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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 6.49 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 3.63% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Pakistan vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Ukraine
2100 514,531,704 15,493,960
2099 513,655,674 15,751,557
2098 512,727,636 16,012,938
2097 511,735,790 16,278,602
2096 510,636,755 16,547,938
2095 509,437,875 16,820,897
2094 508,130,071 17,098,910
2093 506,765,644 17,381,822
2092 505,327,656 17,669,049
2091 503,824,444 17,960,681
2090 502,264,268 18,257,867
2089 500,660,501 18,559,027
2088 498,935,983 18,865,031
2087 497,190,466 19,176,483
2086 495,313,036 19,492,606
2085 493,366,305 19,812,584
2084 491,354,778 20,138,855
2083 489,225,193 20,468,747
2082 486,984,952 20,803,241
2081 484,673,501 21,140,953
2080 482,257,479 21,482,498
2079 479,813,404 21,827,152
2078 477,277,836 22,175,099
2077 474,593,860 22,525,846
2076 471,779,348 22,879,896
2075 468,855,468 23,236,521
2074 465,875,137 23,596,095
2073 462,811,079 23,957,807
2072 459,656,523 24,319,928
2071 456,423,506 24,685,370
2070 453,095,985 25,053,352
2069 449,655,599 25,423,272
2068 446,126,774 25,794,560
2067 442,540,629 26,168,072
2066 438,879,326 26,543,206
2065 435,169,856 26,920,121
2064 431,394,393 27,298,592
2063 427,575,887 27,677,528
2062 423,636,352 28,056,960
2061 419,672,017 28,437,884
2060 415,638,125 28,818,343
2059 411,576,344 29,198,891
2058 407,429,129 29,580,044
2057 403,233,874 29,958,884
2056 398,948,355 30,335,136
2055 394,645,693 30,710,041
2054 390,303,954 31,080,334
2053 385,922,748 31,447,868
2052 381,488,696 31,811,171
2051 377,018,239 32,170,929
2050 372,476,884 32,525,262
2049 367,909,407 32,875,483
2048 363,310,560 33,217,836
2047 358,659,474 33,556,749
2046 353,929,775 33,892,646
2045 349,156,085 34,221,999
2044 344,371,692 34,547,153
2043 339,561,029 34,869,270
2042 334,731,546 35,189,550
2041 329,875,686 35,507,946
2040 325,039,429 35,823,225
2039 320,137,108 36,141,658
2038 315,207,413 36,457,134
2037 310,312,684 36,772,578
2036 305,408,418 37,084,252
2035 300,541,523 37,396,243
2034 295,686,893 37,706,533
2033 290,851,174 38,015,585
2032 286,070,650 38,322,554
2031 281,351,929 38,630,259
2030 276,708,987 38,935,791
2029 272,189,955 39,238,099
2028 267,728,673 39,537,815
2027 263,390,059 39,830,895
2026 259,231,214 40,125,599
2025 255,166,301 38,707,520
2024 251,269,164 37,860,221
2023 247,504,495 37,732,836
2022 243,700,667 41,048,766
2021 239,477,801 44,298,640
2020 235,001,746 44,680,014
2019 230,800,899 44,957,458
2018 226,928,892 45,208,907
2017 223,273,967 45,436,041
2016 220,138,869 45,616,832
2015 217,290,883 45,784,896
2014 214,264,647 45,972,380
2013 211,073,978 46,126,770
2012 207,667,125 46,210,056
2011 203,746,065 46,307,853
2010 199,239,047 46,456,003
2009 194,376,534 46,623,731
2008 189,499,113 46,819,175
2007 184,493,231 47,062,798
2006 179,682,690 47,278,694
2005 175,453,212 47,585,556
2004 171,286,000 47,979,507
2003 167,110,248 48,315,136
2002 163,222,549 48,677,281
2001 159,270,907 49,106,855
2000 154,879,127 49,556,660
1999 150,565,377 49,976,446
1998 146,522,356 50,379,731
1997 142,531,804 50,786,885
1996 138,557,092 51,226,109
1995 134,582,253 51,665,539
1994 130,748,083 52,075,998
1993 127,020,117 52,350,126
1992 123,546,848 52,323,671
1991 120,060,406 52,170,961
1990 116,155,576 52,054,092
1989 112,336,629 51,917,817
1988 108,724,739 51,724,853
1987 105,130,717 51,515,732
1986 101,606,764 51,318,745
1985 98,229,285 51,108,770
1984 95,164,936 50,887,599
1983 92,227,711 50,637,029
1982 89,089,246 50,402,724
1981 85,802,049 50,189,281
1980 82,291,010 49,955,152
1979 78,997,039 49,721,381
1978 76,307,379 49,521,243
1977 73,901,827 49,336,481
1976 71,620,254 49,120,842
1975 69,461,175 48,865,229
