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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 646,767 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 403 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 3.15% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 647K (23.2% growth).

Pakistan vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Suriname
2100 514,531,704 713,276
2099 513,655,674 715,694
2098 512,727,636 718,049
2097 511,735,790 720,475
2096 510,636,755 722,775
2095 509,437,875 725,199
2094 508,130,071 727,489
2093 506,765,644 729,920
2092 505,327,656 732,285
2091 503,824,444 734,586
2090 502,264,268 736,650
2089 500,660,501 738,862
2088 498,935,983 741,002
2087 497,190,466 742,833
2086 495,313,036 744,593
2085 493,366,305 746,302
2084 491,354,778 747,746
2083 489,225,193 749,138
2082 486,984,952 750,329
2081 484,673,501 751,501
2080 482,257,479 752,545
2079 479,813,404 753,284
2078 477,277,836 753,948
2077 474,593,860 754,556
2076 471,779,348 754,989
2075 468,855,468 755,527
2074 465,875,137 755,714
2073 462,811,079 756,015
2072 459,656,523 756,099
2071 456,423,506 756,098
2070 453,095,985 755,959
2069 449,655,599 755,874
2068 446,126,774 755,599
2067 442,540,629 755,148
2066 438,879,326 754,804
2065 435,169,856 754,111
2064 431,394,393 753,285
2063 427,575,887 752,745
2062 423,636,352 751,966
2061 419,672,017 751,282
2060 415,638,125 750,299
2059 411,576,344 749,394
2058 407,429,129 748,586
2057 403,233,874 747,157
2056 398,948,355 745,941
2055 394,645,693 744,408
2054 390,303,954 742,811
2053 385,922,748 741,338
2052 381,488,696 739,662
2051 377,018,239 737,998
2050 372,476,884 736,053
2049 367,909,407 734,230
2048 363,310,560 732,060
2047 358,659,474 729,598
2046 353,929,775 727,216
2045 349,156,085 724,444
2044 344,371,692 721,531
2043 339,561,029 718,571
2042 334,731,546 715,310
2041 329,875,686 711,980
2040 325,039,429 708,355
2039 320,137,108 704,772
2038 315,207,413 701,004
2037 310,312,684 697,340
2036 305,408,418 693,244
2035 300,541,523 688,991
2034 295,686,893 684,651
2033 290,851,174 680,266
2032 286,070,650 675,625
2031 281,351,929 670,920
2030 276,708,987 666,044
2029 272,189,955 661,163
2028 267,728,673 655,979
2027 263,390,059 650,686
2026 259,231,214 645,315
2025 255,166,301 639,827
2024 251,269,164 634,431
2023 247,504,495 628,886
2022 243,700,667 623,164
2021 239,477,801 617,896
2020 235,001,746 612,317
2019 230,800,899 605,768
2018 226,928,892 599,513
2017 223,273,967 593,713
2016 220,138,869 587,757
2015 217,290,883 581,627
2014 214,264,647 575,373
2013 211,073,978 569,020
2012 207,667,125 562,633
2011 203,746,065 556,269
2010 199,239,047 549,923
2009 194,376,534 543,568
2008 189,499,113 537,245
2007 184,493,231 531,016
2006 179,682,690 524,997
2005 175,453,212 519,313
2004 171,286,000 513,923
2003 167,110,248 506,414
2002 163,222,549 496,551
2001 159,270,907 486,560
2000 154,879,127 476,643
1999 150,565,377 466,916
1998 146,522,356 457,406
1997 142,531,804 448,067
1996 138,557,092 438,830
1995 134,582,253 429,606
1994 130,748,083 422,375
1993 127,020,117 419,352
1992 123,546,848 417,589
1991 120,060,406 415,013
1990 116,155,576 412,493
1989 112,336,629 408,409
1988 108,724,739 402,227
1987 105,130,717 396,911
1986 101,606,764 392,330
1985 98,229,285 386,972
1984 95,164,936 382,193
1983 92,227,711 378,746
1982 89,089,246 376,555
1981 85,802,049 375,459
1980 82,291,010 375,377
1979 78,997,039 377,602
1978 76,307,379 381,502
1977 73,901,827 385,067
1976 71,620,254 388,289
1975 69,461,175 391,170
1974 67,415,487 393,676
1973 65,461,912 395,772
1972 63,583,194 397,413
1971 61,847,899 391,932
1970 60,166,719 379,442
1969 58,460,939 366,906
1968 56,810,507 354,616
1967 55,214,768 342,679
1966 53,678,667 331,135
1965 52,209,010 320,000
1964 50,799,999 309,041
1963 49,447,776 297,034
1962 48,156,128 283,912
