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

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The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 255,219,554 in 2025 vs 49,355,143 people in Spain in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 261,421,997 people compared to 49,323,658 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 5.3 times bigger than Spain's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 3.74% of the world: 3.15% for Pakistan vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.55% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 261M (45.5% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 49.3M (11.1% growth).

Pakistan vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Spain
2100 514,639,086 34,221,514
2099 513,762,873 34,400,373
2098 512,834,641 34,577,450
2097 511,842,588 34,751,199
2096 510,743,323 34,917,831
2095 509,544,194 35,087,012
2094 508,236,117 35,251,362
2093 506,871,405 35,415,082
2092 505,433,117 35,577,396
2091 503,929,591 35,741,351
2090 502,369,089 35,912,083
2089 500,764,988 36,086,009
2088 499,040,109 36,257,546
2087 497,294,229 36,424,826
2086 495,416,407 36,594,101
2085 493,469,269 36,771,456
2084 491,457,322 36,951,760
2083 489,327,293 37,138,777
2082 487,086,584 37,327,720
2081 484,774,651 37,527,142
2080 482,358,125 37,732,838
2079 479,913,540 37,949,144
2078 477,377,443 38,171,047
2077 474,692,907 38,405,329
2076 471,877,807 38,654,221
2075 468,953,317 38,913,733
2074 465,972,364 39,188,284
2073 462,907,667 39,469,767
2072 459,752,452 39,765,059
2071 456,518,761 40,062,070
2070 453,190,545 40,372,388
2069 449,749,441 40,682,818
2068 446,219,879 41,005,148
2067 442,632,987 41,326,772
2066 438,970,919 41,654,672
2065 435,260,675 41,983,104
2064 431,484,424 42,321,736
2063 427,665,121 42,655,212
2062 423,724,764 42,993,328
2061 419,759,602 43,328,037
2060 415,724,868 43,648,753
2059 411,662,239 43,967,376
2058 407,514,159 44,273,756
2057 403,318,028 44,579,723
2056 399,031,614 44,885,952
2055 394,728,055 45,164,935
2054 390,385,410 45,434,986
2053 386,003,289 45,702,038
2052 381,568,312 45,951,973
2051 377,096,921 46,179,119
2050 372,554,619 46,397,620
2049 367,986,189 46,616,167
2048 363,386,382 46,812,693
2047 358,734,325 47,002,591
2046 354,003,639 47,182,235
2045 349,228,953 47,354,908
2044 344,443,561 47,514,076
2043 339,631,894 47,657,627
2042 334,801,403 47,801,904
2041 329,944,530 47,936,819
2040 325,107,264 48,066,825
2039 320,203,920 48,190,225
2038 315,273,196 48,304,880
2037 310,377,446 48,418,168
2036 305,472,156 48,528,778
2035 300,604,245 48,633,960
2034 295,748,602 48,730,594
2033 290,911,874 48,823,356
2032 286,130,352 48,914,944
2031 281,410,647 49,008,735
2030 276,766,735 49,094,273
2029 272,246,760 49,163,780
2028 267,784,548 49,223,677
2027 263,445,027 49,274,441
2026 259,285,315 49,323,658
2025 255,219,554 49,355,143
2024 251,269,164 48,848,840
2023 247,504,495 48,352,528
2022 243,700,667 47,786,102
2021 239,477,801 47,443,821
2020 235,001,746 47,359,424
2019 230,800,899 47,118,501
2018 226,928,892 46,782,011
2017 223,273,967 46,571,232
2016 220,138,869 46,458,139
2015 217,290,883 46,422,303
2014 214,264,647 46,460,733
2013 211,073,978 46,604,197
2012 207,667,125 46,773,055
2011 203,746,065 46,742,697
2010 199,239,047 46,576,897
2009 194,376,534 46,362,946
2008 189,499,113 45,954,106
2007 184,493,231 45,226,803
2006 179,682,690 44,397,319
2005 175,453,212 43,653,155
2004 171,286,000 42,921,895
2003 167,110,248 42,187,645
2002 163,222,549 41,431,558
2001 159,270,907 40,850,412
2000 154,879,127 40,567,864
1999 150,565,377 40,386,875
1998 146,522,356 40,223,509
1997 142,531,804 40,057,389
1996 138,557,092 39,889,852
1995 134,582,253 39,724,050
1994 130,748,083 39,549,108
1993 127,020,117 39,361,262
1992 123,546,848 39,157,685
1991 120,060,406 38,966,376
1990 116,155,576 38,867,322
1989 112,336,629 38,827,764
1988 108,724,739 38,766,939
1987 105,130,717 38,684,815
1986 101,606,764 38,584,624
1985 98,229,285 38,469,512
1984 95,164,936 38,330,364
1983 92,227,711 38,171,525
1982 89,089,246 37,986,012
1981 85,802,049 37,758,631
1980 82,291,010 37,491,165
1979 78,997,039 37,191,330
1978 76,307,379 36,864,898
