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Population in Pakistan compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 255,219,554 in 2025 vs 21,756,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 261,421,997 people compared to 21,926,160 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 11.9 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 3.41% of the world: 3.15% for Pakistan vs 0.26% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.42% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 261M (45.5% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 21.9M (7.73% growth).

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Sri Lanka
2100 514,639,086 20,009,380
2099 513,762,873 20,121,095
2098 512,834,641 20,234,513
2097 511,842,588 20,345,619
2096 510,743,323 20,456,607
2095 509,544,194 20,566,246
2094 508,236,117 20,674,019
2093 506,871,405 20,780,946
2092 505,433,117 20,886,274
2091 503,929,591 20,990,047
2090 502,369,089 21,095,968
2089 500,764,988 21,198,788
2088 499,040,109 21,299,229
2087 497,294,229 21,398,269
2086 495,416,407 21,496,892
2085 493,469,269 21,594,661
2084 491,457,322 21,687,323
2083 489,327,293 21,778,597
2082 487,086,584 21,866,395
2081 484,774,651 21,954,337
2080 482,358,125 22,038,953
2079 479,913,540 22,122,744
2078 477,377,443 22,200,069
2077 474,692,907 22,274,355
2076 471,877,807 22,345,857
2075 468,953,317 22,414,609
2074 465,972,364 22,485,066
2073 462,907,667 22,550,427
2072 459,752,452 22,610,645
2071 456,518,761 22,669,042
2070 453,190,545 22,725,948
2069 449,749,441 22,779,050
2068 446,219,879 22,831,596
2067 442,632,987 22,885,941
2066 438,970,919 22,935,123
2065 435,260,675 22,985,942
2064 431,484,424 23,030,844
2063 427,665,121 23,071,114
2062 423,724,764 23,107,970
2061 419,759,602 23,139,924
2060 415,724,868 23,171,649
2059 411,662,239 23,199,387
2058 407,514,159 23,224,997
2057 403,318,028 23,247,211
2056 399,031,614 23,267,292
2055 394,728,055 23,278,653
2054 390,385,410 23,287,520
2053 386,003,289 23,297,347
2052 381,568,312 23,301,287
2051 377,096,921 23,302,108
2050 372,554,619 23,299,282
2049 367,986,189 23,293,630
2048 363,386,382 23,283,465
2047 358,734,325 23,267,251
2046 354,003,639 23,244,081
2045 349,228,953 23,212,221
2044 344,443,561 23,181,041
2043 339,631,894 23,144,217
2042 334,801,403 23,103,489
2041 329,944,530 23,056,478
2040 325,107,264 23,005,928
2039 320,203,920 22,948,866
2038 315,273,196 22,888,821
2037 310,377,446 22,822,943
2036 305,472,156 22,756,462
2035 300,604,245 22,685,766
2034 295,748,602 22,611,514
2033 290,911,874 22,532,374
2032 286,130,352 22,449,310
2031 281,410,647 22,364,063
2030 276,766,735 22,273,377
2029 272,246,760 22,181,300
2028 267,784,548 22,082,826
2027 263,445,027 21,979,196
2026 259,285,315 21,870,145
2025 255,219,554 21,756,000
2024 251,269,164 21,916,000
2023 247,504,495 22,037,000
2022 243,700,667 22,181,000
2021 239,477,801 22,156,000
2020 235,001,746 21,919,000
2019 230,800,899 21,803,000
2018 226,928,892 21,670,000
2017 223,273,967 21,453,000
2016 220,138,869 21,209,000
2015 217,290,883 20,970,000
2014 214,264,647 20,778,000
2013 211,073,978 20,585,000
2012 207,667,125 21,169,458
2011 203,746,065 21,009,048
2010 199,239,047 20,879,089
2009 194,376,534 20,756,435
2008 189,499,113 20,629,378
2007 184,493,231 20,492,545
2006 179,682,690 20,352,411
2005 175,453,212 20,216,524
2004 171,286,000 20,087,605
2003 167,110,248 19,951,521
2002 163,222,549 19,805,752
2001 159,270,907 19,600,362
2000 154,879,127 19,293,054
1999 150,565,377 18,944,731
1998 146,522,356 18,596,003
1997 142,531,804 18,248,200
1996 138,557,092 17,905,018
1995 134,582,253 17,564,068
1994 130,748,083 17,275,773
1993 127,020,117 17,025,918
1992 123,546,848 16,739,284
1991 120,060,406 16,475,354
1990 116,155,576 16,352,458
1989 112,336,629 16,248,557
1988 108,724,739 16,078,621
1987 105,130,717 15,916,576
1986 101,606,764 15,731,256
1985 98,229,285 15,544,154
1984 95,164,936 15,441,860
1983 92,227,711 15,388,794
1982 89,089,246 15,286,567
1981 85,802,049 15,099,414
1980 82,291,010 14,847,974
1979 78,997,039 14,579,614
1978 76,307,379 14,310,128
1977 73,901,827 14,049,371
1976 71,620,254 13,796,770
