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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 2.54 times bigger than Vietnam's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 4.38% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Pakistan vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Vietnam
2100 514,531,704 92,239,801
2099 513,655,674 92,735,968
2098 512,727,636 93,227,318
2097 511,735,790 93,703,343
2096 510,636,755 94,178,675
2095 509,437,875 94,640,859
2094 508,130,071 95,098,747
2093 506,765,644 95,558,233
2092 505,327,656 96,015,030
2091 503,824,444 96,474,248
2090 502,264,268 96,938,026
2089 500,660,501 97,399,661
2088 498,935,983 97,858,300
2087 497,190,466 98,324,127
2086 495,313,036 98,788,452
2085 493,366,305 99,249,444
2084 491,354,778 99,710,990
2083 489,225,193 100,178,339
2082 486,984,952 100,650,389
2081 484,673,501 101,120,279
2080 482,257,479 101,584,408
2079 479,813,404 102,046,677
2078 477,277,836 102,496,244
2077 474,593,860 102,944,347
2076 471,779,348 103,374,514
2075 468,855,468 103,799,405
2074 465,875,137 104,214,107
2073 462,811,079 104,623,307
2072 459,656,523 105,022,092
2071 456,423,506 105,401,255
2070 453,095,985 105,773,681
2069 449,655,599 106,126,787
2068 446,126,774 106,471,025
2067 442,540,629 106,811,324
2066 438,879,326 107,143,716
2065 435,169,856 107,459,475
2064 431,394,393 107,761,108
2063 427,575,887 108,055,355
2062 423,636,352 108,339,650
2061 419,672,017 108,607,597
2060 415,638,125 108,859,065
2059 411,576,344 109,104,391
2058 407,429,129 109,337,395
2057 403,233,874 109,546,926
2056 398,948,355 109,732,352
2055 394,645,693 109,903,830
2054 390,303,954 110,052,946
2053 385,922,748 110,173,868
2052 381,488,696 110,270,266
2051 377,018,239 110,338,539
2050 372,476,884 110,361,987
2049 367,909,407 110,356,819
2048 363,310,560 110,313,849
2047 358,659,474 110,228,852
2046 353,929,775 110,108,051
2045 349,156,085 109,943,449
2044 344,371,692 109,748,671
2043 339,561,029 109,514,717
2042 334,731,546 109,242,604
2041 329,875,686 108,936,706
2040 325,039,429 108,611,523
2039 320,137,108 108,254,640
2038 315,207,413 107,877,983
2037 310,312,684 107,480,286
2036 305,408,418 107,075,099
2035 300,541,523 106,647,378
2034 295,686,893 106,206,100
2033 290,851,174 105,762,219
2032 286,070,650 105,299,476
2031 281,351,929 104,826,346
2030 276,708,987 104,330,461
2029 272,189,955 103,835,790
2028 267,728,673 103,316,499
2027 263,390,059 102,775,814
2026 259,231,214 102,213,157
2025 255,166,301 101,614,413
2024 251,269,164 100,987,686
2023 247,504,495 100,352,192
2022 243,700,667 99,680,655
2021 239,477,801 98,935,098
2020 235,001,746 98,079,191
2019 230,800,899 97,173,776
2018 226,928,892 96,237,319
2017 223,273,967 95,176,977
2016 220,138,869 94,000,117
2015 217,290,883 92,823,254
2014 214,264,647 91,679,578
2013 211,073,978 90,573,104
2012 207,667,125 89,510,356
2011 203,746,065 88,468,314
2010 199,239,047 87,455,152
2009 194,376,534 86,460,018
2008 189,499,113 85,175,788
2007 184,493,231 83,633,375
2006 179,682,690 82,167,897
2005 175,453,212 81,088,313
2004 171,286,000 80,338,971
2003 167,110,248 79,563,777
2002 163,222,549 78,772,224
2001 159,270,907 77,969,361
2000 154,879,127 77,154,011
1999 150,565,377 76,287,452
1998 146,522,356 75,299,660
1997 142,531,804 74,226,889
1996 138,557,092 73,156,447
1995 134,582,253 72,049,940
1994 130,748,083 70,854,391
1993 127,020,117 69,586,384
1992 123,546,848 68,260,337
1991 120,060,406 66,891,775
1990 116,155,576 65,504,552
1989 112,336,629 64,147,348
1988 108,724,739 62,843,228
