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

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The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 255,219,554 in 2025 vs 12,348,573 people in Tunisia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 261,421,997 people compared to 12,450,912 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 21 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 3.3% of the world: 3.15% for Pakistan vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.83% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 261M (45.5% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.5M (20.3% growth).

Pakistan vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Tunisia
2100 514,639,086 10,720,705
2099 513,762,873 10,796,270
2098 512,834,641 10,870,365
2097 511,842,588 10,942,334
2096 510,743,323 11,015,071
2095 509,544,194 11,086,568
2094 508,236,117 11,157,542
2093 506,871,405 11,226,508
2092 505,433,117 11,294,195
2091 503,929,591 11,360,662
2090 502,369,089 11,425,878
2089 500,764,988 11,490,110
2088 499,040,109 11,552,154
2087 497,294,229 11,614,090
2086 495,416,407 11,675,384
2085 493,469,269 11,734,490
2084 491,457,322 11,792,840
2083 489,327,293 11,851,260
2082 487,086,584 11,908,828
2081 484,774,651 11,964,392
2080 482,358,125 12,021,096
2079 479,913,540 12,078,476
2078 477,377,443 12,136,099
2077 474,692,907 12,191,648
2076 471,877,807 12,245,010
2075 468,953,317 12,299,514
2074 465,972,364 12,353,013
2073 462,907,667 12,407,814
2072 459,752,452 12,461,090
2071 456,518,761 12,515,463
2070 453,190,545 12,569,058
2069 449,749,441 12,622,516
2068 446,219,879 12,674,867
2067 442,632,987 12,726,080
2066 438,970,919 12,775,620
2065 435,260,675 12,824,867
2064 431,484,424 12,870,728
2063 427,665,121 12,915,152
2062 423,724,764 12,957,498
2061 419,759,602 12,996,917
2060 415,724,868 13,034,579
2059 411,662,239 13,066,669
2058 407,514,159 13,095,856
2057 403,318,028 13,122,073
2056 399,031,614 13,144,442
2055 394,728,055 13,161,720
2054 390,385,410 13,174,836
2053 386,003,289 13,181,943
2052 381,568,312 13,185,429
2051 377,096,921 13,184,813
2050 372,554,619 13,179,371
2049 367,986,189 13,170,781
2048 363,386,382 13,158,351
2047 358,734,325 13,141,815
2046 354,003,639 13,123,298
2045 349,228,953 13,102,394
2044 344,443,561 13,079,200
2043 339,631,894 13,054,663
2042 334,801,403 13,028,925
2041 329,944,530 13,003,433
2040 325,107,264 12,977,122
2039 320,203,920 12,950,166
2038 315,273,196 12,922,736
2037 310,377,446 12,893,752
2036 305,472,156 12,863,431
2035 300,604,245 12,833,137
2034 295,748,602 12,800,738
2033 290,911,874 12,763,981
2032 286,130,352 12,725,768
2031 281,410,647 12,685,304
2030 276,766,735 12,641,975
2029 272,246,760 12,594,181
2028 267,784,548 12,540,258
2027 263,445,027 12,482,078
2026 259,285,315 12,417,997
2025 255,219,554 12,348,573
2024 251,269,164 12,277,109
2023 247,504,495 12,200,431
2022 243,700,667 12,119,334
2021 239,477,801 12,048,622
2020 235,001,746 11,974,057
2019 230,800,899 11,875,081
2018 226,928,892 11,765,514
2017 223,273,967 11,650,498
2016 220,138,869 11,528,674
2015 217,290,883 11,402,264
2014 214,264,647 11,274,288
2013 211,073,978 11,141,361
2012 207,667,125 11,009,647
2011 203,746,065 10,886,035
2010 199,239,047 10,765,980
2009 194,376,534 10,650,681
2008 189,499,113 10,542,635
2007 184,493,231 10,441,702
2006 179,682,690 10,346,410
2005 175,453,212 10,255,472
2004 171,286,000 10,166,163
2003 167,110,248 10,071,632
2002 163,222,549 9,971,515
2001 159,270,907 9,869,677
2000 154,879,127 9,764,935
1999 150,565,377 9,655,963
1998 146,522,356 9,541,667
1997 142,531,804 9,421,270
1996 138,557,092 9,294,432
1995 134,582,253 9,161,258
1994 130,748,083 9,018,448
1993 127,020,117 8,857,910
1992 123,546,848 8,682,512
1991 120,060,406 8,501,827
1990 116,155,576 8,324,509
1989 112,336,629 8,151,660
1988 108,724,739 7,974,440
1987 105,130,717 7,789,987
1986 101,606,764 7,600,301
1985 98,229,285 7,409,903
1984 95,164,936 7,220,044
1983 92,227,711 7,053,800
1982 89,089,246 6,908,642
1981 85,802,049 6,758,284
1980 82,291,010 6,606,195
1979 78,997,039 6,456,419
1978 76,307,379 6,309,390
1977 73,901,827 6,155,931
1976 71,620,254 5,996,994
1975 69,461,175 5,839,262
1974 67,415,487 5,684,674
1973 65,461,912 5,537,242
1972 63,583,194 5,396,557
1971 61,847,899 5,261,658
1970 60,166,719 5,131,396
1969 58,460,939 5,004,697
1968 56,810,507 4,879,899
1967 55,214,768 4,760,970
1966 53,678,667 4,652,287
1965 52,209,010 4,561,385
1964 50,799,999 4,489,869
1963 49,447,776 4,427,131
1962 48,156,128 4,369,136
1961 46,921,277 4,316,278
1960 45,709,310 4,267,288

