Land covered by forest
4.7%% of land area
#179 of 2132023
15% of world average
SERIAL · 586Asia
Pakistan
CapitalIslamabad
CurrencyPKR · Pakistani rupee
LanguageUrdu, English
Area796,100 km²
Since1947
ISOPAK · PK
Population
255.2Mas of 2025
Watermark portrait: Malala Yousafzai
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in South Asia
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country by area. Bounded by the Arabian Sea on the south, the Gulf of Oman on the southwest, and the Sir Creek on the southeast, it shares land borders with India to the east; Afghanistan to the west; Iran to the southwest; and China to the northeast. It shares a maritime border with Oman in the Gulf of Oman, and is separated from Tajikistan in the northwest by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor.
Text: Wikipedia — PakistanCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-29
— FACTS —
- Motto
- Iman, Ittihad, Nazm
- Capital
- Islamabad
- Currency
- Pakistani rupee (PKR)
- Official language
- Urdu, English
- Drives on the
- Left
- Calling code
- +92
- Licence plate code
- PK
- Top-level domain
- .pk
- Independence / founding
- 14 Aug 1947
- Highest point
- K2 (8,611 m)
- Lowest point
- Arabian Sea
- Anthem
- Qaumi Taranah
— LAND —
Forest area
36,019km²
#82 of 2132023
19% of world average
Agricultural land
46.7%% of land area
#71 of 2092023
126% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
39.3%% of land area
#14 of 2062023
282% of world average
Land area
796,100km²
#35 of 2152023
122% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
255.2Mpeople
#5 of 2162025
673% of world average
Population growth
1.6%% per year
#67 of 2162025
158% of world average
Population density
321people per km²
#36 of 2152023
71% of world average
People living in cities
39.5%% of population
#174 of 2162025
62% of world average
Urban population growth
2.5%% per year
#57 of 2162025
161% of world average
People living rurally
60.5%% of population
#43 of 2162025
165% of world average
Population aged 0-14
36.2%% of population
#47 of 2162025
144% of world average
Population aged 15-64
59.4%% of population
#170 of 2162025
93% of world average
Population aged 65+
4.4%% of population
#159 of 2162025
40% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
68.4%% of working-age population
#47 of 2162025
119% of world average
Female population
49.3%% of population
#179 of 2162025
99% of world average
Births per woman
4births per woman
#43 of 2162024
151% of world average
Birth rate
27.4 /1,000per 1,000 people
#41 of 2162024
159% of world average
Death rate
6.4 /1,000per 1,000 people
#141 of 2162024
84% of world average
Net migration
-1.2Mpeople (5-year total)
#216 of 2162025
-1121899% of world average
Migrants living in the country
1.7%% of population
#160 of 2152024
13% of world average
— MONEY —
GDP
$407.31Bcurrent US$
#41 of 2112025
73% of world average
GDP, purchasing power parity
$1.68Tcurrent int'l $
#26 of 1992025
161% of world average
GDP per person
$1,596current US$
#181 of 2112025
7% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$6,573current int'l $
#156 of 1992025
20% of world average
GDP growth
3.7%% per year
#91 of 2102025
109% of world average
GDP per person growth
2.1%% per year
#110 of 2102025
88% of world average
Gross national income
$398.21Bcurrent US$
#41 of 2042025
70% of world average
Gross national income per person
$1,500current US$
#175 of 2032025
7% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$6,430current int'l $
#156 of 1972025
20% of world average
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Inflation
3.5%% per year
#110 of 1902025
41% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
4.3%% per year
#131 of 2092025
60% of world average
Real interest rate
-1.5%%
#118 of 1342021
-35% of world average
Lending interest rate
8.7%%
#65 of 1342021
77% of world average
Government debt
55.0%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2000
92% of world average
Government spending
12.8%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2000
46% of world average
Government consumption
9.3%% of GDP
#162 of 1812025
53% of world average
Household consumption
83.6%% of GDP
#25 of 1812025
130% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
14.3%% of GDP
#159 of 1782025
61% of world average
Fixed investment
12.6%% of GDP
#158 of 1732025
56% of world average
Gross savings
15.2%% of GDP
#126 of 1682025
70% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$1.85Bcurrent US$
#72 of 2012025
22% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
0.5%% of GDP
#160 of 1982025
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
0.1%% of GDP
#134 of 1792025
3% of world average
Current account balance
-0.1%% of GDP
#76 of 1912025
no comparison
Foreign reserves
$26.46Bcurrent US$
#64 of 1772025
26% of world average
External debt
$129.72Bcurrent US$
#105 of 1212024
168% of world average
Income inequality (Gini)
340-100
#62 of 1472024
94% of world average
People below the poverty line
23.0%% of population
#117 of 1472024
180% of world average
Income share held by richest 10%
27.7%%
#83 of 1472024
99% of world average
Income share held by poorest 10%
3.4%%
#37 of 1472024
122% of world average
Stock market value
17.3%% of GDP
#70 of 882025
23% of world average
Money sent home by workers abroad
$40.48Bcurrent US$
#5 of 1862025
785% of world average
Foreign aid received
1.2%% of GNI
#87 of 1372023
20% of world average
Exchange rate
281local currency per US$
#51 of 2112025
19% of world average
Agriculture's share of the economy
23.0%% of GDP
#28 of 1992025
231% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
20.1%% of GDP
#127 of 2022025
82% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
13.0%% of GDP
#66 of 1952025
118% of world average
Services' share of the economy
50.9%% of GDP
#141 of 2022025
88% of world average
1 of 39 figures unavailable for Pakistan.
