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Population in Pakistan compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 3.71 times bigger than the United Kingdom's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 3.99% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Pakistan vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan United Kingdom
2100 514,531,704 74,700,585
2099 513,655,674 74,831,175
2098 512,727,636 74,950,267
2097 511,735,790 75,064,397
2096 510,636,755 75,176,691
2095 509,437,875 75,287,063
2094 508,130,071 75,383,856
2093 506,765,644 75,482,205
2092 505,327,656 75,575,769
2091 503,824,444 75,666,091
2090 502,264,268 75,753,129
2089 500,660,501 75,835,723
2088 498,935,983 75,907,614
2087 497,190,466 75,978,712
2086 495,313,036 76,046,742
2085 493,366,305 76,105,680
2084 491,354,778 76,156,223
2083 489,225,193 76,205,894
2082 486,984,952 76,246,844
2081 484,673,501 76,274,040
2080 482,257,479 76,306,205
2079 479,813,404 76,334,949
2078 477,277,836 76,353,484
2077 474,593,860 76,371,123
2076 471,779,348 76,373,520
2075 468,855,468 76,386,071
2074 465,875,137 76,397,426
2073 462,811,079 76,406,554
2072 459,656,523 76,398,941
2071 456,423,506 76,388,223
2070 453,095,985 76,378,505
2069 449,655,599 76,371,827
2068 446,126,774 76,370,973
2067 442,540,629 76,363,548
2066 438,879,326 76,356,638
2065 435,169,856 76,355,841
2064 431,394,393 76,352,770
2063 427,575,887 76,353,175
2062 423,636,352 76,346,535
2061 419,672,017 76,344,206
2060 415,638,125 76,344,725
2059 411,576,344 76,345,215
2058 407,429,129 76,326,961
2057 403,233,874 76,307,006
2056 398,948,355 76,274,247
2055 394,645,693 76,235,304
2054 390,303,954 76,167,710
2053 385,922,748 76,094,051
2052 381,488,696 76,001,979
2051 377,018,239 75,895,690
2050 372,476,884 75,777,445
2049 367,909,407 75,646,044
2048 363,310,560 75,499,380
2047 358,659,474 75,338,951
2046 353,929,775 75,171,300
2045 349,156,085 74,993,186
2044 344,371,692 74,807,530
2043 339,561,029 74,607,485
2042 334,731,546 74,407,783
2041 329,875,686 74,203,292
2040 325,039,429 73,994,525
2039 320,137,108 73,782,112
2038 315,207,413 73,559,085
2037 310,312,684 73,335,723
2036 305,408,418 73,101,646
2035 300,541,523 72,850,722
2034 295,686,893 72,597,177
2033 290,851,174 72,322,802
2032 286,070,650 72,046,316
2031 281,351,929 71,757,868
2030 276,708,987 71,442,811
2029 272,189,955 71,123,782
2028 267,728,673 70,783,199
2027 263,390,059 70,421,923
2026 259,231,214 70,055,911
2025 255,166,301 69,658,188
2024 251,269,164 69,226,000
2023 247,504,495 68,492,000
2022 243,700,667 67,604,000
2021 239,477,801 66,984,000
2020 235,001,746 66,744,000
2019 230,800,899 66,631,000
2018 226,928,892 66,289,000
2017 223,273,967 65,966,000
2016 220,138,869 65,607,000
2015 217,290,883 65,088,000
2014 214,264,647 64,620,000
2013 211,073,978 64,139,000
2012 207,667,125 63,711,000
2011 203,746,065 63,258,810
2010 199,239,047 62,766,365
2009 194,376,534 62,276,270
2008 189,499,113 61,806,995
2007 184,493,231 61,322,463
2006 179,682,690 60,846,820
2005 175,453,212 60,401,206
2004 171,286,000 59,987,905
2003 167,110,248 59,647,577
2002 163,222,549 59,370,479
2001 159,270,907 59,119,673
2000 154,879,127 58,892,514
1999 150,565,377 58,682,466
1998 146,522,356 58,487,141
1997 142,531,804 58,316,954
1996 138,557,092 58,166,950
1995 134,582,253 58,019,030
1994 130,748,083 57,865,745
1993 127,020,117 57,718,614
1992 123,546,848 57,580,402
1991 120,060,406 57,424,897
1990 116,155,576 57,247,586
1989 112,336,629 57,076,711
1988 108,724,739 56,928,327
1987 105,130,717 56,802,050
1986 101,606,764 56,681,396
1985 98,229,285 56,550,268
1984 95,164,936 56,422,072
1983 92,227,711 56,332,848
1982 89,089,246 56,313,641
1981 85,802,049 56,333,829
1980 82,291,010 56,314,216
1979 78,997,039 56,246,951
1978 76,307,379 56,196,504
1977 73,901,827 56,193,492
1976 71,620,254 56,211,968
