The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 259,345,872 people compared to 18,836,893 in Romania.
Population statistics:
- Pakistan's population is 13.8 times bigger than Romania's.
- Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
- The countries together account for 3.36% of the world: 3.13% for Pakistan vs 0.23% for Romania.
- For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
- Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 259M (44.3% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).
- Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 511M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.
Pakistan vs Romania: live population counter
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| Current population |
259345872
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18836893
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| Population rank | 5/197 | 70/197 |
| Percent of world population | 3.13% | 0.23% |
| One net population change |
8.38 seconds
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56.8 minutes
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| One birth every |
4.58 seconds
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3.45 minutes
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| One death every |
19.7 seconds
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2.17 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
22.5 seconds
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18.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,401,173 | -28,466 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10,314 | -25 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,764,669 | -9,258 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.52% | -0.05% |
| Population growth rate rank | 71/197 | 170/197 |
Pakistan and Romania: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 45,709,310 | 18,406,905 | - | - |
| 1961 | 46,921,277 | 18,555,250 | 2.65% | 0.81% |
| 1962 | 48,156,128 | 18,676,550 | 2.63% | 0.65% |
| 1963 | 49,447,776 | 18,797,850 | 2.68% | 0.65% |
| 1964 | 50,799,999 | 18,919,126 | 2.73% | 0.65% |
| 1965 | 52,209,010 | 19,031,576 | 2.77% | 0.59% |
| 1966 | 53,678,667 | 19,215,450 | 2.81% | 0.97% |
| 1967 | 55,214,768 | 19,534,242 | 2.86% | 1.66% |
| 1968 | 56,810,507 | 19,799,831 | 2.89% | 1.36% |
| 1969 | 58,460,939 | 20,009,141 | 2.91% | 1.06% |
| 1970 | 60,166,719 | 20,250,398 | 2.92% | 1.21% |
| 1971 | 61,847,899 | 20,461,567 | 2.79% | 1.04% |
| 1972 | 63,583,194 | 20,657,957 | 2.81% | 0.96% |
| 1973 | 65,461,912 | 20,835,681 | 2.95% | 0.86% |
| 1974 | 67,415,487 | 21,029,429 | 2.98% | 0.93% |
| 1975 | 69,461,175 | 21,293,583 | 3.03% | 1.26% |
| 1976 | 71,620,254 | 21,551,634 | 3.11% | 1.21% |
| 1977 | 73,901,827 | 21,756,096 | 3.19% | 0.95% |
| 1978 | 76,307,379 | 21,951,464 | 3.26% | 0.9% |
| 1979 | 78,997,039 | 22,090,488 | 3.52% | 0.63% |
| 1980 | 82,291,010 | 22,207,282 | 4.17% | 0.53% |
| 1981 | 85,802,049 | 22,353,070 | 4.27% | 0.66% |
| 1982 | 89,089,246 | 22,475,741 | 3.83% | 0.55% |
| 1983 | 92,227,711 | 22,560,478 | 3.52% | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 95,164,936 | 22,640,547 | 3.18% | 0.35% |
| 1985 | 98,229,285 | 22,732,999 | 3.22% | 0.41% |
| 1986 | 101,606,764 | 22,836,841 | 3.44% | 0.46% |
| 1987 | 105,130,717 | 22,949,430 | 3.47% | 0.49% |
| 1988 | 108,724,739 | 23,057,662 | 3.42% | 0.47% |
| 1989 | 112,336,629 | 23,161,458 | 3.32% | 0.45% |
| 1990 | 116,155,576 | 23,201,835 | 3.4% | 0.17% |
| 1991 | 120,060,406 | 23,001,155 | 3.36% | -0.86% |
| 1992 | 123,546,848 | 22,794,284 | 2.9% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 127,020,117 | 22,763,280 | 2.81% | -0.14% |
| 1994 | 130,748,083 | 22,730,211 | 2.93% | -0.15% |
| 1995 | 134,582,253 | 22,684,270 | 2.93% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 138,557,092 | 22,619,004 | 2.95% | -0.29% |
