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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 9,005,582 people in Switzerland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 9,107,866 in Switzerland.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 28.6 times bigger than Switzerland's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 100th.
  • The countries together account for 3.25% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.98% in Switzerland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while Switzerland has grown from 7.48M to 9.11M (21.7% growth).

Pakistan vs Switzerland: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Switzerland
2100 514,531,704 9,234,296
2099 513,655,674 9,226,472
2098 512,727,636 9,220,109
2097 511,735,790 9,212,728
2096 510,636,755 9,208,997
2095 509,437,875 9,203,477
2094 508,130,071 9,199,095
2093 506,765,644 9,196,672
2092 505,327,656 9,194,082
2091 503,824,444 9,191,145
2090 502,264,268 9,189,122
2089 500,660,501 9,188,754
2088 498,935,983 9,190,102
2087 497,190,466 9,189,763
2086 495,313,036 9,191,494
2085 493,366,305 9,195,728
2084 491,354,778 9,199,983
2083 489,225,193 9,204,908
2082 486,984,952 9,210,695
2081 484,673,501 9,217,065
2080 482,257,479 9,223,475
2079 479,813,404 9,230,920
2078 477,277,836 9,237,649
2077 474,593,860 9,245,300
2076 471,779,348 9,250,248
2075 468,855,468 9,255,753
2074 465,875,137 9,266,455
2073 462,811,079 9,275,439
2072 459,656,523 9,283,185
2071 456,423,506 9,292,913
2070 453,095,985 9,303,843
2069 449,655,599 9,311,935
2068 446,126,774 9,320,335
2067 442,540,629 9,327,741
2066 438,879,326 9,339,455
2065 435,169,856 9,351,481
2064 431,394,393 9,362,413
2063 427,575,887 9,372,441
2062 423,636,352 9,383,258
2061 419,672,017 9,395,036
2060 415,638,125 9,403,920
2059 411,576,344 9,414,241
2058 407,429,129 9,422,560
2057 403,233,874 9,428,212
2056 398,948,355 9,435,441
2055 394,645,693 9,443,890
2054 390,303,954 9,451,268
2053 385,922,748 9,456,389
2052 381,488,696 9,456,418
2051 377,018,239 9,456,395
2050 372,476,884 9,454,544
2049 367,909,407 9,451,083
2048 363,310,560 9,444,091
2047 358,659,474 9,437,061
2046 353,929,775 9,430,954
2045 349,156,085 9,425,155
2044 344,371,692 9,418,152
2043 339,561,029 9,410,763
2042 334,731,546 9,400,808
2041 329,875,686 9,393,857
2040 325,039,429 9,382,662
2039 320,137,108 9,373,984
2038 315,207,413 9,365,030
2037 310,312,684 9,354,254
2036 305,408,418 9,342,450
2035 300,541,523 9,328,907
2034 295,686,893 9,312,054
2033 290,851,174 9,294,881
2032 286,070,650 9,276,221
2031 281,351,929 9,253,034
2030 276,708,987 9,228,188
2029 272,189,955 9,201,743
2028 267,728,673 9,170,620
2027 263,390,059 9,135,740
2026 259,231,214 9,097,532
2025 255,166,301 9,053,983
2024 251,269,164 9,005,582
2023 247,504,495 8,888,822
2022 243,700,667 8,777,088
2021 239,477,801 8,704,546
2020 235,001,746 8,638,167
2019 230,800,899 8,575,280
2018 226,928,892 8,514,329
2017 223,273,967 8,451,840
2016 220,138,869 8,373,338
2015 217,290,883 8,282,396
2014 214,264,647 8,188,649
2013 211,073,978 8,089,346
2012 207,667,125 7,996,861
2011 203,746,065 7,912,398
2010 199,239,047 7,824,909
2009 194,376,534 7,743,831
2008 189,499,113 7,647,675
2007 184,493,231 7,551,117
2006 179,682,690 7,483,934
2005 175,453,212 7,437,115
2004 171,286,000 7,389,625
2003 167,110,248 7,339,001
2002 163,222,549 7,284,753
2001 159,270,907 7,229,854
2000 154,879,127 7,184,250
1999 150,565,377 7,143,991
1998 146,522,356 7,110,001
1997 142,531,804 7,088,906
1996 138,557,092 7,071,850
1995 134,582,253 7,040,687
1994 130,748,083 6,993,795
1993 127,020,117 6,938,265
1992 123,546,848 6,875,364
1991 120,060,406 6,799,978
1990 116,155,576 6,715,519
1989 112,336,629 6,646,912
1988 108,724,739 6,593,386
1987 105,130,717 6,545,106
1986 101,606,764 6,504,124
1985 98,229,285 6,470,365
1984 95,164,936 6,441,865
1983 92,227,711 6,418,773
1982 89,089,246 6,391,309
1981 85,802,049 6,354,074
1980 82,291,010 6,319,408
1979 78,997,039 6,294,365
1978 76,307,379 6,281,738
1977 73,901,827 6,281,174
1976 71,620,254 6,302,504
1975 69,461,175 6,338,632
1974 67,415,487 6,341,405
1973 65,461,912 6,307,347
1972 63,583,194 6,260,956
1971 61,847,899 6,213,399
1970 60,166,719 6,180,877
1969 58,460,939 6,136,387
1968 56,810,507 6,067,714
1967 55,214,768 5,991,785
1966 53,678,667 5,918,002
1965 52,209,010 5,856,472
1964 50,799,999 5,789,228
1963 49,447,776 5,694,247
1962 48,156,128 5,573,815
1961 46,921,277 5,434,294
1960 45,709,310 5,327,827

