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Pakistan

Pakistan / PK

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Pakistan in numbers.

Area796,100 kmยฒWorld # 35 โ†’Population255.2MWorld # 5 โ†’Population density320.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 34 โ†’Life expectancy67.8 yearsWorld # 167 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 1,596World # 180 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Pakistan across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area796,100 kmยฒWorld # 35 / 2023 โ†’Population255.2MWorld # 5 / 2025 โ†’Population density320.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 34 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,947World # 110 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.6%World # 67 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.5World # 43 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate27.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 41 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 141 / 2024 โ†’Median age20.3 yearsWorld # 193 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+4.4%World # 158 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1436.2%World # 47 / 2025 โ†’Urban population39.5%World # 173 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-1.2MWorld # 215 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-4.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 192 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1.7%World # 157 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy67.8 yearsWorld # 167 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy56.9 yearsWorld # 146 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 112 / 2021 โ†’Smoking rate17.9%World # 89 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 1,596World # 180 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 407.3BWorld # 41 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 6,573World # 156 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.7%World # 92 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.5%World # 81 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment5.4%World # 87 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment9.6%World # 119 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,471 hours/yearWorld # 5 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)33.5World # 100 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)1.9%World # 175 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people473.7 per million peopleWorld # 83 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.2%World # 112 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people1.7 per million peopleWorld # 113 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,514 kcal/dayWorld # 157 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person21.2 kg/person/yearWorld # 147 / 2023 โ†’Rice production14.6M tWorld # 9 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production31.8M tWorld # 7 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area4.7%World # 179 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person518 kWh/personWorld # 122 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.7 tWorld # 168 / 2024 โ†’Internet use57.3%World # 155 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions76.9 per 100 peopleWorld # 168 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate4.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 74 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate13 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 106 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.7%World # 37 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament17%World # 141 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals966KWorld # 99 / 2012 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 765MWorld # 85 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites6 sitesWorld # 59 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2020 / 96.4%Main languageUrduMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryTextiles and clothing2023Most mapped OSM sportCricket1,260 facilities countedWriting directionRight to leftUrduLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyPakistan RupeePKRDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsBalochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir, sincerity in Islam, Sindh, Punjab