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

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The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 255,219,554 in 2025 vs 19,020,271 people in Romania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 261,421,997 people compared to 18,912,567 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 3.37% of the world: 3.15% 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 -0.41% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 261M (45.5% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.9M (10.8% decline).

Pakistan vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Romania
2100 514,639,086 10,843,503
2099 513,762,873 10,927,951
2098 512,834,641 11,011,822
2097 511,842,588 11,095,182
2096 510,743,323 11,178,195
2095 509,544,194 11,261,202
2094 508,236,117 11,343,358
2093 506,871,405 11,426,736
2092 505,433,117 11,509,522
2091 503,929,591 11,591,897
2090 502,369,089 11,675,686
2089 500,764,988 11,759,143
2088 499,040,109 11,842,733
2087 497,294,229 11,926,699
2086 495,416,407 12,013,212
2085 493,469,269 12,099,742
2084 491,457,322 12,187,794
2083 489,327,293 12,277,402
2082 487,086,584 12,367,518
2081 484,774,651 12,460,785
2080 482,358,125 12,556,104
2079 479,913,540 12,652,446
2078 477,377,443 12,750,395
2077 474,692,907 12,849,896
2076 471,877,807 12,950,914
2075 468,953,317 13,053,551
2074 465,972,364 13,158,624
2073 462,907,667 13,264,931
2072 459,752,452 13,375,162
2071 456,518,761 13,488,051
2070 453,190,545 13,603,287
2069 449,749,441 13,721,187
2068 446,219,879 13,840,530
2067 442,632,987 13,963,377
2066 438,970,919 14,088,938
2065 435,260,675 14,218,608
2064 431,484,424 14,349,029
2063 427,665,121 14,480,312
2062 423,724,764 14,613,788
2061 419,759,602 14,747,178
2060 415,724,868 14,879,235
2059 411,662,239 15,011,161
2058 407,514,159 15,141,670
2057 403,318,028 15,271,230
2056 399,031,614 15,400,030
2055 394,728,055 15,527,331
2054 390,385,410 15,651,338
2053 386,003,289 15,773,422
2052 381,568,312 15,896,118
2051 377,096,921 16,016,719
2050 372,554,619 16,135,745
2049 367,986,189 16,255,638
2048 363,386,382 16,375,139
2047 358,734,325 16,494,633
2046 354,003,639 16,612,186
2045 349,228,953 16,730,009
2044 344,443,561 16,848,827
2043 339,631,894 16,966,857
2042 334,801,403 17,084,359
2041 329,944,530 17,203,640
2040 325,107,264 17,320,952
2039 320,203,920 17,438,042
2038 315,273,196 17,556,386
2037 310,377,446 17,673,500
2036 305,472,156 17,790,613
2035 300,604,245 17,906,949
2034 295,748,602 18,020,973
2033 290,911,874 18,134,889
2032 286,130,352 18,247,275
2031 281,410,647 18,359,750
2030 276,766,735 18,471,446
2029 272,246,760 18,583,513
2028 267,784,548 18,693,807
2027 263,445,027 18,803,518
2026 259,285,315 18,912,567
2025 255,219,554 19,020,271
2024 251,269,164 19,051,804
2023 247,504,495 19,061,062
2022 243,700,667 19,048,502
2021 239,477,801 19,122,059
2020 235,001,746 19,265,250
2019 230,800,899 19,371,648
2018 226,928,892 19,473,970
2017 223,273,967 19,588,715
2016 220,138,869 19,702,267
2015 217,290,883 19,815,616
2014 214,264,647 19,908,979
2013 211,073,978 19,983,693
2012 207,667,125 20,058,035
2011 203,746,065 20,147,528
2010 199,239,047 20,246,871
2009 194,376,534 20,367,487
2008 189,499,113 20,537,875
2007 184,493,231 20,882,982
2006 179,682,690 21,193,760
2005 175,453,212 21,319,685
2004 171,286,000 21,451,748
2003 167,110,248 21,574,326
2002 163,222,549 21,730,496
2001 159,270,907 22,131,970
2000 154,879,127 22,442,971
1999 150,565,377 22,472,040
1998 146,522,356 22,507,344
1997 142,531,804 22,553,978
1996 138,557,092 22,619,004
1995 134,582,253 22,684,270
1994 130,748,083 22,730,211
1993 127,020,117 22,763,280
1992 123,546,848 22,794,284
1991 120,060,406 23,001,155
1990 116,155,576 23,201,835
1989 112,336,629 23,161,458
1988 108,724,739 23,057,662
1987 105,130,717 22,949,430
1986 101,606,764 22,836,841
1985 98,229,285 22,732,999
1984 95,164,936 22,640,547
1983 92,227,711 22,560,478
1982 89,089,246 22,475,741
1981 85,802,049 22,353,070
1980 82,291,010 22,207,282
1979 78,997,039 22,090,488
1978 76,307,379 21,951,464
1977 73,901,827 21,756,096
1976 71,620,254 21,551,634
1975 69,461,175 21,293,583
1974 67,415,487 21,029,429
1973 65,461,912 20,835,681
1972 63,583,194 20,657,957
1971 61,847,899 20,461,567
1970 60,166,719 20,250,398
1969 58,460,939 20,009,141
1968 56,810,507 19,799,831
1967 55,214,768 19,534,242
1966 53,678,667 19,215,450
1965 52,209,010 19,031,576
1964 50,799,999 18,919,126
1963 49,447,776 18,797,850
1962 48,156,128 18,676,550
1961 46,921,277 18,555,250
1960 45,709,310 18,406,905

