Pakistan - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Pakistan was 82,094,630 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 82,094,630 in 2020 and a minimum value of 9,944,300 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 9,944,300
1961 10,365,140
1962 10,738,220
1963 11,130,050
1964 11,541,400
1965 11,971,330
1966 12,421,720
1967 12,892,410
1968 13,383,890
1969 13,895,980
1970 14,429,120
1971 14,983,800
1972 15,562,170
1973 16,198,250
1974 16,878,800
1975 17,600,230
1976 18,365,690
1977 19,175,030
1978 20,032,620
1979 20,941,770
1980 21,906,730
1981 22,897,120
1982 23,877,290
1983 24,901,260
1984 25,962,080
1985 27,052,680
1986 28,172,320
1987 29,321,590
1988 30,497,990
1989 31,695,620
1990 32,914,430
1991 34,148,630
1992 35,400,160
1993 36,682,090
1994 38,012,970
1995 39,405,590
1996 40,868,940
1997 42,394,460
1998 43,938,670
1999 45,445,310
2000 46,947,760
2001 48,435,640
2002 49,919,690
2003 51,408,750
2004 52,922,900
2005 54,474,510
2006 56,069,500
2007 57,704,170
2008 59,373,380
2009 61,070,620
2010 62,793,240
2011 64,539,410
2012 66,312,150
2013 68,113,710
2014 69,956,300
2015 71,845,550
2016 73,783,780
2017 75,765,180
2018 77,815,620
2019 79,927,760
2020 82,094,630

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Pakistan was 37.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 37.17 in 2020, while its lowest value was 22.10 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 22.10
1961 22.50
1962 22.75
1963 23.00
1964 23.26
1965 23.51
1966 23.77
1967 24.03
1968 24.29
1969 24.55
1970 24.82
1971 25.08
1972 25.35
1973 25.67
1974 26.01
1975 26.34
1976 26.68
1977 27.02
1978 27.37
1979 27.72
1980 28.07
1981 28.38
1982 28.62
1983 28.86
1984 29.10
1985 29.34
1986 29.59
1987 29.83
1988 30.08
1989 30.33
1990 30.58
1991 30.83
1992 31.08
1993 31.33
1994 31.58
1995 31.84
1996 32.09
1997 32.35
1998 32.59
1999 32.78
2000 32.98
2001 33.18
2002 33.38
2003 33.58
2004 33.78
2005 33.98
2006 34.18
2007 34.39
2008 34.59
2009 34.79
2010 35.00
2011 35.20
2012 35.41
2013 35.61
2014 35.82
2015 36.03
2016 36.23
2017 36.44
2018 36.67
2019 36.91
2020 37.17

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization