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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 11.2 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 3.42% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Pakistan vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Taiwan
2100 514,531,704 10,150,338
2099 513,655,674 10,273,881
2098 512,727,636 10,399,680
2097 511,735,790 10,527,804
2096 510,636,755 10,657,536
2095 509,437,875 10,789,978
2094 508,130,071 10,925,075
2093 506,765,644 11,062,491
2092 505,327,656 11,202,670
2091 503,824,444 11,346,131
2090 502,264,268 11,494,369
2089 500,660,501 11,644,743
2088 498,935,983 11,799,177
2087 497,190,466 11,956,109
2086 495,313,036 12,116,149
2085 493,366,305 12,281,248
2084 491,354,778 12,451,872
2083 489,225,193 12,625,681
2082 486,984,952 12,803,442
2081 484,673,501 12,986,931
2080 482,257,479 13,174,137
2079 479,813,404 13,366,920
2078 477,277,836 13,564,788
2077 474,593,860 13,765,770
2076 471,779,348 13,969,802
2075 468,855,468 14,178,904
2074 465,875,137 14,391,331
2073 462,811,079 14,606,033
2072 459,656,523 14,824,987
2071 456,423,506 15,045,310
2070 453,095,985 15,266,143
2069 449,655,599 15,488,280
2068 446,126,774 15,714,125
2067 442,540,629 15,940,945
2066 438,879,326 16,167,553
2065 435,169,856 16,396,032
2064 431,394,393 16,625,600
2063 427,575,887 16,854,355
2062 423,636,352 17,084,600
2061 419,672,017 17,314,450
2060 415,638,125 17,541,998
2059 411,576,344 17,767,014
2058 407,429,129 17,988,239
2057 403,233,874 18,208,151
2056 398,948,355 18,423,453
2055 394,645,693 18,639,554
2054 390,303,954 18,853,384
2053 385,922,748 19,063,428
2052 381,488,696 19,270,076
2051 377,018,239 19,474,323
2050 372,476,884 19,677,203
2049 367,909,407 19,878,438
2048 363,310,560 20,073,645
2047 358,659,474 20,267,326
2046 353,929,775 20,454,154
2045 349,156,085 20,640,565
2044 344,371,692 20,819,477
2043 339,561,029 20,995,111
2042 334,731,546 21,166,213
2041 329,875,686 21,331,710
2040 325,039,429 21,491,361
2039 320,137,108 21,645,911
2038 315,207,413 21,794,529
2037 310,312,684 21,939,617
2036 305,408,418 22,077,701
2035 300,541,523 22,211,115
2034 295,686,893 22,340,809
2033 290,851,174 22,463,465
2032 286,070,650 22,582,449
2031 281,351,929 22,698,460
2030 276,708,987 22,809,605
2029 272,189,955 22,916,803
2028 267,728,673 23,022,058
2027 263,390,059 23,127,410
2026 259,231,214 23,229,461
2025 255,166,301 23,331,886
2024 251,269,164 23,410,331
2023 247,504,495 23,342,541
2022 243,700,667 23,319,977
2021 239,477,801 23,468,275
2020 235,001,746 23,582,179
2019 230,800,899 23,596,027
2018 226,928,892 23,580,080
2017 223,273,967 23,555,522
2016 220,138,869 23,515,945
2015 217,290,883 23,462,914
2014 214,264,647 23,403,635
2013 211,073,978 23,344,670
2012 207,667,125 23,270,367
2011 203,746,065 23,193,518
2010 199,239,047 23,140,948
2009 194,376,534 23,078,402
2008 189,499,113 22,997,696
2007 184,493,231 22,917,444
2006 179,682,690 22,823,455
2005 175,453,212 22,729,753
2004 171,286,000 22,646,836
2003 167,110,248 22,562,663
2002 163,222,549 22,463,172
2001 159,270,907 22,341,120
2000 154,879,127 22,184,530
1999 150,565,377 22,010,489
1998 146,522,356 21,835,703
1997 142,531,804 21,634,124
1996 138,557,092 21,441,432
1995 134,582,253 21,267,653
1994 130,748,083 21,086,645
1993 127,020,117 20,899,019
1992 123,546,848 20,704,227
1991 120,060,406 20,503,568
1990 116,155,576 20,278,946
1989 112,336,629 20,055,492
1988 108,724,739 19,839,704
1987 105,130,717 19,617,046
1986 101,606,764 19,411,454
1985 98,229,285 19,191,510
1984 95,164,936 18,929,866
1983 92,227,711 18,653,146
1982 89,089,246 18,354,855
1981 85,802,049 18,029,982
