Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Pakistan
Pakistan: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.312 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Pakistan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Pakistan stood at 0.312 Persons per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Pakistan peaked at 0.312 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
Pakistan ranks 24th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1546 Persons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1587 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1629 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1677 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1727 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.178 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1833 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1887 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1942 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2003 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2065 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2118 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2165 Persons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2214 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2262 Persons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.231 Persons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.236 Persons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2412 Persons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2466 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2522 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2576 Persons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2623 Persons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2664 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2701 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2737 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.277 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2807 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.285 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2897 Persons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2947 Persons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3002 Persons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3059 Persons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.312 Persons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.312 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0802 Persons per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.312 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1048 Persons per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1711 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1942 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2237 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2003 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2466 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2715 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2522 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2897 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3032 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2947 Persons per square kilometre | 0.312 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 21 Grenada 0.3711 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 22 Sri Lanka 0.3539 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 23 Japan 0.3382 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 25 El Salvador 0.3072 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2992 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 0.2955 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Pakistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 367,808 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1091 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.7801 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 32.24 million people (2100)
- Population density 662.88 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5037 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Pakistan?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Pakistan was 0.312 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.312 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Pakistan ranks 24th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.