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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 24.4 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 3.27% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Pakistan vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Portugal
2100 514,531,704 8,977,781
2099 513,655,674 8,983,042
2098 512,727,636 8,987,129
2097 511,735,790 8,992,549
2096 510,636,755 8,998,689
2095 509,437,875 9,006,394
2094 508,130,071 9,011,158
2093 506,765,644 9,016,023
2092 505,327,656 9,021,257
2091 503,824,444 9,025,345
2090 502,264,268 9,029,722
2089 500,660,501 9,034,399
2088 498,935,983 9,039,122
2087 497,190,466 9,045,400
2086 495,313,036 9,050,153
2085 493,366,305 9,055,552
2084 491,354,778 9,062,369
2083 489,225,193 9,068,714
2082 486,984,952 9,077,003
2081 484,673,501 9,087,394
2080 482,257,479 9,098,423
2079 479,813,404 9,111,057
2078 477,277,836 9,125,056
2077 474,593,860 9,140,039
2076 471,779,348 9,158,661
2075 468,855,468 9,178,289
2074 465,875,137 9,201,245
2073 462,811,079 9,225,478
2072 459,656,523 9,248,867
2071 456,423,506 9,275,782
2070 453,095,985 9,304,137
2069 449,655,599 9,334,425
2068 446,126,774 9,367,211
2067 442,540,629 9,399,389
2066 438,879,326 9,432,609
2065 435,169,856 9,466,860
2064 431,394,393 9,503,941
2063 427,575,887 9,540,829
2062 423,636,352 9,578,098
2061 419,672,017 9,614,549
2060 415,638,125 9,652,893
2059 411,576,344 9,691,151
2058 407,429,129 9,731,557
2057 403,233,874 9,769,285
2056 398,948,355 9,807,403
2055 394,645,693 9,847,280
2054 390,303,954 9,885,446
2053 385,922,748 9,924,814
2052 381,488,696 9,963,090
2051 377,018,239 9,999,372
2050 372,476,884 10,035,796
2049 367,909,407 10,072,922
2048 363,310,560 10,106,403
2047 358,659,474 10,140,325
2046 353,929,775 10,173,871
2045 349,156,085 10,206,046
2044 344,371,692 10,237,224
2043 339,561,029 10,268,090
2042 334,731,546 10,296,167
2041 329,875,686 10,322,968
2040 325,039,429 10,351,965
2039 320,137,108 10,379,824
2038 315,207,413 10,405,843
2037 310,312,684 10,430,143
2036 305,408,418 10,454,779
2035 300,541,523 10,478,501
2034 295,686,893 10,502,828
2033 290,851,174 10,525,638
2032 286,070,650 10,548,736
2031 281,351,929 10,569,489
2030 276,708,987 10,588,717
2029 272,189,955 10,609,556
2028 267,728,673 10,631,437
2027 263,390,059 10,649,916
2026 259,231,214 10,667,081
2025 255,166,301 10,683,692
2024 251,269,164 10,694,681
2023 247,504,495 10,578,174
2022 243,700,667 10,434,332
2021 239,477,801 10,361,831
2020 235,001,746 10,297,081
2019 230,800,899 10,286,263
2018 226,928,892 10,283,822
2017 223,273,967 10,300,300
2016 220,138,869 10,325,452
2015 217,290,883 10,358,076
2014 214,264,647 10,401,062
2013 211,073,978 10,457,295
2012 207,667,125 10,514,844
2011 203,746,065 10,557,560
2010 199,239,047 10,573,100
2009 194,376,534 10,568,247
2008 189,499,113 10,558,177
2007 184,493,231 10,542,964
2006 179,682,690 10,522,288
2005 175,453,212 10,503,330
2004 171,286,000 10,483,861
2003 167,110,248 10,458,821
2002 163,222,549 10,419,631
2001 159,270,907 10,362,722
2000 154,879,127 10,289,898
1999 150,565,377 10,217,828
1998 146,522,356 10,160,196
1997 142,531,804 10,108,977
1996 138,557,092 10,063,945
1995 134,582,253 10,026,176
1994 130,748,083 9,991,525
1993 127,020,117 9,964,675
1992 123,546,848 9,952,494
1991 120,060,406 9,960,235
1990 116,155,576 9,983,218
1989 112,336,629 10,005,000
1988 108,724,739 10,019,610
1987 105,130,717 10,030,031
1986 101,606,764 10,032,734
1985 98,229,285 10,023,613
1984 95,164,936 9,996,232
1983 92,227,711 9,957,865
1982 89,089,246 9,911,771
1981 85,802,049 9,851,362
1980 82,291,010 9,766,312
1979 78,997,039 9,661,265
1978 76,307,379 9,558,250
1977 73,901,827 9,455,675
1976 71,620,254 9,355,810
1975 69,461,175 9,093,470
1974 67,415,487 8,754,365
1973 65,461,912 8,633,100
1972 63,583,194 8,630,430
1971 61,847,899 8,643,756
1970 60,166,719 8,680,431
