Pakistan Population

1950 - 2023 | Yearly | Person mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Pakistan population

  • The Pakistan population reached 241.5 million people in Jun 2023, compared with the previously reported figure of 229.2 million people in Jun 2022
  • The data reached an all-time high of 241.5 million people in Jun 2023 and a record low of 37.5 million people in Jun 1950

*This indicator will be no longer available from March 2026, 4th onwards. CEIC has a plan to remove the non-standard frequency indicator after the standard frequency indicator has been added and be available on this table. CEIC extends history for annual Population. The Ministry of Planning, Development & Reforms provides Mid-year Population. Population prior to 1981 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund. Population is in annual frequency, ending in June of each year.


Further information about Pakistan population data

  • In the latest reports, Pakistan Unemployment Rate increased to 6.9 % in Jun 2025
  • Monthly earnings of the Pakistan population was 150.2 USD in Jun 2021
  • Pakistan Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 32.3 % in Dec 2021

View Pakistan's Population from 1950 to 2023 in the chart:

Pakistan Population

What was Pakistan's Population in 2023?

The Pakistan population reached 241.5 million people in Jun 2023, compared with the previously reported figure of 229.2 million people in Jun 2022 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
241.5 2023 229.2 2022 37.5 1950 241.5 2023 Person mn yearly 1950 - 2023

Population by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person mn) 2.8 2020 yearly 1989 - 2020
Algeria (Person mn) 46.3 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Argentina (Person mn) 46.4 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Armenia (Person mn) 3.1 2025 yearly 1989 - 2025
Australia (Person mn) 27.4 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Austria (Person mn) 9.2 2026 yearly 1950 - 2026
Azerbaijan (Person mn) 10.3 2025 yearly 1925 - 2025
Bahrain (Person mn) 1.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Bangladesh (Person mn) 169.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Belarus (Person mn) 9.1 2025 yearly 1949 - 2025
Belgium (Person mn) 11.9 2025 yearly 1953 - 2025
Bolivia (Person mn) 12.6 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person mn) 3.4 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Botswana (Person mn) 2.6 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Brazil (Person mn) 213.4 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Brunei (Person mn) 0.5 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Bulgaria (Person mn) 6.4 2025 yearly 1880 - 2025
Cambodia (Person mn) 17.1 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Canada (Person mn) 41.7 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Chile (Person mn) 20.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
China (Person mn) 1,404.9 2025 yearly 1949 - 2025
Colombia (Person mn) 52.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Croatia (Person mn) 3.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Cyprus (Person mn) 1.0 2024 yearly 1974 - 2024
Czech Republic (Person mn) 10.9 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Denmark (Person mn) 5.8 2020 yearly 1900 - 2020
Ecuador (Person mn) 18.1 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Egypt (Person mn) 107.9 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Estonia (Person mn) 1.4 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
European Union (Person mn) 450.6 2024 yearly 1959 - 2024
Finland (Person mn) 5.7 2025 yearly 1749 - 2025
France (Person mn) 69.1 2025 yearly 1949 - 2025
Georgia (Person mn) 3.9 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Germany (Person mn) 83.5 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Ghana (Person mn) 31.1 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Greece (Person mn) 10.4 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person mn) 7.5 2025 yearly 1961 - 2025
Hungary (Person mn) 9.5 2026 yearly 1949 - 2026
Iceland (Person mn) 0.4 2025 yearly 1732 - 2025
India (Person mn) 1,420.6 2026 yearly 1951 - 2026
Indonesia (Person mn) 281.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Iran (Person mn) 85.3 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Ireland (Person mn) 5.5 2025 yearly 1900 - 2025
Israel (Person mn) 10.2 2025 yearly 1949 - 2025
Italy (Person mn) 58.9 2025 yearly 1911 - 2025
Ivory Coast (Person mn) 32.7 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Japan (Person mn) 123.2 2025 yearly 1899 - 2025
Jordan (Person mn) 11.9 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Kazakhstan (Person mn) 20.3 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Kenya (Person mn) 53.3 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
South Korea (Person mn) 51.7 2025 yearly 1956 - 2025
Kosovo (Person mn) 1.6 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Kuwait (Person mn) 5.2 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan (Person mn) 7.4 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Laos (Person mn) 7.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Latvia (Person mn) 1.8 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Lebanon (Person mn) 5.8 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Lithuania (Person mn) 2.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Luxembourg (Person mn) 0.7 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Macau SAR, China (Person mn) 0.7 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
North Macedonia (Person mn) 1.8 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Malawi (Person mn) 22.2 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Malaysia (Person mn) 34.2 2025 yearly 1947 - 2025
Malta (Person mn) 0.5 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Mauritius (Person mn) 1.2 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Mexico (Person mn) 132.8 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Moldova (Person mn) 2.4 2025 yearly 2013 - 2025
Mongolia (Person mn) 3.6 2025 yearly 1935 - 2025
Montenegro (Person mn) 0.6 2025 yearly 1921 - 2025
Morocco (Person mn) 36.5 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Mozambique (Person mn) 34.1 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Myanmar (Person mn) 54.9 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Nepal (Person mn) 30.0 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Netherlands (Person mn) 17.3 2018 yearly 1899 - 2018
New Zealand (Person mn) 5.3 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Nigeria (Person mn) 221.3 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Norway (Person mn) 5.4 2019 yearly 1845 - 2019
Oman (Person mn) 4.5 2020 yearly 1977 - 2020
Pakistan (Person mn) 241.5 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (Person mn) 5.9 2026 yearly 1950 - 2026
Panama (Person mn) 4.5 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Paraguay (Person mn) 6.4 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Peru (Person mn) 32.8 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Philippines (Person mn) 112.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Poland (Person mn) 37.3 2025 yearly 1946 - 2025
Portugal (Person mn) 11.4 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Qatar (Person mn) 2.8 2020 yearly 1984 - 2020
Romania (Person mn) 19.0 2024 yearly 1930 - 2024
Russia (Person mn) 146.1 2024 yearly 1949 - 2024
Saudi Arabia (Person mn) 35.3 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Serbia (Person mn) 6.5 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Singapore (Person mn) 6.1 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Slovakia (Person mn) 5.5 2020 yearly 1945 - 2020
Slovenia (Person mn) 2.1 2025 yearly 1920 - 2025
South Africa (Person mn) 63.1 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Spain (Person mn) 49.1 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Sri Lanka (Person mn) 21.8 2025 yearly 1948 - 2025
Sudan (Person mn) 48.2 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Sweden (Person mn) 10.4 2020 yearly 1749 - 2020
Switzerland (Person mn) 9.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024

