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

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The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 255,219,554 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 261,421,997 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 6 times bigger than Yemen's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 3.67% of the world: 3.15% for Pakistan vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 261M (45.5% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Pakistan vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Yemen
2100 514,639,086 111,481,288
2099 513,762,873 111,166,365
2098 512,834,641 110,823,878
2097 511,842,588 110,463,393
2096 510,743,323 110,075,677
2095 509,544,194 109,669,492
2094 508,236,117 109,238,445
2093 506,871,405 108,785,158
2092 505,433,117 108,301,955
2091 503,929,591 107,796,487
2090 502,369,089 107,270,820
2089 500,764,988 106,721,736
2088 499,040,109 106,150,572
2087 497,294,229 105,558,607
2086 495,416,407 104,947,326
2085 493,469,269 104,309,237
2084 491,457,322 103,657,284
2083 489,327,293 102,986,631
2082 487,086,584 102,302,622
2081 484,774,651 101,596,159
2080 482,358,125 100,875,201
2079 479,913,540 100,134,051
2078 477,377,443 99,378,110
2077 474,692,907 98,609,975
2076 471,877,807 97,818,664
2075 468,953,317 97,013,320
2074 465,972,364 96,187,203
2073 462,907,667 95,346,716
2072 459,752,452 94,485,874
2071 456,518,761 93,603,848
2070 453,190,545 92,709,049
2069 449,749,441 91,795,290
2068 446,219,879 90,865,447
2067 442,632,987 89,921,194
2066 438,970,919 88,958,695
2065 435,260,675 87,982,501
2064 431,484,424 86,994,159
2063 427,665,121 85,982,061
2062 423,724,764 84,947,120
2061 419,759,602 83,896,256
2060 415,724,868 82,829,722
2059 411,662,239 81,744,993
2058 407,514,159 80,641,636
2057 403,318,028 79,527,942
2056 399,031,614 78,400,761
2055 394,728,055 77,261,521
2054 390,385,410 76,109,237
2053 386,003,289 74,951,358
2052 381,568,312 73,780,088
2051 377,096,921 72,598,574
2050 372,554,619 71,404,664
2049 367,986,189 70,211,386
2048 363,386,382 69,012,729
2047 358,734,325 67,813,135
2046 354,003,639 66,608,054
2045 349,228,953 65,404,355
2044 344,443,561 64,201,447
2043 339,631,894 63,002,861
2042 334,801,403 61,810,280
2041 329,944,530 60,624,401
2040 325,107,264 59,448,342
2039 320,203,920 58,277,392
2038 315,273,196 57,109,914
2037 310,377,446 55,948,438
2036 305,472,156 54,784,372
2035 300,604,245 53,617,795
2034 295,748,602 52,452,522
2033 290,911,874 51,284,323
2032 286,130,352 50,117,732
2031 281,410,647 48,947,870
2030 276,766,735 47,764,521
2029 272,246,760 46,573,906
2028 267,784,548 45,382,831
2027 263,445,027 44,183,742
2026 259,285,315 42,980,680
2025 255,219,554 41,773,878
2024 251,269,164 40,583,164
2023 247,504,495 39,390,799
2022 243,700,667 38,222,876
2021 239,477,801 37,140,230
2020 235,001,746 36,134,863
2019 230,800,899 35,111,408
2018 226,928,892 34,085,182
2017 223,273,967 33,090,921
2016 220,138,869 32,109,010
2015 217,290,883 31,159,379
2014 214,264,647 30,226,309
2013 211,073,978 29,312,952
2012 207,667,125 28,433,647
2011 203,746,065 27,582,897
2010 199,239,047 26,754,387
2009 194,376,534 25,927,724
2008 189,499,113 25,111,941
2007 184,493,231 24,318,082
2006 179,682,690 23,543,083
2005 175,453,212 22,790,085
2004 171,286,000 22,095,167
2003 167,110,248 21,456,379
2002 163,222,549 20,835,086
2001 159,270,907 20,226,147
2000 154,879,127 19,624,141
1999 150,565,377 19,029,420
1998 146,522,356 18,446,013
1997 142,531,804 17,873,936
1996 138,557,092 17,313,177
1995 134,582,253 16,740,058
1994 130,748,083 16,149,147
1993 127,020,117 15,563,914
1992 123,546,848 14,989,494
1991 120,060,406 14,430,201
1990 116,155,576 13,887,862
1989 112,336,629 13,364,174
1988 108,724,739 12,859,708
1987 105,130,717 12,369,912
1986 101,606,764 11,901,040
1985 98,229,285 11,453,825
1984 95,164,936 11,025,597
1983 92,227,711 10,621,499
