7th

PAKISTAN HOUSING
AND
POPULATION CENSUS FINDINGS

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2023
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 SNAPSHOT OF CENSUS 2023
PAKISTAN IS THE LARGEST FIFTH
POPULATION OF THE WORLD

2.55% 38.8%
AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE URBAN POPULATION
VS. VS.
2.4% in 2017
241.5 Million 36.4 in 2017

POPULATION OF PAKISTAN
VS.
207.8 M in 2017

6.3 50.4%
HOUSEHOLD SIZE MALE POPULATION
VS. VS.
6.4 in 2017 51% in 2017

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 CENSUS COMPARISON
01 2023 vs. 2017 vs. 1998

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 CENSUS COMPARISON - 2023 vs. 2017 vs. 1998

CENSUS - 2023 CENSUS - 2017 CENSUS-1998

241,499,431 2.55% 207,774,520 2.4% 132,352,279 2.7%
Human Population Average Annual Growth Rate Human Population Average Annual Growth Rate Human Population Average Annual Growth Rate

38,340,566 6.3 32,205,111 6.4 19,282,745 6.8

Household Units Average Household Size Household Units Average Household Size Household Units Average Household Size

5 Regions (Urban & Rural Population) 5 Regions (Urban & Rural Population) 5 Regions (Urban & Rural Population)

Punjab Sindh KPK Balochistan Islamabad Punjab Sindh KPK Balochistan Islamabad Punjab Sindh KPK Balochistan Islamabad
Pop:127.7M Pop:55.7M Pop:40.9M Pop:14.9M Pop:2.4M Pop:110M Pop:47.9 M Pop:30.5M Pop:12.3 M Pop:2.0 M Pop:73.6M Pop:30.4M Pop:17.7M Pop:6.7M Pop:0.8M

Urban 41% Urban 54% Urban 15% Urban 31% Urban 47% Urban 37% Urban 52% Urban 19% Urban 28% Urban 51% Urban 31% Urban 49% Urban 17% Urban 24% Urban 66%

Rural 59% Rural 46% Rural 85% Rural 69% Rural 53% Rural 63% Rural 48% Rural 81% Rural 72% Rural 49% Rural 69% Rural 51% Rural 83% Rural 76% Rural 34%

50.4% 49.6% 51% 49% 51% 49% 52% 48% 53% 47% 53% 47% 52% 48% 53% 47% 51% 49% 53% 47% 54% 46%

Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

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 CENSUS COMPARISON - 2023 vs. 2017 vs. 1998

Punjab Sindh KPK Balochistan Islamabad

16% 16% 34% 21% 20%
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓

Population in Millions

2023 2017 1998

% Growth since 2017

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 Some Findings from
1998 vs. 2017
02
TOP 10 MOST POPULATED CITIES OF
PAKISTAN - 1998 vs. 2017

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 TOP 10 MOST POPULATED CITIES OF PAKISTAN - 1998 vs. 2017
KARACHI LAHORE FAISALABAD RAWALPINDI

POPULATION (Million) POPULATION (Million) POPULATION (Million) POPULATION (Million)

1998 2017 1998 2017 1998 2017 1998 2017

GROWTH SINCE 1998 GROWTH SINCE 1998 GROWTH SINCE 1998 GROWTH SINCE 1998

60% 116% 59% 49%

CONTRIBUTION IN 2017 (%) CONTRIBUTION IN 2017 (%) CONTRIBUTION IN 2017 (%) CONTRIBUTION IN 2017 (%)

36% 20% 7% 27% 15% 5% 8% 4% 2% 5% 3% 1%

Top 10 Cities Urban Overall Top 10 Cities Urban Overall Top 10 Cities Urban Overall Top 10 Cities Urban Overall

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 TOP 10 MOST POPULATED CITIES OF PAKISTAN - 1998 vs. 2017
GUJRANWALA PESHAWAR MULTAN HYDERABAD

POPULATION (Million) POPULATION (Million) POPULATION (Million) POPULATION (Million)

1998 2017 1998 2017 1998 2017 1998 2017

GROWTH SINCE 1998 GROWTH SINCE 1998 GROWTH SINCE 1998 GROWTH SINCE 1998

79% 100% 56% 48%

CONTRIBUTION IN 2017 (%) CONTRIBUTION IN 2017 (%) CONTRIBUTION IN 2017 (%) CONTRIBUTION IN 2017 (%)

5% 3% 1% 5% 3% 1% 5% 2% 1% 4% 2% 1%
Top 10 Cities Urban Overall Top 10 Cities Urban Overall Top 10 Cities Urban Overall Top 10 Cities Urban Overall

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 TOP 10 MOST POPULATED CITIES OF PAKISTAN - 1998 vs. 2017
ISLAMABAD QUETTA
KEY FACTS TO REMEMBER

⚫ Top 10 cities constitute 54% of the urban

population & 20% of total population.
⚫ Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad contribute 38.6%
POPULATION (Million) POPULATION (Million)
of urban population.
⚫ Lahore and Peshawar amidst high growth rate

(More than 100%) which indicates more

1998 2017 1998 2017
people from Punjab and KPK are moving to their
respective capitals for employment rather than
GROWTH SINCE 1998 GROWTH SINCE 1998
Karachi.
92% 77%
⚫ Share of Karachi in top ten cities has decreased by

CONTRIBUTION IN 2017 (%) CONTRIBUTION IN 2017 (%)

4% (40% to 36%). However, Lahore has increased
2% 1% 0.5% 2% 1% 0.5% by 5% (22% to 27%) as compared to last census.
Top 10 Cities Urban Overall Top 10 Cities Urban Overall

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 03 SOME INTERESTING FACTS - 1998 vs. 2017

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 SOME INTERESTING FACTS - 1998 vs. 2017

More Nuclear Families than High Migration to Islamabad Population increasing with
Joint Families Rural area decreasing rate

Population has increased by Urban population is increased in all Low growth rate shows that the
57% in the span of 19 years provinces except Islamabad where it Government might be somewhat
(1998-2017) whereas household has decreased from 66% to 51% successful in controlling population
which indicates high migration to growth, however, other factors
units have increased by 67% such as fertility rate, mortality rate,
suggesting a shift towards nuclear rural areas of Islamabad from other
parts of the country contraceptive prevalence rate etc.
family than joint family have to be considered as well

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