1975 69,461,175 56,225,800
1974 67,415,487 56,229,974
1973 65,461,912 56,194,527
1972 63,583,194 56,086,065
1971 61,847,899 55,896,223
1970 60,166,719 55,663,250
1969 58,460,939 55,441,750
1968 56,810,507 55,211,700
1967 55,214,768 54,943,600
1966 53,678,667 54,648,500
1965 52,209,010 54,348,050
1964 50,799,999 54,000,000
1963 49,447,776 53,650,000
1962 48,156,128 53,250,000
1961 46,921,277 52,800,000
1960 45,709,310 52,400,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/pakistan/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan United Kingdom
2100 0.17% -0.17%
2099 0.18% -0.16%
2098 0.19% -0.15%
2097 0.22% -0.15%
2096 0.24% -0.15%
2095 0.26% -0.13%
2094 0.27% -0.13%
2093 0.28% -0.12%
2092 0.3% -0.12%
2091 0.31% -0.11%
2090 0.32% -0.11%
2089 0.35% -0.09%
2088 0.35% -0.09%
2087 0.38% -0.09%
2086 0.39% -0.08%
2085 0.41% -0.07%
2084 0.44% -0.07%
2083 0.46% -0.05%
2082 0.48% -0.04%
2081 0.5% -0.04%
2080 0.51% -0.04%
2079 0.53% -0.02%
2078 0.57% -0.02%
2077 0.6% -0.003%
2076 0.62% -0.02%
2075 0.64% -0.01%
2074 0.66% -0.01%
2073 0.69% 0.01%
2072 0.71% 0.01%
2071 0.73% 0.01%
2070 0.77% 0.009%
2069 0.79% 0.001%
2068 0.81% 0.01%
2067 0.83% 0.009%
2066 0.85% 0.001%
2065 0.88% 0.004%
2064 0.89% -0%
2063 0.93% 0.009%
2062 0.94% 0.003%
2061 0.97% -0.001%
2060 0.99% -0.001%
2059 1.02% 0.02%
2058 1.04% 0.03%
2057 1.07% 0.04%
2056 1.09% 0.05%
2055 1.11% 0.09%
2054 1.14% 0.1%
2053 1.16% 0.12%
2052 1.19% 0.14%
2051 1.22% 0.16%
2050 1.24% 0.17%
2049 1.27% 0.19%
2048 1.3% 0.21%
2047 1.34% 0.22%
2046 1.37% 0.24%
2045 1.39% 0.25%
2044 1.42% 0.27%
2043 1.44% 0.27%
2042 1.47% 0.28%
2041 1.49% 0.28%
2040 1.53% 0.29%
2039 1.56% 0.3%
2038 1.58% 0.3%
2037 1.61% 0.32%
2036 1.62% 0.34%
2035 1.64% 0.35%
2034 1.66% 0.38%
2033 1.67% 0.38%
2032 1.68% 0.4%
2031 1.68% 0.44%
2030 1.66% 0.45%
2029 1.67% 0.48%
2028 1.65% 0.51%
2027 1.6% 0.52%
2026 1.59% 0.57%
2025 1.55% 0.62%
2024 1.52% 1.07%
2023 1.56% 1.31%
2022 1.76% 0.93%
2021 1.9% 0.36%
2020 1.82% 0.17%
2019 1.71% 0.52%
2018 1.64% 0.49%
2017 1.42% 0.55%
2016 1.31% 0.8%
2015 1.41% 0.72%
2014 1.51% 0.75%
2013 1.64% 0.67%
2012 1.92% 0.71%
2011 2.26% 0.78%
2010 2.5% 0.79%
2009 2.57% 0.76%
2008 2.71% 0.79%
2007 2.68% 0.78%
2006 2.41% 0.74%
2005 2.43% 0.69%
2004 2.5% 0.57%
2003 2.38% 0.47%
2002 2.48% 0.42%
2001 2.84% 0.39%
2000 2.87% 0.36%
1999 2.76% 0.33%
1998 2.8% 0.29%
1997 2.87% 0.26%
1996 2.95% 0.25%
1995 2.93% 0.26%
1994 2.93% 0.25%
1993 2.81% 0.24%
1992 2.9% 0.27%
1991 3.36% 0.31%
1990 3.4% 0.3%
1989 3.32% 0.26%
1988 3.42% 0.22%
1987 3.47% 0.21%
1986 3.44% 0.23%
1985 3.22% 0.23%
1984 3.18% 0.16%
1983 3.52% 0.03%
1982 3.83% -0.04%
1981 4.27% 0.03%
1980 4.17% 0.12%
1979 3.52% 0.09%
1978 3.26% 0.005%
1977 3.19% -0.03%
1976 3.11% -0.02%
1975 3.03% -0.007%
1974 2.98% 0.06%
1973 2.95% 0.19%
1972 2.81% 0.34%
1971 2.79% 0.42%
1970 2.92% 0.4%
1969 2.91% 0.42%
1968 2.89% 0.49%
1967 2.86% 0.54%
1966 2.81% 0.55%
1965 2.77% 0.64%
1964 2.73% 0.65%
1963 2.68% 0.75%
1962 2.63% 0.85%
1961 2.65% 0.76%

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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Pakistan United Kingdom
Current population
260356147
70154914
Population rank 5/197 22/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.85%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
43 seconds
One birth every
4.58 seconds
45.9 seconds
One death every
19.7 seconds
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +10,314 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 97/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 +389,911
Net migration rank 196/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - 389,911
2024 - -1,401,173 - 417,114
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 34,589 445,523
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 39,751 487,029
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 30,612 462,967
