Pakistan
Population in Pakistan
Population in Pakistan: 35.9 million people in 1950 and 248 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 248 million people
- Since 1950
- +212 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 5 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 511 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 511 million people in 2100, between 267 million people and 1.02 billion people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 13.1 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 248 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 244 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 240 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 235 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 231 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 227 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 223 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 220 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 217 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 214 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 211 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 208 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 204 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 199 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 194 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 190 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 185 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 180 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 176 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 171 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 167 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 163 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 159 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 155 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 151 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 147 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 143 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 139 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 135 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 131 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 127 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 124 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 120 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 116 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 112 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 109 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 105 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 102 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 98.2 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 95.2 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 92.2 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 89.1 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 85.8 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 82.3 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 79 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 76.3 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 73.9 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 71.6 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 69.5 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 67.4 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 65.5 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 63.6 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 61.9 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 60.2 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 58.5 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 56.8 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 55.2 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 53.7 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 52.2 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 50.8 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 49.5 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 48.2 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 46.9 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 45.7 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 44.5 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 43.3 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 42.2 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 41.1 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 40.1 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 39.1 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 38.2 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 37.4 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 36.6 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 35.9 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 36.9 million | – |
| 1948 | 36.2 million | – |
| 1947 | 35.6 million | – |
| 1946 | 34.9 million | – |
| 1945 | 34.3 million | – |
| 1944 | 33.7 million | – |
| 1943 | 33.1 million | – |
| 1942 | 32.5 million | – |
| 1941 | 31.9 million | – |
| 1940 | 31.3 million | – |
| 1939 | 30.7 million | – |
| 1938 | 30.2 million | – |
| 1937 | 29.6 million | – |
| 1936 | 29.1 million | – |
| 1935 | 28.6 million | – |
| 1934 | 28 million | – |
| 1933 | 27.5 million | – |
| 1932 | 27 million | – |
| 1931 | 26.5 million | – |
| 1930 | 26.1 million | – |
| 1929 | 25.6 million | – |
| 1928 | 25.1 million | – |
| 1927 | 24.7 million | – |
| 1926 | 24.2 million | – |
| 1925 | 23.8 million | – |
| 1924 | 23.4 million | – |
| 1923 | 22.9 million | – |
| 1922 | 22.5 million | – |
| 1921 | 22.1 million | – |
| 1920 | 21.8 million | – |
| 1919 | 21.5 million | – |
| 1918 | 21.2 million | – |
| 1917 | 20.9 million | – |
| 1916 | 20.6 million | – |
| 1915 | 20.4 million | – |
| 1914 | 20.1 million | – |
| 1913 | 19.9 million | – |
| 1912 | 19.6 million | – |
| 1911 | 19.4 million | – |
| 1910 | 19.2 million | – |
| 1909 | 19.1 million | – |
| 1908 | 19 million | – |
| 1907 | 18.9 million | – |
| 1906 | 18.8 million | – |
| 1905 | 18.7 million | – |
| 1904 | 18.6 million | – |
| 1903 | 18.5 million | – |
| 1902 | 18.4 million | – |
| 1901 | 18.4 million | – |
| 1900 | 18.3 million | – |
| 1899 | 18.2 million | – |
| 1898 | 18.1 million | – |
| 1897 | 18 million | – |
| 1896 | 17.9 million | – |
| 1895 | 17.8 million | – |
| 1894 | 17.8 million | – |
| 1893 | 17.7 million | – |
| 1892 | 17.6 million | – |
| 1891 | 17.5 million | – |
| 1890 | 17.4 million | – |
| 1889 | 17.3 million | – |
| 1888 | 17.3 million | – |
| 1887 | 17.2 million | – |
| 1886 | 17.1 million | – |
| 1885 | 17 million | – |
| 1884 | 16.9 million | – |
| 1883 | 16.9 million | – |
| 1882 | 16.8 million | – |
| 1881 | 16.7 million | – |
| 1880 | 16.6 million | – |
| 1879 | 16.6 million | – |
| 1878 | 16.5 million | – |
| 1877 | 16.4 million | – |
| 1876 | 16.3 million | – |
| 1875 | 16.2 million | – |
| 1874 | 16.2 million | – |
| 1873 | 16.1 million | – |
| 1872 | 16 million | – |
| 1871 | 15.9 million | – |
| 1870 | 15.9 million | – |
| 1869 | 15.8 million | – |
| 1868 | 15.8 million | – |
| 1867 | 15.7 million | – |
| 1866 | 15.7 million | – |
| 1865 | 15.7 million | – |
| 1864 | 15.6 million | – |
| 1863 | 15.6 million | – |
| 1862 | 15.5 million | – |
| 1861 | 15.5 million | – |
| 1860 | 15.5 million | – |
| 1859 | 15.4 million | – |
| 1858 | 15.4 million | – |
| 1857 | 15.3 million | – |
| 1856 | 15.3 million | – |
| 1855 | 15.3 million | – |
| 1854 | 15.2 million | – |
| 1853 | 15.2 million | – |
| 1852 | 15.1 million | – |
| 1851 | 15.1 million | – |
| 1850 | 15.1 million | – |
| 1849 | 15 million | – |
| 1848 | 15 million | – |
| 1847 | 14.9 million | – |
| 1846 | 14.9 million | – |
| 1845 | 14.8 million | – |
| 1844 | 14.8 million | – |
| 1843 | 14.7 million | – |
| 1842 | 14.7 million | – |
| 1841 | 14.6 million | – |
