Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 255,219,554 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 261,421,997 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 33.5 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 3.24% of the world: 3.15% for Pakistan vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 261M (45.5% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Pakistan vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Turkmenistan
2100 514,639,086 10,041,228
2099 513,762,873 10,070,007
2098 512,834,641 10,097,571
2097 511,842,588 10,123,813
2096 510,743,323 10,148,560
2095 509,544,194 10,172,371
2094 508,236,117 10,194,567
2093 506,871,405 10,215,533
2092 505,433,117 10,235,132
2091 503,929,591 10,253,189
2090 502,369,089 10,270,414
2089 500,764,988 10,285,963
2088 499,040,109 10,300,439
2087 497,294,229 10,313,629
2086 495,416,407 10,325,212
2085 493,469,269 10,335,299
2084 491,457,322 10,343,821
2083 489,327,293 10,350,710
2082 487,086,584 10,356,526
2081 484,774,651 10,360,689
2080 482,358,125 10,363,394
2079 479,913,540 10,364,229
2078 477,377,443 10,363,113
2077 474,692,907 10,360,467
2076 471,877,807 10,356,079
2075 468,953,317 10,349,863
2074 465,972,364 10,342,496
2073 462,907,667 10,333,532
2072 459,752,452 10,322,776
2071 456,518,761 10,310,748
2070 453,190,545 10,297,702
2069 449,749,441 10,283,723
2068 446,219,879 10,268,779
2067 442,632,987 10,252,681
2066 438,970,919 10,235,535
2065 435,260,675 10,217,603
2064 431,484,424 10,198,228
2063 427,665,121 10,177,447
2062 423,724,764 10,155,121
2061 419,759,602 10,131,160
2060 415,724,868 10,105,616
2059 411,662,239 10,077,893
2058 407,514,159 10,047,185
2057 403,318,028 10,013,846
2056 399,031,614 9,977,699
2055 394,728,055 9,938,273
2054 390,385,410 9,895,840
2053 386,003,289 9,849,324
2052 381,568,312 9,799,331
2051 377,096,921 9,745,673
2050 372,554,619 9,688,197
2049 367,986,189 9,627,119
2048 363,386,382 9,562,502
2047 358,734,325 9,494,734
2046 354,003,639 9,423,990
2045 349,228,953 9,350,870
2044 344,443,561 9,275,707
2043 339,631,894 9,199,229
2042 334,801,403 9,121,705
2041 329,944,530 9,043,208
2040 325,107,264 8,964,374
2039 320,203,920 8,885,167
2038 315,273,196 8,805,836
2037 310,377,446 8,726,399
2036 305,472,156 8,646,796
2035 300,604,245 8,567,354
2034 295,748,602 8,487,651
2033 290,911,874 8,407,327
2032 286,130,352 8,326,172
2031 281,410,647 8,243,436
2030 276,766,735 8,158,380
2029 272,246,760 8,065,431
2028 267,784,548 7,964,546
2027 263,445,027 7,856,302
2026 259,285,315 7,740,924
2025 255,219,554 7,618,847
2024 251,269,164 7,494,498
2023 247,504,495 7,364,438
2022 243,700,667 7,230,193
2021 239,477,801 7,092,043
2020 235,001,746 6,949,912
2019 230,800,899 6,803,944
2018 226,928,892 6,655,524
2017 223,273,967 6,507,061
2016 220,138,869 6,360,041
2015 217,290,883 6,215,770
2014 214,264,647 6,075,283
2013 211,073,978 5,939,341
2012 207,667,125 5,808,546
2011 203,746,065 5,683,417
2010 199,239,047 5,564,356
2009 194,376,534 5,451,592
2008 189,499,113 5,345,029
2007 184,493,231 5,244,046
2006 179,682,690 5,147,105
2005 175,453,212 5,052,257
2004 171,286,000 4,958,093
2003 167,110,248 4,863,865
2002 163,222,549 4,769,465
2001 159,270,907 4,675,409
2000 154,879,127 4,582,677
1999 150,565,377 4,492,170
1998 146,522,356 4,410,507
1997 142,531,804 4,336,730
1996 138,557,092 4,263,819
1995 134,582,253 4,191,203
1994 130,748,083 4,116,662
1993 127,020,117 4,032,407
1992 123,546,848 3,944,689
1991 120,060,406 3,855,894
1990 116,155,576 3,760,562
1989 112,336,629 3,662,459
1988 108,724,739 3,559,363
1987 105,130,717 3,452,731
1986 101,606,764 3,347,809
1985 98,229,285 3,247,534
1984 95,164,936 3,154,079
1983 92,227,711 3,067,534
1982 89,089,246 2,985,557
1981 85,802,049 2,907,187
1980 82,291,010 2,832,203
1979 78,997,039 2,760,358