1980 82,291,010 17,704,538
1979 78,997,039 17,372,779
1978 76,307,379 17,042,272
1977 73,901,827 16,730,895
1976 71,620,254 16,401,413
1975 69,461,175 16,075,128
1974 67,415,487 15,784,817
1973 65,461,912 15,505,121
1972 63,583,194 15,220,495
1971 61,847,899 14,913,564
1970 60,166,719 14,582,944
1969 58,460,939 14,068,984
1968 56,810,507 13,548,537
1967 55,214,768 13,210,344
1966 53,678,667 12,874,153
1965 52,209,010 12,511,863
1964 50,799,999 12,137,143
1963 49,447,776 11,762,101
1962 48,156,128 11,392,513
1961 46,921,277 11,030,385
1960 45,709,310 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Taiwan
2100 0.17% -1.2%
2099 0.18% -1.21%
2098 0.19% -1.22%
2097 0.22% -1.22%
2096 0.24% -1.23%
2095 0.26% -1.24%
2094 0.27% -1.24%
2093 0.28% -1.25%
2092 0.3% -1.26%
2091 0.31% -1.29%
2090 0.32% -1.29%
2089 0.35% -1.31%
2088 0.35% -1.31%
2087 0.38% -1.32%
2086 0.39% -1.34%
2085 0.41% -1.37%
2084 0.44% -1.38%
2083 0.46% -1.39%
2082 0.48% -1.41%
2081 0.5% -1.42%
2080 0.51% -1.44%
2079 0.53% -1.46%
2078 0.57% -1.46%
2077 0.6% -1.46%
2076 0.62% -1.47%
2075 0.64% -1.48%
2074 0.66% -1.47%
2073 0.69% -1.48%
2072 0.71% -1.46%
2071 0.73% -1.45%
2070 0.77% -1.43%
2069 0.79% -1.44%
2068 0.81% -1.42%
2067 0.83% -1.4%
2066 0.85% -1.39%
2065 0.88% -1.38%
2064 0.89% -1.36%
2063 0.93% -1.35%
2062 0.94% -1.33%
2061 0.97% -1.3%
2060 0.99% -1.27%
2059 1.02% -1.23%
2058 1.04% -1.21%
2057 1.07% -1.17%
2056 1.09% -1.16%
2055 1.11% -1.13%
2054 1.14% -1.1%
2053 1.16% -1.07%
2052 1.19% -1.05%
2051 1.22% -1.03%
2050 1.24% -1.01%
2049 1.27% -0.97%
2048 1.3% -0.96%
2047 1.34% -0.91%
2046 1.37% -0.9%
2045 1.39% -0.86%
2044 1.42% -0.84%
2043 1.44% -0.81%
2042 1.47% -0.78%
2041 1.49% -0.74%
2040 1.53% -0.71%
2039 1.56% -0.68%
2038 1.58% -0.66%
2037 1.61% -0.63%
2036 1.62% -0.6%
2035 1.64% -0.58%
2034 1.66% -0.55%
2033 1.67% -0.53%
2032 1.68% -0.51%
2031 1.68% -0.49%
2030 1.66% -0.47%
2029 1.67% -0.46%
2028 1.65% -0.46%
2027 1.6% -0.44%
2026 1.59% -0.44%
2025 1.55% -0.34%
2024 1.52% 0.29%
2023 1.56% 0.1%
2022 1.76% -0.63%
2021 1.9% -0.48%
2020 1.82% -0.06%
2019 1.71% 0.07%
2018 1.64% 0.1%
2017 1.42% 0.17%
2016 1.31% 0.23%
2015 1.41% 0.25%
2014 1.51% 0.25%
2013 1.64% 0.32%
2012 1.92% 0.33%
2011 2.26% 0.23%
2010 2.5% 0.27%
2009 2.57% 0.35%
2008 2.71% 0.35%
2007 2.68% 0.41%
2006 2.41% 0.41%
2005 2.43% 0.37%
2004 2.5% 0.37%
2003 2.38% 0.44%
2002 2.48% 0.55%
2001 2.84% 0.71%
2000 2.87% 0.79%
1999 2.76% 0.8%
1998 2.8% 0.93%
1997 2.87% 0.9%
1996 2.95% 0.82%
1995 2.93% 0.86%
1994 2.93% 0.9%
1993 2.81% 0.94%
1992 2.9% 0.98%
1991 3.36% 1.11%
1990 3.4% 1.11%
1989 3.32% 1.09%
1988 3.42% 1.14%
1987 3.47% 1.06%
1986 3.44% 1.15%
1985 3.22% 1.38%
1984 3.18% 1.48%
1983 3.52% 1.63%
1982 3.83% 1.8%
1981 4.27% 1.84%
1980 4.17% 1.91%
1979 3.52% 1.94%
1978 3.26% 1.86%
1977 3.19% 2.01%
1976 3.11% 2.03%
1975 3.03% 1.84%
1974 2.98% 1.8%
1973 2.95% 1.87%
1972 2.81% 2.06%
1971 2.79% 2.27%
1970 2.92% 3.65%
1969 2.91% 3.84%
1968 2.89% 2.56%
1967 2.86% 2.61%
1966 2.81% 2.9%
1965 2.77% 3.09%
1964 2.73% 3.19%
1963 2.68% 3.24%
1962 2.63% 3.28%
1961 2.65% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Pakistan grew by 1.52%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Taiwan
Current population
260356147
23229461
Population rank 5/197 60/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.28%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
6.72 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
19.7 seconds
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,314 -215
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 180/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 +47,029
Net migration rank 196/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -
