Pakistan vs Western Asia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population

Pakistan
160,228 1000 No
in 2050
Western Asia
322,919 1000 No
in 2050
Pakistan rank
8th
Western Asia rank
17th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population over time

  • Pakistan
  • Western Asia
0100.0k200.0k300.0k195020002050

How they compare

Western Asia currently reports 322,919 1000 No against 160,228 1000 No in Pakistan, a difference of 162,691 1000 No.

That makes Western Asia's figure about 2.0 times Pakistan's.

Across all 101 years both countries report, Western Asia has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 8th and Western Asia ranks 17th of 226 countries.

Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Western Asia Difference Ahead
1950s 7,897 1000 No 14,753 1000 No 6,856 1000 No Western Asia
1960s 11,812 1000 No 24,537 1000 No 12,725 1000 No Western Asia
1970s 17,410 1000 No 40,407 1000 No 22,997 1000 No Western Asia
1980s 26,640 1000 No 64,985 1000 No 38,345 1000 No Western Asia
1990s 38,557 1000 No 101,083 1000 No 62,526 1000 No Western Asia
2000s 51,735 1000 No 134,552 1000 No 82,817 1000 No Western Asia
2010s 67,435 1000 No 179,260 1000 No 111,826 1000 No Western Asia
2020s 86,890 1000 No 221,748 1000 No 134,858 1000 No Western Asia
2030s 111,386 1000 No 262,087 1000 No 150,701 1000 No Western Asia
2040s 142,047 1000 No 301,920 1000 No 159,873 1000 No Western Asia
2050s 160,228 1000 No 322,919 1000 No 162,691 1000 No Western Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, Pakistan or Western Asia?
Western Asia, at 322,919 1000 No against 160,228 1000 No in Pakistan as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population between Pakistan and Western Asia?
162,691 1000 No, with Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Western Asia?
101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
How do Pakistan and Western Asia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population?
Pakistan ranks 8th and Western Asia ranks 17th of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Pakistan vs Western Asia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/population-est-and-proj-urban-population/pakistan/western-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/population-est-and-proj-urban-population/pakistan/western-asia/">Pakistan vs Western Asia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.