| 1997 | 142,531,804 | 22,553,978 | 2.87% | -0.29% |
| 1998 | 146,522,356 | 22,507,344 | 2.8% | -0.21% |
| 1999 | 150,565,377 | 22,472,040 | 2.76% | -0.16% |
| 2000 | 154,879,127 | 22,442,971 | 2.87% | -0.13% |
| 2001 | 159,270,907 | 22,131,970 | 2.84% | -1.39% |
| 2002 | 163,222,549 | 21,730,496 | 2.48% | -1.81% |
| 2003 | 167,110,248 | 21,574,326 | 2.38% | -0.72% |
| 2004 | 171,286,000 | 21,451,748 | 2.5% | -0.57% |
| 2005 | 175,453,212 | 21,319,685 | 2.43% | -0.62% |
| 2006 | 179,682,690 | 21,193,760 | 2.41% | -0.59% |
| 2007 | 184,493,231 | 20,882,982 | 2.68% | -1.47% |
| 2008 | 189,499,113 | 20,537,875 | 2.71% | -1.65% |
| 2009 | 194,376,534 | 20,367,487 | 2.57% | -0.83% |
| 2010 | 199,239,047 | 20,246,871 | 2.5% | -0.59% |
| 2011 | 203,746,065 | 20,147,528 | 2.26% | -0.49% |
| 2012 | 207,667,125 | 20,058,035 | 1.92% | -0.44% |
| 2013 | 211,073,978 | 19,983,693 | 1.64% | -0.37% |
| 2014 | 214,264,647 | 19,908,979 | 1.51% | -0.37% |
| 2015 | 217,290,883 | 19,815,616 | 1.41% | -0.47% |
| 2016 | 220,138,869 | 19,702,267 | 1.31% | -0.57% |
| 2017 | 223,273,967 | 19,588,715 | 1.42% | -0.58% |
| 2018 | 226,928,892 | 19,473,970 | 1.64% | -0.59% |
| 2019 | 230,800,899 | 19,371,648 | 1.71% | -0.53% |
| 2020 | 235,001,746 | 19,265,250 | 1.82% | -0.55% |
| 2021 | 239,477,801 | 19,122,059 | 1.9% | -0.74% |
| 2022 | 243,700,667 | 19,048,502 | 1.76% | -0.38% |
| 2023 | 247,504,495 | 19,061,062 | 1.56% | 0.07% |
| 2024 | 251,269,164 | 19,051,804 | 1.52% | -0.05% |
| 2025 | 255,219,564 | 18,945,157 | 1.57% | -0.56% |
| 2026 | 259,299,796 | 18,836,893 | 1.6% | -0.57% |
| 2027 | 263,515,827 | 18,727,645 | 1.63% | -0.58% |
| 2028 | 267,881,923 | 18,617,757 | 1.66% | -0.59% |
| 2029 | 272,337,520 | 18,506,702 | 1.66% | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 276,883,261 | 18,394,947 | 1.67% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 281,528,070 | 18,282,991 | 1.68% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 286,241,141 | 18,170,681 | 1.67% | -0.61% |
| 2033 | 291,012,268 | 18,057,661 | 1.67% | -0.62% |
| 2034 | 295,820,153 | 17,943,814 | 1.65% | -0.63% |
| 2035 | 300,643,518 | 17,828,772 | 1.63% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 305,491,504 | 17,712,177 | 1.61% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 310,353,293 | 17,595,189 | 1.59% | -0.66% |
| 2038 | 315,227,709 | 17,477,597 | 1.57% | -0.67% |
| 2039 | 320,105,882 | 17,360,012 | 1.55% | -0.67% |
| 2040 | 324,937,703 | 17,242,939 | 1.51% | -0.67% |
| 2041 | 329,746,478 | 17,124,773 | 1.48% | -0.69% |
| 2042 | 334,551,874 | 17,006,515 | 1.46% | -0.69% |
| 2043 | 339,334,851 | 16,888,882 | 1.43% | -0.69% |
| 2044 | 344,095,467 | 16,770,593 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2045 | 348,837,732 | 16,652,406 | 1.38% | -0.7% |
| 2046 | 353,552,859 | 16,534,847 | 1.35% | -0.71% |
| 2047 | 358,207,159 | 16,416,456 | 1.32% | -0.72% |
| 2048 | 362,796,532 | 16,297,099 | 1.28% | -0.73% |
| 2049 | 367,344,429 | 16,177,534 | 1.25% | -0.73% |
| 2050 | 371,863,804 | 16,058,209 | 1.23% | -0.74% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 39,207,003 (a 17.8% growth), while Romania's population decreased by -865,374 (a 4.39% decline).
Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.8% to 16,058,209 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.
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 Romania
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| Life expectancy | 68.1 years | 76.4 years |
| Average age | 25.6 years | 42.5 years |
| Median age | 21.5 years | 43.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.7:49.3 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 3.61 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 844 ppl/mi² | 214.5 ppl/mi² |
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