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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 3.56 times bigger than Tanzania's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 4.02% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Pakistan vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Tanzania
2100 514,531,704 265,496,854
2099 513,655,674 263,162,785
2098 512,727,636 260,809,535
2097 511,735,790 258,412,520
2096 510,636,755 255,996,677
2095 509,437,875 253,567,416
2094 508,130,071 251,119,386
2093 506,765,644 248,628,881
2092 505,327,656 246,107,108
2091 503,824,444 243,557,182
2090 502,264,268 241,002,065
2089 500,660,501 238,416,591
2088 498,935,983 235,797,530
2087 497,190,466 233,167,455
2086 495,313,036 230,496,041
2085 493,366,305 227,800,292
2084 491,354,778 225,111,530
2083 489,225,193 222,421,279
2082 486,984,952 219,718,263
2081 484,673,501 216,995,478
2080 482,257,479 214,255,926
2079 479,813,404 211,486,253
2078 477,277,836 208,708,063
2077 474,593,860 205,918,120
2076 471,779,348 203,106,125
2075 468,855,468 200,297,474
2074 465,875,137 197,468,017
2073 462,811,079 194,642,633
2072 459,656,523 191,824,103
2071 456,423,506 188,992,017
2070 453,095,985 186,152,377
2069 449,655,599 183,311,218
2068 446,126,774 180,475,586
2067 442,540,629 177,639,469
2066 438,879,326 174,803,090
2065 435,169,856 171,913,445
2064 431,394,393 169,064,549
2063 427,575,887 166,217,933
2062 423,636,352 163,370,044
2061 419,672,017 160,537,159
2060 415,638,125 157,722,273
2059 411,576,344 154,920,005
2058 407,429,129 152,120,539
2057 403,233,874 149,325,489
2056 398,948,355 146,519,472
2055 394,645,693 143,736,540
2054 390,303,954 140,983,905
2053 385,922,748 138,262,668
2052 381,488,696 135,553,723
2051 377,018,239 132,851,383
2050 372,476,884 130,157,751
2049 367,909,407 127,495,278
2048 363,310,560 124,821,109
2047 358,659,474 122,158,290
2046 353,929,775 119,522,516
2045 349,156,085 116,914,785
2044 344,371,692 114,329,740
2043 339,561,029 111,776,234
2042 334,731,546 109,241,835
2041 329,875,686 106,748,632
2040 325,039,429 104,272,418
2039 320,137,108 101,814,304
2038 315,207,413 99,380,232
2037 310,312,684 96,983,729
2036 305,408,418 94,601,865
2035 300,541,523 92,257,269
2034 295,686,893 89,929,444
2033 290,851,174 87,654,982
2032 286,070,650 85,409,993
2031 281,351,929 83,180,507
2030 276,708,987 80,997,163
2029 272,189,955 78,838,461
2028 267,728,673 76,730,649
2027 263,390,059 74,647,063
2026 259,231,214 72,589,279
2025 255,166,301 70,552,589
2024 251,269,164 68,560,157
2023 247,504,495 66,617,606
2022 243,700,667 64,711,821
2021 239,477,801 62,830,412
2020 235,001,746 60,972,798
2019 230,800,899 59,174,891
2018 226,928,892 57,437,145
2017 223,273,967 55,652,890
2016 220,138,869 53,824,013
2015 217,290,883 52,020,962
2014 214,264,647 50,351,512
2013 211,073,978 48,824,128
2012 207,667,125 47,374,260
2011 203,746,065 46,029,367
2010 199,239,047 44,758,488
2009 194,376,534 43,633,982
2008 189,499,113 42,570,728
2007 184,493,231 41,435,512
2006 179,682,690 40,294,902
2005 175,453,212 39,182,076
2004 171,286,000 38,109,668
2003 167,110,248 37,089,555
2002 163,222,549 36,121,304
2001 159,270,907 35,198,299
2000 154,879,127 34,260,139
1999 150,565,377 33,300,330
1998 146,522,356 32,420,458
1997 142,531,804 31,578,089
1996 138,557,092 30,945,762
1995 134,582,253 30,383,497
1994 130,748,083 29,442,356
1993 127,020,117 28,332,692
1992 123,546,848 27,457,588
