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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 3.64 times bigger than Thailand's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 4% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Pakistan vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Thailand
2100 514,531,704 45,712,111
2099 513,655,674 46,056,854
2098 512,727,636 46,406,925
2097 511,735,790 46,761,683
2096 510,636,755 47,122,446
2095 509,437,875 47,487,866
2094 508,130,071 47,857,414
2093 506,765,644 48,230,566
2092 505,327,656 48,609,149
2091 503,824,444 48,988,448
2090 502,264,268 49,372,024
2089 500,660,501 49,760,635
2088 498,935,983 50,146,313
2087 497,190,466 50,536,233
2086 495,313,036 50,929,394
2085 493,366,305 51,326,092
2084 491,354,778 51,728,619
2083 489,225,193 52,131,789
2082 486,984,952 52,537,598
2081 484,673,501 52,942,608
2080 482,257,479 53,352,029
2079 479,813,404 53,766,821
2078 477,277,836 54,181,891
2077 474,593,860 54,599,508
2076 471,779,348 55,019,721
2075 468,855,468 55,442,571
2074 465,875,137 55,872,412
2073 462,811,079 56,304,891
2072 459,656,523 56,739,842
2071 456,423,506 57,177,118
2070 453,095,985 57,621,370
2069 449,655,599 58,066,637
2068 446,126,774 58,516,959
2067 442,540,629 58,967,738
2066 438,879,326 59,418,676
2065 435,169,856 59,878,082
2064 431,394,393 60,336,709
2063 427,575,887 60,797,201
2062 423,636,352 61,262,000
2061 419,672,017 61,724,999
2060 415,638,125 62,192,387
2059 411,576,344 62,656,203
2058 407,429,129 63,118,413
2057 403,233,874 63,577,864
2056 398,948,355 64,032,675
2055 394,645,693 64,478,337
2054 390,303,954 64,917,436
2053 385,922,748 65,343,383
2052 381,488,696 65,763,356
2051 377,018,239 66,167,939
2050 372,476,884 66,558,274
2049 367,909,407 66,936,876
2048 363,310,560 67,296,897
2047 358,659,474 67,641,907
2046 353,929,775 67,972,603
2045 349,156,085 68,287,399
2044 344,371,692 68,585,177
2043 339,561,029 68,870,333
2042 334,731,546 69,139,548
2041 329,875,686 69,396,419
2040 325,039,429 69,632,464
2039 320,137,108 69,854,146
2038 315,207,413 70,062,543
2037 310,312,684 70,256,027
2036 305,408,418 70,435,348
2035 300,541,523 70,604,705
2034 295,686,893 70,756,791
2033 290,851,174 70,897,217
2032 286,070,650 71,025,384
2031 281,351,929 71,140,609
2030 276,708,987 71,247,320
2029 272,189,955 71,342,891
2028 267,728,673 71,428,869
2027 263,390,059 71,505,168
2026 259,231,214 71,571,743
2025 255,166,301 71,625,629
2024 251,269,164 71,668,011
2023 247,504,495 71,702,435
2022 243,700,667 71,735,329
2021 239,477,801 71,727,332
2020 235,001,746 71,641,484
2019 230,800,899 71,522,271
2018 226,928,892 71,376,079
2017 223,273,967 71,160,187
2016 220,138,869 70,859,841
2015 217,290,883 70,540,795
2014 214,264,647 70,216,367
2013 211,073,978 69,845,114
2012 207,667,125 69,436,098
2011 203,746,065 69,007,208
2010 199,239,047 68,579,447
2009 194,376,534 68,121,080
2008 189,499,113 67,619,830
2007 184,493,231 67,102,394
2006 179,682,690 66,567,687
2005 175,453,212 66,017,420
2004 171,286,000 65,452,047
2003 167,110,248 64,868,166
2002 163,222,549 64,266,437
2001 159,270,907 63,651,141
2000 154,879,127 63,007,815
1999 150,565,377 62,299,043
1998 146,522,356 61,522,630
1997 142,531,804 60,724,584
1996 138,557,092 59,920,064
1995 134,582,253 59,098,232
1994 130,748,083 58,260,854
1993 127,020,117 57,408,198
1992 123,546,848 56,528,834
1991 120,060,406 55,637,434
1990 116,155,576 54,738,329
1989 112,336,629 53,848,956
1988 108,724,739 52,969,595
1987 105,130,717 52,074,105
1986 101,606,764 51,177,834
1985 98,229,285 50,270,753
1984 95,164,936 49,351,708
1983 92,227,711 48,423,309
1982 89,089,246 47,494,577
1981 85,802,049 46,575,855
1980 82,291,010 45,650,022
1979 78,997,039 44,718,434
1978 76,307,379 43,788,976
1977 73,901,827 42,843,974
1976 71,620,254 41,896,504
1975 69,461,175 40,940,005
1974 67,415,487 39,952,891
