Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.3953 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Pakistan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Pakistan stood at 0.3953 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.3953 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.223 people per person, in 1960.
Pakistan ranks 174th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.223 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2263 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2293 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2321 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2346 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.237 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2392 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2414 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2436 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2459 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2482 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2507 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2535 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2565 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2598 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2633 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2669 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2706 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2742 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2777 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2809 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2839 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2868 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2896 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2923 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.295 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2976 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3001 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3027 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3051 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3075 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3099 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3123 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3146 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3169 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3191 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3214 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3236 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3259 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.328 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.33 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.332 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3339 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3357 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3374 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3392 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3409 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3427 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3445 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3463 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3482 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3501 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3522 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3543 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3566 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.359 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3616 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3644 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3675 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3711 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3751 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3793 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3837 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3882 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3917 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3953 people per person | +0.9% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.3953 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.3953 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2352 people per person | 0.223 people per person | 0.2459 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2621 people per person | 0.2482 people per person | 0.2777 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2934 people per person | 0.2809 people per person | 0.3051 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3179 people per person | 0.3075 people per person | 0.328 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3383 people per person | 0.33 people per person | 0.3463 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3585 people per person | 0.3482 people per person | 0.3711 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3856 people per person | 0.3751 people per person | 0.3953 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 171 Faroe Islands 0.4044 people per person compare
- 172 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4031 people per person compare
- 173 Mauritius 0.3981 people per person compare
- 175 Viet Nam 0.3883 people per person compare
- 176 Guinea 0.3852 people per person compare
- 177 Mozambique 0.3721 people per person compare
More population data for Pakistan
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1091 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 367,808 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.8 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5037 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Population density 662.88 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 32.24 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Pakistan?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Pakistan was 0.3953 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3953 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.223 people per person in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.