1987 105,130,717 61,584,651
1986 101,606,764 60,347,048
1985 98,229,285 59,060,622
1984 95,164,936 57,706,067
1983 92,227,711 56,337,921
1982 89,089,246 55,011,289
1981 85,802,049 53,738,141
1980 82,291,010 52,490,101
1979 78,997,039 51,378,211
1978 76,307,379 50,249,552
1977 73,901,827 48,954,872
1976 71,620,254 47,684,931
1975 69,461,175 46,482,903
1974 67,415,487 45,413,537
1973 65,461,912 44,409,861
1972 63,583,194 43,429,168
1971 61,847,899 42,449,276
1970 60,166,719 41,475,230
1969 58,460,939 40,582,096
1968 56,810,507 39,734,609
1967 55,214,768 38,895,080
1966 53,678,667 38,024,836
1965 52,209,010 37,129,656
1964 50,799,999 36,201,563
1963 49,447,776 35,249,101
1962 48,156,128 34,288,560
1961 46,921,277 33,409,059
1960 45,709,310 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Vietnam
2100 0.17% -0.54%
2099 0.18% -0.53%
2098 0.19% -0.51%
2097 0.22% -0.5%
2096 0.24% -0.49%
2095 0.26% -0.48%
2094 0.27% -0.48%
2093 0.28% -0.48%
2092 0.3% -0.48%
2091 0.31% -0.48%
2090 0.32% -0.47%
2089 0.35% -0.47%
2088 0.35% -0.47%
2087 0.38% -0.47%
2086 0.39% -0.46%
2085 0.41% -0.46%
2084 0.44% -0.47%
2083 0.46% -0.47%
2082 0.48% -0.46%
2081 0.5% -0.46%
2080 0.51% -0.45%
2079 0.53% -0.44%
2078 0.57% -0.44%
2077 0.6% -0.42%
2076 0.62% -0.41%
2075 0.64% -0.4%
2074 0.66% -0.39%
2073 0.69% -0.38%
2072 0.71% -0.36%
2071 0.73% -0.35%
2070 0.77% -0.33%
2069 0.79% -0.32%
2068 0.81% -0.32%
2067 0.83% -0.31%
2066 0.85% -0.29%
2065 0.88% -0.28%
2064 0.89% -0.27%
2063 0.93% -0.26%
2062 0.94% -0.25%
2061 0.97% -0.23%
2060 0.99% -0.22%
2059 1.02% -0.21%
2058 1.04% -0.19%
2057 1.07% -0.17%
2056 1.09% -0.16%
2055 1.11% -0.14%
2054 1.14% -0.11%
2053 1.16% -0.09%
2052 1.19% -0.06%
2051 1.22% -0.02%
2050 1.24% 0.005%
2049 1.27% 0.04%
2048 1.3% 0.08%
2047 1.34% 0.11%
2046 1.37% 0.15%
2045 1.39% 0.18%
2044 1.42% 0.21%
2043 1.44% 0.25%
2042 1.47% 0.28%
2041 1.49% 0.3%
2040 1.53% 0.33%
2039 1.56% 0.35%
2038 1.58% 0.37%
2037 1.61% 0.38%
2036 1.62% 0.4%
2035 1.64% 0.42%
2034 1.66% 0.42%
2033 1.67% 0.44%
2032 1.68% 0.45%
2031 1.68% 0.48%
2030 1.66% 0.48%
2029 1.67% 0.5%
2028 1.65% 0.53%
2027 1.6% 0.55%
2026 1.59% 0.59%
2025 1.55% 0.62%
2024 1.52% 0.63%
2023 1.56% 0.67%
2022 1.76% 0.75%
2021 1.9% 0.87%
2020 1.82% 0.93%
2019 1.71% 0.97%
2018 1.64% 1.11%
2017 1.42% 1.25%
2016 1.31% 1.27%
2015 1.41% 1.25%
2014 1.51% 1.22%
2013 1.64% 1.19%
2012 1.92% 1.18%
2011 2.26% 1.16%
2010 2.5% 1.15%
2009 2.57% 1.51%
2008 2.71% 1.84%
2007 2.68% 1.78%
2006 2.41% 1.33%
2005 2.43% 0.93%
2004 2.5% 0.97%
2003 2.38% 1%
2002 2.48% 1.03%
2001 2.84% 1.06%
2000 2.87% 1.14%
1999 2.76% 1.31%
1998 2.8% 1.45%
1997 2.87% 1.46%
1996 2.95% 1.54%
1995 2.93% 1.69%
1994 2.93% 1.82%
1993 2.81% 1.94%
1992 2.9% 2.05%
1991 3.36% 2.12%
1990 3.4% 2.12%
1989 3.32% 2.08%
1988 3.42% 2.04%
1987 3.47% 2.05%
1986 3.44% 2.18%
1985 3.22% 2.35%
1984 3.18% 2.43%
1983 3.52% 2.41%
1982 3.83% 2.37%
1981 4.27% 2.38%
1980 4.17% 2.16%
1979 3.52% 2.25%
1978 3.26% 2.64%
1977 3.19% 2.66%
1976 3.11% 2.59%
1975 3.03% 2.35%
1974 2.98% 2.26%
1973 2.95% 2.26%
1972 2.81% 2.31%
1971 2.79% 2.35%
1970 2.92% 2.2%
1969 2.91% 2.13%
1968 2.89% 2.16%
1967 2.86% 2.29%
1966 2.81% 2.41%
1965 2.77% 2.56%
1964 2.73% 2.7%
1963 2.68% 2.8%
1962 2.63% 2.63%
1961 2.65% 2.7%

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

GeoRank.org/population/pakistan/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Pakistan grew by 1.52%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Vietnam
Current population
260356147
102365351
Population rank 5/197 16/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 1.24%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
