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

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The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 255,219,554 in 2025 vs 6,549,143 people in Serbia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 261,421,997 people compared to 6,500,256 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 40.2 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 3.22% of the world: 3.15% for Pakistan vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs -0.77% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 261M (45.5% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.5M (12.3% decline).

Pakistan vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Serbia
2100 514,639,086 3,624,616
2099 513,762,873 3,652,806
2098 512,834,641 3,681,036
2097 511,842,588 3,709,552
2096 510,743,323 3,738,231
2095 509,544,194 3,767,093
2094 508,236,117 3,796,201
2093 506,871,405 3,825,522
2092 505,433,117 3,855,267
2091 503,929,591 3,885,260
2090 502,369,089 3,915,419
2089 500,764,988 3,946,052
2088 499,040,109 3,976,782
2087 497,294,229 4,008,021
2086 495,416,407 4,039,630
2085 493,469,269 4,071,614
2084 491,457,322 4,104,024
2083 489,327,293 4,137,041
2082 487,086,584 4,170,603
2081 484,774,651 4,204,520
2080 482,358,125 4,239,046
2079 479,913,540 4,274,213
2078 477,377,443 4,310,048
2077 474,692,907 4,346,216
2076 471,877,807 4,382,620
2075 468,953,317 4,419,404
2074 465,972,364 4,456,820
2073 462,907,667 4,494,554
2072 459,752,452 4,532,671
2071 456,518,761 4,571,200
2070 453,190,545 4,610,279
2069 449,749,441 4,649,626
2068 446,219,879 4,689,227
2067 442,632,987 4,728,969
2066 438,970,919 4,768,652
2065 435,260,675 4,808,648
2064 431,484,424 4,848,712
2063 427,665,121 4,888,888
2062 423,724,764 4,929,248
2061 419,759,602 4,969,370
2060 415,724,868 5,009,557
2059 411,662,239 5,049,580
2058 407,514,159 5,089,783
2057 403,318,028 5,130,427
2056 399,031,614 5,171,093
2055 394,728,055 5,211,735
2054 390,385,410 5,252,427
2053 386,003,289 5,293,039
2052 381,568,312 5,334,193
2051 377,096,921 5,376,024
2050 372,554,619 5,417,847
2049 367,986,189 5,460,219
2048 363,386,382 5,502,886
2047 358,734,325 5,546,051
2046 354,003,639 5,589,756
2045 349,228,953 5,634,078
2044 344,443,561 5,678,918
2043 339,631,894 5,724,337
2042 334,801,403 5,770,492
2041 329,944,530 5,817,068
2040 325,107,264 5,863,637
2039 320,203,920 5,910,619
2038 315,273,196 5,957,363
2037 310,377,446 6,004,061
2036 305,472,156 6,050,436
2035 300,604,245 6,096,764
2034 295,748,602 6,142,866
2033 290,911,874 6,188,997
2032 286,130,352 6,234,637
2031 281,410,647 6,279,936
2030 276,766,735 6,325,002
2029 272,246,760 6,369,418
2028 267,784,548 6,413,572
2027 263,445,027 6,457,306
2026 259,285,315 6,500,256
2025 255,219,554 6,549,143
2024 251,269,164 6,586,476
2023 247,504,495 6,623,183
2022 243,700,667 6,664,449
2021 239,477,801 6,834,326
2020 235,001,746 6,899,126
2019 230,800,899 6,945,235
2018 226,928,892 6,982,604
2017 223,273,967 7,020,858
2016 220,138,869 7,058,322
2015 217,290,883 7,095,383
2014 214,264,647 7,131,787
2013 211,073,978 7,166,553
2012 207,667,125 7,201,497
2011 203,746,065 7,236,519
2010 199,239,047 7,291,436
2009 194,376,534 7,320,807
2008 189,499,113 7,350,222
2007 184,493,231 7,381,579
2006 179,682,690 7,411,569
2005 175,453,212 7,440,769
2004 171,286,000 7,463,157
2003 167,110,248 7,480,591
2002 163,222,549 7,500,031
2001 159,270,907 7,503,433
2000 154,879,127 7,516,346
1999 150,565,377 7,540,401
1998 146,522,356 7,567,745
1997 142,531,804 7,598,538
1996 138,557,092 7,622,185
1995 134,582,253 7,628,264
1994 130,748,083 7,622,711
1993 127,020,117 7,614,328
1992 123,546,848 7,604,063
1991 120,060,406 7,595,636
1990 116,155,576 7,897,937
1989 112,336,629 7,893,787
1988 108,724,739 7,884,218
1987 105,130,717 7,868,027
1986 101,606,764 7,853,824
1985 98,229,285 7,835,902
1984 95,164,936 7,813,549
1983 92,227,711 7,788,100
1982 89,089,246 7,763,335
1981 85,802,049 7,736,787
1980 82,291,010 7,709,544
1979 78,997,039 7,541,997
1978 76,307,379 7,504,017
1977 73,901,827 7,462,783
1976 71,620,254 7,418,973
1975 69,461,175 7,368,717
1974 67,415,487 7,326,043
1973 65,461,912 7,283,902
1972 63,583,194 7,252,012
1971 61,847,899 7,211,716
1970 60,166,719 7,164,993
1969 58,460,939 7,123,249
1968 56,810,507 7,007,586
1967 55,214,768 6,966,522
1966 53,678,667 6,927,969
1965 52,209,010 6,876,624
1964 50,799,999 6,832,855
1963 49,447,776 6,787,950
1962 48,156,128 6,740,264
1961 46,921,277 6,689,077
1960 45,709,310 6,638,992

