Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower-middle income
Pakistan: key statistics
Pakistan has 255m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $1,596. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Islamabad
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Pakistani rupee PKR
- Languages
- English, Urdu
- ISO codes
- PKPAK
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan, China, India, Iran
Population255m2025 · rank 5 of 217GDP$407bn2025 · rank 41 of 211GDP per capita$1,5962025 · rank 182 of 211Life expectancy67.8 yrs2024 · rank 169 of 217Internet users57.3%2024 · rank 143 of 188Fertility3.552024 · rank 43 of 217CO₂ per person0.81 t2024 · rank 147 of 203Inflation3.5%2025 · rank 77 of 180
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Pakistan, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Pakistan by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 255m | 2025 | 5/217 | 1/23 | +17% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.56% | 2025 | 67/217 | 11/23 | +0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 39.5% | 2025 | 174/217 | 21/23 | +3.6 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.55 | 2024 | 43/217 | 3/23 | −13% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 4.4% | 2025 | 160/217 | 13/23 | +0.5 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 36.2% | 2025 | 47/217 | 4/23 | −2.5 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 326.0 | 2024 | 37/216 | 6/23 | +17% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 27.4 | 2024 | 41/217 | 3/23 | −12% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 796,100 km² | 2024 | 35/216 | 6/23 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $407bn | 2025 | 41/211 | 4/22 | +36% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $1,596 | 2025 | 182/211 | 20/22 | +16% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $6,573 | 2025 | 156/199 | 19/22 | +47% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $1,500 | 2025 | 174/201 | 20/22 | +17% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.7% | 2025 | 92/210 | 10/22 | −0.5 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.1% | 2025 | 111/210 | 9/22 | −0.7 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 23.0% | 2025 | 27/198 | 3/22 | −0.2 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 20.1% | 2025 | 125/201 | 15/22 | +0.5 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 50.9% | 2025 | 141/201 | 12/22 | −1.8 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 14.3% | 2025 | 157/175 | 16/20 | −1.5 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 15.2% | 2025 | 122/163 | 13/19 | +0.3 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.5% | 2025 | 77/180 | 6/21 | +1.0 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | -1.5% | 2021 | 120/136 | 10/14 | +0.3 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 8.7% | 2021 | 66/136 | 6/14 | −5.8 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 281.14 | 2025 | 50/210 | 6/22 | +174% | — | |
| Government debt | 55.0% | 2000 | — | — | — | — | |
| Government expense | 12.8% | 2000 | — | — | — | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 35.6% | 2024 | 78/119 | 7/12 | +11.6 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 2.91% | 2025 | 34/156 | 11/18 | −0.2 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 10.0% | 2025 | 177/184 | 20/21 | ±0.0 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 17.2% | 2025 | 173/184 | 21/21 | +0.5 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 27.2% | 2025 | 180/184 | 21/21 | +0.5 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -0.1% | 2025 | 75/185 | 10/20 | +0.8 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.5% | 2025 | 159/197 | 17/21 | −0.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 9.9% | 2025 | 28/178 | 3/17 | +3.5 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 966,000 | 2012 | — | — | +94% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.4% | 2025 | 88/187 | 15/23 | +1.9 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 9.6% | 2025 | 120/187 | 18/23 | +2.9 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 52.3% | 2025 | 149/187 | 9/23 | +0.3 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 24.0% | 2025 | 171/187 | 11/23 | +0.1 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $4.0bn | 2023 | 7/145 | 3/16 | +81% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 1.2% | 2023 | 89/139 | 9/15 | +0.3 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $16.0 | 2023 | 119/145 | 12/16 | +54% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 23.0% | 2024 | 31/151 | 2/13 | +1.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 47.9% | 2024 | 29/151 | 1/13 | −1.4 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 28.9% | 2024 | 48/145 | 4/10 | −0.6 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 33.5 | 2024 | 90/151 | 8/13 | +14% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 16.1% | 2024 | 37/167 | 4/19 | +1.8 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 17.0% | 2025 | 139/190 | 12/22 | −3.5 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 58.9% | 2021 | 128/141 | 17/18 | +4.1 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 48.5% | 2021 | 133/147 | 19/20 | +6.5 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 83.7% | 2024 | 177/191 | 16/19 | +11.5 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 48.3% | 2024 | 159/176 | 16/17 | +15.6 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 10.9% | 2024 | 149/172 | 18/19 | +2.1 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 74.1% | 2024 | 142/168 | 17/19 | +17.2 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 44.1 | 2018 | 12/173 | 2/20 | +8.4% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 1.9% | 2023 | 168/184 | 14/16 | −0.3 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 67.8 yrs | 2024 | 169/217 | 21/23 | +3.7% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 48.2 | 2024 | 14/196 | 2/23 | −26% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 56.0 | 2024 | 24/196 | 1/23 | −27% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 155 | 2023 | 49/194 | 3/23 | −30% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 2.5% | 2023 | 188/193 | 22/23 | +0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $30.5 | 2023 | 184/193 | 23/23 | +8.1% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.16 | 2021 | 104/180 | 15/22 | +55% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 86% | 2024 | 124/193 | 18/23 | +15.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.2% | 2024 | 102/153 | 3/20 | +0.1 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 37.6% | 2018 | 14/154 | 3/20 | −3.8 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 90.7% | 2024 | 145/206 | 20/23 | +1.2 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 71.9% | 2024 | 149/203 | 20/23 | +15.3 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 57.3% | 2024 | 143/188 | 20/21 | +47.3 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 76.9 | 2024 | 168/210 | 16/23 | +21% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 1.5 | 2024 | 163/208 | 20/23 | +56% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 95.7% | 2024 | 151/215 | 18/23 | +5.6 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 51.0% | 2024 | 138/192 | 19/22 | +12.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.81 t | 2024 | 147/203 | 19/22 | +2.8% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 41.6% | 2021 | 59/212 | 1/23 | −5.2 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 28.3% | 2021 | 93/206 | 3/23 | −5.2 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 4.1% | 2024 | 184/214 | 8/23 | +0.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 39.8% | 2024 | 15/206 | 1/23 | +0.3 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 326.0% | 2022 | 10/177 | 7/22 | −15.6 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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