1961 46,921,277 272,791
1960 45,709,310 263,918

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/suriname | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 59,010 people (a 10% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.8% to 736,053 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 756K people in 2072 for Suriname.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Suriname
2100 0.17% -0.34%
2099 0.18% -0.33%
2098 0.19% -0.34%
2097 0.22% -0.32%
2096 0.24% -0.33%
2095 0.26% -0.31%
2094 0.27% -0.33%
2093 0.28% -0.32%
2092 0.3% -0.31%
2091 0.31% -0.28%
2090 0.32% -0.3%
2089 0.35% -0.29%
2088 0.35% -0.25%
2087 0.38% -0.24%
2086 0.39% -0.23%
2085 0.41% -0.19%
2084 0.44% -0.19%
2083 0.46% -0.16%
2082 0.48% -0.16%
2081 0.5% -0.14%
2080 0.51% -0.1%
2079 0.53% -0.09%
2078 0.57% -0.08%
2077 0.6% -0.06%
2076 0.62% -0.07%
2075 0.64% -0.02%
2074 0.66% -0.04%
2073 0.69% -0.01%
2072 0.71% 0%
2071 0.73% 0.02%
2070 0.77% 0.01%
2069 0.79% 0.04%
2068 0.81% 0.06%
2067 0.83% 0.05%
2066 0.85% 0.09%
2065 0.88% 0.11%
2064 0.89% 0.07%
2063 0.93% 0.1%
2062 0.94% 0.09%
2061 0.97% 0.13%
2060 0.99% 0.12%
2059 1.02% 0.11%
2058 1.04% 0.19%
2057 1.07% 0.16%
2056 1.09% 0.21%
2055 1.11% 0.22%
2054 1.14% 0.2%
2053 1.16% 0.23%
2052 1.19% 0.23%
2051 1.22% 0.26%
2050 1.24% 0.25%
2049 1.27% 0.3%
2048 1.3% 0.34%
2047 1.34% 0.33%
2046 1.37% 0.38%
2045 1.39% 0.4%
2044 1.42% 0.41%
2043 1.44% 0.46%
2042 1.47% 0.47%
2041 1.49% 0.51%
2040 1.53% 0.51%
2039 1.56% 0.54%
2038 1.58% 0.53%
2037 1.61% 0.59%
2036 1.62% 0.62%
2035 1.64% 0.63%
2034 1.66% 0.64%
2033 1.67% 0.69%
2032 1.68% 0.7%
2031 1.68% 0.73%
2030 1.66% 0.74%
2029 1.67% 0.79%
2028 1.65% 0.81%
2027 1.6% 0.83%
2026 1.59% 0.86%
2025 1.55% 0.85%
2024 1.52% 0.88%
2023 1.56% 0.92%
2022 1.76% 0.85%
2021 1.9% 0.91%
2020 1.82% 1.08%
2019 1.71% 1.04%
2018 1.64% 0.98%
2017 1.42% 1.01%
2016 1.31% 1.05%
2015 1.41% 1.09%
2014 1.51% 1.12%
2013 1.64% 1.14%
2012 1.92% 1.14%
2011 2.26% 1.15%
2010 2.5% 1.17%
2009 2.57% 1.18%
2008 2.71% 1.17%
2007 2.68% 1.15%
2006 2.41% 1.09%
2005 2.43% 1.05%
2004 2.5% 1.48%
2003 2.38% 1.99%
2002 2.48% 2.05%
2001 2.84% 2.08%
2000 2.87% 2.08%
1999 2.76% 2.08%
1998 2.8% 2.08%
1997 2.87% 2.1%
1996 2.95% 2.15%
1995 2.93% 1.71%
1994 2.93% 0.72%
1993 2.81% 0.42%
1992 2.9% 0.62%
1991 3.36% 0.61%
1990 3.4% 1%
1989 3.32% 1.54%
1988 3.42% 1.34%
1987 3.47% 1.17%
1986 3.44% 1.38%
1985 3.22% 1.25%
1984 3.18% 0.91%
1983 3.52% 0.58%
1982 3.83% 0.29%
1981 4.27% 0.02%
1980 4.17% -0.59%
1979 3.52% -1.02%
1978 3.26% -0.93%
1977 3.19% -0.83%
1976 3.11% -0.74%
1975 3.03% -0.64%
1974 2.98% -0.53%
1973 2.95% -0.41%
1972 2.81% 1.4%
1971 2.79% 3.29%
1970 2.92% 3.42%
1969 2.91% 3.47%
1968 2.89% 3.48%
1967 2.86% 3.49%
1966 2.81% 3.48%
1965 2.77% 3.55%
1964 2.73% 4.04%
1963 2.68% 4.62%
1962 2.63% 4.08%
1961 2.65% 3.36%

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 Suriname's population grew by 0.88%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Suriname
Current population
260356147
646767
Population rank 5/197 165/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.008%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
1.58 hours
One birth every
4.58 seconds
48.3 minutes
One death every
19.7 seconds
2.1 hours
Daily growth/decline +10,314 +15
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 108/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
9.08 hours
Annual migration change -1,235,336 -967
Net migration rank 196/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -967
2024 - -1,401,173 - -1,166
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 6,697 -988
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 6,719 -988
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 5,291 -486
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 6,640 -296
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 6,564 191
