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Population in Pakistan compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 5.04 times bigger than South Korea's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 3.76% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Pakistan vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan South Korea
2100 514,531,704 22,012,503
2099 513,655,674 22,335,528
2098 512,727,636 22,668,719
2097 511,735,790 23,009,661
2096 510,636,755 23,360,151
2095 509,437,875 23,722,747
2094 508,130,071 24,093,391
2093 506,765,644 24,473,038
2092 505,327,656 24,860,975
2091 503,824,444 25,255,379
2090 502,264,268 25,655,577
2089 500,660,501 26,060,945
2088 498,935,983 26,470,073
2087 497,190,466 26,884,813
2086 495,313,036 27,301,913
2085 493,366,305 27,723,736
2084 491,354,778 28,147,480
2083 489,225,193 28,578,182
2082 486,984,952 29,012,953
2081 484,673,501 29,456,022
2080 482,257,479 29,901,880
2079 479,813,404 30,352,062
2078 477,277,836 30,809,176
2077 474,593,860 31,273,700
2076 471,779,348 31,744,480
2075 468,855,468 32,221,226
2074 465,875,137 32,706,020
2073 462,811,079 33,196,556
2072 459,656,523 33,696,490
2071 456,423,506 34,203,935
2070 453,095,985 34,719,324
2069 449,655,599 35,241,850
2068 446,126,774 35,762,799
2067 442,540,629 36,292,307
2066 438,879,326 36,826,655
2065 435,169,856 37,368,086
2064 431,394,393 37,916,439
2063 427,575,887 38,469,051
2062 423,636,352 39,028,473
2061 419,672,017 39,584,621
2060 415,638,125 40,149,830
2059 411,576,344 40,712,514
2058 407,429,129 41,277,134
2057 403,233,874 41,833,887
2056 398,948,355 42,377,427
2055 394,645,693 42,909,302
2054 390,303,954 43,427,254
2053 385,922,748 43,938,741
2052 381,488,696 44,441,106
2051 377,018,239 44,923,604
2050 372,476,884 45,385,311
2049 367,909,407 45,832,153
2048 363,310,560 46,258,529
2047 358,659,474 46,668,898
2046 353,929,775 47,056,404
2045 349,156,085 47,433,205
2044 344,371,692 47,797,411
2043 339,561,029 48,144,730
2042 334,731,546 48,478,991
2041 329,875,686 48,806,273
2040 325,039,429 49,115,658
2039 320,137,108 49,412,830
2038 315,207,413 49,694,340
2037 310,312,684 49,957,504
2036 305,408,418 50,200,702
2035 300,541,523 50,426,000
2034 295,686,893 50,632,962
2033 290,851,174 50,821,090
2032 286,070,650 50,987,020
2031 281,351,929 51,134,940
2030 276,708,987 51,267,908
2029 272,189,955 51,385,868
2028 267,728,673 51,486,791
2027 263,390,059 51,576,746
2026 259,231,214 51,649,918
2025 255,166,301 51,710,062
2024 251,269,164 51,751,065
2023 247,504,495 51,712,619
2022 243,700,667 51,672,569
2021 239,477,801 51,769,539
2020 235,001,746 51,836,239
2019 230,800,899 51,764,822
2018 226,928,892 51,585,058
2017 223,273,967 51,361,911
2016 220,138,869 51,217,803
2015 217,290,883 51,014,947
2014 214,264,647 50,746,659
2013 211,073,978 50,428,893
2012 207,667,125 50,199,853
2011 203,746,065 49,936,638
2010 199,239,047 49,554,112
2009 194,376,534 49,307,835
2008 189,499,113 49,054,708
2007 184,493,231 48,683,638
2006 179,682,690 48,438,292
2005 175,453,212 48,184,561
2004 171,286,000 48,082,519
2003 167,110,248 47,892,330
2002 163,222,549 47,644,736
2001 159,270,907 47,370,164
2000 154,879,127 47,008,111
1999 150,565,377 46,616,677
1998 146,522,356 46,286,503
1997 142,531,804 45,953,580
1996 138,557,092 45,524,681
1995 134,582,253 45,092,991
1994 130,748,083 44,641,540
1993 127,020,117 44,194,628
1992 123,546,848 43,747,962
1991 120,060,406 43,295,704
1990 116,155,576 42,869,283
1989 112,336,629 42,449,038
1988 108,724,739 42,031,247
1987 105,130,717 41,621,690
1986 101,606,764 41,213,674
1985 98,229,285 40,805,744
1984 95,164,936 40,405,956
1983 92,227,711 39,910,403
1982 89,089,246 39,326,352
1981 85,802,049 38,723,248
1980 82,291,010 38,123,775
1979 78,997,039 37,534,236
1978 76,307,379 36,969,185
1977 73,901,827 36,411,795
1976 71,620,254 35,848,523
1975 69,461,175 35,280,725
1974 67,415,487 34,692,266
1973 65,461,912 34,103,149
1972 63,583,194 33,505,406
