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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 6,125,852 in Singapore.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 42.5 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
  • The countries together account for 3.22% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.07% for Singapore.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.13M (39.2% growth).

Pakistan vs Singapore: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Singapore
2100 514,531,704 4,344,248
2099 513,655,674 4,387,645
2098 512,727,636 4,435,189
2097 511,735,790 4,483,484
2096 510,636,755 4,533,994
2095 509,437,875 4,585,243
2094 508,130,071 4,639,568
2093 506,765,644 4,692,749
2092 505,327,656 4,745,364
2091 503,824,444 4,802,089
2090 502,264,268 4,859,572
2089 500,660,501 4,919,853
2088 498,935,983 4,977,701
2087 497,190,466 5,036,662
2086 495,313,036 5,096,772
2085 493,366,305 5,155,480
2084 491,354,778 5,212,381
2083 489,225,193 5,269,612
2082 486,984,952 5,327,281
2081 484,673,501 5,383,608
2080 482,257,479 5,438,023
2079 479,813,404 5,491,695
2078 477,277,836 5,541,781
2077 474,593,860 5,589,429
2076 471,779,348 5,632,686
2075 468,855,468 5,679,862
2074 465,875,137 5,725,351
2073 462,811,079 5,764,008
2072 459,656,523 5,799,655
2071 456,423,506 5,833,262
2070 453,095,985 5,864,115
2069 449,655,599 5,896,709
2068 446,126,774 5,927,631
2067 442,540,629 5,955,955
2066 438,879,326 5,988,826
2065 435,169,856 6,020,244
2064 431,394,393 6,046,805
2063 427,575,887 6,069,231
2062 423,636,352 6,093,782
2061 419,672,017 6,116,847
2060 415,638,125 6,142,295
2059 411,576,344 6,163,191
2058 407,429,129 6,185,611
2057 403,233,874 6,203,303
2056 398,948,355 6,221,491
2055 394,645,693 6,240,206
2054 390,303,954 6,261,488
2053 385,922,748 6,277,678
2052 381,488,696 6,290,046
2051 377,018,239 6,307,270
2050 372,476,884 6,325,698
2049 367,909,407 6,342,616
2048 363,310,560 6,355,818
2047 358,659,474 6,373,684
2046 353,929,775 6,387,901
2045 349,156,085 6,399,811
2044 344,371,692 6,412,802
2043 339,561,029 6,420,804
2042 334,731,546 6,427,555
2041 329,875,686 6,433,153
2040 325,039,429 6,434,727
2039 320,137,108 6,431,367
2038 315,207,413 6,422,540
2037 310,312,684 6,410,923
2036 305,408,418 6,398,937
2035 300,541,523 6,382,637
2034 295,686,893 6,360,610
2033 290,851,174 6,333,556
2032 286,070,650 6,306,749
2031 281,351,929 6,277,847
2030 276,708,987 6,250,608
2029 272,189,955 6,221,161
2028 267,728,673 6,186,754
2027 263,390,059 6,150,947
2026 259,231,214 6,116,548
2025 255,166,301 6,078,250
2024 251,269,164 6,036,860
2023 247,504,495 5,917,648
2022 243,700,667 5,637,022
2021 239,477,801 5,453,566
2020 235,001,746 5,685,807
2019 230,800,899 5,703,569
2018 226,928,892 5,638,676
2017 223,273,967 5,612,253
2016 220,138,869 5,607,283
2015 217,290,883 5,535,002
2014 214,264,647 5,469,724
2013 211,073,978 5,399,162
2012 207,667,125 5,312,437
2011 203,746,065 5,183,688
2010 199,239,047 5,076,732
2009 194,376,534 4,987,573
2008 189,499,113 4,839,396
2007 184,493,231 4,588,599
2006 179,682,690 4,401,365
2005 175,453,212 4,265,762
2004 171,286,000 4,166,664
2003 167,110,248 4,114,826
2002 163,222,549 4,175,950
2001 159,270,907 4,138,012
2000 154,879,127 4,027,887
1999 150,565,377 3,958,723
1998 146,522,356 3,927,213
1997 142,531,804 3,796,038
1996 138,557,092 3,670,704
1995 134,582,253 3,524,506
1994 130,748,083 3,419,048
1993 127,020,117 3,313,471
1992 123,546,848 3,230,698
1991 120,060,406 3,135,083
1990 116,155,576 3,047,132
1989 112,336,629 2,930,901
1988 108,724,739 2,846,108
1987 105,130,717 2,774,789
1986 101,606,764 2,733,373
1985 98,229,285 2,735,957
1984 95,164,936 2,732,221
1983 92,227,711 2,681,061
1982 89,089,246 2,646,466
1981 85,802,049 2,532,835
1980 82,291,010 2,413,945
1979 78,997,039 2,383,500
1978 76,307,379 2,353,600
1977 73,901,827 2,325,300
1976 71,620,254 2,293,300
1975 69,461,175 2,262,600
1974 67,415,487 2,229,800
1973 65,461,912 2,193,000
1972 63,583,194 2,152,400
1971 61,847,899 2,112,900
1970 60,166,719 2,074,507
1969 58,460,939 2,042,500
1968 56,810,507 2,012,000
1967 55,214,768 1,977,600
1966 53,678,667 1,934,400
1965 52,209,010 1,886,900
1964 50,799,999 1,841,600
1963 49,447,776 1,795,000
1962 48,156,128 1,750,200
1961 46,921,277 1,702,400
1960 45,709,310 1,646,400

