🇵🇰 Pakistan Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Pakistan is 259,299,792, ranking #5 in the world (3.12% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 1.59% per year. The biggest city is Lahore with 13,004,135 inhabitants.
Live estimate
259,397,993
Growth rate
1.59%
Density
336
people / km² (871 / mi²)
Median age
20.8
Fertility rate
3.44
births per woman
Life expectancy
68.1
years
Pakistan population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Pakistan is projected to reach 371,863,793, and 511,000,618 by 2100.
Pakistan population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 259,299,792 | 1.59% | 336.4 | 20.8 |
| 2025 | 255,219,554 | 1.58% | 331.1 | 20.6 |
| 2024 | 251,269,164 | 1.54% | 326.0 | 20.4 |
| 2023 | 247,504,495 | 1.48% | 321.1 | 20.3 |
| 2022 | 243,700,667 | 1.62% | 316.1 | 20.1 |
| 2021 | 239,477,801 | 1.88% | 310.7 | 20.0 |
| 2020 | 235,001,746 | 1.89% | 304.8 | 19.8 |
| 2019 | 230,800,899 | 1.71% | 299.4 | 19.7 |
| 2018 | 226,928,892 | 1.67% | 294.4 | 19.5 |
| 2017 | 223,273,968 | 1.57% | 289.6 | 19.4 |
| 2016 | 220,138,869 | 1.25% | 285.6 | 19.3 |
| 2015 | 217,290,882 | 1.35% | 281.9 | 19.2 |
| 2014 | 214,264,646 | 1.45% | 277.9 | 19.2 |
| 2013 | 211,073,978 | 1.55% | 273.8 | 19.1 |
| 2012 | 207,667,124 | 1.71% | 269.4 | 19.0 |
| 2011 | 203,746,064 | 2.11% | 264.3 | 18.9 |
| 2010 | 199,239,047 | 2.37% | 258.5 | 18.8 |
| 2009 | 194,376,534 | 2.58% | 252.1 | 18.6 |
| 2008 | 189,499,113 | 2.50% | 245.8 | 18.4 |
| 2007 | 184,493,230 | 2.85% | 239.3 | 18.2 |
| 2006 | 179,682,690 | 2.42% | 233.1 | 18.0 |
| 2005 | 175,453,212 | 2.34% | 227.6 | 17.8 |
| 2004 | 171,286,000 | 2.47% | 222.2 | 17.6 |
| 2003 | 167,110,248 | 2.47% | 216.8 | 17.4 |
| 2002 | 163,222,550 | 2.24% | 211.7 | 17.3 |
| 2001 | 159,270,907 | 2.67% | 206.6 | 17.1 |
| 2000 | 154,879,127 | 2.93% | 200.9 | 17.0 |
| 1999 | 150,565,377 | 2.72% | 195.3 | 16.9 |
| 1998 | 146,522,356 | 2.73% | 190.1 | 16.8 |
| 1997 | 142,531,804 | 2.80% | 184.9 | 16.7 |
| 1996 | 138,557,092 | 2.86% | 179.7 | 16.7 |
| 1995 | 134,582,253 | 2.96% | 174.6 | 16.6 |
| 1994 | 130,748,083 | 2.81% | 169.6 | 16.6 |
| 1993 | 127,020,117 | 2.97% | 164.8 | 16.7 |
| 1992 | 123,546,848 | 2.57% | 160.3 | 16.8 |
| 1991 | 120,060,406 | 3.17% | 155.7 | 16.9 |
| 1990 | 116,155,576 | 3.45% | 150.7 | 16.9 |
| 1989 | 112,336,629 | 3.23% | 145.7 | 16.9 |
| 1988 | 108,724,739 | 3.31% | 141.0 | 17.0 |
| 1987 | 105,130,717 | 3.42% | 136.4 | 17.1 |
| 1986 | 101,606,764 | 3.40% | 131.8 | 17.1 |
| 1985 | 98,229,286 | 3.36% | 127.4 | 17.1 |
| 1984 | 95,164,936 | 2.97% | 123.4 | 17.2 |
| 1983 | 92,227,711 | 3.31% | 119.6 | 17.3 |
| 1982 | 89,089,246 | 3.63% | 115.6 | 17.3 |
| 1981 | 85,802,049 | 3.90% | 111.3 | 17.2 |
| 1980 | 82,291,010 | 4.47% | 106.7 | 17.1 |
| 1979 | 78,997,040 | 3.69% | 102.5 | 16.9 |
| 1978 | 76,307,379 | 3.23% | 99.0 | 16.8 |
| 1977 | 73,901,828 | 3.17% | 95.9 | 16.8 |
| 1976 | 71,620,254 | 3.10% | 92.9 | 16.8 |
| 1975 | 69,461,175 | 3.02% | 90.1 | 16.8 |
| 1974 | 67,415,487 | 2.96% | 87.5 | 16.8 |
| 1973 | 65,461,912 | 2.92% | 84.9 | 16.8 |
