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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Pakistan was 251,269,164 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Pakistan's population is 260,356,147 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 15 times bigger than Zimbabwe's.
  • Pakistan is ranked the 5th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 3.35% of the world: 3.14% for Pakistan vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Pakistan has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Pakistan has increased from 180M people to 260M (44.9% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Pakistan vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Pakistan Zimbabwe
2100 514,531,704 37,483,053
2099 513,655,674 37,412,398
2098 512,727,636 37,328,255
2097 511,735,790 37,235,542
2096 510,636,755 37,142,915
2095 509,437,875 37,032,129
2094 508,130,071 36,912,747
2093 506,765,644 36,810,893
2092 505,327,656 36,688,511
2091 503,824,444 36,567,262
2090 502,264,268 36,425,606
2089 500,660,501 36,280,973
2088 498,935,983 36,141,446
2087 497,190,466 35,977,638
2086 495,313,036 35,808,135
2085 493,366,305 35,637,092
2084 491,354,778 35,456,207
2083 489,225,193 35,268,035
2082 486,984,952 35,078,904
2081 484,673,501 34,873,129
2080 482,257,479 34,658,962
2079 479,813,404 34,439,720
2078 477,277,836 34,217,295
2077 474,593,860 33,982,909
2076 471,779,348 33,739,228
2075 468,855,468 33,495,867
2074 465,875,137 33,244,838
2073 462,811,079 32,978,488
2072 459,656,523 32,706,059
2071 456,423,506 32,445,747
2070 453,095,985 32,181,119
2069 449,655,599 31,906,793
2068 446,126,774 31,631,000
2067 442,540,629 31,345,338
2066 438,879,326 31,062,884
2065 435,169,856 30,766,830
2064 431,394,393 30,479,939
2063 427,575,887 30,176,104
2062 423,636,352 29,867,679
2061 419,672,017 29,557,068
2060 415,638,125 29,252,423
2059 411,576,344 28,945,088
2058 407,429,129 28,631,679
2057 403,233,874 28,307,305
2056 398,948,355 27,990,713
2055 394,645,693 27,658,887
2054 390,303,954 27,331,920
2053 385,922,748 26,986,935
2052 381,488,696 26,643,553
2051 377,018,239 26,287,592
2050 372,476,884 25,934,893
2049 367,909,407 25,585,239
2048 363,310,560 25,228,082
2047 358,659,474 24,874,649
2046 353,929,775 24,513,443
2045 349,156,085 24,147,637
2044 344,371,692 23,783,088
2043 339,561,029 23,401,965
2042 334,731,546 23,035,288
2041 329,875,686 22,647,950
2040 325,039,429 22,273,520
2039 320,137,108 21,902,980
2038 315,207,413 21,530,130
2037 310,312,684 21,159,664
2036 305,408,418 20,791,034
2035 300,541,523 20,413,656
2034 295,686,893 20,048,019
2033 290,851,174 19,676,339
2032 286,070,650 19,311,985
2031 281,351,929 18,959,300
2030 276,708,987 18,613,738
2029 272,189,955 18,270,049
2028 267,728,673 17,933,466
2027 263,390,059 17,600,984
2026 259,231,214 17,273,208
2025 255,166,301 16,949,303
2024 251,269,164 16,634,373
2023 247,504,495 16,340,822
2022 243,700,667 16,069,056
2021 239,477,801 15,797,210
2020 235,001,746 15,526,888
2019 230,800,899 15,271,368
2018 226,928,892 15,034,452
2017 223,273,967 14,812,482
2016 220,138,869 14,600,294
2015 217,290,883 14,399,013
2014 214,264,647 14,207,359
2013 211,073,978 14,013,808
2012 207,667,125 13,817,887
2011 203,746,065 13,595,424
2010 199,239,047 13,356,548
2009 194,376,534 13,142,790
2008 189,499,113 12,959,149
2007 184,493,231 12,804,058
2006 179,682,690 12,636,445
2005 175,453,212 12,483,432
2004 171,286,000 12,365,896
2003 167,110,248 12,232,323
2002 163,222,549 12,087,653
2001 159,270,907 11,971,901
2000 154,879,127 11,892,055
1999 150,565,377 11,783,458
1998 146,522,356 11,594,297
1997 142,531,804 11,369,827
1996 138,557,092 11,158,360
1995 134,582,253 10,974,599
1994 130,748,083 10,873,148
1993 127,020,117 10,860,288
1992 123,546,848 10,702,700