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 558,066 people (a 7.91% decline).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,417,847 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Serbia
2100 0.17% -0.77%
2099 0.18% -0.77%
2098 0.19% -0.77%
2097 0.22% -0.77%
2096 0.24% -0.77%
2095 0.26% -0.77%
2094 0.27% -0.77%
2093 0.28% -0.77%
2092 0.3% -0.77%
2091 0.31% -0.77%
2090 0.32% -0.78%
2089 0.35% -0.77%
2088 0.35% -0.78%
2087 0.38% -0.78%
2086 0.39% -0.79%
2085 0.41% -0.79%
2084 0.44% -0.8%
2083 0.46% -0.8%
2082 0.48% -0.81%
2081 0.5% -0.81%
2080 0.51% -0.82%
2079 0.53% -0.83%
2078 0.57% -0.83%
2077 0.6% -0.83%
2076 0.62% -0.83%
2075 0.64% -0.84%
2074 0.66% -0.84%
2073 0.69% -0.84%
2072 0.71% -0.84%
2071 0.73% -0.85%
2070 0.77% -0.85%
2069 0.79% -0.84%
2068 0.81% -0.84%
2067 0.83% -0.83%
2066 0.85% -0.83%
2065 0.88% -0.83%
2064 0.89% -0.82%
2063 0.93% -0.82%
2062 0.94% -0.81%
2061 0.97% -0.8%
2060 0.99% -0.79%
2059 1.02% -0.79%
2058 1.04% -0.79%
2057 1.07% -0.79%
2056 1.09% -0.78%
2055 1.11% -0.77%
2054 1.14% -0.77%
2053 1.16% -0.77%
2052 1.19% -0.78%
2051 1.22% -0.77%
2050 1.24% -0.78%
2049 1.27% -0.78%
2048 1.3% -0.78%
2047 1.34% -0.78%
2046 1.37% -0.79%
2045 1.39% -0.79%
2044 1.42% -0.79%
2043 1.44% -0.8%
2042 1.47% -0.8%
2041 1.49% -0.79%
2040 1.53% -0.79%
2039 1.56% -0.78%
2038 1.58% -0.78%
2037 1.61% -0.77%
2036 1.62% -0.76%
2035 1.64% -0.75%
2034 1.66% -0.75%
2033 1.67% -0.73%
2032 1.68% -0.72%
2031 1.68% -0.71%
2030 1.66% -0.7%
2029 1.67% -0.69%
2028 1.65% -0.68%
2027 1.6% -0.66%
2026 1.59% -0.75%
2025 1.57% -0.57%
2024 1.52% -0.55%
2023 1.56% -0.62%
2022 1.76% -2.49%
2021 1.9% -0.94%
2020 1.82% -0.66%
2019 1.71% -0.54%
2018 1.64% -0.54%
2017 1.42% -0.53%
2016 1.31% -0.52%
2015 1.41% -0.51%
2014 1.51% -0.49%
2013 1.64% -0.49%
2012 1.92% -0.48%
2011 2.26% -0.75%
2010 2.5% -0.4%
2009 2.57% -0.4%
2008 2.71% -0.42%
2007 2.68% -0.4%
2006 2.41% -0.39%
2005 2.43% -0.3%
2004 2.5% -0.23%
2003 2.38% -0.26%
2002 2.48% -0.05%
2001 2.84% -0.17%
2000 2.87% -0.32%
1999 2.76% -0.36%
1998 2.8% -0.41%
1997 2.87% -0.31%
1996 2.95% -0.08%
1995 2.93% 0.07%
1994 2.93% 0.11%
1993 2.81% 0.13%
1992 2.9% 0.11%
1991 3.36% -3.83%
1990 3.4% 0.05%
1989 3.32% 0.12%
1988 3.42% 0.21%
1987 3.47% 0.18%
1986 3.44% 0.23%
1985 3.22% 0.29%
1984 3.18% 0.33%
1983 3.52% 0.32%
1982 3.83% 0.34%
1981 4.27% 0.35%
1980 4.17% 2.22%
1979 3.52% 0.51%
1978 3.26% 0.55%
1977 3.19% 0.59%
1976 3.11% 0.68%
1975 3.03% 0.58%
1974 2.98% 0.58%
1973 2.95% 0.44%
1972 2.81% 0.56%
1971 2.79% 0.65%
1970 2.92% 0.59%
1969 2.91% 1.65%
1968 2.89% 0.59%
1967 2.86% 0.56%
1966 2.81% 0.75%
1965 2.77% 0.64%
1964 2.73% 0.66%
1963 2.68% 0.71%
1962 2.63% 0.77%
1961 2.65% 0.75%

