Pakistan Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Pakistan rural population for 2021 was 144,765,164, a 1.41% increase from 2020.
  • Pakistan rural population for 2020 was 142,759,072, a 1.33% increase from 2019.
  • Pakistan rural population for 2019 was 140,882,429, a 1.23% increase from 2018.
  • Pakistan rural population for 2018 was 139,164,735, a 1.19% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
India 909,384,771
Pakistan 144,765,164
Indonesia 116,919,988
Bangladesh 103,398,765
Nigeria 100,840,661
Egypt 62,430,223
Vietnam 60,379,495
Philippines 59,577,632
Kenya 37,902,724
Myanmar 36,879,663
Sudan 29,406,434
Sri Lanka 17,977,378
Uzbekistan 17,308,463
Ghana 13,794,798
Morocco 13,323,470
Ukraine 13,244,273
Cambodia 12,496,843
Cameroon 11,383,170
Angola 11,227,528
Zambia 10,672,830
Papua New Guinea 8,610,641
Lao PDR 4,682,315
Honduras 4,215,972
Kyrgyz Republic 4,206,064
Tunisia 3,692,618
Bolivia 3,566,464
Nicaragua 2,789,745
Mauritania 2,024,451
Republic of Congo 1,850,943
El Salvador 1,634,233
Lesotho 1,608,881
Moldova 1,490,716
Georgia 1,488,191
West Bank and Gaza 1,132,085
Mongolia 1,045,010
Timor-Leste 902,269
Eswatini 901,726
Solomon Islands 529,982
Bhutan 443,105
Djibouti 240,823
Vanuatu 237,230
Cabo Verde 193,416
Micronesia 87,034
Kiribati 56,273
Sao Tome and Principe 55,614
Pakistan Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 144,765,164 62.56 1.40%
2020 142,759,072 62.84 1.32%
2019 140,882,429 63.09 1.23%
2018 139,164,735 63.33 1.18%
2017 137,526,581 63.56 1.00%
2016 136,156,249 63.77 0.88%
2015 134,965,499 63.97 0.97%
2014 133,657,977 64.18 1.09%
2013 132,210,696 64.39 1.22%
2012 130,608,810 64.59 1.48%
2011 128,690,602 64.80 1.80%
2010 126,401,257 65.00 1.94%
2009 123,973,649 65.21 1.92%
2008 121,618,092 65.41 1.87%
2007 119,366,136 65.61 1.83%
2006 117,198,541 65.82 1.79%
2005 115,116,972 66.02 1.85%
2004 113,001,810 66.22 1.93%
2003 110,839,491 66.42 1.89%
2002 108,765,682 66.62 2.21%
2001 106,389,285 66.82 2.80%
2000 103,455,636 67.02 2.78%
1999 100,620,127 67.22 2.56%
1998 98,072,717 67.42 2.54%
1997 95,612,752 67.65 2.56%
1996 93,193,415 67.91 2.67%
1995 90,738,196 68.16 2.58%
1994 88,426,939 68.42 2.53%
1993 86,214,116 68.67 2.19%
1992 84,344,645 68.92 2.26%
1991 82,457,877 69.17 2.87%
1990 80,125,063 69.42 2.94%
1989 77,804,108 69.67 3.02%
1988 75,491,112 69.92 3.15%
1987 73,149,864 70.17 3.20%
1986 70,847,514 70.41 3.19%
1985 68,622,204 70.66 2.92%
1984 66,647,802 70.90 2.82%
1983 64,795,487 71.14 3.30%
1982 62,692,646 71.38 3.80%
1981 60,354,319 71.62 3.99%
1980 57,996,109 71.93 3.58%
1979 55,953,896 72.29 2.96%
1978 54,320,986 72.63 2.70%
1977 52,872,643 72.98 2.64%
1976 51,492,610 73.32 2.58%
1975 50,181,666 73.66 2.49%
1974 48,947,078 74.00 2.41%
1973 47,782,861 74.33 2.37%
1972 46,661,515 74.65 2.28%
1971 45,607,948 74.92 2.29%
1970 44,576,656 75.18 2.41%
1969 43,515,996 75.45 2.38%
1968 42,492,604 75.71 2.36%
1967 41,503,346 75.97 2.31%
1966 40,554,445 76.23 2.25%
1965 39,653,141 76.49 2.19%
1964 38,796,081 76.74 2.13%
1963 37,979,302 77.00 2.06%
1962 37,204,541 77.25 1.99%
1961 36,471,739 77.50 1.87%
1960 35,796,504 77.90 %