1991 120,060,406 10,404,816
1990 116,155,576 10,137,281
1989 112,336,629 9,864,798
1988 108,724,739 9,583,094
1987 105,130,717 9,284,644
1986 101,606,764 8,982,578
1985 98,229,285 8,686,813
1984 95,164,936 8,391,488
1983 92,227,711 8,098,404
1982 89,089,246 7,796,496
1981 85,802,049 7,498,635
1980 82,291,010 7,041,303
1979 78,997,039 6,647,556
1978 76,307,379 6,543,575
1977 73,901,827 6,449,512
1976 71,620,254 6,287,105
1975 69,461,175 6,098,658
1974 67,415,487 5,908,328
1973 65,461,912 5,720,404
1972 63,583,194 5,542,445
1971 61,847,899 5,374,712
1970 60,166,719 5,215,918
1969 58,460,939 5,058,181
1968 56,810,507 4,900,440
1967 55,214,768 4,748,307
1966 53,678,667 4,601,217
1965 52,209,010 4,458,462
1964 50,799,999 4,320,006
1963 49,447,776 4,185,877
1962 48,156,128 4,055,959
1961 46,921,277 3,930,401
1960 45,709,310 3,809,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); 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 Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Pakistan gained 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Pakistan was ranked 6th most populous country in 2006 and is 5th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Pakistan
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Pakistan Zimbabwe
2100 0.17% 0.19%
2099 0.18% 0.23%
2098 0.19% 0.25%
2097 0.22% 0.25%
2096 0.24% 0.3%
2095 0.26% 0.32%
2094 0.27% 0.28%
2093 0.28% 0.33%
2092 0.3% 0.33%
2091 0.31% 0.39%
2090 0.32% 0.4%
2089 0.35% 0.39%
2088 0.35% 0.46%
2087 0.38% 0.47%
2086 0.39% 0.48%
2085 0.41% 0.51%
2084 0.44% 0.53%
2083 0.46% 0.54%
2082 0.48% 0.59%
2081 0.5% 0.62%
2080 0.51% 0.64%
2079 0.53% 0.65%
2078 0.57% 0.69%
2077 0.6% 0.72%
2076 0.62% 0.73%
2075 0.64% 0.76%
2074 0.66% 0.81%
2073 0.69% 0.83%
2072 0.71% 0.8%
2071 0.73% 0.82%
2070 0.77% 0.86%
2069 0.79% 0.87%
2068 0.81% 0.91%
2067 0.83% 0.91%
2066 0.85% 0.96%
2065 0.88% 0.94%
2064 0.89% 1.01%
2063 0.93% 1.03%
2062 0.94% 1.05%
2061 0.97% 1.04%
2060 0.99% 1.06%
2059 1.02% 1.09%
2058 1.04% 1.15%
2057 1.07% 1.13%
2056 1.09% 1.2%
2055 1.11% 1.2%
2054 1.14% 1.28%
2053 1.16% 1.29%
2052 1.19% 1.35%
2051 1.22% 1.36%
2050 1.24% 1.37%
2049 1.27% 1.42%
2048 1.3% 1.42%
2047 1.34% 1.47%
2046 1.37% 1.51%
2045 1.39% 1.53%
2044 1.42% 1.63%
2043 1.44% 1.59%
2042 1.47% 1.71%
2041 1.49% 1.68%
2040 1.53% 1.69%
2039 1.56% 1.73%
2038 1.58% 1.75%
2037 1.61% 1.77%
2036 1.62% 1.85%
2035 1.64% 1.82%
2034 1.66% 1.89%
2033 1.67% 1.89%
2032 1.68% 1.86%
2031 1.68% 1.86%
2030 1.66% 1.88%
2029 1.67% 1.88%
2028 1.65% 1.89%
2027 1.6% 1.9%
2026 1.59% 1.91%
2025 1.55% 1.89%
2024 1.52% 1.8%
2023 1.56% 1.69%
2022 1.76% 1.72%
2021 1.9% 1.74%
2020 1.82% 1.67%
2019 1.71% 1.58%
2018 1.64% 1.5%
2017 1.42% 1.45%
2016 1.31% 1.4%
2015 1.41% 1.35%
2014 1.51% 1.38%
2013 1.64% 1.42%
2012 1.92% 1.64%
2011 2.26% 1.79%
2010 2.5% 1.63%
2009 2.57% 1.42%
2008 2.71% 1.21%
2007 2.68% 1.33%
2006 2.41% 1.23%
2005 2.43% 0.95%
2004 2.5% 1.09%
2003 2.38% 1.2%
2002 2.48% 0.97%
2001 2.84% 0.67%
2000 2.87% 0.92%
1999 2.76% 1.63%
1998 2.8% 1.97%
1997 2.87% 1.9%
1996 2.95% 1.67%
1995 2.93% 0.93%
1994 2.93% 0.12%
1993 2.81% 1.47%
1992 2.9% 2.86%
1991 3.36% 2.64%
1990 3.4% 2.76%
1989 3.32% 2.94%
1988 3.42% 3.21%
1987 3.47% 3.36%
1986 3.44% 3.4%
1985 3.22% 3.52%
1984 3.18% 3.62%
1983 3.52% 3.87%
1982 3.83% 3.97%
1981 4.27% 6.49%
1980 4.17% 5.92%
1979 3.52% 1.59%
1978 3.26% 1.46%
1977 3.19% 2.58%
1976 3.11% 3.09%
1975 3.03% 3.22%
1974 2.98% 3.29%
1973 2.95% 3.21%
1972 2.81% 3.12%
1971 2.79% 3.04%
1970 2.92% 3.12%
1969 2.91% 3.22%
1968 2.89% 3.2%
1967 2.86% 3.2%
1966 2.81% 3.2%
1965 2.77% 3.2%
1964 2.73% 3.2%
1963 2.68% 3.2%
1962 2.63% 3.19%
1961 2.65% 3.18%

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 Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Pakistan Zimbabwe
Current population