| 1840 | 14.6 million | – |
| 1839 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1838 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1837 | 14.4 million | – |
| 1836 | 14.4 million | – |
| 1835 | 14.3 million | – |
| 1834 | 14.3 million | – |
| 1833 | 14.3 million | – |
| 1832 | 14.2 million | – |
| 1831 | 14.2 million | – |
| 1830 | 14.1 million | – |
| 1829 | 14.1 million | – |
| 1828 | 14 million | – |
| 1827 | 14 million | – |
| 1826 | 13.9 million | – |
| 1825 | 13.9 million | – |
| 1824 | 13.8 million | – |
| 1823 | 13.8 million | – |
| 1822 | 13.7 million | – |
| 1821 | 13.7 million | – |
| 1820 | 13.7 million | – |
| 1819 | 13.7 million | – |
| 1818 | 13.6 million | – |
| 1817 | 13.6 million | – |
| 1816 | 13.6 million | – |
| 1815 | 13.5 million | – |
| 1814 | 13.5 million | – |
| 1813 | 13.5 million | – |
| 1812 | 13.4 million | – |
| 1811 | 13.4 million | – |
| 1810 | 13.4 million | – |
| 1809 | 13.4 million | – |
| 1808 | 13.3 million | – |
| 1807 | 13.3 million | – |
| 1806 | 13.3 million | – |
| 1805 | 13.3 million | – |
| 1804 | 13.2 million | – |
| 1803 | 13.2 million | – |
| 1802 | 13.2 million | – |
| 1801 | 13.2 million | – |
| 1800 | 13.1 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 251 million251 million–252 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 255 million253 million–257 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 259 million256 million–263 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 264 million258 million–269 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 268 million260 million–276 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 272 million263 million–282 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 277 million265 million–289 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 282 million267 million–296 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 286 million269 million–303 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 291 million272 million–311 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 296 million274 million–318 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 301 million276 million–325 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 306 million278 million–333 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 310 million280 million–341 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 315 million282 million–349 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 320 million285 million–357 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 325 million287 million–366 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 330 million289 million–375 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 335 million291 million–383 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 339 million293 million–392 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 344 million296 million–401 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 349 million298 million–409 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 354 million300 million–417 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 358 million301 million–426 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 363 million303 million–435 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 367 million304 million–444 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 372 million305 million–454 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 376 million307 million–463 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 381 million309 million–472 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 385 million310 million–481 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 390 million311 million–489 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 394 million312 million–499 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 398 million312 million–508 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 402 million313 million–517 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 406 million313 million–527 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 410 million313 million–537 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 414 million313 million–547 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 418 million314 million–557 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 422 million315 million–568 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 426 million314 million–582 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 430 million314 million–595 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 434 million313 million–607 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 437 million313 million–619 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 441 million313 million–630 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 444 million313 million–640 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 448 million313 million–650 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 451 million313 million–659 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 455 million312 million–669 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 458 million311 million–680 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 461 million311 million–691 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 464 million311 million–704 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 467 million310 million–715 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 470 million309 million–726 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 472 million308 million–738 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 475 million306 million–752 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 477 million305 million–765 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 480 million304 million–777 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 482 million303 million–789 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 484 million302 million–800 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 487 million301 million–812 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 489 million299 million–822 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 491 million297 million–835 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 492 million296 million–845 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 494 million293 million–852 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 496 million291 million–861 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 498 million288 million–872 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 499 million285 million–886 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 501 million284 million–899 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 502 million283 million–916 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 504 million281 million–931 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 505 million281 million–945 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 506 million279 million–960 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 507 million277 million–973 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 508 million275 million–985 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 509 million273 million–997 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 510 million269 million–1.01 billion | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 511 million267 million–1.02 billion | 10.2 billion |
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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- Military spending2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per person$47 in 2025
- Military share of state spending13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel943,000 people in 2020
- National power1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports127 million TIV in 2025