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

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The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 255,219,554 in 2025 vs 10,786,734 people in Tajikistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 261,421,997 people compared to 11,080,415 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 23.6 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 3.28% of the world: 3.15% for Pakistan vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +2.27% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 261M (45.5% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11.1M (57% growth).

Pakistan vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Tajikistan
2100 514,639,086 20,381,526
2099 513,762,873 20,372,551
2098 512,834,641 20,358,644
2097 511,842,588 20,340,387
2096 510,743,323 20,316,369
2095 509,544,194 20,289,397
2094 508,236,117 20,257,491
2093 506,871,405 20,225,699
2092 505,433,117 20,184,493
2091 503,929,591 20,140,447
2090 502,369,089 20,095,391
2089 500,764,988 20,047,692
2088 499,040,109 19,997,155
2087 497,294,229 19,941,974
2086 495,416,407 19,887,286
2085 493,469,269 19,828,693
2084 491,457,322 19,765,003
2083 489,327,293 19,697,841
2082 487,086,584 19,631,303
2081 484,774,651 19,564,411
2080 482,358,125 19,491,236
2079 479,913,540 19,417,379
2078 477,377,443 19,339,170
2077 474,692,907 19,257,390
2076 471,877,807 19,167,336
2075 468,953,317 19,075,879
2074 465,972,364 18,980,350
2073 462,907,667 18,881,571
2072 459,752,452 18,777,247
2071 456,518,761 18,666,888
2070 453,190,545 18,551,377
2069 449,749,441 18,430,162
2068 446,219,879 18,307,352
2067 442,632,987 18,179,902
2066 438,970,919 18,046,854
2065 435,260,675 17,914,179
2064 431,484,424 17,776,364
2063 427,665,121 17,633,689
2062 423,724,764 17,490,989
2061 419,759,602 17,348,872
2060 415,724,868 17,199,727
2059 411,662,239 17,048,953
2058 407,514,159 16,896,463
2057 403,318,028 16,742,280
2056 399,031,614 16,588,751
2055 394,728,055 16,434,774
2054 390,385,410 16,278,710
2053 386,003,289 16,123,490
2052 381,568,312 15,961,093
2051 377,096,921 15,798,643
2050 372,554,619 15,632,073
2049 367,986,189 15,462,414
2048 363,386,382 15,286,104
2047 358,734,325 15,105,763
2046 354,003,639 14,921,881
2045 349,228,953 14,733,376
2044 344,443,561 14,538,462
2043 339,631,894 14,343,357
2042 334,801,403 14,141,976
2041 329,944,530 13,939,862
2040 325,107,264 13,735,841
2039 320,203,920 13,531,043
2038 315,273,196 13,325,915
2037 310,377,446 13,119,563
2036 305,472,156 12,911,709
2035 300,604,245 12,708,867
2034 295,748,602 12,510,728
2033 290,911,874 12,316,142
2032 286,130,352 12,122,988
2031 281,410,647 11,933,358
2030 276,766,735 11,744,792
2029 272,246,760 11,554,401
2028 267,784,548 11,364,659
2027 263,445,027 11,173,930
2026 259,285,315 10,981,648
2025 255,219,554 10,786,734
2024 251,269,164 10,590,927
2023 247,504,495 10,389,799
2022 243,700,667 10,182,222
2021 239,477,801 9,966,908
2020 235,001,746 9,749,310
2019 230,800,899 9,529,966
2018 226,928,892 9,307,333
2017 223,273,967 9,085,946
2016 220,138,869 8,865,631
2015 217,290,883 8,643,840
2014 214,264,647 8,425,552
2013 211,073,978 8,216,724
2012 207,667,125 8,014,084
2011 203,746,065 7,824,785
2010 199,239,047 7,652,141
2009 194,376,534 7,490,230
2008 189,499,113 7,338,403
2007 184,493,231 7,194,477
2006 179,682,690 7,057,566
2005 175,453,212 6,924,720
2004 171,286,000 6,790,547
2003 167,110,248 6,658,575
2002 163,222,549 6,531,669
2001 159,270,907 6,407,377
2000 154,879,127 6,284,735
1999 150,565,377 6,208,370
1998 146,522,356 6,176,397
1997 142,531,804 6,139,829
1996 138,557,092 6,066,523
1995 134,582,253 5,948,584
1994 130,748,083 5,825,368
1993 127,020,117 5,724,993
1992 123,546,848 5,649,400
1991 120,060,406 5,541,205
1990 116,155,576 5,398,768
1989 112,336,629 5,267,249
1988 108,724,739 5,114,989
1987 105,130,717 4,939,059
1986 101,606,764 4,772,139
1985 98,229,285 4,619,003
1984 95,164,936 4,480,026
1983 92,227,711 4,350,874
1982 89,089,246 4,227,171
1981 85,802,049 4,109,022
1980 82,291,010 3,995,256
1979 78,997,039 3,882,691
1978 76,307,379 3,768,508
1977 73,901,827 3,653,265
1976 71,620,254 3,540,076
1975 69,461,175 3,430,425
1974 67,415,487 3,324,499
1973 65,461,912 3,222,290
1972 63,583,194 3,123,691
1971 61,847,899 3,028,837
1970 60,166,719 2,936,779
1969 58,460,939 2,845,273
1968 56,810,507 2,753,848
1967 55,214,768 2,664,130
1966 53,678,667 2,577,184
1965 52,209,010 2,492,998
1964 50,799,999 2,411,260
1963 49,447,776 2,331,736
1962 48,156,128 2,255,026
1961 46,921,277 2,181,805
1960 45,709,310 2,112,131

