Iran vs Pakistan

Iran vs Pakistan: Population

Population in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 248 million people in Pakistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 157 million people, or 2.73 times that in Iran.

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Iran vs Pakistan: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 248 million people in Pakistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 157 million people, or 2.73 times that in Iran.
IranPakistanEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Pakistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Iran ranked 17 and Pakistan ranked 5 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iran at 80.1 million people and Pakistan at 511 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearIranPakistanWorld
202390.6 million248 million8.09 billion
202289.5 million244 million8.02 billion
202188.5 million240 million7.95 billion
202087.7 million235 million7.89 billion
201987.1 million231 million7.81 billion
201886.1 million227 million7.73 billion
201785 million223 million7.65 billion
201683.8 million220 million7.56 billion
201582.6 million217 million7.47 billion
201481.5 million214 million7.38 billion
201380.4 million211 million7.29 billion
201279.4 million208 million7.2 billion
201178.4 million204 million7.11 billion
201077.4 million199 million7.02 billion
200976.5 million194 million6.93 billion
200875.5 million190 million6.84 billion
200774.6 million185 million6.76 billion
200673.4 million180 million6.67 billion
200571.8 million176 million6.59 billion
200470.3 million171 million6.5 billion
200368.8 million167 million6.42 billion
200268 million163 million6.34 billion
200167.5 million159 million6.26 billion
200066.4 million155 million6.17 billion
199965.5 million151 million6.09 billion
199864.5 million147 million6.01 billion
199763.6 million143 million5.93 billion
199662.9 million139 million5.84 billion
199562.2 million135 million5.76 billion
199461.5 million131 million5.68 billion
199361.4 million127 million5.59 billion
199261.2 million124 million5.51 billion
199160 million120 million5.42 billion
199058.4 million116 million5.33 billion
198956.7 million112 million5.23 billion
198855.1 million109 million5.14 billion
198753.3 million105 million5.05 billion
198651.5 million102 million4.96 billion
198549.6 million98.2 million4.87 billion
198447.8 million95.2 million4.78 billion
198346 million92.2 million4.7 billion
198244.3 million89.1 million4.61 billion
198142 million85.8 million4.53 billion
198039.8 million82.3 million4.45 billion
197938.4 million79 million4.37 billion
197837.1 million76.3 million4.29 billion
197735.9 million73.9 million4.22 billion
197634.8 million71.6 million4.14 billion
197533.8 million69.5 million4.07 billion
197432.8 million67.4 million4 billion
197331.8 million65.5 million3.92 billion
197230.9 million63.6 million3.85 billion
197130 million61.9 million3.77 billion
197029.2 million60.2 million3.7 billion
196928.3 million58.5 million3.62 billion
196827.4 million56.8 million3.55 billion
196726.6 million55.2 million3.47 billion
196625.8 million53.7 million3.4 billion
196525 million52.2 million3.34 billion
196424.3 million50.8 million3.26 billion
196323.5 million49.5 million3.19 billion
196222.8 million48.2 million3.12 billion
196122.1 million46.9 million3.07 billion
196021.5 million45.7 million3.02 billion
195920.9 million44.5 million2.97 billion
195820.3 million43.3 million2.91 billion
195719.7 million42.2 million2.85 billion
195619.2 million41.1 million2.8 billion
195518.7 million40.1 million2.74 billion
195418.2 million39.1 million2.69 billion
195317.8 million38.2 million2.63 billion
195217.3 million37.4 million2.58 billion
195116.9 million36.6 million2.54 billion
195016.5 million35.9 million2.49 billion
194916.6 million36.9 million–
194816.4 million36.2 million–
194716.2 million35.6 million–
194616.1 million34.9 million–
194515.9 million34.3 million–
194415.8 million33.7 million–
194315.7 million33.1 million–
194215.5 million32.5 million–
194115.4 million31.9 million–
194015.2 million31.3 million–
193915 million30.7 million–
193814.7 million30.2 million–
193714.5 million29.6 million–
193614.2 million29.1 million–
193514 million28.6 million–
193413.7 million28 million–
193313.5 million27.5 million–
193213.3 million27 million–
193113 million26.5 million–
193012.7 million26.1 million–
192912.4 million25.6 million–
192812 million25.1 million–
192711.6 million24.7 million–
192611.2 million24.2 million–
192510.8 million23.8 million–
192410.5 million23.4 million–
192310.1 million22.9 million–
19229.8 million22.5 million–
19219.58 million22.1 million–
19209.46 million21.8 million–
19199.44 million21.5 million–
19189.53 million21.2 million–
19179.72 million20.9 million–
19169.92 million20.6 million–
191510.1 million20.4 million–
191410.3 million20.1 million–
191310.5 million19.9 million–
191210.7 million19.6 million–
191110.9 million19.4 million–
191011 million19.2 million–
190911 million19.1 million–
