However, it is true that India is right next door to Pakistan and Pakistan and Bangladesh (used to be East Pakistan) are where Muslims went when Hindus killed them and drove them from India in the 1950s.
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Pakistan Population (LIVE)
258,403,054
Pakistan Population (1950 - 2026)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
- The current population of Pakistan is 258,303,221 as of Friday, April 17, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
- Pakistan 2026 population is estimated at 259,299,791 people at mid-year.
- Pakistan population is equivalent to 3.12% of the total world population.
- Pakistan ranks number 5 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
- The population density in Pakistan is 336 per Km² (871 people per mi²).
- The total land area is 770,880 Km² (297,638 sq. miles).
- 34.70% of the population is urban (89,987,063 people in 2026)
- The median age in Pakistan is 20.8 years.
Population of Pakistan (2026 and historical)
| Year | Population | Yearly % Change | Yearly Change | Migrants (net) | Median Age | Fertility Rate | Density (P/Km²) | Urban Pop % | Urban Population | Country's Share of World Pop | World Population | Pakistan Global Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 259,299,791 | 1.6% | 4,080,237 | −1,144,738 | 20.8 | 3.44 | 336 | 34.7% | 89,987,063 | 3.12% | 8,300,678,395 | 5 |
| 2025 | 255,219,554 | 1.57% | 3,950,390 | −1,235,336 | 20.6 | 3.5 | 331 | 34.4% | 87,777,053 | 3.10% | 8,231,613,070 | 5 |
| 2024 | 251,269,164 | 1.52% | 3,764,669 | −1,401,173 | 20.4 | 3.55 | 326 | 34.1% | 85,615,064 | 3.08% | 8,161,972,572 | 5 |
| 2023 | 247,504,495 | 1.56% | 3,803,828 | −1,619,557 | 20.3 | 3.6 | 321 | 33.7% | 83,500,516 | 3.06% | 8,091,734,930 | 5 |
| 2022 | 243,700,667 | 1.83% | 4,349,461 | −1,322,625 | 20.1 | 3.66 | 316 | 33.4% | 81,432,849 | 3.04% | 8,021,407,192 | 5 |
| 2020 | 235,001,746 | 1.58% | 3,542,173 | −559,291 | 19.8 | 3.77 | 305 | 33% | 77,437,729 | 2.98% | 7,887,001,292 | 5 |
| 2015 | 217,290,883 | 1.75% | 3,610,367 | −2,172,162 | 19.2 | 3.99 | 282 | 31.4% | 68,226,783 | 2.91% | 7,470,491,872 | 5 |
| 2010 | 199,239,047 | 2.58% | 4,757,167 | −431,902 | 18.8 | 4.4 | 258 | 30% | 59,691,513 | 2.84% | 7,021,732,148 | 5 |
| 2005 | 175,453,212 | 2.53% | 4,114,817 | −189,899 | 17.8 | 4.59 | 228 | 29.8% | 52,301,807 | 2.66% | 6,586,970,132 | 6 |
| 2000 | 154,879,127 | 2.85% | 4,059,375 | 252,869 | 17 | 5.35 | 201 | 29.5% | 45,687,389 | 2.51% | 6,171,702,993 | 6 |
| 1995 | 134,582,253 | 2.99% | 3,685,335 | 11,534 | 16.6 | 5.89 | 175 | 29.1% | 39,104,110 | 2.34% | 5,758,878,982 | 7 |
| 1990 | 116,155,576 | 3.41% | 3,585,258 | 275,242 | 16.9 | 6.36 | 151 | 28.3% | 32,923,693 | 2.18% | 5,327,803,110 | 8 |
| 1985 | 98,229,285 | 3.6% | 3,187,655 | 68,860 | 17.1 | 6.58 | 127 | 27.5% | 27,060,895 | 2.02% | 4,868,943,465 | 9 |
| 1980 | 82,291,010 | 3.45% | 2,565,967 | 1,078,229 | 17.1 | 6.73 | 107 | 26.6% | 21,910,455 | 1.85% | 4,447,606,236 | 9 |
| 1975 | 69,461,175 | 2.91% | 1,858,891 | −1,710 | 16.8 | 6.81 | 90 | 25.3% | 17,592,808 | 1.71% | 4,070,735,277 | 10 |
| 1970 | 60,166,719 | 2.88% | 1,591,542 | −58,281 | 17.1 | 6.8 | 78 | 24% | 14,416,426 | 1.63% | 3,694,683,794 | 10 |
| 1965 | 52,209,010 | 2.69% | 1,299,940 | −62,070 | 17.8 | 6.8 | 68 | 22.9% | 11,954,323 | 1.57% | 3,334,533,703 | 11 |
| 1960 | 45,709,310 | 2.65% | 1,122,248 | 0 | 18 | 6.8 | 59 | 21.7% | 9,926,658 | 1.52% | 3,015,470,894 | 13 |
| 1955 | 40,098,069 | 2.27% | 849,762 | 50,005 | 17.9 | 6.8 | 52 | 19.9% | 7,968,418 | 1.46% | 2,740,213,792 | 14 |