1975 69,461,175 13,548,984
1974 67,415,487 13,305,693
1973 65,461,912 13,060,916
1972 63,583,194 12,809,205
1971 61,847,899 12,551,910
1970 60,166,719 12,287,110
1969 58,460,939 12,013,858
1968 56,810,507 11,736,088
1967 55,214,768 11,457,328
1966 53,678,667 11,183,928
1965 52,209,010 10,916,965
1964 50,799,999 10,653,397
1963 49,447,776 10,395,040
1962 48,156,128 10,143,754
1961 46,921,277 9,899,372
1960 45,709,310 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 717,160 people (a 3.38% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.26% to 23,299,282 people and rank change from 63rd to 71st.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 23.3M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Sri Lanka
2100 0.17% -0.56%
2099 0.18% -0.56%
2098 0.19% -0.55%
2097 0.22% -0.54%
2096 0.24% -0.53%
2095 0.26% -0.52%
2094 0.27% -0.51%
2093 0.28% -0.5%
2092 0.3% -0.49%
2091 0.31% -0.5%
2090 0.32% -0.49%
2089 0.35% -0.47%
2088 0.35% -0.46%
2087 0.38% -0.46%
2086 0.39% -0.45%
2085 0.41% -0.43%
2084 0.44% -0.42%
2083 0.46% -0.4%
2082 0.48% -0.4%
2081 0.5% -0.38%
2080 0.51% -0.38%
2079 0.53% -0.35%
2078 0.57% -0.33%
2077 0.6% -0.32%
2076 0.62% -0.31%
2075 0.64% -0.31%
2074 0.66% -0.29%
2073 0.69% -0.27%
2072 0.71% -0.26%
2071 0.73% -0.25%
2070 0.77% -0.23%
2069 0.79% -0.23%
2068 0.81% -0.24%
2067 0.83% -0.21%
2066 0.85% -0.22%
2065 0.88% -0.19%
2064 0.89% -0.17%
2063 0.93% -0.16%
2062 0.94% -0.14%
2061 0.97% -0.14%
2060 0.99% -0.12%
2059 1.02% -0.11%
2058 1.04% -0.1%
2057 1.07% -0.09%
2056 1.09% -0.05%
2055 1.11% -0.04%
2054 1.14% -0.04%
2053 1.16% -0.02%
2052 1.19% -0.004%
2051 1.22% 0.01%
2050 1.24% 0.02%
2049 1.27% 0.04%
2048 1.3% 0.07%
2047 1.34% 0.1%
2046 1.37% 0.14%
2045 1.39% 0.13%
2044 1.42% 0.16%
2043 1.44% 0.18%
2042 1.47% 0.2%
2041 1.49% 0.22%
2040 1.53% 0.25%
2039 1.56% 0.26%
2038 1.58% 0.29%
2037 1.61% 0.29%
2036 1.62% 0.31%
2035 1.64% 0.33%
2034 1.66% 0.35%
2033 1.67% 0.37%
2032 1.68% 0.38%
2031 1.68% 0.41%
2030 1.66% 0.42%
2029 1.67% 0.45%
2028 1.65% 0.47%
2027 1.6% 0.5%
2026 1.59% 0.52%
2025 1.57% -0.73%
2024 1.52% -0.55%
2023 1.56% -0.65%
2022 1.76% 0.11%
2021 1.9% 1.08%
2020 1.82% 0.53%
2019 1.71% 0.61%
2018 1.64% 1.01%
2017 1.42% 1.15%
2016 1.31% 1.14%
2015 1.41% 0.92%
2014 1.51% 0.94%
2013 1.64% -2.76%
2012 1.92% 0.76%
2011 2.26% 0.62%
2010 2.5% 0.59%
2009 2.57% 0.62%
2008 2.71% 0.67%
2007 2.68% 0.69%
2006 2.41% 0.67%
2005 2.43% 0.64%
2004 2.5% 0.68%
2003 2.38% 0.74%
2002 2.48% 1.05%
2001 2.84% 1.59%
2000 2.87% 1.84%
1999 2.76% 1.88%
1998 2.8% 1.91%
1997 2.87% 1.92%
1996 2.95% 1.94%
1995 2.93% 1.67%
1994 2.93% 1.47%
1993 2.81% 1.71%
1992 2.9% 1.6%
1991 3.36% 0.75%
1990 3.4% 0.64%
1989 3.32% 1.06%
1988 3.42% 1.02%
1987 3.47% 1.18%
1986 3.44% 1.2%
1985 3.22% 0.66%
1984 3.18% 0.34%
1983 3.52% 0.67%
1982 3.83% 1.24%
1981 4.27% 1.69%
1980 4.17% 1.84%
1979 3.52% 1.88%
1978 3.26% 1.86%
1977 3.19% 1.83%
1976 3.11% 1.83%
1975 3.03% 1.83%
1974 2.98% 1.87%
1973 2.95% 1.97%
1972 2.81% 2.05%
1971 2.79% 2.16%
1970 2.92% 2.27%
1969 2.91% 2.37%
1968 2.89% 2.43%
1967 2.86% 2.44%
1966 2.81% 2.45%
1965 2.77% 2.47%
1964 2.73% 2.49%
1963 2.68% 2.48%
1962 2.63% 2.47%
1961 2.65% 2.46%

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 Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.73%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Sri Lanka
Current population
261421997
21926160
Population rank 5/197 63/197
Percent of world population 3.15% 0.26%
One net population change
8.01 seconds
3.29 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
2.37 minutes
One death every
19.5 seconds
3.07 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,823 -438
Annual growth/decline +3,950,390 -160,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% -0.73%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 190/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 -30,724
Net migration rank 196/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -30,724
2024 5,268,361 -1,401,173 50,407 -27,245
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 66,111 -28,011
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 95,378 -27,435
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 121,858 -29,586