— TRADE —
Exports
10.0%% of GDP
#179 of 1872025
23% of world average
Imports
17.2%% of GDP
#176 of 1872025
35% of world average
Trade balance
-7.2%% of GDP
#119 of 1872025
no comparison
Total trade (openness)
23.7%% of GDP
#193 of 2052025
37% of world average
Goods exported
$30.55Bcurrent US$
#71 of 2072025
25% of world average
Goods imported
$65.85Bcurrent US$
#53 of 2072025
52% of world average
Services exported
$9.09Bcurrent US$
#76 of 1912025
19% of world average
Services imported
$12.04Bcurrent US$
#68 of 1912025
27% of world average
Goods and services exported
$40.62Bcurrent US$
#72 of 1912025
23% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$74.65Bcurrent US$
#54 of 1912025
44% of world average
High-tech share of exports
2.4%% of manufactured exports
#129 of 1792024
20% of world average
Terms of trade
156index
#4 of 2062024
147% of world average
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
67.8 yrsyears
#168 of 2162024
92% of world average
Life expectancy, women
70.3 yrsyears
#172 of 2162024
92% of world average
Life expectancy, men
65.5 yrsyears
#168 of 2162024
92% of world average
Infant deaths
48.2 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#183 of 1962024
260% of world average
Deaths under age 5
56.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#173 of 1962024
231% of world average
Maternal deaths
155per 100,000 live births
#148 of 1942023
133% of world average
Health spending
2.5%% of GDP
#188 of 1932023
37% of world average
Health spending per person
$30current US$
#184 of 1932023
2% of world average
Physicians
1.2 /1,000per 1,000 people
#110 of 1872021
55% of world average
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Nurses and midwives
0.5 /1,000per 1,000 people
#185 of 1962021
11% of world average
Hospital beds
0.6 /1,000per 1,000 people
#143 of 1572020
21% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
90.7%% of population
#151 of 2142024
100% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
71.9%% of population
#157 of 2132024
89% of world average
Suicide rate
6per 100,000 people
#72 of 1852021
66% of world average
Adults who smoke
17.9%% of adults
#78 of 1662024
91% of world average
HIV prevalence
0.2%% aged 15-49
#55 of 1532024
15% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
266per 100,000 people
#185 of 2082024
268% of world average
Undernourishment
16.5%% of population
#133 of 1682023
164% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
86.0%% of children 12-23 months
#124 of 1932024
100% of world average
— LEARNING —
Education spending
1.9%% of GDP
#173 of 1902023
45% of world average
Education spending
9.8%% of government spending
#154 of 1892023
72% of world average
Adult literacy
58.9%% aged 15+
#106 of 1192021
70% of world average
Youth literacy
73.1%% aged 15-24
#111 of 1262021
80% of world average
Primary school enrolment
83.7%% gross
#184 of 2002024
83% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
48.3%% gross
#167 of 1882024
55% of world average
University enrolment
10.9%% gross
#145 of 1672024
22% of world average
Primary school completion
74.1%% of relevant age group
#150 of 1802024
83% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
44pupils per teacher
#151 of 1602018
199% of world average
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Years of compulsory education
12.0 yrsyears
#52 of 1972025
120% of world average
— WORK —
Unemployment
5.4%% of labour force
#100 of 1862025
79% of world average
Youth unemployment
9.6%% of labour force aged 15-24
#68 of 1862025
61% of world average
Labour force participation
52.3%% aged 15+
#148 of 1862025
86% of world average
Women in the labour force
24.0%% of women aged 15+
#170 of 1862025
47% of world average
Men in the labour force
80.1%% of men aged 15+
#27 of 1862025
115% of world average
Labour force
85.2Mpeople
#7 of 1862025
421% of world average
Working in agriculture
36.2%% of employment
#45 of 1862025
165% of world average
Working in industry
25.3%% of employment
#42 of 1862025
129% of world average
Working in services
38.5%% of employment
#157 of 1862025
66% of world average
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Self-employed
57.0%% of employment
#50 of 1862025
147% of world average
Labour force with advanced education
68.4%% of labour force
#144 of 1712025
90% of world average
Employed
49.5%% aged 15+
#145 of 1862025
87% of world average
— CONNECTED —
People online
57.3%% of population
#156 of 2072024
80% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
