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

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The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 255,219,554 in 2025 vs 25,620,427 people in Syria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 261,421,997 people compared to 26,956,472 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 9.7 times bigger than Syria's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 3.47% of the world: 3.15% for Pakistan vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +2.19% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 261M (45.5% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 27M (37.3% growth).

Pakistan vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Syria
2100 514,639,086 44,500,028
2099 513,762,873 44,570,009
2098 512,834,641 44,629,837
2097 511,842,588 44,692,566
2096 510,743,323 44,747,012
2095 509,544,194 44,774,686
2094 508,236,117 44,824,294
2093 506,871,405 44,853,295
2092 505,433,117 44,882,700
2091 503,929,591 44,895,349
2090 502,369,089 44,926,869
2089 500,764,988 44,925,891
2088 499,040,109 44,920,667
2087 497,294,229 44,928,298
2086 495,416,407 44,947,658
2085 493,469,269 44,913,669
2084 491,457,322 44,878,845
2083 489,327,293 44,850,592
2082 487,086,584 44,790,014
2081 484,774,651 44,723,244
2080 482,358,125 44,624,321
2079 479,913,540 44,567,127
2078 477,377,443 44,529,618
2077 474,692,907 44,484,155
2076 471,877,807 44,400,339
2075 468,953,317 44,306,882
2074 465,972,364 44,209,517
2073 462,907,667 44,102,028
2072 459,752,452 43,965,642
2071 456,518,761 43,821,617
2070 453,190,545 43,678,154
2069 449,749,441 43,530,683
2068 446,219,879 43,348,487
2067 442,632,987 43,154,741
2066 438,970,919 42,944,885
2065 435,260,675 42,695,249
2064 431,484,424 42,445,036
2063 427,665,121 42,198,056
2062 423,724,764 41,949,014
2061 419,759,602 41,695,586
2060 415,724,868 41,410,547
2059 411,662,239 41,097,942
2058 407,514,159 40,815,606
2057 403,318,028 40,534,091
2056 399,031,614 40,224,053
2055 394,728,055 39,918,930
2054 390,385,410 39,584,624
2053 386,003,289 39,242,144
2052 381,568,312 38,940,206
2051 377,096,921 38,629,604
2050 372,554,619 38,307,069
2049 367,986,189 37,986,965
2048 363,386,382 37,682,780
2047 358,734,325 37,391,752
2046 354,003,639 37,081,479
2045 349,228,953 36,744,441
2044 344,443,561 36,428,225
2043 339,631,894 36,090,851
2042 334,801,403 35,729,021
2041 329,944,530 35,352,033
2040 325,107,264 34,947,817
2039 320,203,920 34,533,772
2038 315,273,196 34,091,760
2037 310,377,446 33,612,993
2036 305,472,156 33,134,445
2035 300,604,245 32,608,669
2034 295,748,602 32,062,309
2033 290,911,874 31,477,500
2032 286,130,352 30,883,996
2031 281,410,647 30,248,264
2030 276,766,735 29,592,787
2029 272,246,760 28,871,638
2028 267,784,548 28,141,821
2027 263,445,027 27,355,002
2026 259,285,315 26,535,554
2025 255,219,554 25,620,427
2024 251,269,164 24,672,760
2023 247,504,495 23,594,623
2022 243,700,667 22,462,173
2021 239,477,801 21,628,839
2020 235,001,746 21,049,429
2019 230,800,899 20,353,534
2018 226,928,892 19,577,845
2017 223,273,967 19,224,668
2016 220,138,869 19,193,834
2015 217,290,883 19,424,618
2014 214,264,647 20,273,659
2013 211,073,978 21,666,917
2012 207,667,125 22,759,763
2011 203,746,065 22,878,098
2010 199,239,047 22,482,421
2009 194,376,534 21,976,969
2008 189,499,113 21,636,564
2007 184,493,231 20,884,125
2006 179,682,690 19,637,022
2005 175,453,212 18,814,091
2004 171,286,000 18,336,875
2003 167,110,248 17,889,296
2002 163,222,549 17,468,332
2001 159,270,907 17,051,338
2000 154,879,127 16,637,888
1999 150,565,377 16,228,061
1998 146,522,356 15,820,413
1997 142,531,804 15,417,542
