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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 2,857,822 people in Qatar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 2,999,260 in Qatar.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 86.8 times bigger than Qatar's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Qatar is the 136th.
  • The countries together account for 3.18% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.04% for Qatar.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +3.86% in Qatar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while Qatar has grown from 973K to 3M (208.3% growth).

Pakistan vs Qatar: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Qatar
2100 514,531,704 6,864,512
2099 513,655,674 6,795,697
2098 512,727,636 6,726,889
2097 511,735,790 6,658,115
2096 510,636,755 6,589,399
2095 509,437,875 6,520,903
2094 508,130,071 6,452,670
2093 506,765,644 6,384,792
2092 505,327,656 6,317,235
2091 503,824,444 6,249,912
2090 502,264,268 6,182,993
2089 500,660,501 6,116,439
2088 498,935,983 6,050,282
2087 497,190,466 5,984,646
2086 495,313,036 5,919,506
2085 493,366,305 5,854,810
2084 491,354,778 5,790,733
2083 489,225,193 5,727,107
2082 486,984,952 5,663,726
2081 484,673,501 5,600,872
2080 482,257,479 5,538,952
2079 479,813,404 5,477,309
2078 477,277,836 5,416,092
2077 474,593,860 5,355,430
2076 471,779,348 5,295,298
2075 468,855,468 5,235,611
2074 465,875,137 5,176,349
2073 462,811,079 5,117,758
2072 459,656,523 5,059,696
2071 456,423,506 5,002,249
2070 453,095,985 4,945,273
2069 449,655,599 4,888,911
2068 446,126,774 4,833,090
2067 442,540,629 4,777,814
2066 438,879,326 4,723,056
2065 435,169,856 4,668,810
2064 431,394,393 4,614,957
2063 427,575,887 4,561,622
2062 423,636,352 4,509,442
2061 419,672,017 4,457,910
2060 415,638,125 4,406,963
2059 411,576,344 4,356,604
2058 407,429,129 4,306,842
2057 403,233,874 4,257,533
2056 398,948,355 4,208,980
2055 394,645,693 4,160,635
2054 390,303,954 4,113,078
2053 385,922,748 4,065,870
2052 381,488,696 4,019,393
2051 377,018,239 3,973,445
2050 372,476,884 3,927,949
2049 367,909,407 3,882,963
2048 363,310,560 3,838,380
2047 358,659,474 3,794,282
2046 353,929,775 3,750,671
2045 349,156,085 3,707,573
2044 344,371,692 3,665,008
2043 339,561,029 3,623,031
2042 334,731,546 3,581,673
2041 329,875,686 3,540,989
2040 325,039,429 3,500,991
2039 320,137,108 3,461,758
2038 315,207,413 3,423,310
2037 310,312,684 3,385,696
2036 305,408,418 3,348,948
2035 300,541,523 3,313,100
2034 295,686,893 3,278,067
2033 290,851,174 3,243,892
2032 286,070,650 3,210,644
2031 281,351,929 3,178,257
2030 276,708,987 3,146,733
2029 272,189,955 3,112,748
2028 267,728,673 3,075,676
2027 263,390,059 3,035,492
2026 259,231,214 2,985,826
2025 255,166,301 2,926,071
2024 251,269,164 2,857,822
2023 247,504,495 2,656,032
2022 243,700,667 2,657,333
2021 239,477,801 2,504,910
2020 235,001,746 2,794,148
2019 230,800,899 2,638,657
2018 226,928,892 2,580,734
2017 223,273,967 2,545,820
2016 220,138,869 2,477,113
2015 217,290,883 2,344,557
2014 214,264,647 2,151,745
2013 211,073,978 1,916,426
2012 207,667,125 1,722,438
2011 203,746,065 1,624,761
2010 199,239,047 1,616,832
2009 194,376,534 1,608,903
2008 189,499,113 1,426,938
2007 184,493,231 1,208,595
2006 179,682,690 972,831
2005 175,453,212 825,408
2004 171,286,000 773,332
2003 167,110,248 744,682
2002 163,222,549 711,205
2001 159,270,907 677,925
2000 154,879,127 644,989
1999 150,565,377 612,500
1998 146,522,356 580,540
1997 142,531,804 550,500
1996 138,557,092 529,019
1995 134,582,253 514,325
1994 130,748,083 499,459
1993 127,020,117 484,545
1992 123,546,848 469,657
1991 120,060,406 454,853
1990 116,155,576 440,175
1989 112,336,629 425,646
1988 108,724,739 411,264
1987 105,130,717 397,005
1986 101,606,764 382,422
1985 98,229,285 365,940
1984 95,164,936 347,878
1983 92,227,711 329,709
1982 89,089,246 311,537
1981 85,802,049 293,553
1980 82,291,010 275,913
1979 78,997,039 258,670
1978 76,307,379 241,808
1977 73,901,827 225,285
1976 71,620,254 209,052
1975 69,461,175 193,087
1974 67,415,487 177,362
1973 65,461,912 161,841
1972 63,583,194 146,506
1971 61,847,899 131,346
1970 60,166,719 116,350
1969 58,460,939 103,025
1968 56,810,507 91,749
1967 55,214,768 81,439
1966 53,678,667 72,192
1965 52,209,010 64,065
1964 50,799,999 56,867
1963 49,447,776 50,380
1962 48,156,128 44,630
1961 46,921,277 39,680
1960 45,709,310 36,010