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 Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,214,784 people (a 25% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.1% to 15,632,073 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Tajikistan
2100 0.17% 0.04%
2099 0.18% 0.07%
2098 0.19% 0.09%
2097 0.22% 0.12%
2096 0.24% 0.13%
2095 0.26% 0.16%
2094 0.27% 0.16%
2093 0.28% 0.2%
2092 0.3% 0.22%
2091 0.31% 0.22%
2090 0.32% 0.24%
2089 0.35% 0.25%
2088 0.35% 0.28%
2087 0.38% 0.27%
2086 0.39% 0.3%
2085 0.41% 0.32%
2084 0.44% 0.34%
2083 0.46% 0.34%
2082 0.48% 0.34%
2081 0.5% 0.38%
2080 0.51% 0.38%
2079 0.53% 0.4%
2078 0.57% 0.42%
2077 0.6% 0.47%
2076 0.62% 0.48%
2075 0.64% 0.5%
2074 0.66% 0.52%
2073 0.69% 0.56%
2072 0.71% 0.59%
2071 0.73% 0.62%
2070 0.77% 0.66%
2069 0.79% 0.67%
2068 0.81% 0.7%
2067 0.83% 0.74%
2066 0.85% 0.74%
2065 0.88% 0.78%
2064 0.89% 0.81%
2063 0.93% 0.82%
2062 0.94% 0.82%
2061 0.97% 0.87%
2060 0.99% 0.88%
2059 1.02% 0.9%
2058 1.04% 0.92%
2057 1.07% 0.93%
2056 1.09% 0.94%
2055 1.11% 0.96%
2054 1.14% 0.96%
2053 1.16% 1.02%
2052 1.19% 1.03%
2051 1.22% 1.07%
2050 1.24% 1.1%
2049 1.27% 1.15%
2048 1.3% 1.19%
2047 1.34% 1.23%
2046 1.37% 1.28%
2045 1.39% 1.34%
2044 1.42% 1.36%
2043 1.44% 1.42%
2042 1.47% 1.45%
2041 1.49% 1.49%
2040 1.53% 1.51%
2039 1.56% 1.54%
2038 1.58% 1.57%
2037 1.61% 1.61%
2036 1.62% 1.6%
2035 1.64% 1.58%
2034 1.66% 1.58%
2033 1.67% 1.59%
2032 1.68% 1.59%
2031 1.68% 1.61%
2030 1.66% 1.65%
2029 1.67% 1.67%
2028 1.65% 1.71%
2027 1.6% 1.75%
2026 1.59% 1.81%
2025 1.57% 1.85%
2024 1.52% 1.94%
2023 1.56% 2.04%
2022 1.76% 2.16%
2021 1.9% 2.23%
2020 1.82% 2.3%
2019 1.71% 2.39%
2018 1.64% 2.44%
2017 1.42% 2.49%
2016 1.31% 2.57%
2015 1.41% 2.59%
2014 1.51% 2.54%
2013 1.64% 2.53%
2012 1.92% 2.42%
2011 2.26% 2.26%
2010 2.5% 2.16%
2009 2.57% 2.07%
2008 2.71% 2%
2007 2.68% 1.94%
2006 2.41% 1.92%
2005 2.43% 1.98%
2004 2.5% 1.98%
2003 2.38% 1.94%
2002 2.48% 1.94%
2001 2.84% 1.95%
2000 2.87% 1.23%
1999 2.76% 0.52%
1998 2.8% 0.6%
1997 2.87% 1.21%
1996 2.95% 1.98%
1995 2.93% 2.12%
1994 2.93% 1.75%
1993 2.81% 1.34%
1992 2.9% 1.95%
1991 3.36% 2.64%
1990 3.4% 2.5%
1989 3.32% 2.98%
1988 3.42% 3.56%
1987 3.47% 3.5%
1986 3.44% 3.32%
1985 3.22% 3.1%
1984 3.18% 2.97%
1983 3.52% 2.93%
1982 3.83% 2.88%
1981 4.27% 2.85%
1980 4.17% 2.9%
1979 3.52% 3.03%
1978 3.26% 3.15%
1977 3.19% 3.2%
1976 3.11% 3.2%
1975 3.03% 3.19%
1974 2.98% 3.17%
1973 2.95% 3.16%
1972 2.81% 3.13%
1971 2.79% 3.13%
1970 2.92% 3.22%
1969 2.91% 3.32%
1968 2.89% 3.37%
1967 2.86% 3.37%
1966 2.81% 3.38%
1965 2.77% 3.39%
1964 2.73% 3.41%
1963 2.68% 3.4%
1962 2.63% 3.36%
1961 2.65% 3.3%