190811 million19 million–
190710.8 million18.9 million–
190610.7 million18.8 million–
190510.6 million18.7 million–
190410.5 million18.6 million–
190310.4 million18.5 million–
190210.3 million18.4 million–
190110.2 million18.4 million–
190010.1 million18.3 million–
189910 million18.2 million–
18989.91 million18.1 million–
18979.81 million18 million–
18969.7 million17.9 million–
18959.6 million17.8 million–
18949.49 million17.8 million–
18939.39 million17.7 million–
18929.29 million17.6 million–
18919.21 million17.5 million–
18909.13 million17.4 million–
18899.07 million17.3 million–
18889.03 million17.3 million–
18878.99 million17.2 million–
18868.96 million17.1 million–
18858.93 million17 million–
18848.9 million16.9 million–
18838.87 million16.9 million–
18828.83 million16.8 million–
18818.8 million16.7 million–
18808.77 million16.6 million–
18798.74 million16.6 million–
18788.71 million16.5 million–
18778.68 million16.4 million–
18768.64 million16.3 million–
18758.61 million16.2 million–
18748.58 million16.2 million–
18738.55 million16.1 million–
18728.52 million16 million–
18718.49 million15.9 million–
18708.45 million15.9 million–
18698.4 million15.8 million–
18688.36 million15.8 million–
18678.31 million15.7 million–
18668.26 million15.7 million–
18658.21 million15.7 million–
18648.16 million15.6 million–
18638.11 million15.6 million–
18628.06 million15.5 million–
18618.01 million15.5 million–
18607.97 million15.5 million–
18597.92 million15.4 million–
18587.87 million15.4 million–
18577.82 million15.3 million–
18567.78 million15.3 million–
18557.73 million15.3 million–
18547.68 million15.2 million–
18537.64 million15.2 million–
18527.59 million15.1 million–
18517.55 million15.1 million–
18507.51 million15.1 million–
18497.47 million15 million–
18487.43 million15 million–
18477.4 million14.9 million–
18467.37 million14.9 million–
18457.34 million14.8 million–
18447.3 million14.8 million–
18437.27 million14.7 million–
18427.24 million14.7 million–
18417.21 million14.6 million–
18407.17 million14.6 million–
18397.14 million14.5 million–
18387.11 million14.5 million–
18377.08 million14.4 million–
18367.05 million14.4 million–
18357.01 million14.3 million–
18346.98 million14.3 million–
18336.95 million14.3 million–
18326.92 million14.2 million–
18316.89 million14.2 million–
18306.86 million14.1 million–
18296.83 million14.1 million–
18286.8 million14 million–
18276.77 million14 million–
18266.74 million13.9 million–
18256.71 million13.9 million–
18246.68 million13.8 million–
18236.65 million13.8 million–
18226.62 million13.7 million–
18216.59 million13.7 million–
18206.56 million13.7 million–
18196.53 million13.7 million–
18186.5 million13.6 million–
18176.47 million13.6 million–
18166.44 million13.6 million–
18156.42 million13.5 million–
18146.39 million13.5 million–
18136.36 million13.5 million–
18126.33 million13.4 million–
18116.3 million13.4 million–
18106.27 million13.4 million–
18096.25 million13.4 million–
18086.22 million13.3 million–
18076.19 million13.3 million–
18066.16 million13.3 million–
18056.14 million13.3 million–
18046.11 million13.2 million–
18036.08 million13.2 million–
18026.05 million13.2 million–
18016.03 million13.2 million–
18006 million13.1 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIranPakistanWorld
202491.6 million91 million–92 million251 million251 million–252 million8.16 billion
202592.4 million90.9 million–93.7 million255 million253 million–257 million8.23 billion
202693.2 million91 million–95.2 million259 million256 million–263 million8.3 billion
202793.8 million91 million–96.4 million264 million258 million–269 million8.37 billion
202894.4 million90.8 million–97.5 million268 million260 million–276 million8.44 billion
202995 million90.8 million–98.7 million272 million263 million–282 million8.5 billion
203095.5 million90.8 million–99.8 million277 million265 million–289 million8.57 billion
203196 million90.8 million–101 million282 million267 million–296 million8.63 billion
203296.4 million90.6 million–102 million286 million269 million–303 million8.7 billion
203396.9 million90.6 million–103 million291 million272 million–311 million8.76 billion
203497.3 million90.7 million–104 million296 million274 million–318 million8.82 billion
203597.7 million90.8 million–105 million301 million276 million–325 million8.89 billion
203698.1 million90.6 million–106 million306 million278 million–333 million8.95 billion
203798.5 million90.4 million–106 million310 million280 million–341 million9.01 billion
203898.8 million90.1 million–107 million315 million282 million–349 million9.06 billion
203999.2 million89.8 million–109 million320 million285 million–357 million9.12 billion
204099.5 million89.8 million–109 million325 million287 million–366 million9.18 billion
204199.9 million89.8 million–110 million330 million289 million–375 million9.23 billion
2042100 million89.6 million–111 million335 million291 million–383 million9.29 billion
2043101 million89.5 million–112 million339 million293 million–392 million9.34 billion