1996 138,557,092 15,018,104
1995 134,582,253 14,616,801
1994 130,748,083 14,208,583
1993 127,020,117 13,795,686
1992 123,546,848 13,385,571
1991 120,060,406 12,980,821
1990 116,155,576 12,579,208
1989 112,336,629 12,179,060
1988 108,724,739 11,782,264
1987 105,130,717 11,388,923
1986 101,606,764 11,002,844
1985 98,229,285 10,625,672
1984 95,164,936 10,258,398
1983 92,227,711 9,904,809
1982 89,089,246 9,572,511
1981 85,802,049 9,260,189
1980 82,291,010 8,957,663
1979 78,997,039 8,661,909
1978 76,307,379 8,372,759
1977 73,901,827 8,090,501
1976 71,620,254 7,817,320
1975 69,461,175 7,554,364
1974 67,415,487 7,302,160
1973 65,461,912 7,060,321
1972 63,583,194 6,826,024
1971 61,847,899 6,598,094
1970 60,166,719 6,380,609
1969 58,460,939 6,175,166
1968 56,810,507 5,978,742
1967 55,214,768 5,790,198
1966 53,678,667 5,609,047
1965 52,209,010 5,435,267
1964 50,799,999 5,269,087
1963 49,447,776 5,110,467
1962 48,156,128 4,959,340
1961 46,921,277 4,815,466
1960 45,709,310 4,673,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,762,638 people (a 40.4% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 42.1% to 38,307,069 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 44.9M people in 2086 for Syria.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Syria
2100 0.17% -0.16%
2099 0.18% -0.13%
2098 0.19% -0.14%
2097 0.22% -0.12%
2096 0.24% -0.06%
2095 0.26% -0.11%
2094 0.27% -0.06%
2093 0.28% -0.07%
2092 0.3% -0.03%
2091 0.31% -0.07%
2090 0.32% 0.002%
2089 0.35% 0.01%
2088 0.35% -0.02%
2087 0.38% -0.04%
2086 0.39% 0.08%
2085 0.41% 0.08%
2084 0.44% 0.06%
2083 0.46% 0.14%
2082 0.48% 0.15%
2081 0.5% 0.22%
2080 0.51% 0.13%
2079 0.53% 0.08%
2078 0.57% 0.1%
2077 0.6% 0.19%
2076 0.62% 0.21%
2075 0.64% 0.22%
2074 0.66% 0.24%
2073 0.69% 0.31%
2072 0.71% 0.33%
2071 0.73% 0.33%
2070 0.77% 0.34%
2069 0.79% 0.42%
2068 0.81% 0.45%
2067 0.83% 0.49%
2066 0.85% 0.58%
2065 0.88% 0.59%
2064 0.89% 0.59%
2063 0.93% 0.59%
2062 0.94% 0.61%
2061 0.97% 0.69%
2060 0.99% 0.76%
2059 1.02% 0.69%
2058 1.04% 0.69%
2057 1.07% 0.77%
2056 1.09% 0.76%
2055 1.11% 0.84%
2054 1.14% 0.87%
2053 1.16% 0.78%
2052 1.19% 0.8%
2051 1.22% 0.84%
2050 1.24% 0.84%
2049 1.27% 0.81%
2048 1.3% 0.78%
2047 1.34% 0.84%
2046 1.37% 0.92%
2045 1.39% 0.87%
2044 1.42% 0.93%
2043 1.44% 1.01%
2042 1.47% 1.07%
2041 1.49% 1.16%
2040 1.53% 1.2%
2039 1.56% 1.3%
2038 1.58% 1.42%
2037 1.61% 1.44%
2036 1.62% 1.61%
2035 1.64% 1.7%
2034 1.66% 1.86%
2033 1.67% 1.92%
2032 1.68% 2.1%
2031 1.68% 2.21%
2030 1.66% 2.5%
2029 1.67% 2.59%
2028 1.65% 2.88%
2027 1.6% 3.09%
2026 1.59% 3.57%
2025 1.57% 3.84%
2024 1.52% 4.57%
2023 1.56% 5.04%
2022 1.76% 3.85%
2021 1.9% 2.75%
2020 1.82% 3.42%
2019 1.71% 3.96%
2018 1.64% 1.84%
2017 1.42% 0.16%
2016 1.31% -1.19%
2015 1.41% -4.19%
2014 1.51% -6.43%
2013 1.64% -4.8%
2012 1.92% -0.52%
2011 2.26% 1.76%
2010 2.5% 2.3%
2009 2.57% 1.57%
2008 2.71% 3.6%
2007 2.68% 6.35%
2006 2.41% 4.37%
2005 2.43% 2.6%
2004 2.5% 2.5%
2003 2.38% 2.41%
2002 2.48% 2.45%
2001 2.84% 2.48%
2000 2.87% 2.53%
1999 2.76% 2.58%
1998 2.8% 2.61%
1997 2.87% 2.66%
1996 2.95% 2.75%
1995 2.93% 2.87%
1994 2.93% 2.99%
1993 2.81% 3.06%
1992 2.9% 3.12%
1991 3.36% 3.19%
1990 3.4% 3.29%
1989 3.32% 3.37%
1988 3.42% 3.45%
1987 3.47% 3.51%
1986 3.44% 3.55%
1985 3.22% 3.58%
1984 3.18% 3.57%
1983 3.52% 3.47%
1982 3.83% 3.37%
1981 4.27% 3.38%
1980 4.17% 3.41%
1979 3.52% 3.45%
1978 3.26% 3.49%
1977 3.19% 3.49%
1976 3.11% 3.48%
1975 3.03% 3.45%
1974 2.98% 3.43%
1973 2.95% 3.43%
1972 2.81% 3.45%
1971 2.79% 3.41%
1970 2.92% 3.33%
1969 2.91% 3.29%
1968 2.89% 3.26%
1967 2.86% 3.23%
1966 2.81% 3.2%
1965 2.77% 3.15%
1964 2.73% 3.1%
1963 2.68% 3.05%
1962 2.63% 2.99%
1961 2.65% 3.04%