| 1972 | 63,583,194 | 2.90% | 82.5 | 16.9 |
| 1971 | 61,847,900 | 2.63% | 80.2 | 17.0 |
| 1970 | 60,166,720 | 2.88% | 78.0 | 17.1 |
| 1969 | 58,460,939 | 2.87% | 75.8 | 17.2 |
| 1968 | 56,810,508 | 2.86% | 73.7 | 17.4 |
| 1967 | 55,214,768 | 2.84% | 71.6 | 17.6 |
| 1966 | 53,678,667 | 2.81% | 69.6 | 17.7 |
| 1965 | 52,209,010 | 2.75% | 67.7 | 17.8 |
| 1964 | 50,799,999 | 2.73% | 65.9 | 17.9 |
| 1963 | 49,447,776 | 2.67% | 64.1 | 17.9 |
| 1962 | 48,156,128 | 2.62% | 62.5 | 18.0 |
| 1961 | 46,921,277 | 2.57% | 60.9 | 18.0 |
| 1960 | 45,709,310 | 2.66% | 59.3 | 18.0 |
| 1959 | 44,495,162 | 2.72% | 57.7 | 18.1 |
| 1958 | 43,312,056 | 2.67% | 56.2 | 18.0 |
| 1957 | 42,185,136 | 2.60% | 54.7 | 18.0 |
| 1956 | 41,113,929 | 2.54% | 53.3 | 18.0 |
| 1955 | 40,098,069 | 2.46% | 52.0 | 17.9 |
| 1954 | 39,137,060 | 2.39% | 50.8 | 17.8 |
| 1953 | 38,229,654 | 2.30% | 49.6 | 17.7 |
| 1952 | 37,376,999 | 2.21% | 48.5 | 17.6 |
| 1951 | 36,581,898 | 2.09% | 47.5 | 17.5 |
| 1950 | 35,849,260 | 1.95% | 46.5 | 17.3 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 263,515,826 | 1.63% | 341.8 | 20.9 |
| 2028 | 267,881,916 | 1.65% | 347.5 | 21.1 |
| 2029 | 272,337,520 | 1.65% | 353.3 | 21.3 |
| 2030 | 276,883,255 | 1.66% | 359.2 | 21.6 |
| 2031 | 281,528,067 | 1.66% | 365.2 | 21.8 |
| 2032 | 286,241,139 | 1.66% | 371.3 | 22.0 |
| 2033 | 291,012,262 | 1.65% | 377.5 | 22.3 |
| 2034 | 295,820,151 | 1.63% | 383.7 | 22.6 |
| 2035 | 300,643,508 | 1.61% | 390.0 | 22.8 |
| 2036 | 305,491,493 | 1.59% | 396.3 | 23.1 |
| 2037 | 310,353,289 | 1.56% | 402.6 | 23.3 |
| 2038 | 315,227,700 | 1.55% | 408.9 | 23.6 |
| 2039 | 320,105,878 | 1.52% | 415.2 | 23.8 |
| 2040 | 324,937,697 | 1.48% | 421.5 | 24.0 |
| 2041 | 329,746,464 | 1.46% | 427.8 | 24.2 |
| 2042 | 334,551,869 | 1.43% | 434.0 | 24.5 |
| 2043 | 339,334,851 | 1.41% | 440.2 | 24.7 |
| 2044 | 344,095,461 | 1.38% | 446.4 | 24.9 |
| 2045 | 348,837,726 | 1.36% | 452.5 | 25.1 |
| 2046 | 353,552,856 | 1.33% | 458.6 | 25.3 |
| 2047 | 358,207,154 | 1.29% | 464.7 | 25.6 |
| 2048 | 362,796,531 | 1.26% | 470.6 | 25.8 |
| 2049 | 367,344,425 | 1.23% | 476.5 | 26.0 |
| 2050 | 371,863,793 | 1.21% | 482.4 | 26.3 |
| 2051 | 376,335,025 | 1.18% | 488.2 | 26.5 |
| 2052 | 380,753,019 | 1.16% | 493.9 | 26.7 |
| 2053 | 385,126,730 | 1.13% | 499.6 | 26.9 |
| 2054 | 389,454,640 | 1.11% | 505.2 | 27.2 |
| 2055 | 393,743,580 | 1.08% | 510.8 | 27.4 |
| 2056 | 398,004,627 | 1.07% | 516.3 | 27.6 |
| 2057 | 402,212,383 | 1.03% | 521.8 | 27.8 |
| 2058 | 406,351,520 | 1.01% | 527.1 | 28.1 |
| 2059 | 410,424,432 | 0.98% | 532.4 | 28.3 |
| 2060 | 414,441,120 | 0.97% | 537.6 | 28.5 |
| 2061 | 418,409,459 | 0.94% | 542.8 | 28.8 |
| 2062 | 422,330,983 | 0.93% | 547.9 | 29.0 |
| 2063 | 426,180,154 | 0.89% | 552.8 | 29.2 |
| 2064 | 429,947,919 | 0.87% | 557.7 | 29.5 |
| 2065 | 433,661,586 | 0.85% | 562.6 | 29.7 |
| 2066 | 437,318,613 | 0.83% | 567.3 | 29.9 |
| 2067 | 440,914,452 | 0.81% | 572.0 | 30.2 |
| 2068 | 444,444,561 | 0.79% | 576.5 | 30.4 |
| 2069 | 447,902,352 | 0.76% | 581.0 | 30.7 |