1973 65,461,912 38,947,787
1972 63,583,194 37,933,929
1971 61,847,899 36,937,387
1970 60,166,719 35,954,408
1969 58,460,939 34,973,782
1968 56,810,507 34,002,560
1967 55,214,768 33,037,801
1966 53,678,667 32,086,071
1965 52,209,010 31,149,337
1964 50,799,999 30,232,141
1963 49,447,776 29,342,322
1962 48,156,128 28,481,040
1961 46,921,277 27,650,334
1960 45,709,310 26,851,747

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 Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Thailand
2100 0.17% -0.75%
2099 0.18% -0.75%
2098 0.19% -0.76%
2097 0.22% -0.77%
2096 0.24% -0.77%
2095 0.26% -0.77%
2094 0.27% -0.77%
2093 0.28% -0.78%
2092 0.3% -0.77%
2091 0.31% -0.78%
2090 0.32% -0.78%
2089 0.35% -0.77%
2088 0.35% -0.77%
2087 0.38% -0.77%
2086 0.39% -0.77%
2085 0.41% -0.78%
2084 0.44% -0.77%
2083 0.46% -0.77%
2082 0.48% -0.76%
2081 0.5% -0.77%
2080 0.51% -0.77%
2079 0.53% -0.77%
2078 0.57% -0.76%
2077 0.6% -0.76%
2076 0.62% -0.76%
2075 0.64% -0.77%
2074 0.66% -0.77%
2073 0.69% -0.77%
2072 0.71% -0.76%
2071 0.73% -0.77%
2070 0.77% -0.77%
2069 0.79% -0.77%
2068 0.81% -0.76%
2067 0.83% -0.76%
2066 0.85% -0.77%
2065 0.88% -0.76%
2064 0.89% -0.76%
2063 0.93% -0.76%
2062 0.94% -0.75%
2061 0.97% -0.75%
2060 0.99% -0.74%
2059 1.02% -0.73%
2058 1.04% -0.72%
2057 1.07% -0.71%
2056 1.09% -0.69%
2055 1.11% -0.68%
2054 1.14% -0.65%
2053 1.16% -0.64%
2052 1.19% -0.61%
2051 1.22% -0.59%
2050 1.24% -0.57%
2049 1.27% -0.53%
2048 1.3% -0.51%
2047 1.34% -0.49%
2046 1.37% -0.46%
2045 1.39% -0.43%
2044 1.42% -0.41%
2043 1.44% -0.39%
2042 1.47% -0.37%
2041 1.49% -0.34%
2040 1.53% -0.32%
2039 1.56% -0.3%
2038 1.58% -0.28%
2037 1.61% -0.25%
2036 1.62% -0.24%
2035 1.64% -0.21%
2034 1.66% -0.2%
2033 1.67% -0.18%
2032 1.68% -0.16%
2031 1.68% -0.15%
2030 1.66% -0.13%
2029 1.67% -0.12%
2028 1.65% -0.11%
2027 1.6% -0.09%
2026 1.59% -0.08%
2025 1.55% -0.06%
2024 1.52% -0.05%
2023 1.56% -0.05%
2022 1.76% 0.01%
2021 1.9% 0.12%
2020 1.82% 0.17%
2019 1.71% 0.2%
2018 1.64% 0.3%
2017 1.42% 0.42%
2016 1.31% 0.45%
2015 1.41% 0.46%
2014 1.51% 0.53%
2013 1.64% 0.59%
2012 1.92% 0.62%
2011 2.26% 0.62%
2010 2.5% 0.67%
2009 2.57% 0.74%
2008 2.71% 0.77%
2007 2.68% 0.8%
2006 2.41% 0.83%
2005 2.43% 0.86%
2004 2.5% 0.9%
2003 2.38% 0.94%
2002 2.48% 0.97%
2001 2.84% 1.02%
2000 2.87% 1.14%
1999 2.76% 1.26%
1998 2.8% 1.31%
1997 2.87% 1.34%
1996 2.95% 1.39%
1995 2.93% 1.44%
1994 2.93% 1.49%
1993 2.81% 1.56%
1992 2.9% 1.6%
1991 3.36% 1.64%
1990 3.4% 1.65%
1989 3.32% 1.66%
1988 3.42% 1.72%
1987 3.47% 1.75%
1986 3.44% 1.8%
1985 3.22% 1.86%
1984 3.18% 1.92%
1983 3.52% 1.96%
1982 3.83% 1.97%
1981 4.27% 2.03%
1980 4.17% 2.08%
1979 3.52% 2.12%
1978 3.26% 2.21%
1977 3.19% 2.26%
1976 3.11% 2.34%
1975 3.03% 2.47%
1974 2.98% 2.58%
1973 2.95% 2.67%
1972 2.81% 2.7%
1971 2.79% 2.73%
1970 2.92% 2.8%
1969 2.91% 2.86%
1968 2.89% 2.92%
1967 2.86% 2.97%
1966 2.81% 3.01%
1965 2.77% 3.03%
1964 2.73% 3.03%
1963 2.68% 3.02%
1962 2.63% 3%
1961 2.65% 2.97%

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 Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Thailand
Current population
260356147
71571743
Population rank 5/197 21/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.86%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
15.3 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
53.3 seconds
One death every
19.7 seconds
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +10,314 -94
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 168/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 +27,509
Net migration rank 196/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - 27,509
2024 - -1,401,173 - 23,321
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 -46,105 19,648
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 -61,046 21,683
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 57,382 -2,093
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 84,107 32,277
