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Pakistan by the numbers

Official figures for Pakistan. Each one shows its date, its source and the area it covers. A figure for a larger area says so.

People

Population

255,219,554

PakistanWorld Bank, 2025

From 217,290,883 in 2015 to 255,219,554 in 2025.

Everyone living in the country, estimated at mid-year.

Change over 5 years

+8.6%

PakistanWorld Bank, 2020 to 2025

Change in the World Bank population figure over the five years shown, both from the same release.

Living in urban areas

39.5%

PakistanWorld Bank, 2025

From 35.9% in 2015 to 39.5% in 2025.

Share of people living in areas the country itself defines as urban.

Life expectancy at birth

67.8years

PakistanWorld Bank, 2024

From 65.6 years in 2015 to 67.8 years in 2024.

How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.

Work and income

GDP per person

$1,596

PakistanWorld Bank, 2025

From $1,380 in 2015 to $1,596 in 2025.

The value of what the country produces in a year, divided by its population, in current US dollars.

Unemployment rate

5.4%

PakistanWorld Bank, 2025

From 3.6% in 2015 to 5.4% in 2025.

Share of the labour force without work and looking for work, as modelled by the International Labour Organization.

Sources

Figures are shown as each source publishes them. Survey figures carry a 90% margin of error. A figure for a larger area is labelled with that area.