Lower middle income vs Pakistan: Urban population

Lower middle income
1.24 billion
in 2025
Pakistan
100.88 million
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
12th
Pakistan rank
10th

Urban population over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 1.24 billion against 100.88 million in Pakistan, a difference of 1.14 billion.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 12.3 times Pakistan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 12th and Pakistan ranks 10th of 49 groups.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 166.29 million 12.20 million 154.09 million Lower middle income
1970s 251.60 million 18.11 million 233.49 million Lower middle income
1980s 379.84 million 28.55 million 351.29 million Lower middle income
1990s 534.60 million 42.36 million 492.23 million Lower middle income
2000s 730.95 million 58.90 million 672.06 million Lower middle income
2010s 970.62 million 77.30 million 893.32 million Lower middle income
2020s 1.17 billion 94.65 million 1.08 billion Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Lower middle income or Pakistan?
Lower middle income, at 1.24 billion against 100.88 million in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Lower middle income and Pakistan?
1.14 billion, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Pakistan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lower middle income and Pakistan rank globally for urban population?
Lower middle income ranks 12th and Pakistan ranks 10th of 49 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.