POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE

(In percent)
Administrative
Urdu Punjabi Sindhi Pushto Balochi Saraiki Others
Unit

Pakistan 7.57 44.15 14.1 15.42 3.57 10.53 4.66

Rural 1.48 42.51 16.46 18.06 3.99 12.97 4.53
Urban 20.22 47.56 9.20 9.94 2.69 5.46 4.93

NWFP 0.78 0.97 0.04 73.9 0.01 3.86 20.43

Rural 0.24 0.24 0.02 73.98 0.01 3.99 21.52
Urban 3.47 4.58 0.11 73.55 0.03 3.15 15.11

FATA 0.18 0.23 0.01 99.1 0.04 - 0.45

Rural 0.18 0.18 0.01 99.15 0.04 - 0.43
Urban 0.18 1.85 * 97.00 * - 0.96

Punjab 4.51 75.23 0.13 1.16 0.66 17.36 0.95

Rural 1.99 73.63 0.15 0.87 0.90 21.44 1.02
Urban 10.05 78.75 0.09 1.81 0.14 8.38 0.78

Sindh 21.05 6.99 59.73 4.19 2.11 1.00 4.93

Rural 1.62 2.68 92.02 0.61 1.50 0.32 1.25
Urban 41.48 11.52 25.79 7.96 2.74 1.71 8.80

Balochistan 0.97 2.52 5.58 29.64 54.76 2.42 4.11

Rural 0.21 0.43 5.27 32.16 57.55 1.87 2.51
Urban 3.42 9.16 6.57 21.61 45.84 4.16 9.24

Islamabad 10.11 71.66 0.56 9.52 0.06 1.11 6.98

Rural 2.33 83.74 0.08 7.62 0.02 0.3 5.91
Urban 14.18 65.36 0.81 10.51 0.08 1.53 7.53
* Refers to a very small proportion.