Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Pakistan

Number of immigrants in Pakistan in 2024 — 4,175,958 people. Ranked 16 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 32.7%.

2024 4.18M people +27.45% vs 2020
World rank 16of 215
Period maximum 6.21M people1990
Period minimum 3.17M people2005

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Pakistan, 1990–20243M4M5M6M7M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 6,208,204 people1995: 3,669,308 people2000: 4,181,912 people2005: 3,174,558 people2010: 3,943,681 people2015: 3,506,520 people2020: 3,276,580 people2024: 4,175,958 people
Change over the period: −2.03M (−32.73%) Average annual rate: -1.16 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Pakistan

Pakistan 4.18M people
World 303M people
South Asia 8.34M people
Southern Asia computed 16.46M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 42.16M people
Number of immigrants — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 4.18M
2020 3.28M
2015 3.51M
2010 3.94M
2005 3.17M
2000 4.18M
1995 3.67M
1990 6.21M

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.