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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 17.4 times bigger than Rwanda's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 3.32% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Pakistan vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Rwanda
2100 514,531,704 33,092,520
2099 513,655,674 32,987,847
2098 512,727,636 32,907,335
2097 511,735,790 32,832,706
2096 510,636,755 32,747,490
2095 509,437,875 32,615,044
2094 508,130,071 32,529,590
2093 506,765,644 32,396,544
2092 505,327,656 32,274,083
2091 503,824,444 32,171,077
2090 502,264,268 32,068,626
2089 500,660,501 31,872,593
2088 498,935,983 31,726,882
2087 497,190,466 31,533,364
2086 495,313,036 31,379,315
2085 493,366,305 31,235,000
2084 491,354,778 31,092,940
2083 489,225,193 30,917,707
2082 486,984,952 30,733,578
2081 484,673,501 30,557,819
2080 482,257,479 30,367,298
2079 479,813,404 30,176,627
2078 477,277,836 29,997,866
2077 474,593,860 29,800,561
2076 471,779,348 29,627,021
2075 468,855,468 29,423,503
2074 465,875,137 29,225,643
2073 462,811,079 29,007,777
2072 459,656,523 28,780,763
2071 456,423,506 28,560,382
2070 453,095,985 28,316,533
2069 449,655,599 28,103,541
2068 446,126,774 27,854,906
2067 442,540,629 27,591,747
2066 438,879,326 27,355,659
2065 435,169,856 27,084,704
2064 431,394,393 26,821,315
2063 427,575,887 26,543,184
2062 423,636,352 26,296,132
2061 419,672,017 25,985,356
2060 415,638,125 25,712,904
2059 411,576,344 25,437,446
2058 407,429,129 25,106,242
2057 403,233,874 24,837,928
2056 398,948,355 24,566,784
2055 394,645,693 24,266,669
2054 390,303,954 23,976,914
2053 385,922,748 23,690,426
2052 381,488,696 23,406,346
2051 377,018,239 23,099,207
2050 372,476,884 22,800,250
2049 367,909,407 22,484,698
2048 363,310,560 22,157,938
2047 358,659,474 21,834,786
2046 353,929,775 21,540,566
2045 349,156,085 21,215,262
2044 344,371,692 20,902,695
2043 339,561,029 20,535,605
2042 334,731,546 20,201,608
2041 329,875,686 19,832,577
2040 325,039,429 19,463,015
2039 320,137,108 19,096,860
2038 315,207,413 18,761,626
2037 310,312,684 18,421,864
2036 305,408,418 18,116,691
2035 300,541,523 17,753,910
2034 295,686,893 17,421,234
2033 290,851,174 17,089,349
2032 286,070,650 16,811,505
2031 281,351,929 16,485,559
2030 276,708,987 16,167,916
2029 272,189,955 15,858,862
2028 267,728,673 15,544,959
2027 263,390,059 15,207,733
2026 259,231,214 14,888,776
2025 255,166,301 14,560,205
2024 251,269,164 14,256,567
2023 247,504,495 13,954,471
2022 243,700,667 13,651,030
2021 239,477,801 13,355,260
2020 235,001,746 13,065,837
2019 230,800,899 12,776,103
2018 226,928,892 12,487,996
2017 223,273,967 12,202,060
2016 220,138,869 11,919,183
2015 217,290,883 11,640,022
2014 214,264,647 11,364,757
2013 211,073,978 11,093,340
2012 207,667,125 10,829,901
2011 203,746,065 10,573,733
2010 199,239,047 10,317,553
2009 194,376,534 10,060,432
2008 189,499,113 9,804,269
2007 184,493,231 9,549,933
2006 179,682,690 9,299,246
2005 175,453,212 9,054,528
2004 171,286,000 8,816,844
2003 167,110,248 8,586,875
2002 163,222,549 8,400,180
2001 159,270,907 8,287,094
2000 154,879,127 8,213,931
1999 150,565,377 8,147,912
1998 146,522,356 8,081,681
1997 142,531,804 7,755,238
1996 138,557,092 6,708,764
1995 134,582,253 5,674,118
1994 130,748,083 6,792,352
1993 127,020,117 7,981,132
1992 123,546,848 7,683,266
1991 120,060,406 7,526,966
1990 116,155,576 7,375,307
1989 112,336,629 7,184,706
1988 108,724,739 6,968,071
1987 105,130,717 6,749,493
1986 101,606,764 6,531,881
1985 98,229,285 6,317,228
1984 95,164,936 6,107,627
1983 92,227,711 5,905,311
1982 89,089,246 5,711,549
1981 85,802,049 5,527,230
1980 82,291,010 5,353,259
1979 78,997,039 5,189,541
1978 76,307,379 5,035,171
1977 73,901,827 4,888,240
1976 71,620,254 4,745,954
1975 69,461,175 4,607,728
1974 67,415,487 4,474,228
1973 65,461,912 4,345,047