1977 73,901,827 36,511,638
1976 71,620,254 36,137,812
1975 69,461,175 35,757,900
1974 67,415,487 35,373,335
1973 65,461,912 34,988,947
1972 63,583,194 34,604,469
1971 61,847,899 34,224,490
1970 60,166,719 33,814,531
1969 58,460,939 33,441,054
1968 56,810,507 33,113,134
1967 55,214,768 32,682,947
1966 53,678,667 32,283,194
1965 52,209,010 31,954,292
1964 50,799,999 31,609,195
1963 49,447,776 31,296,651
1962 48,156,128 31,023,366
1961 46,921,277 30,739,250
1960 45,709,310 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,865,519 people (a 6.17% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 46,397,620 people and rank change from 32nd to 46th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2025 at 49.4M people and is projected to decrease to 34.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Spain
2100 0.17% -0.52%
2099 0.18% -0.51%
2098 0.19% -0.5%
2097 0.22% -0.48%
2096 0.24% -0.48%
2095 0.26% -0.47%
2094 0.27% -0.46%
2093 0.28% -0.46%
2092 0.3% -0.46%
2091 0.31% -0.48%
2090 0.32% -0.48%
2089 0.35% -0.47%
2088 0.35% -0.46%
2087 0.38% -0.46%
2086 0.39% -0.48%
2085 0.41% -0.49%
2084 0.44% -0.5%
2083 0.46% -0.51%
2082 0.48% -0.53%
2081 0.5% -0.55%
2080 0.51% -0.57%
2079 0.53% -0.58%
2078 0.57% -0.61%
2077 0.6% -0.64%
2076 0.62% -0.67%
2075 0.64% -0.7%
2074 0.66% -0.71%
2073 0.69% -0.74%
2072 0.71% -0.74%
2071 0.73% -0.77%
2070 0.77% -0.76%
2069 0.79% -0.79%
2068 0.81% -0.78%
2067 0.83% -0.79%
2066 0.85% -0.78%
2065 0.88% -0.8%
2064 0.89% -0.78%
2063 0.93% -0.79%
2062 0.94% -0.77%
2061 0.97% -0.73%
2060 0.99% -0.72%
2059 1.02% -0.69%
2058 1.04% -0.69%
2057 1.07% -0.68%
2056 1.09% -0.62%
2055 1.11% -0.59%
2054 1.14% -0.58%
2053 1.16% -0.54%
2052 1.19% -0.49%
2051 1.22% -0.47%
2050 1.24% -0.47%
2049 1.27% -0.42%
2048 1.3% -0.4%
2047 1.34% -0.38%
2046 1.37% -0.36%
2045 1.39% -0.33%
2044 1.42% -0.3%
2043 1.44% -0.3%
2042 1.47% -0.28%
2041 1.49% -0.27%
2040 1.53% -0.26%
2039 1.56% -0.24%
2038 1.58% -0.23%
2037 1.61% -0.23%
2036 1.62% -0.22%
2035 1.64% -0.2%
2034 1.66% -0.19%
2033 1.67% -0.19%
2032 1.68% -0.19%
2031 1.68% -0.17%
2030 1.66% -0.14%
2029 1.67% -0.12%
2028 1.65% -0.1%
2027 1.6% -0.1%
2026 1.59% -0.06%
2025 1.57% 1.04%
2024 1.52% 1.03%
2023 1.56% 1.19%
2022 1.76% 0.72%
2021 1.9% 0.18%
2020 1.82% 0.51%
2019 1.71% 0.72%
2018 1.64% 0.45%
2017 1.42% 0.24%
2016 1.31% 0.08%
2015 1.41% -0.08%
2014 1.51% -0.31%
2013 1.64% -0.36%
2012 1.92% 0.06%
2011 2.26% 0.36%
2010 2.5% 0.46%
2009 2.57% 0.89%
2008 2.71% 1.61%
2007 2.68% 1.87%
2006 2.41% 1.7%
2005 2.43% 1.7%
2004 2.5% 1.74%
2003 2.38% 1.82%
2002 2.48% 1.42%
2001 2.84% 0.7%
2000 2.87% 0.45%
1999 2.76% 0.41%
1998 2.8% 0.41%
1997 2.87% 0.42%
1996 2.95% 0.42%
1995 2.93% 0.44%
1994 2.93% 0.48%
1993 2.81% 0.52%
1992 2.9% 0.49%
1991 3.36% 0.25%
1990 3.4% 0.1%
1989 3.32% 0.16%
1988 3.42% 0.21%
1987 3.47% 0.26%
1986 3.44% 0.3%
1985 3.22% 0.36%
1984 3.18% 0.42%
1983 3.52% 0.49%
1982 3.83% 0.6%
1981 4.27% 0.71%
1980 4.17% 0.81%
1979 3.52% 0.89%
1978 3.26% 0.97%
1977 3.19% 1.03%
1976 3.11% 1.06%
1975 3.03% 1.09%
1974 2.98% 1.1%
1973 2.95% 1.11%
1972 2.81% 1.11%
1971 2.79% 1.21%
1970 2.92% 1.12%
1969 2.91% 0.99%
1968 2.89% 1.32%
1967 2.86% 1.24%
1966 2.81% 1.03%
1965 2.77% 1.09%
1964 2.73% 1%
1963 2.68% 0.88%
1962 2.63% 0.92%
1961 2.65% 0.93%

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 Spain's population grew by 1.04%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Spain
Current population
261421997
49323658
Population rank 5/197 32/197
Percent of world population 3.15% 0.59%
One net population change
8.01 seconds
1.04 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
1.66 minutes
One death every
19.5 seconds
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,823 +1,387
Annual growth/decline +3,950,390 +506,303
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +1.04%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 98/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 +96,630
Net migration rank 196/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - 96,630
2024 5,268,361 -1,401,173 -117,237 111,674
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 -116,046 119,099
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 -133,801 299,779
