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Population in Pakistan compared to Sierra Leone: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 9,049,533 in Sierra Leone.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 28.8 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 101st.
  • The countries together account for 3.25% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.05M (60.9% growth).

Pakistan vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Sierra Leone
2100 514,531,704 16,111,324
2099 513,655,674 16,126,181
2098 512,727,636 16,139,280
2097 511,735,790 16,154,153
2096 510,636,755 16,164,923
2095 509,437,875 16,173,557
2094 508,130,071 16,173,155
2093 506,765,644 16,177,864
2092 505,327,656 16,175,032
2091 503,824,444 16,168,153
2090 502,264,268 16,158,415
2089 500,660,501 16,146,773
2088 498,935,983 16,133,018
2087 497,190,466 16,116,823
2086 495,313,036 16,089,780
2085 493,366,305 16,068,438
2084 491,354,778 16,044,782
2083 489,225,193 16,011,134
2082 486,984,952 15,975,073
2081 484,673,501 15,935,071
2080 482,257,479 15,896,846
2079 479,813,404 15,854,898
2078 477,277,836 15,805,607
2077 474,593,860 15,754,551
2076 471,779,348 15,699,439
2075 468,855,468 15,639,458
2074 465,875,137 15,584,377
2073 462,811,079 15,516,736
2072 459,656,523 15,446,543
2071 456,423,506 15,374,790
2070 453,095,985 15,297,449
2069 449,655,599 15,216,666
2068 446,126,774 15,128,048
2067 442,540,629 15,032,144
2066 438,879,326 14,935,222
2065 435,169,856 14,837,697
2064 431,394,393 14,740,749
2063 427,575,887 14,642,031
2062 423,636,352 14,529,557
2061 419,672,017 14,423,861
2060 415,638,125 14,311,215
2059 411,576,344 14,198,706
2058 407,429,129 14,080,827
2057 403,233,874 13,960,869
2056 398,948,355 13,836,132
2055 394,645,693 13,706,113
2054 390,303,954 13,579,802
2053 385,922,748 13,444,465
2052 381,488,696 13,303,409
2051 377,018,239 13,156,370
2050 372,476,884 13,010,109
2049 367,909,407 12,867,021
2048 363,310,560 12,716,015
2047 358,659,474 12,570,250
2046 353,929,775 12,414,307
2045 349,156,085 12,257,874
2044 344,371,692 12,092,075
2043 339,561,029 11,931,531
2042 334,731,546 11,770,467
2041 329,875,686 11,602,993
2040 325,039,429 11,431,337
2039 320,137,108 11,262,807
2038 315,207,413 11,100,099
2037 310,312,684 10,931,629
2036 305,408,418 10,760,758
2035 300,541,523 10,585,702
2034 295,686,893 10,413,826
2033 290,851,174 10,241,196
2032 286,070,650 10,062,575
2031 281,351,929 9,883,708
2030 276,708,987 9,708,038
2029 272,189,955 9,532,000
2028 267,728,673 9,360,873
2027 263,390,059 9,179,702
2026 259,231,214 9,001,269
2025 255,166,301 8,822,114
2024 251,269,164 8,642,022
2023 247,504,495 8,460,512
2022 243,700,667 8,276,807
2021 239,477,801 8,094,602
2020 235,001,746 7,912,558
2019 230,800,899 7,731,991
2018 226,928,892 7,554,563
2017 223,273,967 7,379,299
2016 220,138,869 7,205,328
2015 217,290,883 7,037,655
2014 214,264,647 6,876,385
2013 211,073,978 6,714,051
2012 207,667,125 6,551,080
2011 203,746,065 6,387,251
2010 199,239,047 6,222,714
2009 194,376,534 6,055,646
2008 189,499,113 5,894,722
2007 184,493,231 5,749,352
2006 179,682,690 5,624,466
2005 175,453,212 5,501,712
2004 171,286,000 5,355,717
2003 167,110,248 5,177,687
2002 163,222,549 4,971,435
2001 159,270,907 4,692,716
2000 154,879,127 4,423,611
1999 150,565,377 4,318,043
1998 146,522,356 4,295,785
1997 142,531,804 4,253,716
1996 138,557,092 4,199,210
1995 134,582,253 4,179,179
1994 130,748,083 4,173,105
1993 127,020,117 4,157,130
1992 123,546,848 4,166,366
1991 120,060,406 4,246,267
1990 116,155,576 4,196,828
1989 112,336,629 4,034,037
1988 108,724,739 3,934,517
1987 105,130,717 3,829,718
1986 101,606,764 3,728,380
1985 98,229,285 3,638,438
1984 95,164,936 3,558,758
1983 92,227,711 3,481,646
1982 89,089,246 3,408,183
1981 85,802,049 3,338,940
1980 82,291,010 3,272,089
1979 78,997,039 3,207,499
1978 76,307,379 3,145,517
1977 73,901,827 3,085,354
1976 71,620,254 3,028,820
1975 69,461,175 2,974,657
1974 67,415,487 2,920,459
1973 65,461,912 2,866,955
1972 63,583,194 2,814,388
1971 61,847,899 2,763,222
1970 60,166,719 2,712,286
1969 58,460,939 2,661,365
1968 56,810,507 2,611,532
1967 55,214,768 2,562,384
1966 53,678,667 2,514,638
1965 52,209,010 2,468,666
1964 50,799,999 2,424,390
1963 49,447,776 2,382,258
1962 48,156,128 2,342,242
1961 46,921,277 2,304,227
1960 45,709,310 2,268,356

