Long term urban population region in Pakistan
Pakistan: Long term urban population region was 44.85 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
44.85
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
154th
of 202 countries
All-time high
44.85
in 2025
All-time low
0.0009
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Long term urban population region in Pakistan, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 44.85 for long term urban population region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long term urban population region in Pakistan peaked at 44.85 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0009, in 1000.
That places Pakistan 154th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long term urban population region in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0009 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0026 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0079 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0237 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0712 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.2135 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.6406 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 1.92 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 2.17 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 2.37 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 2.6 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 2.84 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 3.12 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 3.41 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 3.74 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 4.09 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 4.48 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 4.91 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 5.38 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 5.89 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 6.45 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 7.06 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 7.74 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 8.47 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 9.28 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 10.17 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 11.13 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 12.19 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 13.36 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 14.63 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 16.02 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 17.55 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 19.22 | +9.5% |
| 1951 | 19.75 | +2.8% |
| 1952 | 20.26 | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 20.75 | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 21.23 | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 21.7 | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 22.17 | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 22.63 | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 23.09 | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 23.55 | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 24.01 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 24.35 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 24.52 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 24.7 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 24.89 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 25.09 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 25.32 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 25.56 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 25.82 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 26.09 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 26.38 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 26.47 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 26.61 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 26.84 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 27.11 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 27.4 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 27.59 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 27.81 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 28.07 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 28.4 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 28.8 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 29.04 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 29.26 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 29.54 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 29.87 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 30.22 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 30.51 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 30.82 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 31.14 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 31.42 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 31.65 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 31.87 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 32.04 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 32.19 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 32.37 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 32.6 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 32.81 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 33.07 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 33.36 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 33.68 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 34 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 34.19 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 34.38 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.57 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.76 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 34.95 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 35.14 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 35.33 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 35.52 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 35.71 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 35.9 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 36.5 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 37.11 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 37.72 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 38.32 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 38.93 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 39.54 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 40.14 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 40.75 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 41.36 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 41.97 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 42.54 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 43.12 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 43.69 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 44.27 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 44.85 | +1.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 44.85 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.04, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 44.85 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 72.83, 62% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long term urban population region in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0009 | 0.0026 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0026 | 0.0079 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0079 | 0.0237 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0237 | 0.0712 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0712 | 0.2135 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.2135 | 0.6406 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0009 | 0.0009 | 0.0009 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0026 | 0.0026 | 0.0026 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0079 | 0.0079 | 0.0079 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0237 | 0.0237 | 0.0237 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0712 | 0.0712 | 0.0712 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2135 | 0.2135 | 0.2135 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.6406 | 0.6406 | 0.6406 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.84 | 2.84 | 2.84 | 1 |
| 1750s | 3.12 | 3.12 | 3.12 | 1 |
| 1760s | 3.41 | 3.41 | 3.41 | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.74 | 3.74 | 3.74 | 1 |
| 1780s | 4.09 | 4.09 | 4.09 | 1 |
| 1790s | 4.48 | 4.48 | 4.48 | 1 |
| 1800s | 4.91 | 4.91 | 4.91 | 1 |
| 1810s | 5.38 | 5.38 | 5.38 | 1 |
| 1820s | 5.89 | 5.89 | 5.89 | 1 |
| 1830s | 6.45 | 6.45 | 6.45 | 1 |
| 1840s | 7.06 | 7.06 | 7.06 | 1 |
| 1850s | 7.74 | 7.74 | 7.74 | 1 |
| 1860s | 8.47 | 8.47 | 8.47 | 1 |
| 1870s | 9.28 | 9.28 | 9.28 | 1 |
| 1880s | 10.17 | 10.17 | 10.17 | 1 |
| 1890s | 11.13 | 11.13 | 11.13 | 1 |
| 1900s | 12.19 | 12.19 | 12.19 | 1 |
| 1910s | 13.36 | 13.36 | 13.36 | 1 |
| 1920s | 14.63 | 14.63 | 14.63 | 1 |
| 1930s | 16.02 | 16.02 | 16.02 | 1 |
| 1940s | 17.55 | 17.55 | 17.55 | 1 |
| 1950s | 21.43 | 19.22 | 23.55 | 10 |
| 1960s | 25.03 | 24.01 | 26.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.27 | 26.38 | 28.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.06 | 28.8 | 31.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.56 | 31.65 | 33.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.85 | 34 | 35.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.63 | 35.9 | 41.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.41 | 41.97 | 44.85 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long term urban population region in Pakistan?
- Long term urban population region in Pakistan was 44.85 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long term urban population region recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.85 in 2025.
- What is the lowest long term urban population region recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 in 1000.
- How does Pakistan rank for long term urban population region?
- Pakistan ranks 154th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long term urban population region rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long term urban population region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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