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 -113,865 144,385
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 -151,551 236,854
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 -56,542 464,783
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 -56,139 337,467
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 -32,600 201,135
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 0 106,474
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 -4,642 -1,979
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 32,522 -97,870
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 37,284 -250,741
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 51,450 -153,486
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 84,137 60,761
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 102,469 69,406
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 106,635 129,557
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 133,267 434,135
2007 4,690,187 576,349 108,545 772,317
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 110,994 659,720
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 78,576 629,803
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 85,844 661,158
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 54,844 658,428
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 53,861 737,880
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 44,936 181,307
2000 4,281,169 252,869 36,512 176,269
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 8,077 178,559
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 4,022 182,926
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 20,028 165,345
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 11,967 162,704
1995 3,977,175 11,534 15,889 162,434
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 31,639 160,407
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 47,234 160,907
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 62,652 177,544
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 58,450 122,841
1990 3,731,730 275,242 66,075 -30,684
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 81,538 -25,892
1988 3,554,755 38,139 100,794 -17,663
1987 3,448,813 146,364 116,054 -12,681
1986 3,341,643 111,045 131,188 -13,540
1985 3,233,315 68,860 146,184 -589
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 172,487 2,754
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 183,223 1,241
1982 2,934,689 294,252 231,714 -7,384
1981 2,790,454 555,032 237,879 2,563
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 281,184 20,166
1979 2,461,311 450,003 312,407 -5,929
1978 2,356,601 111,386 339,157 -2,504
1977 2,257,849 85,250 361,465 -1,332
1976 2,171,812 48,238 375,834 2,804
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 371,882 -218
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 396,182 105,838
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 374,381 8,624
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 391,030 7,935
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 369,625 7,363
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 378,723 -60,580
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 367,851 -49,956
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 387,423 -46,088
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 402,001 -42,344
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 397,084 -41,467
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 405,819 -42,476
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 429,885 -41,461
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 394,338 -44,446
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 384,690 -45,211
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 396,537 -46,517
1960 1,217,147 0 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/pakistan/spain | 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 Spain 27.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 782,423 people) and 72.1% is from migration (a gain of 2,019,671 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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