096 0.24% -1.03%
2095 0.26% -1.03%
2094 0.27% -1.04%
2093 0.28% -1.05%
2092 0.3% -1.06%
2091 0.31% -1.07%
2090 0.32% -1.08%
2089 0.35% -1.09%
2088 0.35% -1.11%
2087 0.38% -1.12%
2086 0.39% -1.13%
2085 0.41% -1.14%
2084 0.44% -1.16%
2083 0.46% -1.17%
2082 0.48% -1.18%
2081 0.5% -1.19%
2080 0.51% -1.2%
2079 0.53% -1.2%
2078 0.57% -1.21%
2077 0.6% -1.2%
2076 0.62% -1.2%
2075 0.64% -1.2%
2074 0.66% -1.2%
2073 0.69% -1.18%
2072 0.71% -1.17%
2071 0.73% -1.15%
2070 0.77% -1.14%
2069 0.79% -1.12%
2068 0.81% -1.1%
2067 0.83% -1.08%
2066 0.85% -1.06%
2065 0.88% -1.04%
2064 0.89% -1.01%
2063 0.93% -0.99%
2062 0.94% -0.97%
2061 0.97% -0.94%
2060 0.99% -0.92%
2059 1.02% -0.9%
2058 1.04% -0.88%
2057 1.07% -0.86%
2056 1.09% -0.85%
2055 1.11% -0.83%
2054 1.14% -0.81%
2053 1.16% -0.79%
2052 1.19% -0.78%
2051 1.22% -0.76%
2050 1.24% -0.75%
2049 1.27% -0.73%
2048 1.3% -0.72%
2047 1.34% -0.71%
2046 1.37% -0.69%
2045 1.39% -0.68%
2044 1.42% -0.67%
2043 1.44% -0.66%
2042 1.47% -0.64%
2041 1.49% -0.63%
2040 1.53% -0.62%
2039 1.56% -0.6%
2038 1.58% -0.59%
2037 1.61% -0.58%
2036 1.62% -0.56%
2035 1.64% -0.54%
2034 1.66% -0.53%
2033 1.67% -0.51%
2032 1.68% -0.5%
2031 1.68% -0.47%
2030 1.66% -0.46%
2029 1.67% -0.43%
2028 1.65% -0.4%
2027 1.6% -0.38%
2026 1.59% -1.18%
2025 1.55% -0.89%
2024 1.52% -0.35%
2023 1.56% -0.36%
2022 1.76% -0.43%
2021 1.9% -1.42%
2020 1.82% -1.18%
2019 1.71% -0.02%
2018 1.64% -0%
2017 1.42% 0.01%
2016 1.31% -0.04%
2015 1.41% -0.07%
2014 1.51% -0.07%
2013 1.64% -0.06%
2012 1.92% -0%
2011 2.26% 0.05%
2010 2.5% -0.29%
2009 2.57% 0.07%
2008 2.71% 0.01%
2007 2.68% -0.05%
2006 2.41% -0.06%
2005 2.43% -0.04%
2004 2.5% -0.06%
2003 2.38% -0.07%
2002 2.48% -0.05%
2001 2.84% -0.03%
2000 2.87% -1.04%
1999 2.76% -0.008%
1998 2.8% 0.04%
1997 2.87% 0.07%
1996 2.95% 0.08%
1995 2.93% 0.14%
1994 2.93% 0.21%
1993 2.81% 0.25%
1992 2.9% 0.31%
1991 3.36% 0.36%
1990 3.4% 0.39%
1989 3.32% 0.36%
1988 3.42% 0.42%
1987 3.47% 0.57%
1986 3.44% 0.68%
1985 3.22% 0.81%
1984 3.18% 0.91%
1983 3.52% 0.94%
1982 3.83% 0.92%
1981 4.27% 0.91%
1980 4.17% 0.93%
1979 3.52% 0.81%
1978 3.26% 0.8%
1977 3.19% 0.97%
1976 3.11% 1%
1975 3.03% 1%
1974 2.98% 0.96%
1973 2.95% 0.91%
1972 2.81% 0.83%
1971 2.79% 0.36%
1970 2.92% 0.36%
1969 2.91% 0.79%
1968 2.89% 0.96%
1967 2.86% 0.97%
1966 2.81% 0.75%
1965 2.77% 0.98%
1964 2.73% 1.39%
1963 2.68% 1.33%
1962 2.63% 1.15%
1961 2.65% 1.1%

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/poland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Pakistan grew by 1.52%, while Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Poland
Current population
260356147
35806942
Population rank 5/197 47/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.43%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
4.1 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
19.7 seconds
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,314 -351
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 181/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 -330,820
Net migration rank 196/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -330,820
2024 - -1,401,173 - -238,062
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 -135,743 -7,824
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 -143,605 967,744
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 -184,907 2,251
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 -120,050 3,920
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 -34,169 7,696
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 -26,582 -223
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 0 -21,535
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 -3,797 -5,675
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 -26,590 3,887
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 0 5,525
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 -19,020 12,402
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 0 4,635
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 11,419 45,951
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 38,043 119,623
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 30,521 -8,283
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 34,313 -42,288
2007 4,690,187 576,349 11,436 -51,235
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 3,814 -68,882
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 -3,817 -41,942
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 -7,637 -38,216
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 -15,281 -19,039
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 -3,823 -16,462
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 3,825 -16,648
2000 4,281,169 252,869 11,478 -15,921
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 0 -53,035
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 19,332 -39,509
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 34,785 -44,230
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 42,487 -45,349
1995 3,977,175 11,534 46,314 -52,989
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 96,357 -41,845
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 103,846 -48,805
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 118,928 -46,893
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 141,511 -55,342
1990 3,731,730 275,242 160,066 -50,339
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 182,215 -49,192
1988 3,554,755 38,139 215,599 -101,671
1987 3,448,813 146,364 226,008 -32,310
1986 3,341,643 111,045 258,448 -22,520
1985 3,233,315 68,860 297,615 -27,277
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 332,137 -18,402
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 373,032 -26,724
1982 2,934,689 294,252 369,551 -34,980
1981 2,790,454 555,032 351,806 -16,155
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 348,627 -42,420
1979 2,461,311 450,003 366,571 -22,162
1978 2,356,601 111,386 339,166 -62,936
1977 2,257,849 85,250 353,828 -33,496
1976 2,171,812 48,238 367,612 -25,716
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 350,356 -31,346
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 346,893 -18,273
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 320,229 -29,335
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 314,028 -15,004
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 278,660 -31,767
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 280,913 -66,859
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 270,151 -26,744
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 280,963 -11,905
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 275,089 -25,479
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 297,801 -17,158
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 314,450 -21,658
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 326,965 -23,273
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 359,330 -13,770
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 360,671 -31,021
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 398,521 -20,044
1960 1,217,147 0 444,562 -6,306

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

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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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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