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/pakistan/romania | CC BY

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 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 789,700 people (a 4.01% 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 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,135,745 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Romania
2100 0.17% -0.77%
2099 0.18% -0.76%
2098 0.19% -0.75%
2097 0.22% -0.74%
2096 0.24% -0.74%
2095 0.26% -0.72%
2094 0.27% -0.73%
2093 0.28% -0.72%
2092 0.3% -0.71%
2091 0.31% -0.72%
2090 0.32% -0.71%
2089 0.35% -0.71%
2088 0.35% -0.7%
2087 0.38% -0.72%
2086 0.39% -0.72%
2085 0.41% -0.72%
2084 0.44% -0.73%
2083 0.46% -0.73%
2082 0.48% -0.75%
2081 0.5% -0.76%
2080 0.51% -0.76%
2079 0.53% -0.77%
2078 0.57% -0.77%
2077 0.6% -0.78%
2076 0.62% -0.79%
2075 0.64% -0.8%
2074 0.66% -0.8%
2073 0.69% -0.82%
2072 0.71% -0.84%
2071 0.73% -0.85%
2070 0.77% -0.86%
2069 0.79% -0.86%
2068 0.81% -0.88%
2067 0.83% -0.89%
2066 0.85% -0.91%
2065 0.88% -0.91%
2064 0.89% -0.91%
2063 0.93% -0.91%
2062 0.94% -0.9%
2061 0.97% -0.89%
2060 0.99% -0.88%
2059 1.02% -0.86%
2058 1.04% -0.85%
2057 1.07% -0.84%
2056 1.09% -0.82%
2055 1.11% -0.79%
2054 1.14% -0.77%
2053 1.16% -0.77%
2052 1.19% -0.75%
2051 1.22% -0.74%
2050 1.24% -0.74%
2049 1.27% -0.73%
2048 1.3% -0.72%
2047 1.34% -0.71%
2046 1.37% -0.7%
2045 1.39% -0.71%
2044 1.42% -0.7%
2043 1.44% -0.69%
2042 1.47% -0.69%
2041 1.49% -0.68%
2040 1.53% -0.67%
2039 1.56% -0.67%
2038 1.58% -0.66%
2037 1.61% -0.66%
2036 1.62% -0.65%
2035 1.64% -0.63%
2034 1.66% -0.63%
2033 1.67% -0.62%
2032 1.68% -0.61%
2031 1.68% -0.6%
2030 1.66% -0.6%
2029 1.67% -0.59%
2028 1.65% -0.58%
2027 1.6% -0.58%
2026 1.59% -0.57%
2025 1.57% -0.17%
2024 1.52% -0.05%
2023 1.56% 0.07%
2022 1.76% -0.38%
2021 1.9% -0.74%
2020 1.82% -0.55%
2019 1.71% -0.53%
2018 1.64% -0.59%
2017 1.42% -0.58%
2016 1.31% -0.57%
2015 1.41% -0.47%
2014 1.51% -0.37%
2013 1.64% -0.37%
2012 1.92% -0.44%
2011 2.26% -0.49%
2010 2.5% -0.59%
2009 2.57% -0.83%
2008 2.71% -1.65%
2007 2.68% -1.47%
2006 2.41% -0.59%
2005 2.43% -0.62%
2004 2.5% -0.57%
2003 2.38% -0.72%
2002 2.48% -1.81%
2001 2.84% -1.39%
2000 2.87% -0.13%
1999 2.76% -0.16%
1998 2.8% -0.21%
1997 2.87% -0.29%
1996 2.95% -0.29%
1995 2.93% -0.2%
1994 2.93% -0.15%
1993 2.81% -0.14%
1992 2.9% -0.9%
1991 3.36% -0.86%
1990 3.4% 0.17%
1989 3.32% 0.45%
1988 3.42% 0.47%
1987 3.47% 0.49%
1986 3.44% 0.46%
1985 3.22% 0.41%
1984 3.18% 0.35%
1983 3.52% 0.38%
1982 3.83% 0.55%
1981 4.27% 0.66%
1980 4.17% 0.53%
1979 3.52% 0.63%
1978 3.26% 0.9%
1977 3.19% 0.95%
1976 3.11% 1.21%
1975 3.03% 1.26%
1974 2.98% 0.93%
1973 2.95% 0.86%
1972 2.81% 0.96%
1971 2.79% 1.04%
1970 2.92% 1.21%
1969 2.91% 1.06%
1968 2.89% 1.36%
1967 2.86% 1.66%
1966 2.81% 0.97%
1965 2.77% 0.59%
1964 2.73% 0.65%
1963 2.68% 0.65%
1962 2.63% 0.65%
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).

