Indicator	Value
Total population	251,000,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 251,300,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 251,300,000 people
Median age	20.4 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	67.6–67.8 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 67.8 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 67.65 years
Ethnic groups	Punjabi 44.7%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.4%, Sindhi 14.1%, Saraiki 8.4%, Muhajirs 7.6%, Baloch 3.6%, other 6.3%CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Punjabi 38.8%, Pashto (alternate name, Pashtu) 18.2%, Sindhi 14.6%, Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 12.2%, Urdu 7.1%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2.4%, Brahui 1.2%, other 2.4%CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Muslim 96.4%, Hindu 1.6%, Christian 1.4%; less than 1%: scheduled castes, Qadiani/Ahmadi, other, Sikh. (2020 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	38% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	1.51 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	27.4 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	6.45 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	39.2 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Aer / Badeshi / Bagri / Balti / Bateri / Bhadrawahi / Bhaya / Brahui / Burushaski / Central Pashto / Chilisso / Chitral Kalasha / Dameli / Dari / Dehwari / Dhatki / Dogri / Domaaki / Eastern Balochi / Eastern Panjabi / Gandhari / Gawar-Bati / Gawri / Ghera / Goaria / Gowro / Gujarati / Gujari / Gurgula / Harappan / Hazaragi / Indian Sign Language / Indus Kohistani / Jad / Jadgali / Jandavra / Jogi in the Sindh area / Kabutra / Kachchi / Kachi Koli / Kalkoti / Kashmiri / Katë / Khetrani / Khowar / Kohistani Shina / Kundal Shahi / Lasi / Loarki / Mankiyali / Marwari (India) / Marwari (Pakistan) / Memoni / Northern Hindko / Northern Pashto / Ormuri / Pahari Potwari / Pakistan Sign Language / Palula / Parkari Koli / Parsi / Purik-Sham-Nubra / Sansi / Saraiki / Sauji / Shina / Sindhi / Sindhi Bhil / Southern Balochi / Southern Hindko / Southern Pashto / Southern Uzbek / Spiti Bhoti / Torwali / Turkmen / Uighur / Urdu / Ushojo / Vaghri / Wadiyara Koli / Wakhi / Waneci / Western Balochi / Western Panjabi / Yidgha / ZangskariGlottolog [2026]