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

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The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 255,219,554 in 2025 vs 51,684,564 people in South Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 261,421,997 people compared to 51,624,449 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 5.06 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 3.77% of the world: 3.15% 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 +0.17% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 261M (45.5% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.58% growth).

Pakistan vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan South Korea
2100 514,639,086 22,001,649
2099 513,762,873 22,324,514
2098 512,834,641 22,657,541
2097 511,842,588 22,998,315
2096 510,743,323 23,348,632
2095 509,544,194 23,711,049
2094 508,236,117 24,081,510
2093 506,871,405 24,460,970
2092 505,433,117 24,848,715
2091 503,929,591 25,242,926
2090 502,369,089 25,642,926
2089 500,764,988 26,048,094
2088 499,040,109 26,457,020
2087 497,294,229 26,871,556
2086 495,416,407 27,288,450
2085 493,469,269 27,710,065
2084 491,457,322 28,133,600
2083 489,327,293 28,564,090
2082 487,086,584 28,998,646
2081 484,774,651 29,441,497
2080 482,358,125 29,887,135
2079 479,913,540 30,337,095
2078 477,377,443 30,793,984
2077 474,692,907 31,258,278
2076 471,877,807 31,728,826
2075 468,953,317 32,205,338
2074 465,972,364 32,689,892
2073 462,907,667 33,180,187
2072 459,752,452 33,679,874
2071 456,518,761 34,187,068
2070 453,190,545 34,702,204
2069 449,749,441 35,224,472
2068 446,219,879 35,745,164
2067 442,632,987 36,274,411
2066 438,970,919 36,808,495
2065 435,260,675 37,349,660
2064 431,484,424 37,897,742
2063 427,665,121 38,450,082
2062 423,724,764 39,009,227
2061 419,759,602 39,565,102
2060 415,724,868 40,130,032
2059 411,662,239 40,692,438
2058 407,514,159 41,256,780
2057 403,318,028 41,813,259
2056 399,031,614 42,356,530
2055 394,728,055 42,888,143
2054 390,385,410 43,405,840
2053 386,003,289 43,917,075
2052 381,568,312 44,419,192
2051 377,096,921 44,901,452
2050 372,554,619 45,362,931
2049 367,986,189 45,809,553
2048 363,386,382 46,235,718
2047 358,734,325 46,645,885
2046 354,003,639 47,033,200
2045 349,228,953 47,409,815
2044 344,443,561 47,773,842
2043 339,631,894 48,120,989
2042 334,801,403 48,455,085
2041 329,944,530 48,782,206
2040 325,107,264 49,091,438
2039 320,203,920 49,388,464
2038 315,273,196 49,669,835
2037 310,377,446 49,932,869
2036 305,472,156 50,175,947
2035 300,604,245 50,401,135
2034 295,748,602 50,607,994
2033 290,911,874 50,796,030
2032 286,130,352 50,961,878
2031 281,410,647 51,109,725
2030 276,766,735 51,242,628
2029 272,246,760 51,360,529
2028 267,784,548 51,461,403
2027 263,445,027 51,551,313
2026 259,285,315 51,624,449
2025 255,219,554 51,684,564
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 406,646 people (a 0.79% 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 42.5% to 372,554,619 people with a rank change from 5th to 4th. The population of South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,362,931 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 1.57% -0.13%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Pakistan grew by 1.57%, while South Korea's population declined by 0.13%.

Live population counters

Pakistan South Korea
Current population
261421997
51624449
Population rank 5/197 31/197
Percent of world population 3.15% 0.62%
One net population change
8.01 seconds
7.93 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
2.16 minutes
One death every
19.5 seconds
1.45 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,823 -182
Annual growth/decline +3,950,390 -66,501
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% -0.13%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 169/197
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 5,268,361 -1,401,173 -119,027 75,963
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 -124,111 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 2026-07-08).

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

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 South Korea 4.97% is from natural causes (a loss of 55,818 people) and 95% is from migration (a gain of 1,066,282 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 (1960–2025, 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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