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

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The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 255,219,554 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 261,421,997 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 4.89 times bigger than Uganda's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 3.79% of the world: 3.15% for Pakistan vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 261M (45.5% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Pakistan vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Uganda
2100 514,639,086 122,461,518
2099 513,762,873 122,400,118
2098 512,834,641 122,328,333
2097 511,842,588 122,230,315
2096 510,743,323 122,110,905
2095 509,544,194 121,940,556
2094 508,236,117 121,763,948
2093 506,871,405 121,549,120
2092 505,433,117 121,301,128
2091 503,929,591 121,034,858
2090 502,369,089 120,731,912
2089 500,764,988 120,392,371
2088 499,040,109 120,029,300
2087 497,294,229 119,633,372
2086 495,416,407 119,221,630
2085 493,469,269 118,780,837
2084 491,457,322 118,304,392
2083 489,327,293 117,787,304
2082 487,086,584 117,240,484
2081 484,774,651 116,673,088
2080 482,358,125 116,061,969
2079 479,913,540 115,440,209
2078 477,377,443 114,771,629
2077 474,692,907 114,085,142
2076 471,877,807 113,356,858
2075 468,953,317 112,604,741
2074 465,972,364 111,830,528
2073 462,907,667 111,038,122
2072 459,752,452 110,208,535
2071 456,518,761 109,360,734
2070 453,190,545 108,473,738
2069 449,749,441 107,576,028
2068 446,219,879 106,646,220
2067 442,632,987 105,691,752
2066 438,970,919 104,708,323
2065 435,260,675 103,707,399
2064 431,484,424 102,671,371
2063 427,665,121 101,616,654
2062 423,724,764 100,532,299
2061 419,759,602 99,421,530
2060 415,724,868 98,305,883
2059 411,662,239 97,158,930
2058 407,514,159 95,986,215
2057 403,318,028 94,793,892
2056 399,031,614 93,585,691
2055 394,728,055 92,357,892
2054 390,385,410 91,106,039
2053 386,003,289 89,831,291
2052 381,568,312 88,542,276
2051 377,096,921 87,244,950
2050 372,554,619 85,932,109
2049 367,986,189 84,607,399
2048 363,386,382 83,260,483
2047 358,734,325 81,904,082
2046 354,003,639 80,545,542
2045 349,228,953 79,185,378
2044 344,443,561 77,812,065
2043 339,631,894 76,431,508
2042 334,801,403 75,053,218
2041 329,944,530 73,680,031
2040 325,107,264 72,312,112
2039 320,203,920 70,942,351
2038 315,273,196 69,559,994
2037 310,377,446 68,166,092
2036 305,472,156 66,785,108
2035 300,604,245 65,392,706
2034 295,748,602 64,004,533
2033 290,911,874 62,616,072
2032 286,130,352 61,217,174
2031 281,410,647 59,807,490
2030 276,766,735 58,398,308
2029 272,246,760 56,989,526
2028 267,784,548 55,580,177
2027 263,445,027 54,175,341
2026 259,285,315 52,777,106
2025 255,219,554 51,384,894
2024 251,269,164 50,015,092
2023 247,504,495 48,656,601
2022 243,700,667 47,312,719
2021 239,477,801 45,910,930
2020 235,001,746 44,457,152
2019 230,800,899 42,999,637
2018 226,928,892 41,565,831
2017 223,273,967 40,177,388
2016 220,138,869 38,799,152
2015 217,290,883 37,531,446
2014 214,264,647 36,395,539
2013 211,073,978 35,337,042
2012 207,667,125 34,337,438
2011 203,746,065 33,354,543
2010 199,239,047 32,390,802
2009 194,376,534 31,451,151
2008 189,499,113 30,539,553
2007 184,493,231 29,653,430
2006 179,682,690 28,794,003
2005 175,453,212 27,963,289
2004 171,286,000 27,154,515
2003 167,110,248 26,352,124
2002 163,222,549 25,532,870
2001 159,270,907 24,745,676
2000 154,879,127 24,000,150
1999 150,565,377 23,257,281
1998 146,522,356 22,515,806
1997 142,531,804 21,856,046
1996 138,557,092 21,231,550
1995 134,582,253 20,665,667
1994 130,748,083 20,108,801
1993 127,020,117 19,445,161