GeoRank.org/population/pakistan/romania | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Pakistan grew by 1.57%, while Romania's population declined by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Romania
Current population
261421997
18912567
Population rank 5/197 70/197
Percent of world population 3.15% 0.23%
One net population change
8.01 seconds
16.7 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
3.68 minutes
One death every
19.5 seconds
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,823 -86
Annual growth/decline +3,950,390 -31,533
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% -0.17%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 172/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 -29,041
Net migration rank 196/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -29,041
2024 5,268,361 -1,401,173 -100,975 -28,466
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 -83,869 -27,780
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 -93,338 89,076
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 -141,504 -17,731
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 -100,179 -13,202
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 -60,053 -27,909
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 -62,316 -33,018
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 -50,930 -33,081
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 -53,196 -33,073
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 -59,447 -35,751
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 -55,745 -35,448
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 -59,951 -34,910
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 -54,157 -37,589
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 -56,413 -102,769
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 -46,567 -122,364
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 -34,625 -137,953
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 -30,806 -144,368
2007 4,690,187 576,349 -37,590 -133,089
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 -38,148 -132,777
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 -40,508 -131,176
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 -42,904 -117,432
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 -56,093 -107,139
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 -58,673 -106,585
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 -37,625 -91,154
2000 4,281,169 252,869 -22,443 -92,451
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 -31,461 -82,590
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 -33,761 -81,366
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 -42,853 -88,734
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 -56,548 -70,799
1995 3,977,175 11,534 -36,295 -73,779
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 -18,184 -76,246
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 -13,658 -73,475
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 -4,559 -63,200
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 25,301 -36,824
1990 3,731,730 275,242 69,605 -38,157
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 122,756 -33,866
1988 3,554,755 38,139 126,817 -48,911
1987 3,448,813 146,364 128,517 -42,868
1986 3,341,643 111,045 134,737 -50,450
1985 3,233,315 68,860 111,392 -28,108
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 117,731 -24,629
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 87,986 3,093
1982 2,934,689 294,252 119,121 -4,725
1981 2,790,454 555,032 156,472 -20,870
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 168,776 -16,668
1979 2,461,311 450,003 194,397 -29,600
1978 2,356,601 111,386 204,148 -31,427
1977 2,257,849 85,250 215,385 -28,135
1976 2,171,812 48,238 213,361 18,748
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 219,324 9,125
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 235,530 6,725
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 175,020 58,651
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 198,316 61,920
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 206,662 74,473
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 234,905 71,919
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 264,120 74,851
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 338,577 33,601
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 347,709 37,282
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 115,293 -25,458
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 114,190 -60,430
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 134,326 -59,500
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 139,104 -58,076
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 130,736 -56,152
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 163,286 -54,642
1960 1,217,147 0 191,431 -55,397

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/pakistan/romania | CC BY

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 Romania 83.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 805,807 people) and 16.6% is from migration (a loss of 160,935 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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