1982 89,089,246 10,241,006
1981 85,802,049 9,882,362
1980 82,291,010 9,543,358
1979 78,997,039 9,224,194
1978 76,307,379 8,926,586
1977 73,901,827 8,648,222
1976 71,620,254 8,384,113
1975 69,461,175 8,133,598
1974 67,415,487 7,896,783
1973 65,461,912 7,672,796
1972 63,583,194 7,460,068
1971 61,847,899 7,257,462
1970 60,166,719 7,065,279
1969 58,460,939 6,875,859
1968 56,810,507 6,690,524
1967 55,214,768 6,516,444
1966 53,678,667 6,351,494
1965 52,209,010 6,195,593
1964 50,799,999 6,048,006
1963 49,447,776 5,911,135
1962 48,156,128 5,782,221
1961 46,921,277 5,655,232
1960 45,709,310 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Pakistan increased by 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Pakistan's population will grow by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people with a rank change from 5th to 4th. The population of Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 111M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Yemen
2100 0.17% 0.28%
2099 0.18% 0.31%
2098 0.19% 0.33%
2097 0.22% 0.35%
2096 0.24% 0.37%
2095 0.26% 0.39%
2094 0.27% 0.42%
2093 0.28% 0.45%
2092 0.3% 0.47%
2091 0.31% 0.49%
2090 0.32% 0.51%
2089 0.35% 0.54%
2088 0.35% 0.56%
2087 0.38% 0.58%
2086 0.39% 0.61%
2085 0.41% 0.63%
2084 0.44% 0.65%
2083 0.46% 0.67%
2082 0.48% 0.7%
2081 0.5% 0.71%
2080 0.51% 0.74%
2079 0.53% 0.76%
2078 0.57% 0.78%
2077 0.6% 0.81%
2076 0.62% 0.83%
2075 0.64% 0.86%
2074 0.66% 0.88%
2073 0.69% 0.91%
2072 0.71% 0.94%
2071 0.73% 0.97%
2070 0.77% 1%
2069 0.79% 1.02%
2068 0.81% 1.05%
2067 0.83% 1.08%
2066 0.85% 1.11%
2065 0.88% 1.14%
2064 0.89% 1.18%
2063 0.93% 1.22%
2062 0.94% 1.25%
2061 0.97% 1.29%
2060 0.99% 1.33%
2059 1.02% 1.37%
2058 1.04% 1.4%
2057 1.07% 1.44%
2056 1.09% 1.47%
2055 1.11% 1.51%
2054 1.14% 1.54%
2053 1.16% 1.59%
2052 1.19% 1.63%
2051 1.22% 1.67%
2050 1.24% 1.7%
2049 1.27% 1.74%
2048 1.3% 1.77%
2047 1.34% 1.81%
2046 1.37% 1.84%
2045 1.39% 1.87%
2044 1.42% 1.9%
2043 1.44% 1.93%
2042 1.47% 1.96%
2041 1.49% 1.98%
2040 1.53% 2.01%
2039 1.56% 2.04%
2038 1.58% 2.08%
2037 1.61% 2.12%
2036 1.62% 2.18%
2035 1.64% 2.22%
2034 1.66% 2.28%
2033 1.67% 2.33%
2032 1.68% 2.39%
2031 1.68% 2.48%
2030 1.66% 2.56%
2029 1.67% 2.62%
2028 1.65% 2.71%
2027 1.6% 2.8%
2026 1.59% 2.89%
2025 1.57% 2.93%
2024 1.52% 3.03%
2023 1.56% 3.06%
2022 1.76% 2.92%
2021 1.9% 2.78%
2020 1.82% 2.91%
2019 1.71% 3.01%
2018 1.64% 3%
2017 1.42% 3.06%
2016 1.31% 3.05%
2015 1.41% 3.09%
2014 1.51% 3.12%
2013 1.64% 3.09%
2012 1.92% 3.08%
2011 2.26% 3.1%
2010 2.5% 3.19%
2009 2.57% 3.25%
2008 2.71% 3.26%
2007 2.68% 3.29%
2006 2.41% 3.3%
2005 2.43% 3.15%
2004 2.5% 2.98%
2003 2.38% 2.98%
2002 2.48% 3.01%
2001 2.84% 3.07%
2000 2.87% 3.13%
1999 2.76% 3.16%
1998 2.8% 3.2%
1997 2.87% 3.24%
1996 2.95% 3.42%
1995 2.93% 3.66%
1994 2.93% 3.76%
1993 2.81% 3.83%
1992 2.9% 3.88%
1991 3.36% 3.91%
1990 3.4% 3.92%
1989 3.32% 3.92%
1988 3.42% 3.96%
1987 3.47% 3.94%
1986 3.44% 3.9%
1985 3.22% 3.88%
1984 3.18% 3.8%
1983 3.52% 3.72%
1982 3.83% 3.63%
1981 4.27% 3.55%
1980 4.17% 3.46%
1979 3.52% 3.33%
1978 3.26% 3.22%
1977 3.19% 3.15%
1976 3.11% 3.08%
1975 3.03% 3%
1974 2.98% 2.92%
1973 2.95% 2.85%
1972 2.81% 2.79%
1971 2.79% 2.72%
1970 2.92% 2.75%
1969 2.91% 2.77%
1968 2.89% 2.67%
1967 2.86% 2.6%
1966 2.81% 2.52%
1965 2.77% 2.44%
1964 2.73% 2.32%
1963 2.68% 2.23%
1962 2.63% 2.25%
1961 2.65% 2.22%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Pakistan grew by 1.57%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Yemen
Current population
261421997
43598646
Population rank 5/197 37/197
Percent of world population 3.15% 0.52%
One net population change
8.01 seconds
26.6 seconds
One birth every
4.58 seconds
22.6 seconds
One death every
19.5 seconds
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,823 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +3,950,390 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 15/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 -16,291