1991 120,060,406 26,780,436
1990 116,155,576 26,110,207
1989 112,336,629 25,438,759
1988 108,724,739 24,769,686
1987 105,130,717 24,030,378
1986 101,606,764 23,258,959
1985 98,229,285 22,501,693
1984 95,164,936 21,779,066
1983 92,227,711 21,079,874
1982 89,089,246 20,398,571
1981 85,802,049 19,784,703
1980 82,291,010 19,189,769
1979 78,997,039 18,592,038
1978 76,307,379 17,976,566
1977 73,901,827 17,352,929
1976 71,620,254 16,736,211
1975 69,461,175 16,138,361
1974 67,415,487 15,561,630
1973 65,461,912 15,010,101
1972 63,583,194 14,479,308
1971 61,847,899 13,971,451
1970 60,166,719 13,492,677
1969 58,460,939 13,036,700
1968 56,810,507 12,602,076
1967 55,214,768 12,200,109
1966 53,678,667 11,827,459
1965 52,209,010 11,470,728
1964 50,799,999 11,127,826
1963 49,447,776 10,799,528
1962 48,156,128 10,487,756
1961 46,921,277 10,187,886
1960 45,709,310 9,901,419

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 Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Tanzania
2100 0.17% 0.89%
2099 0.18% 0.9%
2098 0.19% 0.93%
2097 0.22% 0.94%
2096 0.24% 0.96%
2095 0.26% 0.97%
2094 0.27% 1%
2093 0.28% 1.02%
2092 0.3% 1.05%
2091 0.31% 1.06%
2090 0.32% 1.08%
2089 0.35% 1.11%
2088 0.35% 1.13%
2087 0.38% 1.16%
2086 0.39% 1.18%
2085 0.41% 1.19%
2084 0.44% 1.21%
2083 0.46% 1.23%
2082 0.48% 1.25%
2081 0.5% 1.28%
2080 0.51% 1.31%
2079 0.53% 1.33%
2078 0.57% 1.35%
2077 0.6% 1.38%
2076 0.62% 1.4%
2075 0.64% 1.43%
2074 0.66% 1.45%
2073 0.69% 1.47%
2072 0.71% 1.5%
2071 0.73% 1.53%
2070 0.77% 1.55%
2069 0.79% 1.57%
2068 0.81% 1.6%
2067 0.83% 1.62%
2066 0.85% 1.68%
2065 0.88% 1.69%
2064 0.89% 1.71%
2063 0.93% 1.74%
2062 0.94% 1.76%
2061 0.97% 1.78%
2060 0.99% 1.81%
2059 1.02% 1.84%
2058 1.04% 1.87%
2057 1.07% 1.92%
2056 1.09% 1.94%
2055 1.11% 1.95%
2054 1.14% 1.97%
2053 1.16% 2%
2052 1.19% 2.03%
2051 1.22% 2.07%
2050 1.24% 2.09%
2049 1.27% 2.14%
2048 1.3% 2.18%
2047 1.34% 2.21%
2046 1.37% 2.23%
2045 1.39% 2.26%
2044 1.42% 2.28%
2043 1.44% 2.32%
2042 1.47% 2.34%
2041 1.49% 2.37%
2040 1.53% 2.41%
2039 1.56% 2.45%
2038 1.58% 2.47%
2037 1.61% 2.52%
2036 1.62% 2.54%
2035 1.64% 2.59%
2034 1.66% 2.59%
2033 1.67% 2.63%
2032 1.68% 2.68%
2031 1.68% 2.7%
2030 1.66% 2.74%
2029 1.67% 2.75%
2028 1.65% 2.79%
2027 1.6% 2.83%
2026 1.59% 2.89%
2025 1.55% 2.91%
2024 1.52% 2.92%
2023 1.56% 2.95%
2022 1.76% 2.99%
2021 1.9% 3.05%
2020 1.82% 3.04%
2019 1.71% 3.03%
2018 1.64% 3.21%
2017 1.42% 3.4%
2016 1.31% 3.47%
2015 1.41% 3.32%
2014 1.51% 3.13%
2013 1.64% 3.06%
2012 1.92% 2.92%
2011 2.26% 2.84%
2010 2.5% 2.58%
2009 2.57% 2.5%
2008 2.71% 2.74%
2007 2.68% 2.83%
2006 2.41% 2.84%
2005 2.43% 2.81%
2004 2.5% 2.75%
2003 2.38% 2.68%
2002 2.48% 2.62%
2001 2.84% 2.74%
2000 2.87% 2.88%
1999 2.76% 2.71%
1998 2.8% 2.67%
1997 2.87% 2.04%
1996 2.95% 1.85%
1995 2.93% 3.2%
1994 2.93% 3.92%
1993 2.81% 3.19%
1992 2.9% 2.53%
1991 3.36% 2.57%
1990 3.4% 2.64%
1989 3.32% 2.7%
1988 3.42% 3.08%
1987 3.47% 3.32%
1986 3.44% 3.37%
1985 3.22% 3.32%
1984 3.18% 3.32%
1983 3.52% 3.34%
1982 3.83% 3.1%
1981 4.27% 3.1%
1980 4.17% 3.21%
1979 3.52% 3.42%
1978 3.26% 3.59%
1977 3.19% 3.68%
1976 3.11% 3.7%
1975 3.03% 3.71%
1974 2.98% 3.67%
1973 2.95% 3.67%
1972 2.81% 3.63%
1971 2.79% 3.55%
1970 2.92% 3.5%
1969 2.91% 3.45%
1968 2.89% 3.29%
1967 2.86% 3.15%
1966 2.81% 3.11%
1965 2.77% 3.08%
1964 2.73% 3.04%
1963 2.68% 2.97%
1962 2.63% 2.94%
1961 2.65% 2.89%

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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Tanzania