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 522,147 people (a 21.1% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 136th 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 Qatar will increase by 31% to 3,927,949 people and rank change from 136th to 134th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 6.86M people in 2100 for Qatar.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Qatar
2100 0.17% 1.01%
2099 0.18% 1.02%
2098 0.19% 1.03%
2097 0.22% 1.04%
2096 0.24% 1.05%
2095 0.26% 1.06%
2094 0.27% 1.06%
2093 0.28% 1.07%
2092 0.3% 1.08%
2091 0.31% 1.08%
2090 0.32% 1.09%
2089 0.35% 1.09%
2088 0.35% 1.1%
2087 0.38% 1.1%
2086 0.39% 1.11%
2085 0.41% 1.11%
2084 0.44% 1.11%
2083 0.46% 1.12%
2082 0.48% 1.12%
2081 0.5% 1.12%
2080 0.51% 1.13%
2079 0.53% 1.13%
2078 0.57% 1.13%
2077 0.6% 1.14%
2076 0.62% 1.14%
2075 0.64% 1.14%
2074 0.66% 1.14%
2073 0.69% 1.15%
2072 0.71% 1.15%
2071 0.73% 1.15%
2070 0.77% 1.15%
2069 0.79% 1.15%
2068 0.81% 1.16%
2067 0.83% 1.16%
2066 0.85% 1.16%
2065 0.88% 1.17%
2064 0.89% 1.17%
2063 0.93% 1.16%
2062 0.94% 1.16%
2061 0.97% 1.16%
2060 0.99% 1.16%
2059 1.02% 1.16%
2058 1.04% 1.16%
2057 1.07% 1.15%
2056 1.09% 1.16%
2055 1.11% 1.16%
2054 1.14% 1.16%
2053 1.16% 1.16%
2052 1.19% 1.16%
2051 1.22% 1.16%
2050 1.24% 1.16%
2049 1.27% 1.16%
2048 1.3% 1.16%
2047 1.34% 1.16%
2046 1.37% 1.16%
2045 1.39% 1.16%
2044 1.42% 1.16%
2043 1.44% 1.15%
2042 1.47% 1.15%
2041 1.49% 1.14%
2040 1.53% 1.13%
2039 1.56% 1.12%
2038 1.58% 1.11%
2037 1.61% 1.1%
2036 1.62% 1.08%
2035 1.64% 1.07%
2034 1.66% 1.05%
2033 1.67% 1.04%
2032 1.68% 1.02%
2031 1.68% 1%
2030 1.66% 1.09%
2029 1.67% 1.21%
2028 1.65% 1.32%
2027 1.6% 1.66%
2026 1.59% 2.04%
2025 1.55% 2.39%
2024 1.52% 7.6%
2023 1.56% -0.05%
2022 1.76% 6.08%
2021 1.9% -10.4%
2020 1.82% 5.89%
2019 1.71% 2.24%
2018 1.64% 1.37%
2017 1.42% 2.77%
2016 1.31% 5.65%
2015 1.41% 8.96%
2014 1.51% 12.3%
2013 1.64% 11.3%
2012 1.92% 6.01%
2011 2.26% 0.49%
2010 2.5% 0.49%
2009 2.57% 12.8%
2008 2.71% 18.1%
2007 2.68% 24.2%
2006 2.41% 17.9%
2005 2.43% 6.73%
2004 2.5% 3.85%
2003 2.38% 4.71%
2002 2.48% 4.91%
2001 2.84% 5.11%
2000 2.87% 5.3%
1999 2.76% 5.51%
1998 2.8% 5.46%
1997 2.87% 4.06%
1996 2.95% 2.86%
1995 2.93% 2.98%
1994 2.93% 3.08%
1993 2.81% 3.17%
1992 2.9% 3.25%
1991 3.36% 3.33%
1990 3.4% 3.41%
1989 3.32% 3.5%
1988 3.42% 3.59%
1987 3.47% 3.81%
1986 3.44% 4.5%
1985 3.22% 5.19%
1984 3.18% 5.51%
1983 3.52% 5.83%
1982 3.83% 6.13%
1981 4.27% 6.39%
1980 4.17% 6.67%
1979 3.52% 6.97%
1978 3.26% 7.33%
1977 3.19% 7.77%
1976 3.11% 8.27%
1975 3.03% 8.87%
1974 2.98% 9.59%
1973 2.95% 10.5%
1972 2.81% 11.5%
1971 2.79% 12.9%
1970 2.92% 12.9%
1969 2.91% 12.3%
1968 2.89% 12.7%
1967 2.86% 12.8%
1966 2.81% 12.7%
1965 2.77% 12.7%
1964 2.73% 12.9%
1963 2.68% 12.9%
1962 2.63% 12.5%
1961 2.65% 10.2%

