Urban area over the long-term in Pakistan
Pakistan: Urban area over the long-term was 8,527 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
8,527 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
16th
of 202 countries
All-time high
8,527 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.0124 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Pakistan, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area over the long-term in Pakistan stood at 8,527 km² per grid cell. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Pakistan peaked at 8,527 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0124 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
Pakistan ranks 16th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0124 km² per grid cell | 0.0124 km² per grid cell | 0.0124 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0386 km² per grid cell | 0.0386 km² per grid cell | 0.0386 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.1201 km² per grid cell | 0.1201 km² per grid cell | 0.1201 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.3603 km² per grid cell | 0.3603 km² per grid cell | 0.3603 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 3.91 km² per grid cell | 3.91 km² per grid cell | 3.91 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 15.23 km² per grid cell | 15.23 km² per grid cell | 15.23 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 56.25 km² per grid cell | 56.25 km² per grid cell | 56.25 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 64.03 km² per grid cell | 64.03 km² per grid cell | 64.03 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 71.56 km² per grid cell | 71.56 km² per grid cell | 71.56 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 79.97 km² per grid cell | 79.97 km² per grid cell | 79.97 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 89.37 km² per grid cell | 89.37 km² per grid cell | 89.37 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 99.88 km² per grid cell | 99.88 km² per grid cell | 99.88 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 111.63 km² per grid cell | 111.63 km² per grid cell | 111.63 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 124.75 km² per grid cell | 124.75 km² per grid cell | 124.75 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 139.42 km² per grid cell | 139.42 km² per grid cell | 139.42 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 155.82 km² per grid cell | 155.82 km² per grid cell | 155.82 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 174.14 km² per grid cell | 174.14 km² per grid cell | 174.14 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 194.62 km² per grid cell | 194.62 km² per grid cell | 194.62 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 217.5 km² per grid cell | 217.5 km² per grid cell | 217.5 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 243.08 km² per grid cell | 243.08 km² per grid cell | 243.08 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 271.66 km² per grid cell | 271.66 km² per grid cell | 271.66 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 303.59 km² per grid cell | 303.59 km² per grid cell | 303.59 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 339.17 km² per grid cell | 339.17 km² per grid cell | 339.17 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 378.42 km² per grid cell | 378.42 km² per grid cell | 378.42 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 419.96 km² per grid cell | 419.96 km² per grid cell | 419.96 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 458.27 km² per grid cell | 458.27 km² per grid cell | 458.27 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 479.76 km² per grid cell | 479.76 km² per grid cell | 479.76 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 479.76 km² per grid cell | 479.76 km² per grid cell | 479.76 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 479.76 km² per grid cell | 479.76 km² per grid cell | 479.76 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 479.76 km² per grid cell | 479.76 km² per grid cell | 479.76 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 479.76 km² per grid cell | 479.76 km² per grid cell | 479.76 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 571.9 km² per grid cell | 494.56 km² per grid cell | 667.88 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 819.26 km² per grid cell | 696.17 km² per grid cell | 961.45 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,227 km² per grid cell | 1,001 km² per grid cell | 1,490 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,960 km² per grid cell | 1,564 km² per grid cell | 2,402 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,990 km² per grid cell | 2,506 km² per grid cell | 3,538 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,224 km² per grid cell | 3,680 km² per grid cell | 4,802 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,925 km² per grid cell | 4,908 km² per grid cell | 6,996 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,880 km² per grid cell | 7,247 km² per grid cell | 8,527 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3588 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2084 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.19 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.33 °C (2025)
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- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Pakistan?
- Urban area over the long-term in Pakistan was 8,527 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,527 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0124 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Pakistan rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Pakistan ranks 16th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total built-up area of a country over time.