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Pakistan

Population

260,576,578

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
5th
Share of world
3.12%
Annual change
+4,080,2371.60%

Population of Pakistan

0200M400M600M800M1B2026260.6M2050 projection371.9M↑ 43% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 260,576,578. 2050 projection: 371,863,793.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Pakistan. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
2026259,299,7911.60%5
2025255,219,5541.66%5
2020235,001,7461.82%5
2019230,800,8991.71%5
2018226,928,8921.64%5
2017223,273,9671.42%5
2015217,290,8831.75%5
2010199,239,0472.58%5
2005175,453,2122.53%6
2000154,879,1272.85%6

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Population by City

Karachi is home to 21,243,390 people, 8.19% of Pakistan's population.

City population20M8M3M
Karachi 21.2MLahore 14.1MFaisalabad 4.0MRawalpindi 3.9MGujranwala 2.8MMultan 2.4MHyderabad 2.0MPeshawar 1.9MQuetta 1.8MIslamabad 1.2M
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Karachi21.2M8.19%
2Lahore14.1M5.42%
3Faisalabad4.0M1.53%
4Rawalpindi3.9M1.50%
5Gujranwala2.8M1.08%
6Multan2.4M0.93%
7Hyderabad2.0M0.78%
8Peshawar1.9M0.72%
9Quetta1.8M0.70%
10Islamabad1.2M0.45%

Pakistan by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Pakistan is home to an estimated 260,576,578 people, the 5th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Pakistan has a net population change of approximately 11,299 people per day, driven by 18,989 births, 4,556 deaths, and net emigration of 3,134 people.
Share of world
Pakistan makes up 3.12% of the world's population and 5.18% of Asia's.
Density
336.4 people per km² of land (871.2 per mi²), ranking 41st among countries and territories.
Urban living
39.53% of people live in urban areas.

Pakistan Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 78100+ years, female: 27295–99 years, male: 2,88395–99 years, female: 5,79590–94 years, male: 30,77490–94 years, female: 49,21885–89 years, male: 154,81385–89 years, female: 211,23580–84 years, male: 454,23480–84 years, female: 585,32775–79 years, male: 842,54275–79 years, female: 1,058,91870–74 years, male: 1,485,13270–74 years, female: 1,749,91065–69 years, male: 2,321,59565–69 years, female: 2,570,14460–64 years, male: 3,079,32460–64 years, female: 3,257,35655–59 years, male: 3,730,30055–59 years, female: 3,823,34650–54 years, male: 4,506,19950–54 years, female: 4,530,07445–49 years, male: 5,522,60745–49 years, female: 5,467,72540–44 years, male: 6,884,27640–44 years, female: 6,761,25235–39 years, male: 8,155,15135–39 years, female: 7,856,98430–34 years, male: 9,358,20530–34 years, female: 8,946,80825–29 years, male: 10,780,91225–29 years, female: 10,339,98820–24 years, male: 12,191,58220–24 years, female: 11,681,96715–19 years, male: 14,384,80015–19 years, female: 13,719,27010–14 years, male: 15,277,51310–14 years, female: 14,647,9235–9 years, male: 15,616,8275–9 years, female: 14,981,3160–4 years, male: 16,488,8470–4 years, female: 15,786,377100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–45M5M10M10M15M15M

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

21.8 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

68.1 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.62%

Female

49.38%

Life expectancy 65.7Life expectancy 70.6

Ethnicity

44.7%

Punjabi

  • Punjabi44.7%
  • Pashtun (Pathan)15.4%
  • Sindhi14.1%
  • Saraiki8.4%
  • Muhajirs7.6%
  • Other6.3%
  • Balochi3.6%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2017 est.

Religion

96.5%

Muslim (official), the largest religion

  • Muslim (official)96.5%
  • Other (includes Christian and Hindu)3.5%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

Muslim (official): Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Pakistan United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
  5. Uncommon tongue: Pakistan's confusing move to Urdu