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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 77 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 3.18% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Pakistan vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Uruguay
2100 514,531,704 2,256,741
2099 513,655,674 2,279,899
2098 512,727,636 2,303,351
2097 511,735,790 2,326,987
2096 510,636,755 2,350,799
2095 509,437,875 2,374,835
2094 508,130,071 2,398,960
2093 506,765,644 2,423,269
2092 505,327,656 2,447,646
2091 503,824,444 2,472,126
2090 502,264,268 2,496,514
2089 500,660,501 2,520,852
2088 498,935,983 2,545,052
2087 497,190,466 2,569,100
2086 495,313,036 2,592,974
2085 493,366,305 2,616,629
2084 491,354,778 2,640,001
2083 489,225,193 2,663,150
2082 486,984,952 2,686,021
2081 484,673,501 2,708,594
2080 482,257,479 2,730,883
2079 479,813,404 2,752,831
2078 477,277,836 2,774,432
2077 474,593,860 2,795,709
2076 471,779,348 2,816,677
2075 468,855,468 2,837,308
2074 465,875,137 2,857,709
2073 462,811,079 2,877,721
2072 459,656,523 2,897,543
2071 456,423,506 2,917,097
2070 453,095,985 2,936,478
2069 449,655,599 2,955,616
2068 446,126,774 2,974,445
2067 442,540,629 2,992,987
2066 438,879,326 3,011,309
2065 435,169,856 3,029,441
2064 431,394,393 3,047,343
2063 427,575,887 3,065,064
2062 423,636,352 3,082,642
2061 419,672,017 3,100,006
2060 415,638,125 3,117,149
2059 411,576,344 3,133,952
2058 407,429,129 3,150,250
2057 403,233,874 3,166,055
2056 398,948,355 3,181,373
2055 394,645,693 3,196,072
2054 390,303,954 3,210,110
2053 385,922,748 3,223,395
2052 381,488,696 3,235,973
2051 377,018,239 3,247,888
2050 372,476,884 3,259,108
2049 367,909,407 3,269,675
2048 363,310,560 3,279,610
2047 358,659,474 3,288,969
2046 353,929,775 3,297,696
2045 349,156,085 3,305,917
2044 344,371,692 3,313,556
2043 339,561,029 3,320,565
2042 334,731,546 3,326,955
2041 329,875,686 3,332,884
2040 325,039,429 3,338,277
2039 320,137,108 3,343,295
2038 315,207,413 3,347,790
2037 310,312,684 3,351,911
2036 305,408,418 3,355,671
2035 300,541,523 3,359,126
2034 295,686,893 3,362,276
2033 290,851,174 3,365,250
2032 286,070,650 3,368,057
2031 281,351,929 3,370,727
2030 276,708,987 3,373,273
2029 272,189,955 3,375,805
2028 267,728,673 3,378,198
2027 263,390,059 3,380,504
2026 259,231,214 3,382,789
2025 255,166,301 3,384,805
2024 251,269,164 3,386,588
2023 247,504,495 3,388,081
2022 243,700,667 3,390,913
2021 239,477,801 3,396,695
2020 235,001,746 3,398,968
2019 230,800,899 3,397,206
2018 226,928,892 3,394,534
2017 223,273,967 3,388,438
2016 220,138,869 3,379,283
2015 217,290,883 3,368,017
2014 214,264,647 3,356,334
2013 211,073,978 3,345,337
2012 207,667,125 3,335,401
2011 203,746,065 3,326,825
2010 199,239,047 3,318,580
2009 194,376,534 3,310,091
2008 189,499,113 3,302,177
2007 184,493,231 3,295,153
2006 179,682,690 3,289,506
2005 175,453,212 3,285,771
2004 171,286,000 3,283,148
2003 167,110,248 3,281,186
2002 163,222,549 3,278,867
2001 159,270,907 3,274,251
2000 154,879,127 3,266,206
1999 150,565,377 3,254,015
1998 146,522,356 3,239,280
1997 142,531,804 3,223,345
1996 138,557,092 3,206,324
1995 134,582,253 3,189,440
1994 130,748,083 3,172,834
1993 127,020,117 3,156,345
1992 123,546,848 3,139,702
1991 120,060,406 3,122,354
1990 116,155,576 3,104,403
1989 112,336,629 3,086,255
1988 108,724,739 3,067,961
1987 105,130,717 3,049,896
1986 101,606,764 3,032,845
1985 98,229,285 3,017,037
1984 95,164,936 3,002,488
1983 92,227,711 2,988,778
1982 89,089,246 2,975,492
1981 85,802,049 2,963,246
1980 82,291,010 2,951,953
1979 78,997,039 2,939,903
1978 76,307,379 2,925,715
1977 73,901,827 2,909,461
1976 71,620,254 2,891,392
1975 69,461,175 2,872,320
1974 67,415,487 2,853,944
1973 65,461,912 2,837,133