2044101 million89.3 million–113 million344 million296 million–401 million9.39 billion
2045101 million88.9 million–113 million349 million298 million–409 million9.44 billion
2046101 million88.8 million–114 million354 million300 million–417 million9.49 billion
2047101 million88.7 million–115 million358 million301 million–426 million9.54 billion
2048102 million88.5 million–116 million363 million303 million–435 million9.58 billion
2049102 million88.2 million–116 million367 million304 million–444 million9.62 billion
2050102 million87.8 million–117 million372 million305 million–454 million9.66 billion
2051102 million87.3 million–118 million376 million307 million–463 million9.7 billion
2052102 million87 million–119 million381 million309 million–472 million9.74 billion
2053102 million86.5 million–119 million385 million310 million–481 million9.78 billion
2054102 million85.9 million–119 million390 million311 million–489 million9.81 billion
2055102 million85.3 million–120 million394 million312 million–499 million9.85 billion
2056102 million84.5 million–120 million398 million312 million–508 million9.88 billion
2057102 million83.9 million–121 million402 million313 million–517 million9.91 billion
2058102 million83.2 million–121 million406 million313 million–527 million9.94 billion
2059101 million82.5 million–122 million410 million313 million–537 million9.96 billion
2060101 million81.8 million–122 million414 million313 million–547 million9.99 billion
2061101 million81 million–122 million418 million314 million–557 million10 billion
2062100 million80 million–122 million422 million315 million–568 million10 billion
2063100 million79.1 million–123 million426 million314 million–582 million10.1 billion
206499.6 million78.5 million–123 million430 million314 million–595 million10.1 billion
206599.2 million77.6 million–123 million434 million313 million–607 million10.1 billion
206698.7 million76.6 million–123 million437 million313 million–619 million10.1 billion
206798.3 million75.8 million–123 million441 million313 million–630 million10.1 billion
206897.8 million75.1 million–123 million444 million313 million–640 million10.2 billion
206997.2 million74.1 million–124 million448 million313 million–650 million10.2 billion
207096.7 million72.9 million–124 million451 million313 million–659 million10.2 billion
207196.2 million71.8 million–124 million455 million312 million–669 million10.2 billion
207295.6 million70.7 million–124 million458 million311 million–680 million10.2 billion
207395 million69.6 million–124 million461 million311 million–691 million10.2 billion
207494.4 million68.4 million–123 million464 million311 million–704 million10.2 billion
207593.8 million67.4 million–123 million467 million310 million–715 million10.3 billion
207693.2 million66.2 million–124 million470 million309 million–726 million10.3 billion
207792.6 million64.9 million–124 million472 million308 million–738 million10.3 billion
207892 million64 million–124 million475 million306 million–752 million10.3 billion
207991.4 million63 million–125 million477 million305 million–765 million10.3 billion
208090.8 million62 million–125 million480 million304 million–777 million10.3 billion
208190.3 million61 million–125 million482 million303 million–789 million10.3 billion
208289.7 million60.2 million–125 million484 million302 million–800 million10.3 billion
208389.1 million59.5 million–125 million487 million301 million–812 million10.3 billion
208488.5 million58.4 million–125 million489 million299 million–822 million10.3 billion
208588 million57.3 million–124 million491 million297 million–835 million10.3 billion
208687.4 million56.4 million–124 million492 million296 million–845 million10.3 billion
208786.9 million55.5 million–125 million494 million293 million–852 million10.3 billion
208886.3 million54.5 million–125 million496 million291 million–861 million10.3 billion
208985.8 million53.6 million–125 million498 million288 million–872 million10.3 billion
209085.3 million52.9 million–125 million499 million285 million–886 million10.3 billion
209184.7 million52 million–125 million501 million284 million–899 million10.3 billion
209284.2 million51 million–125 million502 million283 million–916 million10.3 billion
209383.7 million50.2 million–125 million504 million281 million–931 million10.3 billion
209483.2 million49.5 million–126 million505 million281 million–945 million10.2 billion
209582.7 million48.7 million–126 million506 million279 million–960 million10.2 billion
209682.2 million47.8 million–127 million507 million277 million–973 million10.2 billion
209781.6 million46.8 million–127 million508 million275 million–985 million10.2 billion
209881.1 million45.8 million–127 million509 million273 million–997 million10.2 billion
209980.6 million45 million–128 million510 million269 million–1.01 billion10.2 billion
210080.1 million44.3 million–128 million511 million267 million–1.02 billion10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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