10 most populous countries that have birthright citizenship: list
2. Pakistan
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which became an independent country in 1947 through the partition of India, has a population of about 259 million and has birthright citizenship with several caveats, including excluding children of diplomats and those born to "enemy aliens."
According to the Pakistani Directorate General of Immigration & Passports, birthright citizenship was enacted with the passage of the Pakistan Citizenship Act of 1951.
“Any person born in Pakistan after the commencement of Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951 is [a] citizen of Pakistan,” the government states. “Children of foreign diplomats and children of enemy alien born in Pakistan are not included in this category.”
“Children of Pakistanis who are born outside of Pakistan are citizens by descent. If the parent of such child is a citizen by descent himself/herself (as born outside of Pakistan) the child is required to be registered in the nearest consulate or Pakistani mission.”
