Diabetes prevalence in Pakistan

An estimated 31.4% of people aged 20 to 79 in Pakistan had diabetes in 2024.

Measure: Diabetes prevalence, ages 20 to 79 Unit: % of population aged 20 to 79 Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Pakistan, 2024 31.4% % of population aged 20 to 79
Change from 2011 +23.5percentage points 2011: 7.9%
World, 2024 10.8% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 1st of 209 See the full ranking

Diabetes prevalence in Pakistan over time

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% of population aged 20 to 79. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Diabetes prevalence, ages 20 to 79 (% of population aged 20 to 79), 2000 to 2024
Period PakistanWorld
2024 31.4% 10.8%
2011 7.9% 8.1%
2000 11.8% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 7.9% in 2011, a change of +23.5 percentage points.
  • Since 2000, when it was 11.8%, the figure has changed by +19.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Pakistan has the highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 10.8%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Diabetes Federation, Diabetes Atlas
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.DIAB.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Pakistan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Diabetes Federation, Diabetes Atlas