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 170,968 -29,875
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 172,243 -28,426
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 183,610 -28,607
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 187,993 -22,324
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 194,232 -18,388
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 201,815 -29,797
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 211,541 -33,672
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 221,021 -37,754
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 229,138 -41,955
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 224,461 -90,839
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 224,325 -98,060
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 200,175 -81,130
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 232,225 -97,144
2007 4,690,187 576,349 248,287 -109,695
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 248,706 -107,045
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 248,683 -118,594
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 212,527 -84,795
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 252,008 -107,573
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 252,840 -105,718
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 244,377 19,273
2000 4,281,169 252,869 227,060 123,894
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 206,876 138,799
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 201,059 150,724
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 208,193 135,636
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 215,290 127,236
1995 3,977,175 11,534 221,957 117,416
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 228,904 8,323
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 226,257 36,232
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 222,230 88,542
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 218,117 -1,047
1990 3,731,730 275,242 224,454 -195,736
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 212,401 -33,305
1988 3,554,755 38,139 219,184 -58,415
1987 3,448,813 146,364 226,414 -63,105
1986 3,341,643 111,045 233,782 -26,460
1985 3,233,315 68,860 247,836 -80,950
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 263,175 -225,450
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 277,768 -209,362
1982 2,934,689 294,252 300,030 -163,987
1981 2,790,454 555,032 328,096 -89,824
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 328,155 -63,541
1979 2,461,311 450,003 329,791 -57,683
1978 2,356,601 111,386 317,055 -50,189
1977 2,257,849 85,250 300,038 -45,383
1976 2,171,812 48,238 291,816 -41,258
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 282,496 -37,475
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 275,521 -33,979
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 278,577 -30,582
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 282,494 -27,071
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 281,200 -22,021
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 286,719 -16,299
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 286,218 -10,152
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 286,642 -7,163
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 284,738 -6,696
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 275,549 -6,794
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 272,422 -7,249
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 269,584 -7,614
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 262,880 -8,118
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 256,719 -8,909
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 251,087 -10,144
1960 1,217,147 0 247,631 -12,610

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

GeoRank.org/population/pakistan/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 84.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,444,615 people) and 15.7% is from migration (a loss of 269,694 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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