1972 63,583,194 2,821,644
1971 61,847,899 2,806,462
1970 60,166,719 2,790,807
1969 58,460,939 2,773,974
1968 56,810,507 2,754,606
1967 55,214,768 2,732,277
1966 53,678,667 2,707,646
1965 52,209,010 2,681,169
1964 50,799,999 2,653,180
1963 49,447,776 2,623,766
1962 48,156,128 2,593,298
1961 46,921,277 2,562,044
1960 45,709,310 2,529,957

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/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Uruguay
2100 0.17% -1.02%
2099 0.18% -1.02%
2098 0.19% -1.02%
2097 0.22% -1.01%
2096 0.24% -1.01%
2095 0.26% -1.01%
2094 0.27% -1%
2093 0.28% -1%
2092 0.3% -0.99%
2091 0.31% -0.98%
2090 0.32% -0.97%
2089 0.35% -0.95%
2088 0.35% -0.94%
2087 0.38% -0.92%
2086 0.39% -0.9%
2085 0.41% -0.89%
2084 0.44% -0.87%
2083 0.46% -0.85%
2082 0.48% -0.83%
2081 0.5% -0.82%
2080 0.51% -0.8%
2079 0.53% -0.78%
2078 0.57% -0.76%
2077 0.6% -0.74%
2076 0.62% -0.73%
2075 0.64% -0.71%
2074 0.66% -0.7%
2073 0.69% -0.68%
2072 0.71% -0.67%
2071 0.73% -0.66%
2070 0.77% -0.65%
2069 0.79% -0.63%
2068 0.81% -0.62%
2067 0.83% -0.61%
2066 0.85% -0.6%
2065 0.88% -0.59%
2064 0.89% -0.58%
2063 0.93% -0.57%
2062 0.94% -0.56%
2061 0.97% -0.55%
2060 0.99% -0.54%
2059 1.02% -0.52%
2058 1.04% -0.5%
2057 1.07% -0.48%
2056 1.09% -0.46%
2055 1.11% -0.44%
2054 1.14% -0.41%
2053 1.16% -0.39%
2052 1.19% -0.37%
2051 1.22% -0.34%
2050 1.24% -0.32%
2049 1.27% -0.3%
2048 1.3% -0.28%
2047 1.34% -0.26%
2046 1.37% -0.25%
2045 1.39% -0.23%
2044 1.42% -0.21%
2043 1.44% -0.19%
2042 1.47% -0.18%
2041 1.49% -0.16%
2040 1.53% -0.15%
2039 1.56% -0.13%
2038 1.58% -0.12%
2037 1.61% -0.11%
2036 1.62% -0.1%
2035 1.64% -0.09%
2034 1.66% -0.09%
2033 1.67% -0.08%
2032 1.68% -0.08%
2031 1.68% -0.08%
2030 1.66% -0.08%
2029 1.67% -0.07%
2028 1.65% -0.07%
2027 1.6% -0.07%
2026 1.59% -0.06%
2025 1.55% -0.05%
2024 1.52% -0.04%
2023 1.56% -0.08%
2022 1.76% -0.17%
2021 1.9% -0.07%
2020 1.82% 0.05%
2019 1.71% 0.08%
2018 1.64% 0.18%
2017 1.42% 0.27%
2016 1.31% 0.33%
2015 1.41% 0.35%
2014 1.51% 0.33%
2013 1.64% 0.3%
2012 1.92% 0.26%
2011 2.26% 0.25%
2010 2.5% 0.26%
2009 2.57% 0.24%
2008 2.71% 0.21%
2007 2.68% 0.17%
2006 2.41% 0.11%
2005 2.43% 0.08%
2004 2.5% 0.06%
2003 2.38% 0.07%
2002 2.48% 0.14%
2001 2.84% 0.25%
2000 2.87% 0.37%
1999 2.76% 0.45%
1998 2.8% 0.49%
1997 2.87% 0.53%
1996 2.95% 0.53%
1995 2.93% 0.52%
1994 2.93% 0.52%
1993 2.81% 0.53%
1992 2.9% 0.56%
1991 3.36% 0.58%
1990 3.4% 0.59%
1989 3.32% 0.6%
1988 3.42% 0.59%
1987 3.47% 0.56%
1986 3.44% 0.52%
1985 3.22% 0.48%
1984 3.18% 0.46%
1983 3.52% 0.45%
1982 3.83% 0.41%
1981 4.27% 0.38%
1980 4.17% 0.41%
1979 3.52% 0.48%
1978 3.26% 0.56%
1977 3.19% 0.62%
1976 3.11% 0.66%
1975 3.03% 0.64%
1974 2.98% 0.59%
1973 2.95% 0.55%
1972 2.81% 0.54%
1971 2.79% 0.56%
1970 2.92% 0.61%
1969 2.91% 0.7%
1968 2.89% 0.82%
1967 2.86% 0.91%
1966 2.81% 0.99%
1965 2.77% 1.05%
1964 2.73% 1.12%
1963 2.68% 1.17%
1962 2.63% 1.22%
1961 2.65% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Uruguay
Current population
260356147
3382789
Population rank 5/197 133/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.04%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
4.58 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
19.7 seconds
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,314 -4
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 167/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -1,235,336 -1,338
Net migration rank 196/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -1,338
2024 - -1,401,173 - -1,348
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 298 -1,501
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 -2,964 -1,501
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 -5,621 -1,482
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 4,048 -1,482