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/sierra-leone | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 101st 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.8% to 13,010,109 people and rank change from 101st to 91st.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 16.2M people in 2093 for Sierra Leone.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Sierra Leone
2100 0.17% -0.09%
2099 0.18% -0.08%
2098 0.19% -0.09%
2097 0.22% -0.07%
2096 0.24% -0.05%
2095 0.26% 0.002%
2094 0.27% -0.03%
2093 0.28% 0.02%
2092 0.3% 0.04%
2091 0.31% 0.06%
2090 0.32% 0.07%
2089 0.35% 0.09%
2088 0.35% 0.1%
2087 0.38% 0.17%
2086 0.39% 0.13%
2085 0.41% 0.15%
2084 0.44% 0.21%
2083 0.46% 0.23%
2082 0.48% 0.25%
2081 0.5% 0.24%
2080 0.51% 0.26%
2079 0.53% 0.31%
2078 0.57% 0.32%
2077 0.6% 0.35%
2076 0.62% 0.38%
2075 0.64% 0.35%
2074 0.66% 0.44%
2073 0.69% 0.45%
2072 0.71% 0.47%
2071 0.73% 0.51%
2070 0.77% 0.53%
2069 0.79% 0.59%
2068 0.81% 0.64%
2067 0.83% 0.65%
2066 0.85% 0.66%
2065 0.88% 0.66%
2064 0.89% 0.67%
2063 0.93% 0.77%
2062 0.94% 0.73%
2061 0.97% 0.79%
2060 0.99% 0.79%
2059 1.02% 0.84%
2058 1.04% 0.86%
2057 1.07% 0.9%
2056 1.09% 0.95%
2055 1.11% 0.93%
2054 1.14% 1.01%
2053 1.16% 1.06%
2052 1.19% 1.12%
2051 1.22% 1.12%
2050 1.24% 1.11%
2049 1.27% 1.19%
2048 1.3% 1.16%
2047 1.34% 1.26%
2046 1.37% 1.28%
2045 1.39% 1.37%
2044 1.42% 1.35%
2043 1.44% 1.37%
2042 1.47% 1.44%
2041 1.49% 1.5%
2040 1.53% 1.5%
2039 1.56% 1.47%
2038 1.58% 1.54%
2037 1.61% 1.59%
2036 1.62% 1.65%
2035 1.64% 1.65%
2034 1.66% 1.69%
2033 1.67% 1.78%
2032 1.68% 1.81%
2031 1.68% 1.81%
2030 1.66% 1.85%
2029 1.67% 1.83%
2028 1.65% 1.97%
2027 1.6% 1.98%
2026 1.59% 2.03%
2025 1.55% 2.08%
2024 1.52% 2.15%
2023 1.56% 2.22%
2022 1.76% 2.25%
2021 1.9% 2.3%
2020 1.82% 2.34%
2019 1.71% 2.35%
2018 1.64% 2.38%
2017 1.42% 2.41%
2016 1.31% 2.38%
2015 1.41% 2.35%
2014 1.51% 2.42%
2013 1.64% 2.49%
2012 1.92% 2.56%
2011 2.26% 2.64%
2010 2.5% 2.76%
2009 2.57% 2.73%
2008 2.71% 2.53%
2007 2.68% 2.22%
2006 2.41% 2.23%
2005 2.43% 2.73%
2004 2.5% 3.44%
2003 2.38% 4.15%
2002 2.48% 5.94%
2001 2.84% 6.08%
2000 2.87% 2.44%
1999 2.76% 0.52%
1998 2.8% 0.99%
1997 2.87% 1.3%
1996 2.95% 0.48%
1995 2.93% 0.15%
1994 2.93% 0.38%
1993 2.81% -0.22%
1992 2.9% -1.88%
1991 3.36% 1.18%
1990 3.4% 4.04%
1989 3.32% 2.53%
1988 3.42% 2.74%
1987 3.47% 2.72%
1986 3.44% 2.47%
1985 3.22% 2.24%
1984 3.18% 2.21%
1983 3.52% 2.16%
1982 3.83% 2.07%
1981 4.27% 2.04%
1980 4.17% 2.01%
1979 3.52% 1.97%
1978 3.26% 1.95%
1977 3.19% 1.87%
1976 3.11% 1.82%
1975 3.03% 1.86%
1974 2.98% 1.87%
1973 2.95% 1.87%
1972 2.81% 1.85%
1971 2.79% 1.88%
1970 2.92% 1.91%
1969 2.91% 1.91%
1968 2.89% 1.92%
1967 2.86% 1.9%
1966 2.81% 1.86%
1965 2.77% 1.83%
1964 2.73% 1.77%
1963 2.68% 1.71%
1962 2.63% 1.65%
1961 2.65% 1.58%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/pakistan/sierra-leone | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Pakistan grew by 1.52%, while Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Sierra Leone
Current population
260356147
9049533
Population rank 5/197 101/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.11%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
2.9 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
2.03 minutes
One death every
19.7 seconds
7.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,314 +497
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 +181,510
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 47/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 -11,309
Net migration rank 196/196 136/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 49,997
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 151/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 174/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Sierra Leone
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -11,309
2024 - -1,401,173 - -11,000
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 188,788 -4,000
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 186,625 -4,000
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 183,326 -1,544
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 181,015 1,292
