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Pakistan vs United States: Population

Pakistan
247.50 million people
in 2023
United States
343.48 million people
in 2023
Pakistan rank
5th
United States rank
3rd

Population over time

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How they compare

United States currently reports 343.48 million people against 247.50 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 95.97 million people.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 20 and United States in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan United States Difference Ahead
1000s 6.54 million people 1.22 million people 5.33 million people Pakistan
1100s 6.80 million people 1.31 million people 5.49 million people Pakistan
1200s 7.05 million people 1.45 million people 5.60 million people Pakistan
1300s 7.05 million people 1.57 million people 5.48 million people Pakistan
1400s 7.99 million people 1.74 million people 6.25 million people Pakistan
1500s 8.50 million people 1.89 million people 6.61 million people Pakistan
1600s 11.05 million people 778,503 people 10.27 million people Pakistan
1700s 13.60 million people 927,076 people 12.67 million people Pakistan
1710s 13.74 million people 1.37 million people 12.37 million people Pakistan
1720s 14.02 million people 1.82 million people 12.20 million people Pakistan
1730s 14.31 million people 2.26 million people 12.04 million people Pakistan
1740s 14.60 million people 2.71 million people 11.89 million people Pakistan
1750s 14.90 million people 3.16 million people 11.74 million people Pakistan
1760s 15.20 million people 3.60 million people 11.60 million people Pakistan
1770s 15.51 million people 4.05 million people 11.46 million people Pakistan
1780s 15.83 million people 4.49 million people 11.33 million people Pakistan
1790s 16.15 million people 4.94 million people 11.21 million people Pakistan
1800s 13.24 million people 6.54 million people 6.70 million people Pakistan
1810s 13.52 million people 8.42 million people 5.10 million people Pakistan
1820s 13.86 million people 11.38 million people 2.48 million people Pakistan
1830s 14.32 million people 15.05 million people 729,710 people United States
1840s 14.80 million people 20.07 million people 5.28 million people United States
1850s 15.24 million people 27.06 million people 11.82 million people United States
1860s 15.64 million people 35.24 million people 19.60 million people United States
1870s 16.20 million people 44.20 million people 28.00 million people United States
1880s 16.98 million people 55.20 million people 38.22 million people United States
1890s 17.80 million people 67.69 million people 49.89 million people United States
1900s 18.66 million people 81.59 million people 62.93 million people United States
1910s 20.27 million people 96.24 million people 75.97 million people United States
1920s 23.62 million people 111.00 million people 87.39 million people United States
1930s 28.34 million people 123.98 million people 95.65 million people United States
1940s 34.02 million people 137.35 million people 103.33 million people United States
1950s 39.84 million people 165.22 million people 125.38 million people United States
1960s 51.74 million people 193.61 million people 141.87 million people United States
1970s 68.88 million people 217.97 million people 149.09 million people United States
1980s 97.06 million people 240.39 million people 143.33 million people United States
1990s 133.03 million people 266.50 million people 133.47 million people United States
2000s 173.93 million people 294.48 million people 120.56 million people United States
2010s 215.44 million people 324.59 million people 109.14 million people United States
2020s 241.42 million people 341.15 million people 99.73 million people United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Pakistan or United States?
United States, at 343.48 million people against 247.50 million people in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Pakistan and United States?
95.97 million people, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United States?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and United States rank globally for population?
Pakistan ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.