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 734,528 people (a 8.77% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,454,544 people and rank change from 100th to 103rd.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 9.46M people in 2052 for Switzerland.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Switzerland
2100 0.17% 0.08%
2099 0.18% 0.07%
2098 0.19% 0.08%
2097 0.22% 0.04%
2096 0.24% 0.06%
2095 0.26% 0.05%
2094 0.27% 0.03%
2093 0.28% 0.03%
2092 0.3% 0.03%
2091 0.31% 0.02%
2090 0.32% 0.004%
2089 0.35% -0.01%
2088 0.35% 0.004%
2087 0.38% -0.02%
2086 0.39% -0.05%
2085 0.41% -0.05%
2084 0.44% -0.05%
2083 0.46% -0.06%
2082 0.48% -0.07%
2081 0.5% -0.07%
2080 0.51% -0.08%
2079 0.53% -0.07%
2078 0.57% -0.08%
2077 0.6% -0.05%
2076 0.62% -0.06%
2075 0.64% -0.12%
2074 0.66% -0.1%
2073 0.69% -0.08%
2072 0.71% -0.1%
2071 0.73% -0.12%
2070 0.77% -0.09%
2069 0.79% -0.09%
2068 0.81% -0.08%
2067 0.83% -0.13%
2066 0.85% -0.13%
2065 0.88% -0.12%
2064 0.89% -0.11%
2063 0.93% -0.12%
2062 0.94% -0.13%
2061 0.97% -0.09%
2060 0.99% -0.11%
2059 1.02% -0.09%
2058 1.04% -0.06%
2057 1.07% -0.08%
2056 1.09% -0.09%
2055 1.11% -0.08%
2054 1.14% -0.05%
2053 1.16% -0%
2052 1.19% 0%
2051 1.22% 0.02%
2050 1.24% 0.04%
2049 1.27% 0.07%
2048 1.3% 0.07%
2047 1.34% 0.06%
2046 1.37% 0.06%
2045 1.39% 0.07%
2044 1.42% 0.08%
2043 1.44% 0.11%
2042 1.47% 0.07%
2041 1.49% 0.12%
2040 1.53% 0.09%
2039 1.56% 0.1%
2038 1.58% 0.12%
2037 1.61% 0.13%
2036 1.62% 0.15%
2035 1.64% 0.18%
2034 1.66% 0.18%
2033 1.67% 0.2%
2032 1.68% 0.25%
2031 1.68% 0.27%
2030 1.66% 0.29%
2029 1.67% 0.34%
2028 1.65% 0.38%
2027 1.6% 0.42%
2026 1.59% 0.48%
2025 1.55% 0.54%
2024 1.52% 1.31%
2023 1.56% 1.27%
2022 1.76% 0.83%
2021 1.9% 0.77%
2020 1.82% 0.73%
2019 1.71% 0.72%
2018 1.64% 0.74%
2017 1.42% 0.94%
2016 1.31% 1.1%
2015 1.41% 1.14%
2014 1.51% 1.23%
2013 1.64% 1.16%
2012 1.92% 1.07%
2011 2.26% 1.12%
2010 2.5% 1.05%
2009 2.57% 1.26%
2008 2.71% 1.28%
2007 2.68% 0.9%
2006 2.41% 0.63%
2005 2.43% 0.64%
2004 2.5% 0.69%
2003 2.38% 0.74%
2002 2.48% 0.76%
2001 2.84% 0.63%
2000 2.87% 0.56%
1999 2.76% 0.48%
1998 2.8% 0.3%
1997 2.87% 0.24%
1996 2.95% 0.44%
1995 2.93% 0.67%
1994 2.93% 0.8%
1993 2.81% 0.91%
1992 2.9% 1.11%
1991 3.36% 1.26%
1990 3.4% 1.03%
1989 3.32% 0.81%
1988 3.42% 0.74%
1987 3.47% 0.63%
1986 3.44% 0.52%
1985 3.22% 0.44%
1984 3.18% 0.36%
1983 3.52% 0.43%
1982 3.83% 0.59%
1981 4.27% 0.55%
1980 4.17% 0.4%
1979 3.52% 0.2%
1978 3.26% 0.009%
1977 3.19% -0.34%
1976 3.11% -0.57%
1975 3.03% -0.04%
1974 2.98% 0.54%
1973 2.95% 0.74%
1972 2.81% 0.77%
1971 2.79% 0.53%
1970 2.92% 0.73%
1969 2.91% 1.13%
1968 2.89% 1.27%
1967 2.86% 1.25%
1966 2.81% 1.05%
1965 2.77% 1.16%
1964 2.73% 1.67%
1963 2.68% 2.16%
1962 2.63% 2.57%
1961 2.65% 2%