260356147
17361868
Population rank 5/197 74/197
Percent of world population 3.14% 0.21%
One net population change
8.38 seconds
1.79 minutes
One birth every
4.58 seconds
1.06 minutes
One death every
19.7 seconds
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +10,314 +804
Annual growth/decline +3,764,669 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.52% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 60/197
One migration net change every
25.6 seconds
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change -1,235,336 -54,555
Net migration rank 196/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 4,175,958 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 16/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 141/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Pakistan
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Pakistan Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,235,336 - -54,555
2024 - -1,401,173 - -60,528
2023 5,281,745 -1,619,557 372,505 -97,380
2022 5,268,077 -1,322,625 371,243 -102,828
2021 5,065,913 -565,673 349,908 -74,623
2020 5,011,177 -559,291 354,790 -89,440
2019 5,127,011 -1,177,220 348,798 -103,107
2018 5,103,858 -1,309,611 345,883 -117,758
2017 5,090,200 -1,574,585 344,035 -128,241
2016 5,044,922 -2,290,411 348,772 -140,181
2015 5,113,507 -2,172,162 356,203 -162,220
2014 5,148,994 -2,037,920 366,350 -177,029
2013 5,176,590 -1,906,319 374,757 -176,972
2012 5,191,263 -1,647,989 371,135 -177,061
2011 5,189,412 -890,633 359,572 -108,714
2010 5,147,142 -431,902 335,570 -108,671
2009 5,028,132 -18,298 309,316 -108,689
2008 4,885,855 -140,746 280,527 -113,858
2007 4,690,187 576,349 261,805 -118,299
2006 4,538,426 -183,933 248,963 -57,257
2005 4,294,393 -189,899 248,545 -134,212
2004 4,294,654 -64,669 248,307 -127,550
2003 4,340,688 -219,118 243,057 -96,667
2002 4,307,607 -653,758 244,170 -101,212
2001 4,304,297 -54,727 227,909 -139,361
2000 4,281,169 252,869 236,343 -165,181
1999 4,228,026 -134,510 232,393 -86,343
1998 4,104,824 -112,191 225,614 6,645
1997 4,043,912 -55,539 216,288 395
1996 4,021,758 -60,855 205,269 978
1995 3,977,175 11,534 206,695 -45,428
1994 3,956,699 -277,100 216,343 -174,723
1993 3,915,776 -139,493 228,045 -243,947
1992 3,888,637 -718,387 255,291 75,788
1991 3,822,363 -19,668 260,943 3,749
1990 3,731,730 275,242 265,444 4,948
1989 3,648,132 -17,164 270,838 3,736
1988 3,554,755 38,139 277,498 11,327
1987 3,448,813 146,364 286,766 21,308
1986 3,341,643 111,045 289,894 6,154
1985 3,233,315 68,860 290,756 4,718
1984 3,145,772 -319,242 290,052 5,124
1983 3,052,738 -4,753 286,545 4,456
1982 2,934,689 294,252 279,934 32,899
1981 2,790,454 555,032 271,361 11,523
1980 2,598,421 1,078,229 241,179 390,593
1979 2,461,311 450,003 223,657 -67,937
1978 2,356,601 111,386 222,979 -170,727
1977 2,257,849 85,250 225,139 -89,270
1976 2,171,812 48,238 221,419 -32,495
1975 2,099,811 -1,710 216,947 -28,988
1974 2,028,061 -34,785 208,806 -16,105
1973 1,971,909 -58,012 201,885 -18,733
1972 1,912,774 -69,209 193,725 -20,959
1971 1,695,374 -68,357 185,427 -22,719
1970 1,793,570 -58,281 178,979 -24,102
1969 1,733,601 -57,406 172,626 -12,028
1968 1,683,296 -58,721 166,865 -11,997
1967 1,626,737 -59,932 161,205 -11,814
1966 1,566,343 -61,025 156,014 -11,211
1965 1,496,050 -62,070 151,164 -10,465
1964 1,447,394 -63,298 145,848 -9,631
1963 1,384,934 -64,552 140,984 -8,936
1962 1,328,675 -65,780 136,317 -8,529
1961 1,273,772 -66,991 131,531 -8,204
1960 1,217,147 0 126,959 -8,260

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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 4,175,958 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Pakistan, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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