49.6 seconds
One birth every
4.58 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
19.7 seconds
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +10,314 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 123/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 -48,171
Net migration rank 196/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -48,171
2024 - -1,401,173 - -59,645
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 727,955 -81,789
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 775,914 -78,977
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 799,593 -5,418
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 924,004 -6,457
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 895,262 -2,051
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 882,977 96,650
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 1,001,833 139,245
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 1,045,094 167,652
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 1,008,141 571,113
2007 4,690,187 576,349 981,689 523,784
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 943,041 482,399
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 942,084 -208,337
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 985,438 -220,458
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 991,427 -193,766
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 985,610 -177,586
2000 4,281,169 252,869 966,894 -144,298
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 925,519 -15,010
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 959,016 106,091
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 1,028,116 52,382
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 3,977,175 11,534 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 3,731,730 275,242 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 3,554,755 38,139 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 3,448,813 146,364 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 3,341,643 111,045 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 3,233,315 68,860 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 2,934,689 294,252 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 2,790,454 555,032 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 2,461,311 450,003 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 2,356,601 111,386 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 2,257,849 85,250 1,259,315 49,655
1976 2,171,812 48,238 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 921,524 -1,920
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 963,259 76,961
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 905,902 1,997
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 878,359 0
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 815,116 1,489
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 862,071 394
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 876,283 1,769
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 913,761 -1,438
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 950,219 -6,328
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 961,067 0
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 960,046 0
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 798,978 0
1960 1,217,147 0 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/pakistan/vietnam | CC BY

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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