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

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The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 255,219,554 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 261,421,997 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 1.83 times bigger than Russia's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 4.86% of the world: 3.15% for Pakistan vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 261M (45.5% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Pakistan vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Russia
2100 514,639,086 125,631,984
2099 513,762,873 125,735,285
2098 512,834,641 125,835,990
2097 511,842,588 125,914,480
2096 510,743,323 126,004,709
2095 509,544,194 126,072,890
2094 508,236,117 126,125,529
2093 506,871,405 126,181,074
2092 505,433,117 126,256,091
2091 503,929,591 126,304,823
2090 502,369,089 126,360,262
2089 500,764,988 126,412,664
2088 499,040,109 126,463,022
2087 497,294,229 126,511,263
2086 495,416,407 126,579,534
2085 493,469,269 126,655,806
2084 491,457,322 126,730,694
2083 489,327,293 126,805,713
2082 487,086,584 126,889,471
2081 484,774,651 126,973,300
2080 482,358,125 127,070,546
2079 479,913,540 127,191,346
2078 477,377,443 127,331,975
2077 474,692,907 127,489,152
2076 471,877,807 127,641,749
2075 468,953,317 127,825,235
2074 465,972,364 128,023,096
2073 462,907,667 128,238,922
2072 459,752,452 128,465,870
2071 456,518,761 128,745,681
2070 453,190,545 129,020,076
2069 449,749,441 129,309,803
2068 446,219,879 129,589,275
2067 442,632,987 129,873,991
2066 438,970,919 130,184,092
2065 435,260,675 130,515,828
2064 431,484,424 130,852,649
2063 427,665,121 131,199,458
2062 423,724,764 131,530,725
2061 419,759,602 131,881,030
2060 415,724,868 132,209,377
2059 411,662,239 132,568,882
2058 407,514,159 132,933,515
2057 403,318,028 133,272,997
2056 399,031,614 133,615,325
2055 394,728,055 133,963,055
2054 390,385,410 134,288,366
2053 386,003,289 134,609,198
2052 381,568,312 134,876,558
2051 377,096,921 135,141,211
2050 372,554,619 135,386,454
2049 367,986,189 135,609,441
2048 363,386,382 135,818,840
2047 358,734,325 136,013,698
2046 354,003,639 136,185,098
2045 349,228,953 136,368,416
2044 344,443,561 136,568,234
2043 339,631,894 136,791,498
2042 334,801,403 137,015,033
2041 329,944,530 137,266,491
2040 325,107,264 137,531,851
2039 320,203,920 137,833,822
2038 315,273,196 138,146,863
2037 310,377,446 138,485,780
2036 305,472,156 138,835,731
2035 300,604,245 139,197,452
2034 295,748,602 139,573,272
2033 290,911,874 139,960,175
2032 286,130,352 140,359,785
2031 281,410,647 140,785,026
2030 276,766,735 141,182,418
2029 272,246,760 141,571,268
2028 267,784,548 141,946,979
2027 263,445,027 142,315,155
2026 259,285,315 142,643,173
2025 255,219,554 143,513,328
2024 251,269,164 143,669,648
2023 247,504,495 143,826,130
2022 243,700,667 144,236,933
2021 239,477,801 144,746,762
2020 235,001,746 145,245,148
2019 230,800,899 145,453,291
2018 226,928,892 145,398,106
2017 223,273,967 145,293,260
2016 220,138,869 145,015,460
2015 217,290,883 144,640,716
2014 214,264,647 144,237,223
2013 211,073,978 143,805,638
2012 207,667,125 143,378,447
2011 203,746,065 143,018,195
2010 199,239,047 142,849,468
2009 194,376,534 142,785,348
2008 189,499,113 142,742,366
2007 184,493,231 142,805,114
2006 179,682,690 143,049,637
2005 175,453,212 143,518,814
2004 171,286,000 144,067,316
2003 167,110,248 144,648,618
2002 163,222,549 145,306,497
2001 159,270,907 145,976,482
2000 154,879,127 146,596,869
1999 150,565,377 147,214,776
1998 146,522,356 147,670,784
1997 142,531,804 147,915,361
1996 138,557,092 148,160,129
1995 134,582,253 148,375,787
1994 130,748,083 148,407,912
1993 127,020,117 148,458,777
1992 123,546,848 148,538,197
1991 120,060,406 148,394,216
1990 116,155,576 147,969,406
1989 112,336,629 147,721,000
