Pakistan

Country in Asia

In brief

Population: 255.2M (2025). World rank 5 of 216; in Asia, 4 of 49. Net migration per year: -1.2M (2025). World rank 216 of 216; in Asia, 49 of 49. Births per 1,000 people: 27.4 (2024). World rank 41 of 216; in Asia, 3 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: population 217.3M → 255.2M, population growth per year +1.4% → +1.6%, and living in cities 35.9% → 39.5%.

Population and migration

Population: 255,219,554 2025
Population density: 289.4 per km² 2025
Population growth per year: +1.6% 2025
Living in cities: 39.5% 2025
Net migration per year: -1.2M 2025
Born in another country: 1.7% 2024

Age and life expectancy

Aged 0–14: 36.2% 2025
Aged 15–64: 59.4% 2025
Aged 65 and over: 4.4% 2025
Life expectancy: 67.8 years 2024
Life expectancy, women: 70.3 years 2024
Life expectancy, men: 65.5 years 2024

Births and deaths

Children per woman: 3.6 2024
Births per 1,000 people: 27.4 2024
Deaths per 1,000 people: 6.5 2024

Society

Languages: English, Urdu
Religions: Muslim 96.4%, Hindu 1.6%, and Christian 1.4% (2020)