2024 - -1,401,173 -67,188 47,029
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 -69,794 225,599
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 -68,327 -42,430
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 -30,039 -156,010
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 -7,782 -33,978
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 1,416 12,718
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 8,725 8,888
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 22,613 8,809
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 35,980 11,707
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 49,741 8,581
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 - -
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 - -
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 - -
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 43,836 19,077
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 - -
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 - -
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 - -
2007 4,690,187 576,349 - -
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 - -
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 - -
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 - -
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 - -
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 - -
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 132,707 -3,811
2000 4,281,169 252,869 - -
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 - -
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 - -
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 - -
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 - -
1995 3,977,175 11,534 - -
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 - -
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 - -
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 - -
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 215,698 -12,128
1990 3,731,730 275,242 - -
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 - -
1988 3,554,755 38,139 - -
1987 3,448,813 146,364 - -
1986 3,341,643 111,045 - -
1985 3,233,315 68,860 - -
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 - -
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 - -
1982 2,934,689 294,252 - -
1981 2,790,454 555,032 326,883 4,508
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 - -
1979 2,461,311 450,003 - -
1978 2,356,601 111,386 - -
1977 2,257,849 85,250 - -
1976 2,171,812 48,238 - -
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 - -
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 - -
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 - -
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 - -
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 - -
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 - -
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 - -
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 - -
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 - -
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 346,958 18,774
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 - -
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 - -
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 - -
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 - -
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 - -
1960 1,217,147 0 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/pakistan/taiwan | CC BY

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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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