1972 63,583,194 4,220,335
1971 61,847,899 4,100,044
1970 60,166,719 3,980,669
1969 58,460,939 3,861,271
1968 56,810,507 3,744,010
1967 55,214,768 3,629,577
1966 53,678,667 3,521,626
1965 52,209,010 3,423,210
1964 50,799,999 3,334,834
1963 49,447,776 3,258,890
1962 48,156,128 3,186,025
1961 46,921,277 3,106,779
1960 45,709,310 3,022,294

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 33.1M people in 2100 for Rwanda.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Rwanda
2100 0.17% 0.32%
2099 0.18% 0.24%
2098 0.19% 0.23%
2097 0.22% 0.26%
2096 0.24% 0.41%
2095 0.26% 0.26%
2094 0.27% 0.41%
2093 0.28% 0.38%
2092 0.3% 0.32%
2091 0.31% 0.32%
2090 0.32% 0.62%
2089 0.35% 0.46%
2088 0.35% 0.61%
2087 0.38% 0.49%
2086 0.39% 0.46%
2085 0.41% 0.46%
2084 0.44% 0.57%
2083 0.46% 0.6%
2082 0.48% 0.58%
2081 0.5% 0.63%
2080 0.51% 0.63%
2079 0.53% 0.6%
2078 0.57% 0.66%
2077 0.6% 0.59%
2076 0.62% 0.69%
2075 0.64% 0.68%
2074 0.66% 0.75%
2073 0.69% 0.79%
2072 0.71% 0.77%
2071 0.73% 0.86%
2070 0.77% 0.76%
2069 0.79% 0.89%
2068 0.81% 0.95%
2067 0.83% 0.86%
2066 0.85% 1%
2065 0.88% 0.98%
2064 0.89% 1.05%
2063 0.93% 0.94%
2062 0.94% 1.2%
2061 0.97% 1.06%
2060 0.99% 1.08%
2059 1.02% 1.32%
2058 1.04% 1.08%
2057 1.07% 1.1%
2056 1.09% 1.24%
2055 1.11% 1.21%
2054 1.14% 1.21%
2053 1.16% 1.21%
2052 1.19% 1.33%
2051 1.22% 1.31%
2050 1.24% 1.4%
2049 1.27% 1.47%
2048 1.3% 1.48%
2047 1.34% 1.37%
2046 1.37% 1.53%
2045 1.39% 1.5%
2044 1.42% 1.79%
2043 1.44% 1.65%
2042 1.47% 1.86%
2041 1.49% 1.9%
2040 1.53% 1.92%
2039 1.56% 1.79%
2038 1.58% 1.84%
2037 1.61% 1.68%
2036 1.62% 2.04%
2035 1.64% 1.91%
2034 1.66% 1.94%
2033 1.67% 1.65%
2032 1.68% 1.98%
2031 1.68% 1.96%
2030 1.66% 1.95%
2029 1.67% 2.02%
2028 1.65% 2.22%
2027 1.6% 2.14%
2026 1.59% 2.26%
2025 1.55% 2.13%
2024 1.52% 2.16%
2023 1.56% 2.22%
2022 1.76% 2.21%
2021 1.9% 2.22%
2020 1.82% 2.27%
2019 1.71% 2.31%
2018 1.64% 2.34%
2017 1.42% 2.37%
2016 1.31% 2.4%
2015 1.41% 2.42%
2014 1.51% 2.45%
2013 1.64% 2.43%
2012 1.92% 2.42%
2011 2.26% 2.48%
2010 2.5% 2.56%
2009 2.57% 2.61%
2008 2.71% 2.66%
2007 2.68% 2.7%
2006 2.41% 2.7%
2005 2.43% 2.7%
2004 2.5% 2.68%
2003 2.38% 2.22%
2002 2.48% 1.36%
2001 2.84% 0.89%
2000 2.87% 0.81%
1999 2.76% 0.82%
1998 2.8% 4.21%
1997 2.87% 15.6%
1996 2.95% 18.2%
1995 2.93% -16.5%
1994 2.93% -14.9%
1993 2.81% 3.88%
1992 2.9% 2.08%
1991 3.36% 2.06%
1990 3.4% 2.65%
1989 3.32% 3.11%
1988 3.42% 3.24%
1987 3.47% 3.33%
1986 3.44% 3.4%
1985 3.22% 3.43%
1984 3.18% 3.43%
1983 3.52% 3.39%
1982 3.83% 3.33%
1981 4.27% 3.25%
1980 4.17% 3.15%
1979 3.52% 3.07%
1978 3.26% 3.01%
1977 3.19% 3%
1976 3.11% 3%
1975 3.03% 2.98%
1974 2.98% 2.97%
1973 2.95% 2.96%
1972 2.81% 2.93%
1971 2.79% 3%
1970 2.92% 3.09%
1969 2.91% 3.13%
1968 2.89% 3.15%
1967 2.86% 3.07%
1966 2.81% 2.87%
1965 2.77% 2.65%
1964 2.73% 2.33%
1963 2.68% 2.29%
1962 2.63% 2.55%
1961 2.65% 2.8%

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 Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Rwanda
Current population
260356147
14975051
Population rank 5/197 77/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.18%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
1.74 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
1.33 minutes
One death every
19.7 seconds
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,314 +828
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 45/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
1.4 hours
Annual migration change -1,235,336 +6,282
Net migration rank 196/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - 6,282
2024 - -1,401,173 - -15,582
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 312,762 -9,001
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 312,145 -9,001
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 309,895 -21,492
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 312,692 -22,251