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 -4,272 144,221
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 108,342 232,727
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 119,321 259,744
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 145,125 272,311
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 177,139 324,649
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 175,738 347,839
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 206,784 306,091
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 198,830 237,272
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 248,473 172,088
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 259,361 228,773
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 251,066 274,811
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 230,422 249,639
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 216,325 263,390
2007 4,690,187 576,349 196,232 309,385
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 176,455 288,923
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 144,963 308,279
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 131,974 276,077
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 89,471 211,846
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 65,308 203,577
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 65,032 175,133
2000 4,281,169 252,869 70,671 153,917
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 64,551 152,653
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 87,730 125,541
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 99,138 59,723
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 98,884 54,964
1995 3,977,175 11,534 87,028 61,385
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 127,304 45,339
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 103,893 27,403
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 149,709 17,846
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 143,562 27,601
1990 3,731,730 275,242 154,569 57,132
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 119,861 49,586
1988 3,554,755 38,139 136,628 13,952
1987 3,448,813 146,364 136,325 8,266
1986 3,341,643 111,045 90,690 41,836
1985 3,233,315 68,860 79,170 83,164
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 84,633 71,107
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 61,966 27,063
1982 2,934,689 294,252 56,314 -61,152
1981 2,790,454 555,032 73,234 -83,876
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 95,734 -25,187
1979 2,461,311 450,003 61,872 11,255
1978 2,356,601 111,386 16,859 3,783
1977 2,257,849 85,250 0 -21,636
1976 2,171,812 48,238 -5,621 -19,135
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 33,735 -40,241
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 67,476 -65,710
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 112,389 -33,840
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 162,650 -1,406
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 257,123 1,175
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 244,918 -15,254
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 260,577 -60,655
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 292,622 -38,852
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 346,145 -39,659
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 333,356 -27,935
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 364,132 -24,955
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 405,000 -23,885
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 337,995 8,271
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 340,800 76,443
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 311,519 52,295
1960 1,217,147 0 314,400 19,953

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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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