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Pakistan vs Iran population

In 2025 Pakistan has 2.76× as many people as Iran: 255 million against 92.4 million. The difference is 163 million.

Pakistan 255 million and Iran 92.4 million in 2025, 1 dot = 5 million peoplePakistan has 255,219,554 people and Iran has 92,417,681 in 2025. Each dot is 5 million people.
Pakistan 255 million and Iran 92.4 million in 2025, 1 dot = 5 million peoplePakistan has 255,219,554 people and Iran has 92,417,681 in 2025. Each dot is 5 million people.
Pakistan 255 million and Iran 92.4 million in 2025, 1 dot = 10 million peoplePakistan has 255,219,554 people and Iran has 92,417,681 in 2025. Each dot is 10 million people.

Iran would fit inside Pakistan 2 times over.

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Population of Pakistan and Iran, 1960 to 2050: Pakistan 255 million and Iran 92.4 million in 2025
Population of Pakistan and Iran, 1960 to 2050: Pakistan 255 million and Iran 92.4 million in 2025
Population of Pakistan and Iran, 1960 to 2050: Pakistan 255 million and Iran 92.4 million in 2025

How the two compare

In 2025 Pakistan has 2.76× as many people as Iran: 255 million against 92.4 million. The difference is 163 million. Iran would fit inside Pakistan 2 times over. Together they hold 4.2% of the 8.19 billion counted here.

Then and now

In 1960 the order was Pakistan ahead, 45.7 million to 21.5 million, a ratio of 2.13×. Since then Pakistan has grown 5.58× and Iran 4.3×, averaging 2.68% and 2.27% a year.

The lines never cross between 1960 and 2050: Pakistan stays ahead throughout, and the gap widens by 2050.

Towards 2050

Projected to 2050, Pakistan reaches 372 million (45.7% more than today) and Iran reaches 102 million (10.2% more). By then the ratio is 3.65× in favour of Pakistan.

Land and people

Land changes the picture: Pakistan has 770,880 km² and 331 people per km², Iran has 1,622,500 km² and 57 per km². Pakistan is 5.81× more densely settled.

Behind the totals, fertility is 3.55 in Pakistan and 1.68 in Iran; life expectancy is 67.8 against 77.9 years; 4.4% against 8.6% of people are 65 or older. The younger the population, the longer it keeps growing after birth rates fall.

Where the numbers come from

Figures are the World Bank's "Population estimates and projections" series, built from United Nations and national statistics. Values up to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that assume current fertility, mortality and migration trends continue, so they are not forecasts of events such as wars or policy changes. Territories are listed as the World Bank lists them, and a small number of places have gaps in some years.

How the numbers are taken. Total population from the World Bank's population estimates and projections (built from United Nations and national statistics). Values to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that continue current fertility, mortality and migration trends. Sources and limits.

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