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 6,613 -851
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 6,772 -935
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 6,979 -906
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 7,150 -967
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 7,284 -959
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 7,350 -968
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 7,405 -1,011
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 7,401 -1,060
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 7,489 -1,138
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 7,559 -1,204
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 7,552 -1,255
2007 4,690,187 576,349 7,468 -1,312
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 7,278 -1,403
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 7,037 -1,534
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 6,948 -1,676
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 7,396 2,345
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 7,916 2,076
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 8,349 1,641
2000 4,281,169 252,869 8,323 1,516
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 8,236 1,380
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 8,173 1,241
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 8,106 1,164
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 8,031 1,165
1995 3,977,175 11,534 7,968 1,275
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 7,929 -2,713
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 8,127 -7,291
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 8,355 -5,662
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 8,637 -6,174
1990 3,731,730 275,242 9,047 -6,471
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 9,441 -3,846
1988 3,554,755 38,139 9,347 -2,573
1987 3,448,813 146,364 9,319 -5,467
1986 3,341,643 111,045 9,222 -3,920
1985 3,233,315 68,860 9,177 -3,763
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 9,031 -4,894
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 8,797 -6,036
1982 2,934,689 294,252 8,197 -6,566
1981 2,790,454 555,032 7,541 -6,991
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 7,002 -7,390
1979 2,461,311 450,003 7,312 -11,375
1978 2,356,601 111,386 7,650 -11,389
1977 2,257,849 85,250 7,998 -11,390
1976 2,171,812 48,238 8,327 -11,381
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 8,587 -11,287
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 8,751 -11,061
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 8,877 -10,765
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 8,893 -10,285
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 8,814 3,552
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 8,823 3,791
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 8,880 3,575
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 8,980 3,147
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 9,104 2,637
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 9,243 2,103
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 9,270 1,657
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 9,174 1,820
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 8,838 4,181
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 8,529 4,703
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 8,361 660
1960 1,217,147 0 8,170 544

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 Suriname 90.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 66,709 people) and 9.72% is from migration (a loss of 7,185 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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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