1988 108,724,739 146,857,000
1987 105,130,717 145,908,000
1986 101,606,764 144,894,000
1985 98,229,285 143,858,000
1984 95,164,936 142,745,000
1983 92,227,711 141,668,000
1982 89,089,246 140,823,000
1981 85,802,049 139,941,000
1980 82,291,010 139,010,000
1979 78,997,039 138,027,000
1978 76,307,379 137,060,000
1977 73,901,827 136,100,000
1976 71,620,254 135,147,000
1975 69,461,175 134,200,000
1974 67,415,487 133,432,000
1973 65,461,912 132,669,000
1972 63,583,194 131,909,000
1971 61,847,899 131,155,000
1970 60,166,719 130,404,000
1969 58,460,939 129,664,000
1968 56,810,507 128,928,000
1967 55,214,768 128,196,000
1966 53,678,667 127,468,000
1965 52,209,010 126,745,000
1964 50,799,999 125,345,000
1963 49,447,776 123,960,000
1962 48,156,128 122,591,000
1961 46,921,277 121,236,000
1960 45,709,310 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Russia
2100 0.17% -0.08%
2099 0.18% -0.08%
2098 0.19% -0.06%
2097 0.22% -0.07%
2096 0.24% -0.05%
2095 0.26% -0.04%
2094 0.27% -0.04%
2093 0.28% -0.06%
2092 0.3% -0.04%
2091 0.31% -0.04%
2090 0.32% -0.04%
2089 0.35% -0.04%
2088 0.35% -0.04%
2087 0.38% -0.05%
2086 0.39% -0.06%
2085 0.41% -0.06%
2084 0.44% -0.06%
2083 0.46% -0.07%
2082 0.48% -0.07%
2081 0.5% -0.08%
2080 0.51% -0.09%
2079 0.53% -0.11%
2078 0.57% -0.12%
2077 0.6% -0.12%
2076 0.62% -0.14%
2075 0.64% -0.15%
2074 0.66% -0.17%
2073 0.69% -0.18%
2072 0.71% -0.22%
2071 0.73% -0.21%
2070 0.77% -0.22%
2069 0.79% -0.22%
2068 0.81% -0.22%
2067 0.83% -0.24%
2066 0.85% -0.25%
2065 0.88% -0.26%
2064 0.89% -0.26%
2063 0.93% -0.25%
2062 0.94% -0.27%
2061 0.97% -0.25%
2060 0.99% -0.27%
2059 1.02% -0.27%
2058 1.04% -0.25%
2057 1.07% -0.26%
2056 1.09% -0.26%
2055 1.11% -0.24%
2054 1.14% -0.24%
2053 1.16% -0.2%
2052 1.19% -0.2%
2051 1.22% -0.18%
2050 1.24% -0.16%
2049 1.27% -0.15%
2048 1.3% -0.14%
2047 1.34% -0.13%
2046 1.37% -0.13%
2045 1.39% -0.15%
2044 1.42% -0.16%
2043 1.44% -0.16%
2042 1.47% -0.18%
2041 1.49% -0.19%
2040 1.53% -0.22%
2039 1.56% -0.23%
2038 1.58% -0.24%
2037 1.61% -0.25%
2036 1.62% -0.26%
2035 1.64% -0.27%
2034 1.66% -0.28%
2033 1.67% -0.28%
2032 1.68% -0.3%
2031 1.68% -0.28%
2030 1.66% -0.27%
2029 1.67% -0.26%
2028 1.65% -0.26%
2027 1.6% -0.23%
2026 1.59% -0.61%
2025 1.57% -0.11%
2024 1.52% -0.11%
2023 1.56% -0.28%
2022 1.76% -0.35%
2021 1.9% -0.34%
2020 1.82% -0.14%
2019 1.71% 0.04%
2018 1.64% 0.07%
2017 1.42% 0.19%
2016 1.31% 0.26%
2015 1.41% 0.28%
2014 1.51% 0.3%
2013 1.64% 0.3%
2012 1.92% 0.25%
2011 2.26% 0.12%
2010 2.5% 0.04%
2009 2.57% 0.03%
2008 2.71% -0.04%
2007 2.68% -0.17%
2006 2.41% -0.33%
2005 2.43% -0.38%
2004 2.5% -0.4%
2003 2.38% -0.45%
2002 2.48% -0.46%
2001 2.84% -0.42%
2000 2.87% -0.42%
1999 2.76% -0.31%
1998 2.8% -0.17%
1997 2.87% -0.17%
1996 2.95% -0.15%
1995 2.93% -0.02%
1994 2.93% -0.03%
1993 2.81% -0.05%
1992 2.9% 0.1%
1991 3.36% 0.29%
1990 3.4% 0.17%
1989 3.32% 0.59%
1988 3.42% 0.65%
1987 3.47% 0.7%
1986 3.44% 0.72%
1985 3.22% 0.78%
1984 3.18% 0.76%
1983 3.52% 0.6%
1982 3.83% 0.63%
1981 4.27% 0.67%
1980 4.17% 0.71%
1979 3.52% 0.71%
1978 3.26% 0.71%
1977 3.19% 0.71%
1976 3.11% 0.71%
1975 3.03% 0.58%
1974 2.98% 0.58%
1973 2.95% 0.58%
1972 2.81% 0.57%
1971 2.79% 0.58%
1970 2.92% 0.57%
1969 2.91% 0.57%
1968 2.89% 0.57%
1967 2.86% 0.57%
1966 2.81% 0.57%
1965 2.77% 1.12%
1964 2.73% 1.12%
1963 2.68% 1.12%
1962 2.63% 1.12%
1961 2.65% 1.12%

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 Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Russia
Current population
261421997
142643173
Population rank 5/197 9/197
Percent of world population 3.15% 1.72%
One net population change
8.01 seconds
3.37 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
26.1 seconds
One death every
19.5 seconds
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +10,823 -428
Annual growth/decline +3,950,390 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 166/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 -251,822
