Pakistan's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 240.5 million in 2021.
The population of Pakistan grew at 2.0% in the last year and is ranked the 4th most populated country in Asia-Pacific, ahead of Bangladesh.
Pakistan last conducted a national census in 2017 and 42.2% of births in Pakistan are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Pakistan compares to other countries around the world and in the Asia-Pacific region.
Pakistan's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London