1974 67,415,487 48,576,570
1973 65,461,912 48,277,121
1972 63,583,194 47,946,893
1971 61,847,899 47,573,287
1970 60,166,719 47,261,306
1969 58,460,939 46,976,256
1968 56,810,507 46,614,325
1967 55,214,768 46,215,988
1966 53,678,667 45,802,519
1965 52,209,010 45,386,892
1964 50,799,999 44,951,156
1963 49,447,776 44,462,372
1962 48,156,128 43,943,674
1961 46,921,277 43,399,766
1960 45,709,310 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Ukraine
2100 0.17% -1.64%
2099 0.18% -1.63%
2098 0.19% -1.63%
2097 0.22% -1.63%
2096 0.24% -1.62%
2095 0.26% -1.63%
2094 0.27% -1.63%
2093 0.28% -1.63%
2092 0.3% -1.62%
2091 0.31% -1.63%
2090 0.32% -1.62%
2089 0.35% -1.62%
2088 0.35% -1.62%
2087 0.38% -1.62%
2086 0.39% -1.62%
2085 0.41% -1.62%
2084 0.44% -1.61%
2083 0.46% -1.61%
2082 0.48% -1.6%
2081 0.5% -1.59%
2080 0.51% -1.58%
2079 0.53% -1.57%
2078 0.57% -1.56%
2077 0.6% -1.55%
2076 0.62% -1.53%
2075 0.64% -1.52%
2074 0.66% -1.51%
2073 0.69% -1.49%
2072 0.71% -1.48%
2071 0.73% -1.47%
2070 0.77% -1.46%
2069 0.79% -1.44%
2068 0.81% -1.43%
2067 0.83% -1.41%
2066 0.85% -1.4%
2065 0.88% -1.39%
2064 0.89% -1.37%
2063 0.93% -1.35%
2062 0.94% -1.34%
2061 0.97% -1.32%
2060 0.99% -1.3%
2059 1.02% -1.29%
2058 1.04% -1.26%
2057 1.07% -1.24%
2056 1.09% -1.22%
2055 1.11% -1.19%
2054 1.14% -1.17%
2053 1.16% -1.14%
2052 1.19% -1.12%
2051 1.22% -1.09%
2050 1.24% -1.07%
2049 1.27% -1.03%
2048 1.3% -1.01%
2047 1.34% -0.99%
2046 1.37% -0.96%
2045 1.39% -0.94%
2044 1.42% -0.92%
2043 1.44% -0.91%
2042 1.47% -0.9%
2041 1.49% -0.88%
2040 1.53% -0.88%
2039 1.56% -0.87%
2038 1.58% -0.86%
2037 1.61% -0.84%
2036 1.62% -0.83%
2035 1.64% -0.82%
2034 1.66% -0.81%
2033 1.67% -0.8%
2032 1.68% -0.8%
2031 1.68% -0.78%
2030 1.66% -0.77%
2029 1.67% -0.76%
2028 1.65% -0.74%
2027 1.6% -0.73%
2026 1.59% 3.66%
2025 1.55% 2.24%
2024 1.52% 0.34%
2023 1.56% -8.08%
2022 1.76% -7.34%
2021 1.9% -0.85%
2020 1.82% -0.62%
2019 1.71% -0.56%
2018 1.64% -0.5%
2017 1.42% -0.4%
2016 1.31% -0.37%
2015 1.41% -0.41%
2014 1.51% -0.33%
2013 1.64% -0.18%
2012 1.92% -0.21%
2011 2.26% -0.32%
2010 2.5% -0.36%
2009 2.57% -0.42%
2008 2.71% -0.52%
2007 2.68% -0.46%
2006 2.41% -0.64%
2005 2.43% -0.82%
2004 2.5% -0.69%
2003 2.38% -0.74%
2002 2.48% -0.87%
2001 2.84% -0.91%
2000 2.87% -0.84%
1999 2.76% -0.8%
1998 2.8% -0.8%
1997 2.87% -0.86%
1996 2.95% -0.85%
1995 2.93% -0.79%
1994 2.93% -0.52%
1993 2.81% 0.05%
1992 2.9% 0.29%
1991 3.36% 0.22%
1990 3.4% 0.26%
1989 3.32% 0.37%
1988 3.42% 0.41%
1987 3.47% 0.38%
1986 3.44% 0.41%
1985 3.22% 0.43%
1984 3.18% 0.49%
1983 3.52% 0.46%
1982 3.83% 0.43%
1981 4.27% 0.47%
1980 4.17% 0.47%
1979 3.52% 0.4%
1978 3.26% 0.37%
1977 3.19% 0.44%
1976 3.11% 0.52%
1975 3.03% 0.59%
1974 2.98% 0.62%
1973 2.95% 0.69%
1972 2.81% 0.79%
1971 2.79% 0.66%
1970 2.92% 0.61%
1969 2.91% 0.78%
1968 2.89% 0.86%
1967 2.86% 0.9%
1966 2.81% 0.92%
1965 2.77% 0.97%
1964 2.73% 1.1%
1963 2.68% 1.18%
1962 2.63% 1.25%
1961 2.65% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Ukraine
Current population
260356147
40125599
Population rank 5/197 40/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.48%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
4.13 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
2.48 minutes
One death every
19.7 seconds
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,314 +349
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 147/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -1,235,336 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 196/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - 1,702,358
2024 - -1,401,173 - 1,146,012
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 -283,185 -299,961
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 -449,941 -1,129
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 -307,533 -4,167