1969 58,460,939 8,757,705
1968 56,810,507 8,836,650
1967 55,214,768 8,874,520
1966 53,678,667 8,930,990
1965 52,209,010 8,998,595
1964 50,799,999 9,035,365
1963 49,447,776 9,030,355
1962 48,156,128 8,993,985
1961 46,921,277 8,929,316
1960 45,709,310 8,857,716

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/portugal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Portugal
2100 0.17% -0.06%
2099 0.18% -0.05%
2098 0.19% -0.06%
2097 0.22% -0.07%
2096 0.24% -0.09%
2095 0.26% -0.05%
2094 0.27% -0.05%
2093 0.28% -0.06%
2092 0.3% -0.05%
2091 0.31% -0.05%
2090 0.32% -0.05%
2089 0.35% -0.05%
2088 0.35% -0.07%
2087 0.38% -0.05%
2086 0.39% -0.06%
2085 0.41% -0.08%
2084 0.44% -0.07%
2083 0.46% -0.09%
2082 0.48% -0.11%
2081 0.5% -0.12%
2080 0.51% -0.14%
2079 0.53% -0.15%
2078 0.57% -0.16%
2077 0.6% -0.2%
2076 0.62% -0.21%
2075 0.64% -0.25%
2074 0.66% -0.26%
2073 0.69% -0.25%
2072 0.71% -0.29%
2071 0.73% -0.3%
2070 0.77% -0.32%
2069 0.79% -0.35%
2068 0.81% -0.34%
2067 0.83% -0.35%
2066 0.85% -0.36%
2065 0.88% -0.39%
2064 0.89% -0.39%
2063 0.93% -0.39%
2062 0.94% -0.38%
2061 0.97% -0.4%
2060 0.99% -0.39%
2059 1.02% -0.42%
2058 1.04% -0.39%
2057 1.07% -0.39%
2056 1.09% -0.4%
2055 1.11% -0.39%
2054 1.14% -0.4%
2053 1.16% -0.38%
2052 1.19% -0.36%
2051 1.22% -0.36%
2050 1.24% -0.37%
2049 1.27% -0.33%
2048 1.3% -0.33%
2047 1.34% -0.33%
2046 1.37% -0.32%
2045 1.39% -0.3%
2044 1.42% -0.3%
2043 1.44% -0.27%
2042 1.47% -0.26%
2041 1.49% -0.28%
2040 1.53% -0.27%
2039 1.56% -0.25%
2038 1.58% -0.23%
2037 1.61% -0.24%
2036 1.62% -0.23%
2035 1.64% -0.23%
2034 1.66% -0.22%
2033 1.67% -0.22%
2032 1.68% -0.2%
2031 1.68% -0.18%
2030 1.66% -0.2%
2029 1.67% -0.21%
2028 1.65% -0.17%
2027 1.6% -0.16%
2026 1.59% -0.16%
2025 1.55% -0.1%
2024 1.52% 1.1%
2023 1.56% 1.38%
2022 1.76% 0.7%
2021 1.9% 0.63%
2020 1.82% 0.11%
2019 1.71% 0.02%
2018 1.64% -0.16%
2017 1.42% -0.24%
2016 1.31% -0.31%
2015 1.41% -0.41%
2014 1.51% -0.54%
2013 1.64% -0.55%
2012 1.92% -0.4%
2011 2.26% -0.15%
2010 2.5% 0.05%
2009 2.57% 0.1%
2008 2.71% 0.14%
2007 2.68% 0.2%
2006 2.41% 0.18%
2005 2.43% 0.19%
2004 2.5% 0.24%
2003 2.38% 0.38%
2002 2.48% 0.55%
2001 2.84% 0.71%
2000 2.87% 0.71%
1999 2.76% 0.57%
1998 2.8% 0.51%
1997 2.87% 0.45%
1996 2.95% 0.38%
1995 2.93% 0.35%
1994 2.93% 0.27%
1993 2.81% 0.12%
1992 2.9% -0.08%
1991 3.36% -0.23%
1990 3.4% -0.22%
1989 3.32% -0.15%
1988 3.42% -0.1%
1987 3.47% -0.03%
1986 3.44% 0.09%
1985 3.22% 0.27%
1984 3.18% 0.39%
1983 3.52% 0.47%
1982 3.83% 0.61%
1981 4.27% 0.87%
1980 4.17% 1.09%
1979 3.52% 1.08%
1978 3.26% 1.08%
1977 3.19% 1.07%
1976 3.11% 2.88%
1975 3.03% 3.87%
1974 2.98% 1.4%
1973 2.95% 0.03%
1972 2.81% -0.15%
1971 2.79% -0.42%
1970 2.92% -0.88%
1969 2.91% -0.89%
1968 2.89% -0.43%
1967 2.86% -0.63%
1966 2.81% -0.75%
1965 2.77% -0.41%
1964 2.73% 0.06%
1963 2.68% 0.4%
1962 2.63% 0.72%
1961 2.65% 0.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Live population counters

Pakistan Portugal
Current population
260356147
10667081
Population rank 5/197 92/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.13%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
4.51 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
6.13 minutes
One death every
19.7 seconds
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,314 +319
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 94/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
32 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 +16,472
Net migration rank 196/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - 16,472
2024 - -1,401,173 - 20,648
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 -32,792 29,102
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 -40,694 68,696
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 -45,592 69,606
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 -39,129 54,076
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 -24,687 63,031
