| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 08 Dec 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Pakistan is projected at 225.20 million, up by 1.95% compared with 220.89 million in 2020. Pakistan is ranked 5th in terms of population and 49th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 6.05 million births in Pakistan in 2021. That is 16,574 per day, which is ranked 4th. The crude birth rate is 26.88 per 1000 people. There are 1.53 million deaths in Pakistan in 2021. That is 4,193 per day, which is ranked 7th. The crude death rate is 6.8 per 1000 people.
79.41 million people are living in urban areas, which is 37.44% of Pakistan population. Pakistan is ranked 189th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Pakistan in 2021 is 106.01 males per 100 females. There are 115.88 million males and 109.32 million females in Pakistan. The percentage of female population is 48.54% compare to 51.46% male population. Pakistan has 6.57 million more males than females. Pakistan is at 186th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37,542,370 | - |
| 1955 | 40,488,032 | 1.81 |
| 1960 | 44,988,690 | 2.32 |
| 1965 | 50,917,975 | 2.6 |
| 1970 | 58,142,062 | 2.73 |
| 1975 | 66,816,875 | 2.94 |
| 1980 | 78,054,346 | 3.3 |
| 1985 | 92,191,505 | 3.34 |
| 1990 | 107,647,918 | 3 |
| 1995 | 123,776,835 | 2.84 |
| 2000 | 142,343,583 | 2.68 |
| 2005 | 160,304,007 | 2.32 |
| 2010 | 179,424,643 | 2.22 |
| 2015 | 199,426,953 | 2.11 |
| 2016 | 203,631,356 | 2.11 |
| 2017 | 207,906,210 | 2.1 |
| 2018 | 212,228,288 | 2.08 |
| 2019 | 216,565,317 | 2.04 |
| 2020 | 220,892,331 | 2 |
| 2021 | 225,199,929 | 1.95 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 1,103,782 | 1,567,010 | 29.13 | 41.39 |
| 1955 | 1,003,049 | 1,751,954 | 24.64 | 43.11 |
| 1960 | 933,933 | 1,990,326 | 20.68 | 44.11 |
| 1965 | 899,869 | 2,247,265 | 17.62 | 44.05 |
| 1970 | 891,613 | 2,510,860 | 15.29 | 43.13 |
| 1975 | 922,738 | 2,847,959 | 13.73 | 42.44 |
| 1980 | 994,339 | 3,313,604 | 12.67 | 42.26 |
| 1985 | 1,085,587 | 3,897,911 | 11.75 | 42.20 |
| 1990 | 1,166,179 | 4,438,016 | 10.83 | 41.22 |
| 1995 | 1,221,239 | 4,766,586 | 9.83 | 38.38 |
| 2000 | 1,259,809 | 4,931,971 | 8.86 | 34.70 |
| 2005 | 1,309,368 | 5,099,816 | 8.15 | 31.75 |
| 2010 | 1,358,283 | 5,402,687 | 7.57 | 30.08 |
| 2015 | 1,420,011 | 5,820,357 | 7.11 | 29.12 |
| 2020 | 1,511,609 | 6,045,567 | 6.84 | 27.38 |
| 2021 | 1,530,344 | 6,049,547 | 6.80 | 26.88 |
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 6,577,754 | 30,964,622 | - | 17.521 |
| 1955 | 7,968,418 | 32,455,878 | 4.20 | 19.712 |
| 1960 | 9,926,658 | 34,981,635 | 4.66 | 22.104 |
| 1965 | 11,954,323 | 38,890,898 | 3.74 | 23.511 |
| 1970 | 14,416,426 | 43,674,333 | 3.85 | 24.817 |
| 1975 | 17,592,808 | 49,195,093 | 4.29 | 26.341 |
| 1980 | 21,910,455 | 56,157,689 | 4.62 | 28.066 |
| 1985 | 27,060,895 | 65,158,593 | 4.21 | 29.344 |
| 1990 | 32,923,693 | 74,754,921 | 3.80 | 30.576 |
| 1995 | 39,104,110 | 83,725,038 | 3.38 | 31.836 |
| 2000 | 45,687,389 | 92,835,896 | 2.92 | 32.982 |
| 2005 | 52,301,807 | 101,607,860 | 2.68 | 33.982 |
| 2010 | 59,691,513 | 110,868,669 | 2.70 | 34.997 |
| 2015 | 68,226,783 | 121,153,730 | 2.66 | 36.026 |
| 2020 | 77,437,729 | 130,924,605 | 2.55 | 37.165 |
| 2021 | 79,411,956 | 132,695,039 | 2.55 | 37.440 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 14,674,365 | 13,614,194 | 28,288,559 | 12.56 | 107.787 |
| 05-09 | 13,450,891 | 12,475,553 | 25,926,444 | 11.51 | 107.818 |
| 10-14 | 12,316,594 | 11,455,717 | 23,772,311 | 10.56 | 107.515 |
| 15-19 | 11,541,347 | 10,629,531 | 22,170,878 | 9.84 | 108.578 |
| 20-24 | 10,856,498 | 10,101,382 | 20,957,880 | 9.31 | 107.475 |
| 25-29 | 9,993,632 | 9,480,617 | 19,474,249 | 8.65 | 105.411 |
| 30-34 | 8,836,421 | 8,449,829 | 17,286,250 | 7.68 | 104.575 |
| 35-39 | 7,395,940 | 7,096,216 | 14,492,156 | 6.44 | 104.224 |
| 40-44 | 6,120,116 | 5,885,418 | 12,005,534 | 5.33 | 103.988 |
| 45-49 | 5,050,230 | 4,869,367 | 9,919,597 | 4.40 | 103.714 |
| 50-54 | 4,270,700 | 4,145,699 | 8,416,399 | 3.74 | 103.015 |
| 55-59 | 3,580,272 | 3,500,898 | 7,081,170 | 3.14 | 102.267 |
| 60-64 | 2,777,275 | 2,724,554 | 5,501,829 | 2.44 | 101.935 |
| 65-69 | 1,897,604 | 1,880,847 | 3,778,451 | 1.68 | 100.891 |
| 70-74 | 1,379,267 | 1,349,951 | 2,729,218 | 1.21 | 102.172 |
| 75-79 | 953,727 | 929,914 | 1,883,641 | 0.84 | 102.561 |
| 80-84 | 516,766 | 490,711 | 1,007,477 | 0.45 | 105.310 |
| 85-89 | 207,849 | 186,125 | 393,974 | 0.17 | 111.672 |
| 90-94 | 56,617 | 43,693 | 100,310 | 0.04 | 129.579 |
| 95-99 | 8,090 | 4,652 | 12,742 | 0.01 | 173.904 |
| 100+ | 597 | 263 | 860 | 0.00 | 226.996 |
| Total | 115,884,798 | 109,315,131 | 225,199,929 | 106.010 | |