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Pakistan Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.6 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -14,594.600 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 23,956.926 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 11.3 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.3 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PKR bn) 44,111.437 2031 yearly 1993 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PKR bn) 127,856.351 2031 yearly 1994 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (PKR bn) 34,021.752 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
CG: Overall Budget Balance: ytd (PKR mn) 541,882.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2020 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Govt (CG) Expenditure: ytd (PKR mn) 10,141,670.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
CG Expenditure: ytd: Current (PKR mn) 9,591,103.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Govt (CG) Revenue: ytd (PKR mn) 10,683,552.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
CG Revenue: ytd: Tax (PKR mn) 6,729,353.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Govt Revenue: Tax: Federal: Direct Tax (PKR mn) 3,264,705.000 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.571 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,785.9 May 2026 monthly Jan 1968 - May 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,479.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 13.3 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1988 - Apr 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 58,779.396 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 382,718.815 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7,059.360 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Imports (USD mn) 6,763.5 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 20.3 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1988 - Apr 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 404,555.213 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 748,542.260 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 520.934 May 2024 monthly Jan 1969 - May 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 449.837 May 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - May 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 216.249 May 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - May 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,739.614 May 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - May 2026
Exports: Petroleum & Coal (PKR mn) 19,372.234 Apr 2026 monthly Sep 1999 - Apr 2026
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -3,192.00 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1996 - Jul 2018
Export Value Index (2015=100) 146.300 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 24.0 Jun 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 1,203.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1976 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.5 2025 yearly 1977 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 214.3 May 2026 monthly Jul 1997 - May 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2025 yearly 1977 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -243.000 Jun 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.3 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -46.0 Jun 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -197.000 Jun 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2026
External Debt (USD mn) 137,557.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2006 - Mar 2026
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 33.4 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 15,423.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2006 - Mar 2026
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.8 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.932 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -131,859.363 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2026
BoP: Credit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 21,800.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 7,751.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 1.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -1,740.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: Cr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 31.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: Debit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 20,618.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 331.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) -343.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: Dr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 15,468.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 10,901.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Liabilities (USD mn) 430.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) -807.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -692.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 316.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 2,573.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: Dr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 2,006.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 344.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Liabilities (USD mn) -195.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) -8,169.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 2,950.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) 2,129.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Assets (USD mn) 1,333.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options (USD mn) 0.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: Cr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 11,020.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Assets (USD mn) 889.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: Dr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 119.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 38.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 274.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (USD mn) -188.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 125.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 173,548.906 2025 yearly 2014 - 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -136,225.147 2025 yearly 2014 - 2025
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 37,323.759 2025 yearly 2014 - 2025
External Debt: Private Sector (USD mn) 11,570.770 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2006 - Mar 2026
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 104,265.832 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2006 - Mar 2026
Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 3,474.530 Jun 2026 monthly Jul 1972 - Jun 2026
FDI: Tobacco & Cigarettes (USD mn) 0.376 May 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - May 2026
FDI: Oil & Gas Exploration (USD mn) 0.231 May 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - May 2026
FDI: Food (USD mn) 2.909 May 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - May 2026
FDI: Financial Business (USD mn) 59.596 May 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - May 2026
FDI: Chemicals (USD mn) 0.726 May 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - May 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Hong Kong (USD mn) 27.113 May 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - May 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United States (USD mn) 7.571 May 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - May 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United Kingdom (USD mn) 19.111 May 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - May 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Switzerland (USD mn) 17.421 May 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - May 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United Kingdom (USD mn) 14.773 May 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - May 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Italy (USD mn) 0.261 May 2026 monthly Jul 2011 - May 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United States (USD mn) -0.855 May 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - May 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: China (USD mn) 11.052 May 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - May 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: U.A.E (USD mn) 3.937 May 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - May 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 0.789 May 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - May 2026
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2026
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,499.384 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 51,535.938 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 157,446.429 May 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - May 2026
M2 Growth (%) 15.1 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Apr 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Jun 2026 monthly Jul 2006 - Jun 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 22,109.8 May 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.000 Jun 2026 monthly Jul 2006 - Jun 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.1 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 9,472.172 May 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - May 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 130,585.981 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 17.8 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 192,557.4 May 2026 monthly Jun 2008 - May 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 6.8 May 2026 monthly Jun 2009 - May 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 52,040.003 May 2026 monthly Sep 2007 - May 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 12.79 May 2026 monthly Sep 2008 - May 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 8.89 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
Domestic Claims (PKR mn) 53,621,970.130 May 2026 monthly Jun 2008 - May 2026
Money Supply M0: Reserve Money (PKR mn) 14,366,024.051 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Apr 2026
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (USD mn) 14,351.693 May 2026 monthly Oct 2003 - May 2026
ORA: Gold Including Gold Deposits and Gold Swapped (USD mn) 2,711.52 May 2018 monthly Oct 2003 - May 2018

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