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 Serbia's population declined by 0.57%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Serbia
Current population
261421997
6500256
Population rank 5/197 110/197
Percent of world population 3.15% 0.08%
One net population change
8.01 seconds
14.1 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
8.67 minutes
One death every
19.5 seconds
5.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,823 -102
Annual growth/decline +3,950,390 -37,333
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% -0.57%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 187/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 -13,086
Net migration rank 196/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -13,086
2024 5,268,361 -1,401,173 -37,543 -8,132
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 -36,427 4,348
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 -46,651 40,118
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 -74,494 -8,974
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 -55,193 -10,220
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 -36,810 -18,891
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 -37,707 -18,883
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 -39,317 -18,651
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 -35,998 -18,322
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 -37,605 -18,789
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 -34,946 -18,846
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 -34,399 -17,866
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 -35,288 -18,513
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 -36,906 611
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 -34,999 3,632
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 -33,676 6,043
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 -33,590 7,070
2007 4,690,187 576,349 -34,693 7,045
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 -31,870 8,018
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 -34,227 7,945
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 -26,121 7,300
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 -24,686 6,854
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 -24,750 1,562
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 -20,259 -12,007
2000 4,281,169 252,869 -30,065 -14,368
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 -29,408 -4,073
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 -23,006 -5,665
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 -18,389 -5,817
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 -16,007 -5,598
1995 3,977,175 11,534 -7,628 -6,019
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 -7,157 -5,934
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 -5,703 -5,972
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 -3,779 -4,415
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 2,210 -8,483
1990 3,731,730 275,242 7,416 -16,260
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 11,872 -16,360
1988 3,554,755 38,139 13,852 -15,715
1987 3,448,813 146,364 16,711 -16,686
1986 3,341,643 111,045 19,407 -17,990
1985 3,233,315 68,860 22,090 -17,646
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 23,815 -15,567
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 27,515 -15,301
1982 2,934,689 294,252 30,603 -13,550
1981 2,790,454 555,032 34,304 -8,531
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 36,273 287
1979 2,461,311 450,003 39,022 -960
1978 2,356,601 111,386 43,636 -1,481
1977 2,257,849 85,250 48,105 -1,953
1976 2,171,812 48,238 51,399 -2,744
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 52,502 -3,490
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 51,583 -3,525
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 49,596 -2,396
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 48,248 -348
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 47,424 1,655
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 48,343 1,861
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 50,304 4,112
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 51,653 5,430
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 53,120 6,114
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 53,338 7,037
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 53,383 7,957
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 54,185 8,045
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 55,580 8,276
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 59,307 6,064
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 61,065 6,422
1960 1,217,147 0 63,642 4,377

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

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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 Serbia 85.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 437,745 people) and 14.9% is from migration (a loss of 76,396 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

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
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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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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