77per 100 people
#168 of 2102024
66% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
1per 100 people
#163 of 2082024
8% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
1per 100 people
#169 of 2132024
7% of world average
Access to electricity
95.7%% of population
#150 of 2142024
108% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
54.9%% of population
#127 of 1892023
79% of world average
Electricity used per person
518kWh per person
#122 of 1492023
12% of world average
Energy used per person
415kg oil equivalent per person
#126 of 1492023
18% of world average
Air passengers carried
7.2Mpassengers
#54 of 1652023
28% of world average
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Air freight
310million tonne-km
#46 of 1632023
24% of world average
Rail network
7,791route-km
#22 of 842019
75% of world average
Rail passengers
24,903million passenger-km
#10 of 782018
90% of world average
Container port traffic
3.3MTEU
#41 of 1672024
61% of world average
Research and development spending
0.2%% of GDP
#99 of 1272023
17% of world average
Patent applications by residents
426count
#46 of 1422021
3% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
20,519count
#25 of 1972023
125% of world average
Tourists arriving
966,000count
not enough data to rank2012
19% of world average
Money earned from tourism
$765.0Mcurrent US$
#81 of 1752020
21% of world average
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
1tonnes per person
#57 of 2032024
18% of world average
Carbon emissions
204Mt CO2
#176 of 2032024
109% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
526Mt CO2-equivalent
#186 of 2032024
207% of world average
Protected land
19.1%% of land area
#93 of 2132025
101% of world average
Protected coastal waters
1.2%% of territorial waters
#99 of 1742025
12% of world average
Freshwater withdrawn
326.0%% of internal resources
#168 of 1772022
257% of world average
Renewable water available per person
226m³ per person
#165 of 1832022
2% of world average
Renewable energy use
41.6%% of final energy consumption
#59 of 2122021
143% of world average
Electricity from renewables
28.3%% of total
#93 of 2062021
82% of world average
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Electricity from fossil fuels
59.7%% of total
#94 of 2092022
101% of world average
Electricity from nuclear power
17.3%% of total
#20 of 2082023
486% of world average
Energy imported (net)
39.8%% of energy use
#60 of 1432022
no comparison
— STATE —
Military spending
2.7%% of GDP
#34 of 1562024
120% of world average
Military spending
$10.17Bcurrent US$
#29 of 1602024
61% of world average
Military spending
13.8%% of government spending
#19 of 1532024
186% of world average
Armed forces personnel
943,000people
#6 of 1702020
589% of world average
Armed forces
1.3%% of labour force
#53 of 1682020
100% of world average
Homicides
4per 100,000 people
#97 of 1582023
56% of world average
1 of 7 figures unavailable for Pakistan.
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Pakistan.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
Qaumi TaranahAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Islamabad · approx. UTC+5
Landmarks
Mohenjo-daroImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Rohtas FortImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in LahoreImage: Wikimedia Commons 
TaxilaImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Historical Monuments at Makli, ThattaImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Malala YousafzaiPakistani children's education activist
Benazir Bhutto11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan (1953–2007)
Pervez MusharrafPakistani soldier and politician (1943-2023)
Mohammad Ali Jinnahpolitician and the founder of Pakistan (1876–1948)
Imran Khan22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto4th President and 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan (1928–1979)
Asif Ali ZardariPresident of Pakistan (2008–2013; since 2024)
Abdus Salamtheoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient
Nawaz Sharifformer prime minister of Pakistan
Muhammad Zia-ul-HaqPresident of Pakistan from 1978 to 1988 Of Saudi origin
Shehbaz SharifPrime Minister of Pakistan (born 1951)
Ayub KhanPresident of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969
History
14 Aug 1947Pakistan — founding / independence (Wikidata)
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1960 → now
2026
Population255.2M2025
GDP$407.31B2025
GDP per person$1,5962025