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 3,873 -2,899
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 7,322 -2,963
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 10,907 -3,091
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 14,008 -3,506
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 16,194 -4,157
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 16,238 -4,919
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 16,318 -5,647
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 15,520 -6,317
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 14,934 -6,982
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 16,231 -7,696
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 16,947 -8,510
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 16,838 -9,458
2007 4,690,187 576,349 17,422 -10,750
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 17,783 -13,161
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 18,926 -16,086
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 18,067 -15,668
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 18,628 -17,105
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 20,073 -16,957
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 20,729 -14,620
2000 4,281,169 252,869 21,060 -11,076
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 21,844 -7,441
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 22,114 -7,048
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 23,737 -6,938
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 24,635 -7,397
1995 3,977,175 11,534 24,872 -8,339
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 24,637 -7,955
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 24,212 -7,922
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 24,847 -7,850
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 25,422 -7,714
1990 3,731,730 275,242 25,699 -7,499
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 25,322 -7,229
1988 3,554,755 38,139 25,071 -6,582
1987 3,448,813 146,364 24,469 -6,833
1986 3,341,643 111,045 24,505 -8,046
1985 3,233,315 68,860 23,988 -8,832
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 23,684 -9,730
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 24,146 -10,671
1982 2,934,689 294,252 25,224 -12,131
1981 2,790,454 555,032 24,968 -13,577
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 25,451 -14,252
1979 2,461,311 450,003 27,456 -14,552
1978 2,356,601 111,386 30,076 -14,611
1977 2,257,849 85,250 31,321 -14,280
1976 2,171,812 48,238 33,199 -14,096
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 33,393 -14,350
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 32,221 -14,512
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 30,213 -14,312
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 28,896 -13,817
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 28,584 -13,288
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 28,737 -12,727
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 28,805 -11,149
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 29,103 -8,028
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 29,514 -5,938
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 30,293 -4,599
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 30,807 -3,542
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 31,340 -2,623
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 31,824 -1,707
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 31,441 -623
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 30,975 703
1960 1,217,147 0 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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