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 922,238 people (a 8% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.85% to 13,179,371 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Tunisia
2100 0.17% -0.7%
2099 0.18% -0.68%
2098 0.19% -0.66%
2097 0.22% -0.66%
2096 0.24% -0.64%
2095 0.26% -0.64%
2094 0.27% -0.61%
2093 0.28% -0.6%
2092 0.3% -0.59%
2091 0.31% -0.57%
2090 0.32% -0.56%
2089 0.35% -0.54%
2088 0.35% -0.53%
2087 0.38% -0.52%
2086 0.39% -0.5%
2085 0.41% -0.49%
2084 0.44% -0.49%
2083 0.46% -0.48%
2082 0.48% -0.46%
2081 0.5% -0.47%
2080 0.51% -0.48%
2079 0.53% -0.47%
2078 0.57% -0.46%
2077 0.6% -0.44%
2076 0.62% -0.44%
2075 0.64% -0.43%
2074 0.66% -0.44%
2073 0.69% -0.43%
2072 0.71% -0.43%
2071 0.73% -0.43%
2070 0.77% -0.42%
2069 0.79% -0.41%
2068 0.81% -0.4%
2067 0.83% -0.39%
2066 0.85% -0.38%
2065 0.88% -0.36%
2064 0.89% -0.34%
2063 0.93% -0.33%
2062 0.94% -0.3%
2061 0.97% -0.29%
2060 0.99% -0.25%
2059 1.02% -0.22%
2058 1.04% -0.2%
2057 1.07% -0.17%
2056 1.09% -0.13%
2055 1.11% -0.1%
2054 1.14% -0.05%
2053 1.16% -0.03%
2052 1.19% 0.005%
2051 1.22% 0.04%
2050 1.24% 0.07%
2049 1.27% 0.09%
2048 1.3% 0.13%
2047 1.34% 0.14%
2046 1.37% 0.16%
2045 1.39% 0.18%
2044 1.42% 0.19%
2043 1.44% 0.2%
2042 1.47% 0.2%
2041 1.49% 0.2%
2040 1.53% 0.21%
2039 1.56% 0.21%
2038 1.58% 0.22%
2037 1.61% 0.24%
2036 1.62% 0.24%
2035 1.64% 0.25%
2034 1.66% 0.29%
2033 1.67% 0.3%
2032 1.68% 0.32%
2031 1.68% 0.34%
2030 1.66% 0.38%
2029 1.67% 0.43%
2028 1.65% 0.47%
2027 1.6% 0.52%
2026 1.59% 0.56%
2025 1.57% 0.58%
2024 1.52% 0.63%
2023 1.56% 0.67%
2022 1.76% 0.59%
2021 1.9% 0.62%
2020 1.82% 0.83%
2019 1.71% 0.93%
2018 1.64% 0.99%
2017 1.42% 1.06%
2016 1.31% 1.11%
2015 1.41% 1.14%
2014 1.51% 1.19%
2013 1.64% 1.2%
2012 1.92% 1.14%
2011 2.26% 1.12%
2010 2.5% 1.08%
2009 2.57% 1.02%
2008 2.71% 0.97%
2007 2.68% 0.92%
2006 2.41% 0.89%
2005 2.43% 0.88%
2004 2.5% 0.94%
2003 2.38% 1%
2002 2.48% 1.03%
2001 2.84% 1.07%
2000 2.87% 1.13%
1999 2.76% 1.2%
1998 2.8% 1.28%
1997 2.87% 1.36%
1996 2.95% 1.45%
1995 2.93% 1.58%
1994 2.93% 1.81%
1993 2.81% 2.02%
1992 2.9% 2.13%
1991 3.36% 2.13%
1990 3.4% 2.12%
1989 3.32% 2.22%
1988 3.42% 2.37%
1987 3.47% 2.5%
1986 3.44% 2.57%
1985 3.22% 2.63%
1984 3.18% 2.36%
1983 3.52% 2.1%
1982 3.83% 2.22%
1981 4.27% 2.3%
1980 4.17% 2.32%
1979 3.52% 2.33%
1978 3.26% 2.49%
1977 3.19% 2.65%
1976 3.11% 2.7%
1975 3.03% 2.72%
1974 2.98% 2.66%
1973 2.95% 2.61%
1972 2.81% 2.56%
1971 2.79% 2.54%
1970 2.92% 2.53%
1969 2.91% 2.56%
1968 2.89% 2.5%
1967 2.86% 2.34%
1966 2.81% 1.99%
1965 2.77% 1.59%
1964 2.73% 1.42%
1963 2.68% 1.33%
1962 2.63% 1.22%
1961 2.65% 1.15%