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 Qatar's population grew by 7.6%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Qatar
Current population
260356147
2999260
Population rank 5/197 136/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.04%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
2.6 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
20 minutes
One death every
19.7 seconds
3.55 hours
Daily growth/decline +10,314 +553
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 +201,790
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% +7.6%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 1/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
14.5 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 +36,288
Net migration rank 196/196 26/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 2,337,000
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 31/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 76.7%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 1/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Qatar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Qatar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - 36,288
2024 - -1,401,173 - 46,105
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 23,845 39,995
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 24,360 80,004
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 21,297 24,501
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 25,128 -50,433
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 24,112 10,557
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 23,340 12,465
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 23,244 46,719
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 22,416 119,725
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 22,568 177,467
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 21,699 194,712
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 19,669 133,520
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 17,681 77,091
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 16,543 77,228
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 16,225 90,620
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 15,595 123,217
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 14,062 165,572
2007 4,690,187 576,349 11,351 245,703
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 10,225 204,236
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 11,392 68,993
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 11,242 12,531
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 11,291 22,234
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 11,062 22,356
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 10,683 22,456
2000 4,281,169 252,869 9,974 22,769
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 9,431 22,815
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 9,055 22,618
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 8,846 19,547
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 9,049 5,517
1995 3,977,175 11,534 9,186 5,634
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 9,257 5,660
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 9,250 5,670
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 9,189 5,670
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 9,182 5,562
1990 3,731,730 275,242 9,388 5,216
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 9,407 5,045
1988 3,554,755 38,139 9,198 5,118
1987 3,448,813 146,364 8,806 5,405
1986 3,341,643 111,045 8,439 6,512
1985 3,233,315 68,860 8,212 9,797
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 7,997 10,113
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 7,765 10,462
1982 2,934,689 294,252 7,489 10,634
1981 2,790,454 555,032 7,202 10,644
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 6,894 10,540
1979 2,461,311 450,003 6,579 10,466
1978 2,356,601 111,386 6,246 10,434
1977 2,257,849 85,250 5,925 10,445
1976 2,171,812 48,238 5,598 10,494
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 5,289 10,549
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 5,015 10,603
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 4,780 10,641
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 4,581 10,663
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 4,433 10,644
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 4,346 10,579
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 3,941 7,790
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 3,547 7,266
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 3,167 6,637
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 2,811 5,880
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 2,472 5,083
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 2,150 4,686
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 1,854 4,283
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 1,589 3,773
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 1,357 3,186
1960 1,217,147 0 1,220 1,586

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 Qatar 26.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 232,009 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 655,712 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 2,337,000 people or 76.7% in Qatar.

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
Qatar
City Population
Doha 1.19M
Al Khor 31.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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