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Population in Pakistan

Pakistan: Population was 247.50 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
247.50 million people
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
5th
of 238 countries
All-time high
247.50 million people
in 2023
All-time low
6.54 million people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Pakistan, 1000–2023

050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Pakistan stood at 247.50 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Pakistan peaked at 247.50 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.54 million people, in 1000.

That places Pakistan 5th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 6.54 million people 6.54 million people 6.54 million people 1
1100s 6.80 million people 6.80 million people 6.80 million people 1
1200s 7.05 million people 7.05 million people 7.05 million people 1
1300s 7.05 million people 7.05 million people 7.05 million people 1
1400s 7.99 million people 7.99 million people 7.99 million people 1
1500s 8.50 million people 8.50 million people 8.50 million people 1
1600s 11.05 million people 11.05 million people 11.05 million people 1
1700s 13.60 million people 13.60 million people 13.60 million people 1
1710s 13.74 million people 13.74 million people 13.74 million people 1
1720s 14.02 million people 14.02 million people 14.02 million people 1
1730s 14.31 million people 14.31 million people 14.31 million people 1
1740s 14.60 million people 14.60 million people 14.60 million people 1
1750s 14.90 million people 14.90 million people 14.90 million people 1
1760s 15.20 million people 15.20 million people 15.20 million people 1
1770s 15.51 million people 15.51 million people 15.51 million people 1
1780s 15.83 million people 15.83 million people 15.83 million people 1
1790s 16.15 million people 16.15 million people 16.15 million people 1
1800s 13.24 million people 13.12 million people 13.35 million people 10
1810s 13.52 million people 13.38 million people 13.66 million people 10
1820s 13.86 million people 13.70 million people 14.06 million people 10
1830s 14.32 million people 14.11 million people 14.53 million people 10
1840s 14.80 million people 14.58 million people 15.02 million people 10
1850s 15.24 million people 15.07 million people 15.42 million people 10
1860s 15.64 million people 15.46 million people 15.82 million people 10
1870s 16.20 million people 15.88 million people 16.55 million people 10
1880s 16.98 million people 16.62 million people 17.34 million people 10
1890s 17.80 million people 17.42 million people 18.18 million people 10
1900s 18.66 million people 18.26 million people 19.08 million people 10
1910s 20.27 million people 19.23 million people 21.45 million people 10
1920s 23.62 million people 21.78 million people 25.59 million people 10
1930s 28.34 million people 26.06 million people 30.72 million people 10
1940s 34.02 million people 31.28 million people 36.92 million people 10
1950s 39.84 million people 35.85 million people 44.50 million people 10
1960s 51.74 million people 45.71 million people 58.46 million people 10
1970s 68.88 million people 60.17 million people 79.00 million people 10
1980s 97.06 million people 82.29 million people 112.34 million people 10
1990s 133.03 million people 116.16 million people 150.56 million people 10
2000s 173.93 million people 154.88 million people 194.38 million people 10
2010s 215.44 million people 199.24 million people 230.80 million people 10
2020s 241.42 million people 235.00 million people 247.50 million people 4

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 2 China 1.42 billion people compare
  2. 3 United States 343.48 million people compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 281.19 million people compare
  4. 6 Nigeria 227.88 million people compare
  5. 7 Brazil 211.14 million people compare
  6. 8 Bangladesh 171.47 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Pakistan?
Population in Pakistan was 247.50 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 247.50 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 6.54 million people in 1000.
How does Pakistan rank for population?
Pakistan ranks 5th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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