1992 123,546,848 18,785,032
1991 120,060,406 18,155,901
1990 116,155,576 17,569,897
1989 112,336,629 17,010,698
1988 108,724,739 16,470,483
1987 105,130,717 15,954,170
1986 101,606,764 15,467,579
1985 98,229,285 15,023,681
1984 95,164,936 14,607,677
1983 92,227,711 14,221,881
1982 89,089,246 13,873,631
1981 85,802,049 13,556,452
1980 82,291,010 13,275,741
1979 78,997,039 13,002,163
1978 76,307,379 12,692,113
1977 73,901,827 12,359,669
1976 71,620,254 12,037,294
1975 69,461,175 11,725,240
1974 67,415,487 11,424,846
1973 65,461,912 11,144,236
1972 63,583,194 10,885,796
1971 61,847,899 10,618,206
1970 60,166,719 10,321,603
1969 58,460,939 10,014,858
1968 56,810,507 9,708,632
1967 55,214,768 9,408,924
1966 53,678,667 9,122,864
1965 52,209,010 8,849,203
1964 50,799,999 8,586,363
1963 49,447,776 8,333,663
1962 48,156,128 8,092,231
1961 46,921,277 7,862,217
1960 45,709,310 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Uganda
2100 0.17% 0.05%
2099 0.18% 0.06%
2098 0.19% 0.08%
2097 0.22% 0.1%
2096 0.24% 0.14%
2095 0.26% 0.15%
2094 0.27% 0.18%
2093 0.28% 0.2%
2092 0.3% 0.22%
2091 0.31% 0.25%
2090 0.32% 0.28%
2089 0.35% 0.3%
2088 0.35% 0.33%
2087 0.38% 0.35%
2086 0.39% 0.37%
2085 0.41% 0.4%
2084 0.44% 0.44%
2083 0.46% 0.47%
2082 0.48% 0.49%
2081 0.5% 0.53%
2080 0.51% 0.54%
2079 0.53% 0.58%
2078 0.57% 0.6%
2077 0.6% 0.64%
2076 0.62% 0.67%
2075 0.64% 0.69%
2074 0.66% 0.71%
2073 0.69% 0.75%
2072 0.71% 0.78%
2071 0.73% 0.82%
2070 0.77% 0.83%
2069 0.79% 0.87%
2068 0.81% 0.9%
2067 0.83% 0.94%
2066 0.85% 0.97%
2065 0.88% 1.01%
2064 0.89% 1.04%
2063 0.93% 1.08%
2062 0.94% 1.12%
2061 0.97% 1.13%
2060 0.99% 1.18%
2059 1.02% 1.22%
2058 1.04% 1.26%
2057 1.07% 1.29%
2056 1.09% 1.33%
2055 1.11% 1.37%
2054 1.14% 1.42%
2053 1.16% 1.46%
2052 1.19% 1.49%
2051 1.22% 1.53%
2050 1.24% 1.57%
2049 1.27% 1.62%
2048 1.3% 1.66%
2047 1.34% 1.69%
2046 1.37% 1.72%
2045 1.39% 1.76%
2044 1.42% 1.81%
2043 1.44% 1.84%
2042 1.47% 1.86%
2041 1.49% 1.89%
2040 1.53% 1.93%
2039 1.56% 1.99%
2038 1.58% 2.04%
2037 1.61% 2.07%
2036 1.62% 2.13%
2035 1.64% 2.17%
2034 1.66% 2.22%
2033 1.67% 2.29%
2032 1.68% 2.36%
2031 1.68% 2.41%
2030 1.66% 2.47%
2029 1.67% 2.54%
2028 1.65% 2.59%
2027 1.6% 2.65%
2026 1.59% 2.71%
2025 1.57% 2.74%
2024 1.52% 2.79%
2023 1.56% 2.84%
2022 1.76% 3.05%
2021 1.9% 3.27%
2020 1.82% 3.39%
2019 1.71% 3.45%
2018 1.64% 3.46%
2017 1.42% 3.55%
2016 1.31% 3.38%
2015 1.41% 3.12%
2014 1.51% 3%
2013 1.64% 2.91%
2012 1.92% 2.95%
2011 2.26% 2.98%
2010 2.5% 2.99%
2009 2.57% 2.98%
2008 2.71% 2.99%
2007 2.68% 2.98%
2006 2.41% 2.97%
2005 2.43% 2.98%
2004 2.5% 3.04%
2003 2.38% 3.21%
2002 2.48% 3.18%
2001 2.84% 3.11%
2000 2.87% 3.19%
1999 2.76% 3.29%
1998 2.8% 3.02%
1997 2.87% 2.94%
1996 2.95% 2.74%
1995 2.93% 2.77%
1994 2.93% 3.41%
1993 2.81% 3.51%
1992 2.9% 3.47%
1991 3.36% 3.34%
1990 3.4% 3.29%
1989 3.32% 3.28%
1988 3.42% 3.24%
1987 3.47% 3.15%
1986 3.44% 2.95%
1985 3.22% 2.85%
1984 3.18% 2.71%
1983 3.52% 2.51%
1982 3.83% 2.34%
1981 4.27% 2.11%
1980 4.17% 2.1%
1979 3.52% 2.44%
1978 3.26% 2.69%
1977 3.19% 2.68%
1976 3.11% 2.66%
1975 3.03% 2.63%
1974 2.98% 2.52%
1973 2.95% 2.37%
1972 2.81% 2.52%
1971 2.79% 2.87%
1970 2.92% 3.06%
1969 2.91% 3.15%
1968 2.89% 3.19%
1967 2.86% 3.14%
1966 2.81% 3.09%
1965 2.77% 3.06%
1964 2.73% 3.03%
1963 2.68% 2.98%
1962 2.63% 2.93%
1961 2.65% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Uganda
Current population
261421997
53495325
Population rank 5/197 30/197
Percent of world population 3.15% 0.64%
One net population change
8.01 seconds
23.1 seconds
One birth every
4.58 seconds
18.3 seconds
One death every
19.5 seconds