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 116,867 5,221
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 159,383 10,984
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 194,695 66,805
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 226,255 112,978
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 266,362 32,500
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 294,628 55,358
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 325,059 67,452
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 351,485 74,033
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 365,670 66,607
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 370,466 52,791
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 382,636 110,883
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 401,730 107,333
2007 4,690,187 576,349 425,362 100,486
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 441,211 102,362
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 456,378 100,542
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 466,542 107,199
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 488,003 105,917
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 504,299 105,215
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 524,230 96,817
2000 4,281,169 252,869 543,884 121,640
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 578,073 173,924
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 617,318 183,471
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 644,834 150,411
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 661,397 152,397
1995 3,977,175 11,534 682,703 147,226
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 712,589 132,271
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 737,696 122,746
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 754,999 143,318
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 760,508 124,034
1990 3,731,730 275,242 760,808 152,916
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 774,563 90,497
1988 3,554,755 38,139 765,252 128,469
1987 3,448,813 146,364 774,498 122,791
1986 3,341,643 111,045 783,430 111,820
1985 3,233,315 68,860 776,935 141,963
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 779,856 139,345
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 794,239 143,393
1982 2,934,689 294,252 817,951 101,885
1981 2,790,454 555,032 839,297 78,337
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 845,575 88,478
1979 2,461,311 450,003 843,434 85,693
1978 2,356,601 111,386 847,799 82,011
1977 2,257,849 85,250 871,232 88,937
1976 2,171,812 48,238 894,072 40,656
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 911,980 66,306
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 923,151 72,801
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 933,540 80,704
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 940,420 73,082
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 936,215 43,400
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 937,116 49,221
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 948,314 26,551
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 953,806 13,718
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 944,980 17,005
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 929,469 12,016
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 909,000 22,995
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 885,137 17,249
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 860,728 16,494
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 828,741 16,605
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 801,140 14,968
1960 1,217,147 0 774,190 6,886

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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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