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 Tunisia's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Tunisia
Current population
261421997
12450912
Population rank 5/197 81/197
Percent of world population 3.15% 0.15%
One net population change
8.01 seconds
7.37 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
3.2 minutes
One death every
19.5 seconds
6.99 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,823 +196
Annual growth/decline +3,950,390 +71,464
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 125/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 -14,523
Net migration rank 196/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -14,523
2024 5,268,361 -1,401,173 88,910 -15,221
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 93,663 -14,001
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 96,531 -14,001
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 68,087 -9,190
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 109,431 -19,188
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 127,312 -19,612
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 132,445 -21,012
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 140,971 -22,365
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 148,870 -23,827
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 153,007 -25,229
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 154,762 -26,586
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 154,687 -17,020
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 151,812 -26,059
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 143,401 -21,935
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 132,809 -14,168
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 125,465 -13,512
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 121,873 -17,742
2007 4,690,187 576,349 118,920 -21,190
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 116,945 -24,098
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 115,374 -26,361
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 113,322 -23,735
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 111,926 -12,459
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 109,099 -8,334
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 110,146 -7,235
2000 4,281,169 252,869 112,501 -5,937
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 114,829 -3,452
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 121,332 -4,111
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 128,327 -4,756
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 135,615 -5,506
1995 3,977,175 11,534 144,345 -8,095
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 153,647 -4,271
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 160,922 10,771
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 163,978 15,124
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 166,245 16,021
1990 3,731,730 275,242 168,180 4,183
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 169,221 4,100
1988 3,554,755 38,139 177,176 3,934
1987 3,448,813 146,364 184,101 3,711
1986 3,341,643 111,045 188,107 3,464
1985 3,233,315 68,860 186,344 2,887
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 182,386 8,109
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 179,878 -37,895
1982 2,934,689 294,252 177,898 -29,559
1981 2,790,454 555,032 176,628 -24,242
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 171,094 -19,321
1979 2,461,311 450,003 171,463 -23,688
1978 2,356,601 111,386 173,255 -26,968
1977 2,257,849 85,250 174,539 -13,910
1976 2,171,812 48,238 172,744 -15,499
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 166,991 -8,765
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 160,200 -9,254
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 153,525 -9,606
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 147,239 -9,790
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 142,296 -9,949
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 138,235 -10,054
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 135,257 -10,049
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 134,246 -9,848
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 132,626 -19,155
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 131,274 -27,393
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 127,673 -49,751
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 124,711 -59,602
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 120,865 -60,505
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 116,887 -61,260
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 111,459 -61,369
1960 1,217,147 0 109,234 -61,334

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

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

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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,159,227 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 183,646 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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