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,823 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +3,950,390 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 21/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 -119,059
Net migration rank 196/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -119,059
2024 5,268,361 -1,401,173 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 1,423,377 43,464
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 1,397,288 43,464
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 1,367,044 107,210
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 1,332,600 60,724
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 1,290,658 92,879
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 1,249,565 123,379
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 4,690,187 576,349 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 999,958 -156,232
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 969,096 -151,386
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 938,623 -138,770
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 901,374 -96,429
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 868,756 -35,149
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 836,751 -95,956
2000 4,281,169 252,869 803,069 -52,824
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 775,166 -39,695
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 741,175 6,277
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 727,523 -155,461
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 699,707 -22,795
1995 3,977,175 11,534 697,218 -242,378
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 675,092 -16,198
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 650,032 18,349
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 627,139 24,723
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 602,740 3,643
1990 3,731,730 275,242 587,291 -21,688
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 565,367 -12,576
1988 3,554,755 38,139 547,759 -20,113
1987 3,448,813 146,364 527,397 -22,415
1986 3,341,643 111,045 487,693 -19,485
1985 3,233,315 68,860 462,534 -42,942
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 421,241 -8,818
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 404,940 -45,776
1982 2,934,689 294,252 390,820 -53,497
1981 2,790,454 555,032 380,028 -83,010
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 370,287 -105,900
1979 2,461,311 450,003 381,626 -98,863
1978 2,356,601 111,386 371,930 -34,606
1977 2,257,849 85,250 365,216 -37,671
1976 2,171,812 48,238 359,458 -42,259
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 354,278 -47,359
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 345,773 -51,910
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 340,780 -73,439
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 335,935 -86,409
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 328,294 -42,642
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 333,202 -25,646
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 320,486 -14,548
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 309,725 -3,214
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 296,692 -3,773
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 282,225 -3,021
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 271,830 -3,716
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 260,733 -3,169
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 250,885 -3,058
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 241,513 -6,470
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 232,894 -7,893
1960 1,217,147 0 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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