Net migration rank 196/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -251,822
2024 5,268,361 -1,401,173 -574,678 -178,042
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 -503,392 27,807
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 -576,948 765,629
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 -697,177 334,094
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 -319,997 336,494
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 -232,637 339,972
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 -130,764 396,619
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 0 447,645
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 43,392 384,756
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 28,848 264,698
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 28,761 289,872
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 0 285,977
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 -128,716 309,377
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 -242,844 307,555
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 -257,014 350,206
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 -356,856 360,840
2007 4,690,187 576,349 -471,257 365,717
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 -686,638 308,370
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 -846,761 263,541
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 -792,370 261,519
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 -896,822 256,804
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 -963,445 259,614
2000 4,281,169 252,869 -967,540 550,401
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 -927,453 375,468
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 -694,053 528,135
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 -769,159 541,387
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 -785,248 587,171
1995 3,977,175 11,534 -845,742 723,875
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 -757,140 507,229
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 103,876 125,505
1990 3,731,730 275,242 325,533 299,863
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 576,112 89,400
1988 3,554,755 38,139 778,343 269,862
1987 3,448,813 146,364 977,583 275,611
1986 3,341,643 111,045 985,279 283,553
1985 3,233,315 68,860 762,447 280,614
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 756,548 247,026
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 906,676 200,159
1982 2,934,689 294,252 830,855 107,520
1981 2,790,454 555,032 713,700 36,686
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 681,149 10,440
1979 2,461,311 450,003 690,135 -5,791
1978 2,356,601 111,386 812,766 108,882
1977 2,257,849 85,250 832,932 122,316
1976 2,171,812 48,238 852,237 113,851
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 843,850 80,069
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 883,186 -51,759
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 846,561 -107,568
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 872,050 -111,168
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 854,999 -134,968
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 785,554 -264,464
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 753,088 -64,643
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 787,621 -83,221
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 854,554 -116,029
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 989,279 -111,360
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 1,217,147 0 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/pakistan/russia | 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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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