Current population
260356147
73145892
Population rank 5/197 20/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.88%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
16.2 seconds
One birth every
4.58 seconds
13.4 seconds
One death every
19.7 seconds
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,314 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 18/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 -12,730
Net migration rank 196/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -12,730
2024 - -1,401,173 - -29,865
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 1,726,909 119,142
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 1,659,502 152,194
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 1,592,882 201,495
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 1,509,008 1,241
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 4,690,187 576,349 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 4,281,169 252,869 985,185 -9,701
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 948,659 -4,489
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 920,806 -105,184
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 882,544 -13,400
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 868,524 -473,007
1995 3,977,175 11,534 838,980 -109,971
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 803,953 349,348
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 778,044 288,004
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 767,961 -83,825
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 762,011 -91,851
1990 3,731,730 275,242 750,825 -80,529
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 743,854 -71,268
1988 3,554,755 38,139 736,551 -71,012
1987 3,448,813 146,364 718,580 94,498
1986 3,341,643 111,045 705,677 24,101
1985 3,233,315 68,860 697,867 86,864
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 687,435 -26,938
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 679,720 58,161
1982 2,934,689 294,252 662,627 -37,883
1981 2,790,454 555,032 645,496 -42,485
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 629,444 -42,588
1979 2,461,311 450,003 613,388 -4,792
1978 2,356,601 111,386 595,024 27,307
1977 2,257,849 85,250 574,938 49,997
1976 2,171,812 48,238 553,617 54,875
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 533,906 53,290
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 515,152 51,127
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 488,429 48,363
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 467,305 57,489
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 449,014 41,900
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 427,988 38,635
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 408,322 37,006
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 389,467 34,455
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 374,763 5,265
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 360,229 5,049
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 343,456 4,742
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 328,527 9,090
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 314,644 4,333
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 300,663 3,916
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 286,839 8,338
1960 1,217,147 0 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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