Pakistan — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Pakistan, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Pakistan was 1.56% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.18% in 1981. The lowest was 1.30% in 2016 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.81% per year.
Pakistan ranks 67 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 31%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.56%, so Pakistan sits above it. It peaked in 1981 and has fallen 63% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 11%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 11 of 23 economies; Egypt, Arab Rep. (1.56%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 18% in 1980.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 79th of 216 in 1961 → 52nd of 216 in 1970 → 17th of 216 in 1980 → 30th of 216 in 1990 → 30th of 217 in 2000 → 44th of 217 in 2010 → 64th of 217 in 2020 → 67th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 1.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 1.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 1.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 1.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 1.69% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.62% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 1.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.63% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 1.91% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 2.24% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 2.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 2.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 2.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 2.64% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 2.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 2.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 2.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 2.45% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 2.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 2.72% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 2.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 2.91% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 2.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 2.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 2.86% | -0.4 pp |
| 1991 | 3.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 3.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 3.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 3.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 3.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 3.38% | +0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 3.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 3.14% | -0.3 pp |
| 1983 | 3.46% | -0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 3.76% | -0.4 pp |
| 1981 | 4.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 4.09% | +0.6 pp |
| 1979 | 3.46% | +0.3 pp |
| 1978 | 3.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 3.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 3.06% | +0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 2.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 2.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 2.91% | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 2.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 2.88% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 2.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 2.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.82% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.74% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 2.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 2.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.62% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Pakistan’s Population growth in 1962?
2.6% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Pakistan’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -40.4% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.56%; 2024: 1.51%; 2023: 1.55%; 2022: 1.75%; 2021: 1.89%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.