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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 1.32 times bigger than Pakistan's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 7.29% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Pakistan vs United States: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan United States
2100 514,531,704 415,429,771
2099 513,655,674 414,829,167
2098 512,727,636 414,231,720
2097 511,735,790 413,576,381
2096 510,636,755 412,927,393
2095 509,437,875 412,225,379
2094 508,130,071 411,498,749
2093 506,765,644 410,785,729
2092 505,327,656 410,051,921
2091 503,824,444 409,320,183
2090 502,264,268 408,613,732
2089 500,660,501 407,885,645
2088 498,935,983 407,129,733
2087 497,190,466 406,421,298
2086 495,313,036 405,715,343
2085 493,366,305 405,059,379
2084 491,354,778 404,343,130
2083 489,225,193 403,612,785
2082 486,984,952 402,871,293
2081 484,673,501 402,054,554
2080 482,257,479 401,319,194
2079 479,813,404 400,554,914
2078 477,277,836 399,737,968
2077 474,593,860 398,906,565
2076 471,779,348 398,035,750
2075 468,855,468 397,109,170
2074 465,875,137 396,226,412
2073 462,811,079 395,307,725
2072 459,656,523 394,393,561
2071 456,423,506 393,415,363
2070 453,095,985 392,469,727
2069 449,655,599 391,479,981
2068 446,126,774 390,517,695
2067 442,540,629 389,543,856
2066 438,879,326 388,597,719
2065 435,169,856 387,685,327
2064 431,394,393 386,805,026
2063 427,575,887 385,911,917
2062 423,636,352 385,032,627
2061 419,672,017 384,170,837
2060 415,638,125 383,361,269
2059 411,576,344 382,542,030
2058 407,429,129 381,704,804
2057 403,233,874 380,907,023
2056 398,948,355 380,159,777
2055 394,645,693 379,430,756
2054 390,303,954 378,682,851
2053 385,922,748 377,878,421
2052 381,488,696 377,073,303
2051 377,018,239 376,229,840
2050 372,476,884 375,373,155
2049 367,909,407 374,493,150
2048 363,310,560 373,590,762
2047 358,659,474 372,626,259
2046 353,929,775 371,644,809
2045 349,156,085 370,602,914
2044 344,371,692 369,518,897
2043 339,561,029 368,375,680
2042 334,731,546 367,158,772
2041 329,875,686 365,937,822
2040 325,039,429 364,671,837
2039 320,137,108 363,367,337
2038 315,207,413 361,997,023
2037 310,312,684 360,606,236
2036 305,408,418 359,193,245
2035 300,541,523 357,750,686
2034 295,686,893 356,266,726
2033 290,851,174 354,775,032
2032 286,070,650 353,259,037
2031 281,351,929 351,721,511
2030 276,708,987 350,155,042
2029 272,189,955 348,564,667
2028 267,728,673 346,906,294
2027 263,390,059 345,257,605
2026 259,231,214 343,565,426
2025 255,166,301 341,784,857
2024 251,269,164 340,110,988
2023 247,504,495 334,914,895
2022 243,700,667 333,271,411
2021 239,477,801 331,893,745
2020 235,001,746 331,526,933
2019 230,800,899 328,329,953
2018 226,928,892 326,838,199
2017 223,273,967 325,122,128
2016 220,138,869 323,071,755
2015 217,290,883 320,738,994
2014 214,264,647 318,386,329
2013 211,073,978 316,059,947
2012 207,667,125 313,877,662
2011 203,746,065 311,583,481
2010 199,239,047 309,327,143
2009 194,376,534 306,771,529
2008 189,499,113 304,093,966
2007 184,493,231 301,231,207
2006 179,682,690 298,379,912
2005 175,453,212 295,516,599
2004 171,286,000 292,805,298
2003 167,110,248 290,107,933
2002 163,222,549 287,625,193
2001 159,270,907 284,968,955
2000 154,879,127 282,162,411
1999 150,565,377 279,294,713
1998 146,522,356 276,115,288
1997 142,531,804 272,911,760
1996 138,557,092 269,667,391