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 181,068 -2,238
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 178,772 -2,741
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 173,259 1,234
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 168,784 4,657
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 162,275 -356
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 160,137 485
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 161,265 2,773
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 160,915 988
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 158,858 6,895
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 155,338 7,983
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 152,669 18,145
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 149,855 1,182
2007 4,690,187 576,349 145,740 -6,042
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 144,127 -34,052
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 137,234 -1,805
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 132,661 23,897
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 130,312 69,185
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 126,429 86,578
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 116,647 227,791
2000 4,281,169 252,869 110,754 83,013
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 102,295 -84,926
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 103,906 -76,766
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 105,433 -48,437
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 104,140 -52,110
1995 3,977,175 11,534 100,885 -112,857
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 101,486 -77,371
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 103,317 -95,476
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 103,251 -129,565
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 105,477 -238,965
1990 3,731,730 275,242 100,778 131,587
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 98,298 -5,079
1988 3,554,755 38,139 96,344 9,470
1987 3,448,813 146,364 94,235 9,558
1986 3,341,643 111,045 90,902 7,992
1985 3,233,315 68,860 88,869 -7,873
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 87,072 -8,708
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 84,628 -8,783
1982 2,934,689 294,252 82,457 -11,379
1981 2,790,454 555,032 80,111 -12,699
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 77,932 -11,641
1979 2,461,311 450,003 75,992 -13,095
1978 2,356,601 111,386 74,130 -13,073
1977 2,257,849 85,250 71,663 -12,399
1976 2,171,812 48,238 69,506 -15,686
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 67,560 -13,058
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 65,357 -11,473
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 62,443 -9,322
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 60,279 -8,267
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 58,484 -8,162
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 56,513 -4,957
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 54,768 -4,485
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 53,126 -3,743
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 51,734 -2,819
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 49,486 -2,911
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 47,223 -1,851
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 45,487 -2,308
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 43,569 -2,480
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 41,603 -2,658
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 40,022 -2,947
1960 1,217,147 0 38,192 -3,528

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 Sierra Leone 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,764,049 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 7,211 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 49,997 people or 0.6% in Sierra Leone.

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
Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K

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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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