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 313,525 -24,492
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 312,512 -25,323
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 310,323 -25,634
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 305,549 -24,474
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 299,114 -21,862
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 292,779 -19,505
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 286,331 -16,779
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 282,584 -25,260
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 282,922 -27,915
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 286,848 -29,501
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 287,034 -30,128
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 287,334 -31,913
2007 4,690,187 576,349 285,791 -32,537
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 282,149 -34,008
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 275,121 -33,830
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 265,273 -31,214
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 251,243 -25,355
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 239,036 -91,518
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 230,845 -152,197
2000 4,281,169 252,869 221,276 -153,588
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 210,518 -146,162
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 197,185 -129,089
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 174,687 410,106
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 140,455 1,367,700
1995 3,977,175 11,534 121,137 439,995
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 183,926 236,110
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 188,025 -12,334
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 196,431 -59,519
1990 3,731,730 275,242 207,895 -41,483
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 217,632 -2,826
1988 3,554,755 38,139 223,759 -5,285
1987 3,448,813 146,364 225,744 -7,062
1986 3,341,643 111,045 225,526 -8,982
1985 3,233,315 68,860 223,794 -11,031
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 219,337 -12,899
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 212,750 -14,560
1982 2,934,689 294,252 205,147 -15,818
1981 2,790,454 555,032 195,769 -16,453
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 184,988 -16,359
1979 2,461,311 450,003 174,477 -15,669
1978 2,356,601 111,386 163,779 -13,838
1977 2,257,849 85,250 155,011 -11,084
1976 2,171,812 48,238 147,665 -7,027
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 140,596 -4,791
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 135,743 -4,535
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 131,021 -3,862
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 126,403 -4,156
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 122,567 -4,230
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 119,273 1,149
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 115,394 2,983
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 111,422 4,728
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 108,053 4,655
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 105,128 -1,930
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 103,422 -9,774
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 102,562 -19,458
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 94,296 -25,524
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 102,548 -25,594
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 102,051 -20,508
1960 1,217,147 0 100,627 -13,198

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 Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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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