Population
223.8M
Federal republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,573
in 2025
Passport power
#196
10 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Islamabad
of 19 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Capital
- Islamabad
- Continent
- Asia / Southern Asia
- Area
- 796,095 km²
- Population
- 223.8M
- Density
- 281.1/km²
- Government
- Federal republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- TLD
- .pk
- Calling code
- +92
- Timezone
- UTC+05:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #196 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 10
- Total accessible
- 29
Culture and society
- Languages
- English, Urdu (اردو)
- Religions
- Islam 96.3%, Hinduism 2.2%, Christianity 1.4%, Other 0.1%
- Currencies
- ₨ PKR — Pakistani rupee
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.544
- GDP per capita (2025)
- $6,573
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 67.8 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 57.3%
- Gini index (2018)
- 31.6
- Inflation (2031)
- 6.5%
- Unemployment (2031)
- 5.0%
- Urban population (2025)
- 39.5%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 4.9/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 53.8 µg/m³
- Political stability (2023)
- 7th pct
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 4.3/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.41