Border history · 1947–2023

Pakistan borders over time

CShapes records 4 changes to the borders of Pakistan between 1947 and 2023. It was independent for the whole period. Its territory covers 876,539 km², less than the 932,698 km² it covered in 1947. The largest single change came on December 16, 1971, when it lost about 137,848 km².

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Border changes
4
Area today
876,539 km²
Largest change
−137,848 km² (1971)
Status
Independent
December 16, 1971 – presentChoose a period to see its borders. The dashed line is the period before.

Timeline of Pakistan's borders

Each period is one border version in CShapes, with its area and the change from the period before.

  1. August 15, 1947 – January 4, 1949

    932,698 km²First recorded versionIndependentWorld map in 1948

  2. January 5, 1949 – September 30, 1959

    1,014,387 km²+81,689 km²IndependentWorld map in 1949

  3. October 1, 1959 – August 13, 1967

    1,014,387 km²±0 km²IndependentWorld map in 1960

  4. August 14, 1967 – December 15, 1971

    1,014,387 km²±0 km²IndependentWorld map in 1968

  5. December 16, 1971 – present

    876,539 km²−137,848 km²IndependentWorld map in 1972

What changed

Independence, transfers between rulers, and border changes recorded for this country.

  1. Pakistan becomes an independent state.
  2. Pakistan gains about 81,689 km² of territory.
  3. Pakistan loses about 137,848 km² of territory.