1995 134,582,253 266,557,091
1994 130,748,083 263,435,673
1993 127,020,117 260,255,352
1992 123,546,848 256,894,189
1991 120,060,406 253,492,503
1990 116,155,576 250,131,894
1989 112,336,629 246,819,222
1988 108,724,739 244,499,004
1987 105,130,717 242,288,936
1986 101,606,764 240,132,831
1985 98,229,285 237,923,734
1984 95,164,936 235,824,908
1983 92,227,711 233,792,014
1982 89,089,246 231,664,432
1981 85,802,049 229,465,744
1980 82,291,010 226,542,250
1979 78,997,039 225,055,487
1978 76,307,379 222,584,545
1977 73,901,827 220,239,425
1976 71,620,254 218,035,164
1975 69,461,175 215,973,199
1974 67,415,487 213,853,928
1973 65,461,912 211,908,788
1972 63,583,194 209,896,021
1971 61,847,899 207,660,677
1970 60,166,719 205,052,174
1969 58,460,939 202,676,946
1968 56,810,507 200,706,052
1967 55,214,768 198,712,056
1966 53,678,667 196,560,338
1965 52,209,010 194,302,963
1964 50,799,999 191,888,791
1963 49,447,776 189,241,798
1962 48,156,128 186,537,737
1961 46,921,277 183,691,481
1960 45,709,310 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan United States
2100 0.17% 0.14%
2099 0.18% 0.14%
2098 0.19% 0.16%
2097 0.22% 0.16%
2096 0.24% 0.17%
2095 0.26% 0.18%
2094 0.27% 0.17%
2093 0.28% 0.18%
2092 0.3% 0.18%
2091 0.31% 0.17%
2090 0.32% 0.18%
2089 0.35% 0.19%
2088 0.35% 0.17%
2087 0.38% 0.17%
2086 0.39% 0.16%
2085 0.41% 0.18%
2084 0.44% 0.18%
2083 0.46% 0.18%
2082 0.48% 0.2%
2081 0.5% 0.18%
2080 0.51% 0.19%
2079 0.53% 0.2%
2078 0.57% 0.21%
2077 0.6% 0.22%
2076 0.62% 0.23%
2075 0.64% 0.22%
2074 0.66% 0.23%
2073 0.69% 0.23%
2072 0.71% 0.25%
2071 0.73% 0.24%
2070 0.77% 0.25%
2069 0.79% 0.25%
2068 0.81% 0.25%
2067 0.83% 0.24%
2066 0.85% 0.24%
2065 0.88% 0.23%
2064 0.89% 0.23%
2063 0.93% 0.23%
2062 0.94% 0.22%
2061 0.97% 0.21%
2060 0.99% 0.21%
2059 1.02% 0.22%
2058 1.04% 0.21%
2057 1.07% 0.2%
2056 1.09% 0.19%
2055 1.11% 0.2%
2054 1.14% 0.21%
2053 1.16% 0.21%
2052 1.19% 0.22%
2051 1.22% 0.23%
2050 1.24% 0.23%
2049 1.27% 0.24%
2048 1.3% 0.26%
2047 1.34% 0.26%
2046 1.37% 0.28%
2045 1.39% 0.29%
2044 1.42% 0.31%
2043 1.44% 0.33%
2042 1.47% 0.33%
2041 1.49% 0.35%
2040 1.53% 0.36%
2039 1.56% 0.38%
2038 1.58% 0.39%
2037 1.61% 0.39%
2036 1.62% 0.4%
2035 1.64% 0.42%
2034 1.66% 0.42%
2033 1.67% 0.43%
2032 1.68% 0.44%
2031 1.68% 0.45%
2030 1.66% 0.46%
2029 1.67% 0.48%
2028 1.65% 0.48%
2027 1.6% 0.49%
2026 1.59% 0.52%
2025 1.55% 0.49%
2024 1.52% 1.55%
2023 1.56% 0.49%
2022 1.76% 0.42%
2021 1.9% 0.11%
2020 1.82% 0.97%
2019 1.71% 0.46%
2018 1.64% 0.53%
2017 1.42% 0.63%
2016 1.31% 0.73%
2015 1.41% 0.74%
2014 1.51% 0.74%
2013 1.64% 0.7%
2012 1.92% 0.74%
2011 2.26% 0.73%
2010 2.5% 0.83%
2009 2.57% 0.88%
2008 2.71% 0.95%
2007 2.68% 0.96%
2006 2.41% 0.97%
2005 2.43% 0.93%
2004 2.5% 0.93%
2003 2.38% 0.86%
2002 2.48% 0.93%
2001 2.84% 0.99%
2000 2.87% 1.03%
1999 2.76% 1.15%
1998 2.8% 1.17%
1997 2.87% 1.2%
1996 2.95% 1.17%
1995 2.93% 1.18%
1994 2.93% 1.22%
1993 2.81% 1.31%
1992 2.9% 1.34%
1991 3.36% 1.34%
1990 3.4% 1.34%
1989 3.32% 0.95%
1988 3.42% 0.91%
1987 3.47% 0.9%
1986 3.44% 0.93%
1985 3.22% 0.89%
1984 3.18% 0.87%
1983 3.52% 0.92%
1982 3.83% 0.96%
1981 4.27% 1.29%
1980 4.17% 0.66%
1979 3.52% 1.11%
1978 3.26% 1.06%
1977 3.19% 1.01%
1976 3.11% 0.95%
1975 3.03% 0.99%
1974 2.98% 0.92%
1973 2.95% 0.96%
1972 2.81% 1.08%
1971 2.79% 1.27%
1970 2.92% 1.17%
1969 2.91% 0.98%
1968 2.89% 1%
1967 2.86% 1.09%
1966 2.81% 1.16%
1965 2.77% 1.26%
1964 2.73% 1.4%
1963 2.68% 1.45%