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 -236,296 -6,908
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 -227,491 -32,220
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 -158,390 -36,155
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 -135,710 -31,340
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 -147,107 -21,992
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 -140,216 -65,678
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 -129,662 26,781
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 -130,451 66,768
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 -158,372 26,457
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 -180,388 16,030
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 -197,918 26,796
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 -229,086 9,312
2007 4,690,187 576,349 -282,659 15,237
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 -300,787 136,442
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 -337,857 -111,493
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 -344,157 5,644
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 -351,299 18,540
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 -364,544 -26,991
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 -374,734 -92,847
2000 4,281,169 252,869 -364,143 -67,865
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 -348,286 -59,247
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 -318,299 -80,684
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 -306,549 -108,735
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 -305,154 -158,008
1995 3,977,175 11,534 -281,629 -134,053
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 -238,820 -166,380
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 -169,405 26,357
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 -95,857 291,788
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 -16,486 125,962
1990 3,731,730 275,242 48,463 75,760
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 106,431 36,978
1988 3,554,755 38,139 162,002 75,637
1987 3,448,813 146,364 198,850 -18,275
1986 3,341,643 111,045 225,751 -12,369
1985 3,233,315 68,860 201,011 5,546
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 222,430 13,340
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 241,741 23,608
1982 2,934,689 294,252 194,101 9,096
1981 2,790,454 555,032 182,839 40,807
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 197,223 47,406
1979 2,461,311 450,003 197,294 25,635
1978 2,356,601 111,386 206,554 -29,180
1977 2,257,849 85,250 216,932 -24,745
1976 2,171,812 48,238 247,323 -8,219
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 256,787 15,336
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 273,486 31,725
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 274,938 18,777
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 309,785 56,928
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 305,849 74,604
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 291,839 -48,335
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 274,858 51,763
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 295,162 102,096
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 313,899 85,527
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 337,794 89,737
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 334,365 69,354
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 391,120 76,650
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 449,648 60,178
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 481,887 45,712
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 508,602 51,625
1960 1,217,147 0 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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