| 2070 | 451,260,265 | 0.73% | 585.4 | 30.9 |
| 2071 | 454,515,292 | 0.71% | 589.6 | 31.1 |
| 2072 | 457,684,502 | 0.68% | 593.7 | 31.4 |
| 2073 | 460,769,882 | 0.66% | 597.7 | 31.6 |
| 2074 | 463,768,819 | 0.64% | 601.6 | 31.9 |
| 2075 | 466,698,208 | 0.62% | 605.4 | 32.1 |
| 2076 | 469,545,325 | 0.59% | 609.1 | 32.3 |
| 2077 | 472,273,413 | 0.56% | 612.6 | 32.6 |
| 2078 | 474,863,102 | 0.53% | 616.0 | 32.8 |
| 2079 | 477,333,764 | 0.51% | 619.2 | 33.0 |
| 2080 | 479,745,112 | 0.50% | 622.3 | 33.2 |
| 2081 | 482,090,659 | 0.48% | 625.4 | 33.5 |
| 2082 | 484,348,992 | 0.46% | 628.3 | 33.7 |
| 2083 | 486,517,091 | 0.43% | 631.1 | 33.9 |
| 2084 | 488,571,714 | 0.41% | 633.8 | 34.1 |
| 2085 | 490,535,613 | 0.39% | 636.3 | 34.3 |
| 2086 | 492,432,980 | 0.38% | 638.8 | 34.5 |
| 2087 | 494,230,514 | 0.35% | 641.1 | 34.7 |
| 2088 | 495,952,180 | 0.34% | 643.4 | 34.9 |
| 2089 | 497,603,517 | 0.32% | 645.5 | 35.1 |
| 2090 | 499,173,314 | 0.31% | 647.5 | 35.3 |
| 2091 | 500,693,222 | 0.30% | 649.5 | 35.5 |
| 2092 | 502,152,505 | 0.28% | 651.4 | 35.7 |
| 2093 | 503,542,930 | 0.27% | 653.2 | 35.9 |
| 2094 | 504,868,764 | 0.26% | 654.9 | 36.1 |
| 2095 | 506,112,461 | 0.23% | 656.5 | 36.3 |
| 2096 | 507,252,577 | 0.21% | 658.0 | 36.5 |
| 2097 | 508,289,972 | 0.19% | 659.4 | 36.7 |
| 2098 | 509,242,528 | 0.18% | 660.6 | 36.9 |
| 2099 | 510,137,621 | 0.17% | 661.8 | 37.1 |
| 2100 | 511,000,618 | 0.17% | 662.9 | 37.3 |
States & provinces of Pakistan by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjab | 127,333,305 | 49.1% |
| 2 | Sind | 55,696,147 | 21.5% |
| 3 | K.P. | 40,641,120 | 15.7% |
| 4 | Baluchistan | 14,894,402 | 5.7% |
| 5 | Azad Kashmir | 4,045,366 | 1.6% |
| 6 | F.C.T. | 2,363,863 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Northern Areas | 1,492,924 | 0.6% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Pakistan
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lahore | Punjab | 13,004,135 |
| 2 | Karachi | Sindh | 11,624,219 |
| 3 | Peshawar | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 4,758,762 |
| 4 | Faisalabad | Punjab | 3,800,193 |
| 5 | Rawalpindi | Punjab | 3,357,612 |
| 6 | Gujranwala | Punjab | 2,511,118 |
| 7 | Multan | Punjab | 2,169,915 |
| 8 | Hyderabad | Sindh | 1,921,275 |
| 9 | Quetta | Balochistan | 1,565,546 |
| 10 | Bannu | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 1,357,890 |
| 11 | Sargodha | Punjab | 975,886 |
| 12 | Sialkot | Punjab | 911,817 |
| 13 | Bahawalpur | Punjab | 903,795 |
| 14 | Arifwala | Punjab | 854,462 |
| 15 | Dera Ismail Khan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 763,195 |
FAQ
What is the population of Pakistan in 2026?
The population of Pakistan is 259,299,792 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Pakistan?
Lahore is the biggest city in Pakistan with 13,004,135 inhabitants; the capital is Islamabad.
Is the population of Pakistan growing or shrinking?
The population of Pakistan is growing at 1.59% per year.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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