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

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The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 255,219,554 in 2025 vs 10,804,871 people in Portugal in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 261,421,997 people compared to 10,788,071 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 24.2 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 3.28% of the world: 3.15% 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 +0.35% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 261M (45.5% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.8M (2.53% growth).

Pakistan vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Portugal
2100 514,639,086 9,079,610
2099 513,762,873 9,084,930
2098 512,834,641 9,089,064
2097 511,842,588 9,094,546
2096 510,743,323 9,100,755
2095 509,544,194 9,108,548
2094 508,236,117 9,113,366
2093 506,871,405 9,118,286
2092 505,433,117 9,123,579
2091 503,929,591 9,127,714
2090 502,369,089 9,132,140
2089 500,764,988 9,136,870
2088 499,040,109 9,141,647
2087 497,294,229 9,147,996
2086 495,416,407 9,152,804
2085 493,469,269 9,158,263
2084 491,457,322 9,165,158
2083 489,327,293 9,171,574
2082 487,086,584 9,179,958
2081 484,774,651 9,190,466
2080 482,358,125 9,201,621
2079 479,913,540 9,214,398
2078 477,377,443 9,228,555
2077 474,692,907 9,243,708
2076 471,877,807 9,262,542
2075 468,953,317 9,282,392
2074 465,972,364 9,305,608
2073 462,907,667 9,330,117
2072 459,752,452 9,353,771
2071 456,518,761 9,380,991
2070 453,190,545 9,409,668
2069 449,749,441 9,440,299
2068 446,219,879 9,473,457
2067 442,632,987 9,506,001
2066 438,970,919 9,539,597
2065 435,260,675 9,574,237
2064 431,484,424 9,611,738
2063 427,665,121 9,649,045
2062 423,724,764 9,686,737
2061 419,759,602 9,723,601
2060 415,724,868 9,762,379
2059 411,662,239 9,801,072
2058 407,514,159 9,841,936
2057 403,318,028 9,880,092
2056 399,031,614 9,918,643
2055 394,728,055 9,958,971
2054 390,385,410 9,997,570
2053 386,003,289 10,037,385
2052 381,568,312 10,076,095
2051 377,096,921 10,112,788
2050 372,554,619 10,149,626
2049 367,986,189 10,187,172
2048 363,386,382 10,221,034
2047 358,734,325 10,255,340
2046 354,003,639 10,289,266
2045 349,228,953 10,321,807
2044 344,443,561 10,353,338
2043 339,631,894 10,384,554
2042 334,801,403 10,412,950
2041 329,944,530 10,440,054
2040 325,107,264 10,469,380
2039 320,203,920 10,497,556
2038 315,273,196 10,523,869
2037 310,377,446 10,548,445
2036 305,472,156 10,573,361
2035 300,604,245 10,597,352
2034 295,748,602 10,621,955
2033 290,911,874 10,645,024
2032 286,130,352 10,668,384
2031 281,410,647 10,689,372
2030 276,766,735 10,708,819
2029 272,246,760 10,729,893
2028 267,784,548 10,752,023
2027 263,445,027 10,770,712
2026 259,285,315 10,788,071
2025 255,219,554 10,804,871
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 462,619 people (a 4.48% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,149,626 people and rank change from 91st to 97th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2025 at 10.8M people and is projected to decrease to 9.08M 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 1.57% 1.03%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Pakistan grew by 1.57%, while Portugal's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Portugal
Current population
261421997
10788071
Population rank 5/197 91/197
Percent of world population 3.15% 0.13%
One net population change
8.01 seconds
4.78 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
6.22 minutes
One death every
19.5 seconds
4.43 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,823 +302
Annual growth/decline +3,950,390 +110,190
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 99/197
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 5,268,361 -1,401,173 -34,223 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 2026-07-08).

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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 Portugal 48.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 314,089 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 337,649 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 (1960–2025, 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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