1971 61,847,899 32,882,704
1970 60,166,719 32,240,827
1969 58,460,939 31,544,266
1968 56,810,507 30,838,302
1967 55,214,768 30,130,983
1966 53,678,667 29,435,571
1965 52,209,010 28,704,674
1964 50,799,999 27,984,155
1963 49,447,776 27,261,747
1962 48,156,128 26,513,030
1961 46,921,277 25,765,673
1960 45,709,310 25,012,374

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/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan South Korea
2100 0.17% -1.45%
2099 0.18% -1.47%
2098 0.19% -1.48%
2097 0.22% -1.5%
2096 0.24% -1.53%
2095 0.26% -1.54%
2094 0.27% -1.55%
2093 0.28% -1.56%
2092 0.3% -1.56%
2091 0.31% -1.56%
2090 0.32% -1.56%
2089 0.35% -1.55%
2088 0.35% -1.54%
2087 0.38% -1.53%
2086 0.39% -1.52%
2085 0.41% -1.51%
2084 0.44% -1.51%
2083 0.46% -1.5%
2082 0.48% -1.5%
2081 0.5% -1.49%
2080 0.51% -1.48%
2079 0.53% -1.48%
2078 0.57% -1.49%
2077 0.6% -1.48%
2076 0.62% -1.48%
2075 0.64% -1.48%
2074 0.66% -1.48%
2073 0.69% -1.48%
2072 0.71% -1.48%
2071 0.73% -1.48%
2070 0.77% -1.48%
2069 0.79% -1.46%
2068 0.81% -1.46%
2067 0.83% -1.45%
2066 0.85% -1.45%
2065 0.88% -1.45%
2064 0.89% -1.44%
2063 0.93% -1.43%
2062 0.94% -1.4%
2061 0.97% -1.41%
2060 0.99% -1.38%
2059 1.02% -1.37%
2058 1.04% -1.33%
2057 1.07% -1.28%
2056 1.09% -1.24%
2055 1.11% -1.19%
2054 1.14% -1.16%
2053 1.16% -1.13%
2052 1.19% -1.07%
2051 1.22% -1.02%
2050 1.24% -0.97%
2049 1.27% -0.92%
2048 1.3% -0.88%
2047 1.34% -0.82%
2046 1.37% -0.79%
2045 1.39% -0.76%
2044 1.42% -0.72%
2043 1.44% -0.69%
2042 1.47% -0.67%
2041 1.49% -0.63%
2040 1.53% -0.6%
2039 1.56% -0.57%
2038 1.58% -0.53%
2037 1.61% -0.48%
2036 1.62% -0.45%
2035 1.64% -0.41%
2034 1.66% -0.37%
2033 1.67% -0.33%
2032 1.68% -0.29%
2031 1.68% -0.26%
2030 1.66% -0.23%
2029 1.67% -0.2%
2028 1.65% -0.17%
2027 1.6% -0.14%
2026 1.59% -0.12%
2025 1.55% -0.08%
2024 1.52% 0.07%
2023 1.56% 0.08%
2022 1.76% -0.19%
2021 1.9% -0.13%
2020 1.82% 0.14%
2019 1.71% 0.35%
2018 1.64% 0.43%
2017 1.42% 0.28%
2016 1.31% 0.4%
2015 1.41% 0.53%
2014 1.51% 0.63%
2013 1.64% 0.46%
2012 1.92% 0.53%
2011 2.26% 0.77%
2010 2.5% 0.5%
2009 2.57% 0.52%
2008 2.71% 0.76%
2007 2.68% 0.51%
2006 2.41% 0.53%
2005 2.43% 0.21%
2004 2.5% 0.4%
2003 2.38% 0.52%
2002 2.48% 0.58%
2001 2.84% 0.77%
2000 2.87% 0.84%
1999 2.76% 0.71%
1998 2.8% 0.72%
1997 2.87% 0.94%
1996 2.95% 0.96%
1995 2.93% 1.01%
1994 2.93% 1.01%
1993 2.81% 1.02%
1992 2.9% 1.04%
1991 3.36% 0.99%
1990 3.4% 0.99%
1989 3.32% 0.99%
1988 3.42% 0.98%
1987 3.47% 0.99%
1986 3.44% 1%
1985 3.22% 0.99%
1984 3.18% 1.24%
1983 3.52% 1.49%
1982 3.83% 1.56%
1981 4.27% 1.57%
1980 4.17% 1.57%
1979 3.52% 1.53%
1978 3.26% 1.53%
1977 3.19% 1.57%
1976 3.11% 1.61%
1975 3.03% 1.7%
1974 2.98% 1.73%
1973 2.95% 1.78%
1972 2.81% 1.89%
1971 2.79% 1.99%
1970 2.92% 2.21%
1969 2.91% 2.29%
1968 2.89% 2.35%
1967 2.86% 2.36%
1966 2.81% 2.55%
1965 2.77% 2.57%
1964 2.73% 2.65%
1963 2.68% 2.82%
1962 2.63% 2.9%
1961 2.65% 3.01%

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/south-korea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Pakistan grew by 1.52%, while South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Pakistan South Korea
Current population
260356147
51649918
Population rank 5/197 31/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.62%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
13.7 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
2.26 minutes
One death every
19.7 seconds
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,314 +105
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 160/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 +65,731
Net migration rank 196/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - 65,731
2024 - -1,401,173 - 75,963
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 -77,569 87,800
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 -124,014 87,800
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 -56,947 -16,778
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 -31,101 112,631