1978 76,307,379 2,691,088
1977 73,901,827 2,623,948
1976 71,620,254 2,558,521
1975 69,461,175 2,494,570
1974 67,415,487 2,432,028
1973 65,461,912 2,370,919
1972 63,583,194 2,311,430
1971 61,847,899 2,253,119
1970 60,166,719 2,195,616
1969 58,460,939 2,139,024
1968 56,810,507 2,083,069
1967 55,214,768 2,027,403
1966 53,678,667 1,971,737
1965 52,209,010 1,915,916
1964 50,799,999 1,859,997
1963 49,447,776 1,804,272
1962 48,156,128 1,749,214
1961 46,921,277 1,695,400
1960 45,709,310 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Turkmenistan
2100 0.17% -0.29%
2099 0.18% -0.27%
2098 0.19% -0.26%
2097 0.22% -0.24%
2096 0.24% -0.23%
2095 0.26% -0.22%
2094 0.27% -0.21%
2093 0.28% -0.19%
2092 0.3% -0.18%
2091 0.31% -0.17%
2090 0.32% -0.15%
2089 0.35% -0.14%
2088 0.35% -0.13%
2087 0.38% -0.11%
2086 0.39% -0.1%
2085 0.41% -0.08%
2084 0.44% -0.07%
2083 0.46% -0.06%
2082 0.48% -0.04%
2081 0.5% -0.03%
2080 0.51% -0.008%
2079 0.53% 0.01%
2078 0.57% 0.03%
2077 0.6% 0.04%
2076 0.62% 0.06%
2075 0.64% 0.07%
2074 0.66% 0.09%
2073 0.69% 0.1%
2072 0.71% 0.12%
2071 0.73% 0.13%
2070 0.77% 0.14%
2069 0.79% 0.15%
2068 0.81% 0.16%
2067 0.83% 0.17%
2066 0.85% 0.18%
2065 0.88% 0.19%
2064 0.89% 0.2%
2063 0.93% 0.22%
2062 0.94% 0.24%
2061 0.97% 0.25%
2060 0.99% 0.28%
2059 1.02% 0.31%
2058 1.04% 0.33%
2057 1.07% 0.36%
2056 1.09% 0.4%
2055 1.11% 0.43%
2054 1.14% 0.47%
2053 1.16% 0.51%
2052 1.19% 0.55%
2051 1.22% 0.59%
2050 1.24% 0.63%
2049 1.27% 0.68%
2048 1.3% 0.71%
2047 1.34% 0.75%
2046 1.37% 0.78%
2045 1.39% 0.81%
2044 1.42% 0.83%
2043 1.44% 0.85%
2042 1.47% 0.87%
2041 1.49% 0.88%
2040 1.53% 0.89%
2039 1.56% 0.9%
2038 1.58% 0.91%
2037 1.61% 0.92%
2036 1.62% 0.93%
2035 1.64% 0.94%
2034 1.66% 0.96%
2033 1.67% 0.97%
2032 1.68% 1%
2031 1.68% 1.04%
2030 1.66% 1.15%
2029 1.67% 1.27%
2028 1.65% 1.38%
2027 1.6% 1.49%
2026 1.59% 1.6%
2025 1.57% 1.66%
2024 1.52% 1.77%
2023 1.56% 1.86%
2022 1.76% 1.95%
2021 1.9% 2.05%
2020 1.82% 2.15%
2019 1.71% 2.23%
2018 1.64% 2.28%
2017 1.42% 2.31%
2016 1.31% 2.32%
2015 1.41% 2.31%
2014 1.51% 2.29%
2013 1.64% 2.25%
2012 1.92% 2.2%
2011 2.26% 2.14%
2010 2.5% 2.07%
2009 2.57% 1.99%
2008 2.71% 1.93%
2007 2.68% 1.88%
2006 2.41% 1.88%
2005 2.43% 1.9%
2004 2.5% 1.94%
2003 2.38% 1.98%
2002 2.48% 2.01%
2001 2.84% 2.02%
2000 2.87% 2.01%
1999 2.76% 1.85%
1998 2.8% 1.7%
1997 2.87% 1.71%
1996 2.95% 1.73%
1995 2.93% 1.81%
1994 2.93% 2.09%
1993 2.81% 2.22%
1992 2.9% 2.3%
1991 3.36% 2.54%
1990 3.4% 2.68%
1989 3.32% 2.9%
1988 3.42% 3.09%
1987 3.47% 3.13%
1986 3.44% 3.09%
1985 3.22% 2.96%
1984 3.18% 2.82%
1983 3.52% 2.75%
1982 3.83% 2.7%
1981 4.27% 2.65%
1980 4.17% 2.6%
1979 3.52% 2.57%
1978 3.26% 2.56%
1977 3.19% 2.56%
1976 3.11% 2.56%
1975 3.03% 2.57%
1974 2.98% 2.58%
1973 2.95% 2.57%
1972 2.81% 2.59%
1971 2.79% 2.62%
1970 2.92% 2.65%
1969 2.91% 2.69%
1968 2.89% 2.75%
1967 2.86% 2.82%
1966 2.81% 2.91%
1965 2.77% 3.01%
1964 2.73% 3.09%
1963 2.68% 3.15%
1962 2.63% 3.17%
1961 2.65% 3.16%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Pakistan grew by 1.57%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Turkmenistan
Current population
261421997
7800189
Population rank 5/197 104/197
Percent of world population 3.15% 0.09%
One net population change
8.01 seconds
4.24 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
3.35 minutes
One death every
19.5 seconds
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,823 +341
Annual growth/decline +3,950,390 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 63/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 +13,268
Net migration rank 196/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - 13,268
2024 5,268,361 -1,401,173 112,942 14,646
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 117,529 15,005
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 121,814 14,141
