Nations by Numbers

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Pakistan in numbers

Pakistan is in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and is classed by the World Bank as lower middle income. Its capital is Islamabad. Its population was 255.22 million in 2025, ranking 5 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$1,596 in 2025.

Population255.22 million2025
GDPUS$407.3 billion2025
GDP per personUS$1,5962025
Life expectancy67.82024
Area796,1002024
Urban share39.5%2025

People

Population

255.22 million
2025 · +65% since 2000 · Rank 5 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

1.56%
2025 · 2.82% in 2000 · Rank 67 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

326.0
2024 · +62% since 2000 · Rank 37 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

39.5%
2025 · 33.0% in 2000 · Rank 174 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

36.2%
2025 · 43.3% in 2000 · Rank 47 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

4.4%
2025 · 3.5% in 2000 · Rank 160 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

3.55
2024 · -34% since 2000 · Rank 43 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

67.8
2024 · +10% since 2000 · Rank 169 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

56.0
2024 · -48% since 2000 · Rank 24 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$30
2023 · +98% since 2000 · Rank 184 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

95.7%
2024 · 72.8% in 2000 · Rank 151 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

57.3%
2024 · 1.3% in 2001 · Rank 143 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

83.7%
2024 · 62.8% in 2000 · Rank 176 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$407.3 billion
2025 · +309% since 2000 · Rank 41 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$1,596
2025 · +148% since 2000 · Rank 181 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$6,573
2025 · +156% since 2000 · Rank 156 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

3.70%
2025 · 4.26% in 2000 · Rank 92 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

3.55%
2025 · 4.37% in 2000 · Rank 77 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

5.4%
2025 · 0.6% in 2000 · Rank 88 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

10.0%
2025 · 9.6% in 2000 · Rank 176 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

9.9%
2025 · 1.1% in 2000 · Rank 28 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

796,100
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 35 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

4.1%
2024 · 4.3% in 2000 · Rank 184 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

0.81
2024 · +12% since 2000 · Rank 147 of 203

Elsewhere in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

AfghanistanUnited Arab EmiratesBahrainDjiboutiAlgeriaEgypt, Arab Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.IraqIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanon

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Pakistan. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.