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Singapore's population increased by 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th 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 Singapore will increase by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 6.43M people in 2040 for Singapore.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Singapore
2100 0.17% -0.99%
2099 0.18% -1.07%
2098 0.19% -1.08%
2097 0.22% -1.11%
2096 0.24% -1.12%
2095 0.26% -1.17%
2094 0.27% -1.13%
2093 0.28% -1.11%
2092 0.3% -1.18%
2091 0.31% -1.18%
2090 0.32% -1.23%
2089 0.35% -1.16%
2088 0.35% -1.17%
2087 0.38% -1.18%
2086 0.39% -1.14%
2085 0.41% -1.09%
2084 0.44% -1.09%
2083 0.46% -1.08%
2082 0.48% -1.05%
2081 0.5% -1%
2080 0.51% -0.98%
2079 0.53% -0.9%
2078 0.57% -0.85%
2077 0.6% -0.77%
2076 0.62% -0.83%
2075 0.64% -0.79%
2074 0.66% -0.67%
2073 0.69% -0.61%
2072 0.71% -0.58%
2071 0.73% -0.53%
2070 0.77% -0.55%
2069 0.79% -0.52%
2068 0.81% -0.48%
2067 0.83% -0.55%
2066 0.85% -0.52%
2065 0.88% -0.44%
2064 0.89% -0.37%
2063 0.93% -0.4%
2062 0.94% -0.38%
2061 0.97% -0.41%
2060 0.99% -0.34%
2059 1.02% -0.36%
2058 1.04% -0.29%
2057 1.07% -0.29%
2056 1.09% -0.3%
2055 1.11% -0.34%
2054 1.14% -0.26%
2053 1.16% -0.2%
2052 1.19% -0.27%
2051 1.22% -0.29%
2050 1.24% -0.27%
2049 1.27% -0.21%
2048 1.3% -0.28%
2047 1.34% -0.22%
2046 1.37% -0.19%
2045 1.39% -0.2%
2044 1.42% -0.12%
2043 1.44% -0.11%
2042 1.47% -0.09%
2041 1.49% -0.02%
2040 1.53% 0.05%
2039 1.56% 0.14%
2038 1.58% 0.18%
2037 1.61% 0.19%
2036 1.62% 0.26%
2035 1.64% 0.35%
2034 1.66% 0.43%
2033 1.67% 0.43%
2032 1.68% 0.46%
2031 1.68% 0.44%
2030 1.66% 0.47%
2029 1.67% 0.56%
2028 1.65% 0.58%
2027 1.6% 0.56%
2026 1.59% 0.63%
2025 1.55% 0.69%
2024 1.52% 2.01%
2023 1.56% 4.98%
2022 1.76% 3.36%
2021 1.9% -4.08%
2020 1.82% -0.31%
2019 1.71% 1.15%
2018 1.64% 0.47%
2017 1.42% 0.09%
2016 1.31% 1.31%
2015 1.41% 1.19%
2014 1.51% 1.31%
2013 1.64% 1.63%
2012 1.92% 2.48%
2011 2.26% 2.11%
2010 2.5% 1.79%
2009 2.57% 3.06%
2008 2.71% 5.47%
2007 2.68% 4.25%
2006 2.41% 3.18%
2005 2.43% 2.38%
2004 2.5% 1.26%
2003 2.38% -1.46%
2002 2.48% 0.92%
2001 2.84% 2.73%
2000 2.87% 1.75%
1999 2.76% 0.8%
1998 2.8% 3.46%
1997 2.87% 3.41%
1996 2.95% 4.15%
1995 2.93% 3.08%
1994 2.93% 3.19%
1993 2.81% 2.56%
1992 2.9% 3.05%
1991 3.36% 2.89%
1990 3.4% 3.97%
1989 3.32% 2.98%
1988 3.42% 2.57%
1987 3.47% 1.52%
1986 3.44% -0.09%
1985 3.22% 0.14%
1984 3.18% 1.91%
1983 3.52% 1.31%
1982 3.83% 4.49%
1981 4.27% 4.93%
1980 4.17% 1.28%
1979 3.52% 1.27%
1978 3.26% 1.22%
1977 3.19% 1.4%
1976 3.11% 1.36%
1975 3.03% 1.47%
1974 2.98% 1.68%
1973 2.95% 1.89%
1972 2.81% 1.87%
1971 2.79% 1.85%
1970 2.92% 1.57%
1969 2.91% 1.52%
1968 2.89% 1.74%
1967 2.86% 2.23%
1966 2.81% 2.52%
1965 2.77% 2.46%
1964 2.73% 2.6%
1963 2.68% 2.56%
1962 2.63% 2.81%
1961 2.65% 3.4%