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 Switzerland's population grew by 1.31%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Switzerland
Current population
260356147
9107866
Population rank 5/197 100/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.11%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
4.5 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
6.57 minutes
One death every
19.7 seconds
7.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,314 +320
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 +116,760
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% +1.31%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 81/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
14.1 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 +37,253
Net migration rank 196/196 25/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 2,773,840
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 27/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 31.1%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 17/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Switzerland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Switzerland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - 37,253
2024 - -1,401,173 - 40,099
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 8,000 45,098
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 7,899 96,424
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 18,279 50,665
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 9,502 55,523
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 18,008 44,517
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 20,434 41,253
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 20,284 45,658
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 22,608 71,009
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 19,050 71,876
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 21,290 78,122
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 17,797 83,823
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 18,393 67,840
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 18,990 67,194
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 17,997 76,388
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 15,487 69,324
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 15,295 94,430
2007 4,690,187 576,349 13,592 72,475
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 12,723 37,308
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 11,899 33,203
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 13,302 39,484
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 8,807 42,567
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 10,199 49,650
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 10,845 35,420
2000 4,281,169 252,869 15,806 24,463
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 16,431 25,599
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 16,353 11,325
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 17,722 -1,939
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 19,801 -131
1995 3,977,175 11,534 19,010 25,343
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 20,982 30,274
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 21,509 40,267
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 24,064 42,014
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 23,800 69,738
1990 3,731,730 275,242 20,146 58,428
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 19,941 34,432
1988 3,554,755 38,139 21,099 34,602
1987 3,448,813 146,364 15,708 27,081
1986 3,341,643 111,045 16,261 23,242
1985 3,233,315 68,860 14,882 14,402
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 16,105 12,532
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 12,837 5,663
1982 2,934,689 294,252 15,339 21,929
1981 2,790,454 555,032 13,979 24,229
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 14,535 17,841
1979 2,461,311 450,003 14,477 4,262
1978 2,356,601 111,386 13,820 -6,552
1977 2,257,849 85,250 16,959 -22,516
1976 2,171,812 48,238 17,017 -54,255
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 22,820 -58,187
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 27,902 2,008
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 30,906 8,158
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 35,061 19,991
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 38,523 2,636
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 42,648 -18,326
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 44,182 20,754
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 47,328 25,828
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 52,128 27,697
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 53,854 14,979
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 56,222 -1,351
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 59,050 21,455
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 52,956 58,415
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 49,050 82,798
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 48,365 101,278
1960 1,217,147 0 42,090 22,313

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 Switzerland 21.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 165,354 people) and 78.4% is from migration (a gain of 600,145 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 2,773,840 people or 31.1% in Switzerland.

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
Switzerland
City Population
Zurich 449K
Geneva 209K
Basel 176K
Bern 146K
Lausanne 145K
Winterthur 110K
Lucerne 86.2K
St. Gallen 78.9K
Lugano 63.5K
Biel/Bienne 55.9K

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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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