Distillers Pakistan
A one-page guide to Pakistan for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Islamabad
- Official languages
- Urdu, English
- Currency
- Pakistani rupee (PKR)
- Time zone
- UTC+5 (PKT)
- Area
- 796,100 km²
People
- Population
- 255.2 million (2025)
- Population growth
- 1.6% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 39.5%
- Aged under 15
- 36.2%
- Aged 65 and over
- 4.4%
- Life expectancy
- 67.8 years
Economy
- GDP
- US$407.3 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,596 (2025)
- Economic growth
- 3.7% (2025)
- Inflation
- 3.5% (2025)
Climate
Ranges from tropical to temperate, arid on the south coast. Seasons: cool dry winter (Dec-Feb), hot dry spring (Mar-May), summer monsoon (Jun-Sep) with heavy rain and flooding, retreating monsoon (Oct-Nov).
Alcohol
- Alcohol is
- Restricted
- Legal drinking age
- Prohibited for Muslims; 21 for non-Muslims
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 0.09 litres of pure alcohol (2022-2024 average (WHO estimate for 2024))
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); World Bank indicators (population, area, GDP, GDP per capita, growth, inflation); WHO Global Health Observatory, indicator SA_0000001688; UN Comtrade public API (HS 2208); Wikipedia: Legal drinking age; Wikipedia: Murree Brewery. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.