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 Syria's population grew by 3.84%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Syria
Current population
261421997
26956472
Population rank 5/197 56/197
Percent of world population 3.15% 0.32%
One net population change
8.01 seconds
33.4 seconds
One birth every
4.58 seconds
55.2 seconds
One death every
19.5 seconds
4.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,823 +2,596
Annual growth/decline +3,950,390 +947,667
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +3.84%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 5/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 +421,693
Net migration rank 196/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - 421,693
2024 5,268,361 -1,401,173 449,784 546,494
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 402,713 757,309
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 369,750 735,142
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 350,560 211,220
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 327,992 269,050
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 293,762 500,985
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 242,530 514,102
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 237,214 -287,501
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 236,007 -124,063
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 253,977 -827,496
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 475,520 -999,267
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 543,950 -256,888
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 558,666 -54,359
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 559,314 -52,703
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 576,593 -402,393
2007 4,690,187 576,349 529,162 801,514
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 480,616 682,911
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 468,960 13,382
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 461,209 10,881
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 457,000 -33,920
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 453,967 -35,096
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 451,503 -36,383
2000 4,281,169 252,869 446,211 -34,425
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 439,261 -31,394
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 433,447 -26,025
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 429,887 -31,571
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 430,765 -30,197
1995 3,977,175 11,534 430,172 -28,122
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 426,996 -12,630
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 420,244 -8,828
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 412,878 -4,063
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 410,830 -10,154
1990 3,731,730 275,242 409,177 -6,620
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 406,111 -8,379
1988 3,554,755 38,139 404,285 -8,426
1987 3,448,813 146,364 399,159 -8,335
1986 3,341,643 111,045 390,821 -9,485
1985 3,233,315 68,860 379,231 -6,221
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 366,768 -5,245
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 355,375 -9,729
1982 2,934,689 294,252 319,664 -721
1981 2,790,454 555,032 330,237 -24,536
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 332,464 -33,114
1979 2,461,311 450,003 324,943 -32,793
1978 2,356,601 111,386 316,724 -30,567
1977 2,257,849 85,250 306,630 -28,275
1976 2,171,812 48,238 294,267 -26,268
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 282,299 -24,389
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 270,735 -24,242
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 254,687 -17,502
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 249,027 -17,610
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 239,610 -15,167
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 230,117 -19,594
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 219,114 -18,749
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 209,454 -16,968
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 199,223 -14,618
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 191,122 -13,434
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 182,560 -12,704
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 174,549 -12,044
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 166,555 -11,817
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 159,155 -11,641
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 151,485 -11,237
1960 1,217,147 0 143,687 0

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

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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 Syria 58% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,164,289 people) and 42% is from migration (a gain of 2,295,242 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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