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Pakistan's estimated population in 2011 is over 187 million making it the world's sixth mostpopulous country, behind Brazil and ahead of Bangladesh. During 1950-2011, Pakistan's urban
population expanded over sevenfold, while the total population increased by over fourfold. In the
past, the country's population had a relatively high growth rate that has, however, been
moderated by declining fertility and birth rates. The population growth rate now stands at 1.6%.
Dramatic social changes have led to rapid urbanization and the emergence of megacities. During
1990-2003, Pakistan sustained its historical lead as the second most urbanized nation in South
Asia with city dwellers making up 36% of its population. Furthermore, 50% of Pakistanis now
reside in towns of 5,000 people or more.
Pakistan has a multicultural and multi-ethnic society and hosts one of the largest refugee
populations in the world as well as a young population.
Population data
Geographic distribution
The majority of southern Pakistan's population lives along the
Indus River. Karachi is the most populous city in Pakistan. In
the northern half, most of the population lives about an arc
formed by the cities of Faisalabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi,
Islamabad, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan
and Peshawar.
Historical populations
Census Population
Urban
1951
33,816,000
17.80%
1961
42,978,000
22.46%
1972
65,321,000
25.40%
1981
84,254,000
28.28%
1998
130,580,00
0
32.51%
2008
172,800,00
0
32.34%
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 3,256,065; female 3,542,522) (2006 est.)
Gender ratios
Human development
Human Development Index
According to the 2009 Human Development Report of the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP), 60.3% of Pakistanis live on less than $2 a day.[6]
Saudi Arabia
1,500,000
United Kingdom
United Arab
Emirates
United States
1,400,000
700,000 1,000,000
600,410[12] 1,000,000
Canada
350,000
Kuwait
100,000
Oman
85,000
Germany
52,668
Qatar
52,500
France
50,000
Norway
35,000
Ireland
Province
9500
Human Development
Comparable Country
Index
Medium human development
Punjab
0.670
Tajikistan
Sindh
0.628
India
Solomon Islands
Balochistan
Ghana
0.556
Human Development
Index
Medium human development
Region
Urban Sindh
Equatorial Guinea/
South
Africa
Equatorial Guinea/
South
0.657
Africa
0.627
India
0.591
Solomon Islands
0.517
Sudan
Low human development
0.489
Zimbabwe/
Kenya
0.486
Mauritania
0.456
Eritrea
0.659
Urban Punjab
Urban Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Urban Balochistan
Rural Punjab
Rural Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Rural Balochistan
Rural Sindh
Region
Comparable Country
Comparable Country
South Africa
Note: Regarding the above two tables, information on Pakistan has been taken from the
PAKISTAN NATIONAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2003 and for the countries of the
world, information has been take from the Human Development Report 2006 as it best reflects
the time when data was taken for Pakistan. Pakistan National Human Development Report gave
Pakistan an HDI score of 0.541 where as the Human Development Report 2006 gave it a score of
0.539. So this is the MOST ACCURATE comparison.
Mortality and life expectancy
As adultery is a crime punishable by death in Pakistan, just in the main cities 1,210 infants were
killed or abandoned to die, 90% of them girls and most less than a week old according to
conservative estimates by the Edhi Foundation, a charity working to reverse this increasing
trend.
Fertility
Fertility Rate
Urban
3.3
Rural
4.5
Punjab
3.9
Sindh
4.3
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 4.3
Balochistan
4.1
Fertility by level of Education (2007)
Level of
Eucation
None
Primary
Middle
Secondary
Higher
Fertility Rate
4.8
4.0
3.2
3.1
2.3
Literacy
definition: aged 10 and over and can read and write
Employment by industry
Percentage of total employment:
Manufacturing: 13.84%
Construction: 6.13%
Electricity, gas, water and sanitary services: 0.66%
Commerce: 14.67%
Transport, storage and communication: 5.74%
Financing, insurance, real estate and business services: 1.10%
Services: 14.35%
Activities not adequately described: 0.04%
Health
Public expenditure was at 0.4 % of the GDP in 2004, whereas private expenditure was at 1.8 %.
Health expenditure per capita was at US$ 48 (PPP) in 2004. There were 74 physicians per
100,000 persons in the early 2000s. Fertility rate was at 4 births per woman in the early 2000s.
Pakistan has a high infant mortality rate of 70 per thousand births.
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
59,046,000
60,642,000
62,282,000
63,970,000
65,706,000
67,491,000
69,326,000
71,121,000
72,912,000
74,712,000
76,456,000
78,153,000
80,051,000
82,374,000
85,219,000
88,097,000
90,975,000
94,096,000
96,881,000
99,354,000
102,079,000
105,240,000
108,584,000
112,021,000
115,419,000
118,816,000
122,248,000
124,962,000
127,563,000
130,746,000
134,185,000
137,911,000
141,445,000
144,885,000
148,379,000
152,429,000
156,795,000
160,269,000
163,166,000
166,224,000
169,279,000
172,382,000
1,551,000
1,596,000
1,640,000
1,688,000
1,736,000
1,785,000
1,835,000
1,795,000
1,791,000
1,800,000
1,744,000
1,697,000
1,898,000
2,323,000
2,845,000
2,878,000
2,878,000
3,121,000
2,785,000
2,473,000
2,725,000
3,161,000
3,344,000
3,437,000
3,398,000
3,397,000
3,432,000
2,714,000
2,601,000
3,183,000
3,439,000
3,726,000
3,534,000
3,440,000
3,494,000
4,050,000
4,366,000
3,474,000
2,897,000
3,058,000
3,055,000
3,103,000
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.71
2.71
2.72
2.72
2.59
2.52
2.47
2.33
2.22
2.43
2.90
3.45
3.38
3.27
3.43
2.96
2.55
2.74
3.10
3.18
3.17
3.03
2.94
2.89
2.22
2.08
2.50
2.63
2.78
2.56
2.43
2.41
2.73
2.86
2.22
1.81
1.87
1.84
1.83
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
175,495,000
178,479,000
181,457,000
184,405,000
187,343,000
3,113,000
2,984,000
2,978,000
2,948,000
2,938,000
1.81
1.70
1.67
1.62
1.59