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 Singapore's population grew by 2.01%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Singapore
Current population
260356147
6125852
Population rank 5/197 113/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.07%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
4.41 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
12 minutes
One death every
19.7 seconds
14.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,314 +327
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 +119,212
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% +2.01%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 50/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
31.2 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 +16,892
Net migration rank 196/196 36/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 2,841,665
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 26/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 48.7%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 9/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Singapore
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Singapore
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - 16,892
2024 - -1,401,173 - 20,011
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 7,101 26,996
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 9,019 214,842
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 15,270 -44,030
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 18,763 -145,556
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 21,674 870
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 21,427 21,820
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 21,888 -8,880
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 25,794 13,737
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 27,121 41,852
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 27,896 40,154
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 25,376 52,176
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 29,750 78,501
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 25,919 89,856
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 24,876 72,571
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 27,930 95,841
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 28,068 176,182
2007 4,690,187 576,349 26,614 192,292
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 25,968 135,625
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 24,741 92,023
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 24,583 50,487
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 24,689 -30,012
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 29,231 -40,023
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 31,035 45,027
2000 4,281,169 252,869 37,057 55,218
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 32,857 19,681
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 33,381 51,905
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 37,960 95,241
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 38,542 102,018
1995 3,977,175 11,534 38,065 91,947
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 39,319 71,170
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 40,425 58,820
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 39,091 54,359
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 39,188 57,821
1990 3,731,730 275,242 41,136 66,950
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 36,929 68,031
1988 3,554,755 38,139 42,407 40,976
1987 3,448,813 146,364 33,020 25,411
1986 3,341,643 111,045 27,880 -7,858
1985 3,233,315 68,860 32,010 -31,036
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 31,967 -4,396
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 30,296 11,699
1982 2,934,689 294,252 33,346 41,568
1981 2,790,454 555,032 32,167 85,869
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 30,657 42,433
1979 2,461,311 450,003 28,363 -2,384
1978 2,356,601 111,386 27,537 436
1977 2,257,849 85,250 26,508 2,757
1976 2,171,812 48,238 31,189 949
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 28,509 4,104
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 31,664 2,748
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 36,404 -495
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 38,098 -1,631
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 35,708 573
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 35,059 4,024
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 34,314 6,763
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 36,216 6,792
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 40,145 6,006
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 44,298 3,507
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 45,474 4,199
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 47,697 3,043
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 49,542 2,668
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 48,830 3,714
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 49,880 3,490
1960 1,217,147 0 51,533 2,008

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 Singapore 54.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 2,841,665 people or 48.7% in Singapore.

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
Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K

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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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