Net migration rank 196/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -16,291
2024 5,268,361 -1,401,173 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 1,056,432 2,129
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 975,697 -6,492
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 939,922 -9,883
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 920,330 15,764
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 884,929 5,697
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 845,645 22,349
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 806,359 27,184
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 803,246 20,269
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 798,911 30,919
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 779,123 22,621
2007 4,690,187 576,349 764,780 21,210
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 750,082 13,940
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 726,708 15,283
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 710,493 -62,641
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 694,457 -64,737
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 672,494 -59,648
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 658,704 -53,698
2000 4,281,169 252,869 646,694 -47,713
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 633,166 -42,731
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 615,488 -39,096
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 604,443 -36,694
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 588,786 -35,043
1995 3,977,175 11,534 607,966 -15,485
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 602,363 -13,040
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 595,459 -14,332
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 582,072 -14,372
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 565,837 -14,964
1990 3,731,730 275,242 549,654 -15,847
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 530,464 -16,876
1988 3,554,755 38,139 513,296 -17,952
1987 3,448,813 146,364 493,337 -9,097
1986 3,341,643 111,045 464,665 -11,151
1985 3,233,315 68,860 455,576 -14,660
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 434,674 -19,143
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 414,823 -22,152
1982 2,934,689 294,252 392,302 -23,981
1981 2,790,454 555,032 374,482 -25,499
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 355,767 -26,740
1979 2,461,311 450,003 336,378 -27,090
1978 2,356,601 111,386 312,439 -26,524
1977 2,257,849 85,250 296,115 -25,305
1976 2,171,812 48,238 281,078 -23,669
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 266,815 -23,192
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 252,737 -22,726
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 240,235 -22,282
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 229,322 -21,826
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 219,095 -21,386
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 207,613 -20,966
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 196,305 -4,121
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 182,518 -4,031
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 173,637 -3,959
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 164,091 -3,874
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 155,398 -3,797
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 147,299 -3,712
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 133,781 -3,640
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 131,262 -3,572
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 129,787 -3,503
1960 1,217,147 0 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 78.6% of the population change in Pakistan is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people). In Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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