By : Ghalib Hussain

Q: Discuss the Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics of Pakistan’s population.

QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF POPULATION

1 Population and Growth rate

2 Density
3 Average age
4 Illiteracy rate
5 Labor force

1. POPULATION
The current population of Pakistan is 220.89 million. Pakistan is number seven country
in the world population. Population is growing at the rate of 2.4 percent per annum.

2. DENSITY
The density rate has increased to 256 per square kilometer.

3. AVERAGE AGE
The average age has increased to 65 years during the current year 2019.

4. LITERACY RATE
The literacy rate has increased to 57 percent.

6 LABOR FORCE
In the year 2019 total labor force was 75.143 million.

QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF POPULATION

1 Joint family system
2 Class conflicts
3 Poor health
4 Customs and traditions
5 Lack of education and training
6 Dependence on agriculture

1. JOINT FAMILY SYSTEM

Joint family system reduces ability and potential to work as the earnings of a worker are
spent on the maintenance of whole family and even those who do not work get their
share from the income of a working member of family. The same situation happens in
Pakistan. Number of dependents is large enough who do not take active part in
productive activity.

2. CLASS CONFLICTS
If any society is divided into haves and have- nots then there are always rivalries and
class conflicts between the rich and the poor. There are strikes and lockouts, which
reduce
production potential of the worker.

3. POOR HEALTH
Due to poverty and low- income, proper food, medicines and recreation facilities are not
available to the people therefore the general health conditions are bad and people are
prone to various types of diseases.

4. CUSTOMS & TRADITIONS

Pakistani people believe in customs and traditions. They spend too much money on
ceremonies and traditional activities. They believe in cast system, which badly affects
the economic welfare.

5. LACK OF EDUCATION & TRAINING

Proper education & training facilities are not available to the people. Technical education
& training increases productivity of the people. Govt. is now providing general and
technical education as well as on the job training in order to develop efficiency of the
people and very much emphasis is given on computer education.

6. DEPENDENCE ON AGRICULTURE
Majority of people live in villages, where only source of income is agriculture whereas
agriculture is not developed. Their income is very low hence they cannot raise their
standard of living and cannot benefit from modern means of life.