Pakistan 's population has grown from around 33 million in 1947 to more than 180 million people in 2012 . UN estimates Pakistan will become world 's third most populous country after China and India by 2050 . Despite suffering from widespread poverty , an economic crisis , and a bloody insurgency . It is also one of the world 's poorest , with 60 % of Pakistanis living on just $ 2 per day , according to the World Bank . Other Muslim countries in the world -- such as Bangladesh -- have successful birth control programs .
Pakistan 's population has grown from around 33 million in 1947 to more than 180 million people in 2012 . UN estimates Pakistan will become world 's third most populous country after China and India by 2050 . Despite suffering from widespread poverty , an economic crisis , and a bloody insurgency . Other Muslim countries in the world -- such as Bangladesh -- have successful birth control programs .