1962 2.63% 1.55%
1961 2.65% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Pakistan grew by 1.52%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Pakistan United States
Current population
260356147
344023146
Population rank 5/197 3/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 4.15%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
18.9 seconds
One birth every
4.58 seconds
8.8 seconds
One death every
19.7 seconds
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +10,314 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 134/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -1,235,336 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 196/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - 1,230,663
2024 - -1,401,173 - 1,286,132
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 502,372 1,322,668
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 399,926 1,319,009
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 199,137 674,787
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 208,862 329,769
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 887,476 1,774,500
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 955,022 1,764,961
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 4,690,187 576,349 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 4,281,169 252,869 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 3,977,175 11,534 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 3,731,730 275,242 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 1,875,826 400,998
1988 3,554,755 38,139 1,735,943 460,778
1987 3,448,813 146,364 1,720,252 480,815
1986 3,341,643 111,045 1,656,917 493,082
1985 3,233,315 68,860 1,689,258 598,777
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 1,627,192 622,793
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 1,636,544 662,840
1982 2,934,689 294,252 1,714,317 600,149
1981 2,790,454 555,032 1,652,153 583,070
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 1,608,450 595,916
1979 2,461,311 450,003 1,597,894 503,559
1978 2,356,601 111,386 1,402,283 556,521
1977 2,257,849 85,250 1,431,556 577,060
1976 2,171,812 48,238 1,264,604 635,590
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 1,252,644 655,078
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 1,218,968 706,978
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 1,165,499 783,163
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 1,301,355 833,543
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 1,640,519 833,549
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 1,824,965 744,902
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 1,702,487 523,740
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 1,565,507 594,514
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 1,669,181 585,410
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 1,749,387 637,692
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 1,943,030 644,902
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 2,245,099 618,635
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 2,289,826 639,495
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 2,406,337 625,617
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 2,571,681 580,333
1960 1,217,147 0 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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