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 10,353 128,622
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 30,951 118,220
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 71,907 104,029
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 122,923 91,568
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 163,248 276,427
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 167,464 308,037
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 166,415 301,926
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 215,859 281,866
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 214,728 269,958
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 213,083 52,042
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 197,231 5,308
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 215,841 -19,630
2007 4,690,187 576,349 248,286 -42,293
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 203,441 -28,434
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 187,920 -47,821
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 225,988 -42,549
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 244,251 -31,994
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 247,752 -18,105
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 312,643 -28,006
2000 4,281,169 252,869 390,167 -84,960
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 368,272 -107,448
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 393,436 -98,044
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 422,773 -109,130
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 446,142 -115,705
1995 3,977,175 11,534 468,967 -208,491
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 473,200 -208,309
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 477,302 -222,802
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 494,352 -265,849
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 467,594 -270,754
1990 3,731,730 275,242 411,546 79,294
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 403,266 186,120
1988 3,554,755 38,139 399,297 192,534
1987 3,448,813 146,364 378,758 198,057
1986 3,341,643 111,045 395,651 189,782
1985 3,233,315 68,860 416,219 97,949
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 436,384 101,394
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 514,844 102,167
1982 2,934,689 294,252 605,626 48,638
1981 2,790,454 555,032 631,189 18,442
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 583,294 -148,341
1979 2,461,311 450,003 623,068 -139,566
1978 2,356,601 111,386 499,084 -85,721
1977 2,257,849 85,250 578,947 -90,737
1976 2,171,812 48,238 530,558 -92,314
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 603,300 -52,332
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 673,030 27,005
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 699,115 35,779
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 740,469 25,382
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 789,185 -6,326
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 747,987 -27,999
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 694,227 -21,175
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 684,487 -16,868
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 692,169 -16,484
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 623,534 -16,688
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 641,090 -146,386
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 655,501 -102,284
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 685,824 -80,226
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 712,590 -94,606
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 730,173 -93,179
1960 1,217,147 0 728,010 47,245

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/pakistan/south-korea | CC BY

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 South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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