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Pakistan is home to 259,299,791 people in 2026. That is a 7-fold increase on the 35,849,260 recorded in 1950. It is expanding at +1.59% a year, adding about 4.1M people a year. Settlement is fairly dense, at 336 people/km². Half the population is younger than 20.8 years, and the age structure is steadily tilting older: the median is projected to reach 26.3 by 2050. The sexes are close to evenly balanced, at 103 males per 100 females. By 2100, UN projections put it at 511,000,618, up +97% from 2026.
Total population
259,299,791
Density
336 people/km²
Median age
20.8 years
Growth rate
+1.59%
Pakistan is experiencing rapid population growth, adding millions of people each year. The population is aging rapidly; median age will rise from 21 in 2026 to 26 by 2050. UN projections show continued growth to 511M by 2100.