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 122,721 17,617
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 124,014 19,913
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 128,275 19,735
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 129,537 19,293
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 131,417 16,678
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 132,581 13,365
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 132,663 9,936
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 129,677 8,696
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 126,217 7,287
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 120,957 7,125
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 115,197 6,992
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 109,318 6,621
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 102,931 6,656
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 96,815 6,734
2007 4,690,187 576,349 92,038 6,388
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 87,840 7,613
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 83,968 10,263
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 79,850 14,242
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 76,737 17,625
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 75,639 18,803
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 76,682 16,982
2000 4,281,169 252,869 76,875 14,925
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 76,362 12,859
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 77,342 -3,239
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 79,045 -5,600
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 80,996 -8,627
1995 3,977,175 11,534 86,289 -13,423
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 89,319 -13,094
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 92,596 -312
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 96,668 -13,517
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 99,297 -4,864
1990 3,731,730 275,242 101,099 -4,864
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 103,553 -3,576
1988 3,554,755 38,139 104,802 1,408
1987 3,448,813 146,364 103,885 3,161
1986 3,341,643 111,045 100,930 1,878
1985 3,233,315 68,860 95,890 1,861
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 90,591 -1,427
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 85,183 -1,264
1982 2,934,689 294,252 80,989 -961
1981 2,790,454 555,032 77,829 -1,102
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 74,394 -1,152
1979 2,461,311 450,003 71,135 -677
1978 2,356,601 111,386 68,437 -350
1977 2,257,849 85,250 66,318 -132
1976 2,171,812 48,238 64,513 160
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 62,681 550
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 60,925 924
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 59,169 1,194
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 57,326 1,293
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 56,666 1,348
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 55,617 1,376
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 54,791 1,397
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 54,324 1,401
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 54,209 1,397
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 54,353 1,377
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 54,558 1,366
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 54,574 1,340
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 54,203 1,332
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 53,248 1,337
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 51,659 1,372
1960 1,217,147 0 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/pakistan/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.