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 -25,709 22,495
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 -23,691 13,979
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 -23,749 -775
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 -23,823 -3,209
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 -22,882 -26,447
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 -24,052 -36,342
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 -17,875 -37,083
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 -5,279 -31,513
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 -4,230 -5,627
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 -5,284 14,532
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 0 9,478
2007 4,690,187 576,349 -1,055 21,064
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 3,156 16,754
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 2,101 15,537
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 7,339 13,928
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 4,184 24,740
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 8,335 42,169
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 8,290 55,565
2000 4,281,169 252,869 15,435 60,586
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 8,175 49,572
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 7,112 40,931
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 8,087 36,922
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 4,026 32,640
1995 3,977,175 11,534 4,011 26,971
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 9,991 20,761
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 7,972 8,561
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 13,933 -11,847
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 12,948 -37,914
1990 3,731,730 275,242 13,976 -34,855
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 22,011 -30,615
1988 3,554,755 38,139 24,047 -26,595
1987 3,448,813 146,364 28,084 -23,142
1986 3,341,643 111,045 31,102 -20,000
1985 3,233,315 68,860 33,077 -19,183
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 45,983 -16,658
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 47,798 -16,568
1982 2,934,689 294,252 58,479 -15,006
1981 2,790,454 555,032 56,152 -7,938
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 63,481 29,881
1979 2,461,311 450,003 67,628 32,434
1978 2,356,601 111,386 70,731 34,345
1977 2,257,849 85,250 84,156 37,779
1976 2,171,812 48,238 85,138 40,490
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 81,841 42,262
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 74,412 41,254
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 76,835 39,748
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 83,715 39,058
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 82,980 48,944
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 87,672 -191,862
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 89,329 -161,114
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 100,737 -145,200
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 106,495 -136,232
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 107,171 -129,233
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 115,182 -123,855
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 120,170 -118,763
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 113,783 -116,874
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 123,217 -113,947
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 117,867 -112,768
1960 1,217,147 0 118,693 -95,886

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 Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

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
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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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