Population in Pakistan
The population of Pakistan was 255,219,554 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Pakistan, 2025
255,219,554
Change from 2024
+1.6%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
5th of 217
Population in Pakistan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 255,219,554 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 251,269,164 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 247,504,495 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 243,700,667 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 239,477,801 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 235,001,746 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 230,800,899 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 226,928,892 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 223,273,967 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 220,138,869 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 217,290,883 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 214,264,647 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 211,073,978 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 207,667,125 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 203,746,065 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 199,239,047 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 194,376,534 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 189,499,113 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 184,493,231 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 179,682,690 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 175,453,212 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 171,286,000 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 167,110,248 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 163,222,549 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 159,270,907 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6% from 251,269,164 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 217,290,883 people, the figure has changed by +17.5%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Pakistan has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Pakistan
All statistics for Pakistan
Population growth
1.56%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
247,504,495 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
20.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.61 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.48%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
4.4%
2025 · World Bank