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 Tajikistan's population grew by 1.85%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Tajikistan
Current population
261421997
11080415
Population rank 5/197 88/197
Percent of world population 3.15% 0.13%
One net population change
8.01 seconds
2.69 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
1.96 minutes
One death every
19.5 seconds
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,823 +536
Annual growth/decline +3,950,390 +195,807
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +1.85%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 58/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 -21,606
Net migration rank 196/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -21,606
2024 5,268,361 -1,401,173 219,677 -21,236
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 223,828 -19,999
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 228,336 -17,001
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 222,850 -3,564
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 219,467 -3,564
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 231,817 -9,041
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 228,597 -6,111
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 224,396 -4,093
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 228,547 -8,210
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 230,903 -7,660
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 227,304 -13,962
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 220,693 -16,362
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 213,078 -12,132
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 208,429 -30,783
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 201,389 -33,733
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 192,851 -36,677
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 182,337 -34,855
2007 4,690,187 576,349 173,200 -32,831
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 164,046 -30,591
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 160,189 -27,954
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 161,201 -25,082
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 150,391 -22,562
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 146,492 -20,526
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 142,276 -19,657
2000 4,281,169 252,869 136,549 -13,871
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 147,622 -117,571
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 153,508 -119,621
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 149,825 -110,572
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 138,287 -30,922
1995 3,977,175 11,534 168,934 -40,418
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 167,590 -49,668
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 157,975 -75,147
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 163,652 -95,280
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 177,585 -29,553
1990 3,731,730 275,242 178,429 -41,596
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 179,212 -53,020
1988 3,554,755 38,139 172,805 5,523
1987 3,448,813 146,364 163,611 9,923
1986 3,341,643 111,045 155,987 4,321
1985 3,233,315 68,860 145,720 247
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 139,145 -7,152
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 133,280 -6,972
1982 2,934,689 294,252 127,838 -6,730
1981 2,790,454 555,032 121,418 -6,221
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 117,888 -5,557
1979 2,461,311 450,003 114,496 -1,703
1978 2,356,601 111,386 110,564 5,006
1977 2,257,849 85,250 106,920 7,999
1976 2,171,812 48,238 103,777 7,679
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 100,604 7,237
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 97,481 6,531
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 94,523 5,876
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 91,677 5,123
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 88,618 4,293
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 85,645 5,559
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 82,931 8,886
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 80,698 10,323
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 78,733 9,670
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 76,702 8,796
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 75,139 7,744
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 74,030 6,568
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 73,065 5,379
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 70,700 4,270
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 68,182 3,291
1960 1,217,147 0 65,415 2,457

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 Tajikistan 95.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,258,418 people) and 4.26% is from migration (a loss of 100,479 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 43.8K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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