Population of Pakistan

From Pakistan

[edit] Government Numbers

The Population Census Organization (part of the Bureau of Statistics has a lot of very interesting statistics. Their website describes them as "an attached department of Statistics Division, is the official agency of Federal Government which is responsible for planning and execution of decennial Population and Housing Census and release of its data for public and private use."

See http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/statistics.html for the details from that organization, including:

• Population
  • Demographic Indicators, 1998-Census
  • Area, Population, Density and Urban Proportion by Administrative Units
  • Population by Sex, Sex Ratio, Average Household Size and Growth Rate
  • Population Size and Growth of Major Cities
  • Population by Province/Region since 1951
  • Population by Religion
  • Population by Mother Tongue
  • Population by 5 Year Age Groups
  • Population by Selective Age Groups
  • Population by Marital Status
  • Population by Level of Education and Sex
  • Population by Level of Education and Rural/Urban
  • Literacy Ratio by Sex
  • Migrant Population by Place of Birth
  • Migrant Population by Reason of Migration
  • <a target="_blank" href="http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/labour_force.pdf">Labour Force Participation Rates</a>
  • <a target="_blank" href="http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/unemployment_rates.pdf">Un-Employment Rates</a>
  • <a target="_blank" href="http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/disabled_population.pdf">Disabled Population by Nature of Disability</a>
  • <a href="http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_unit.html">Administrative Units of Pakistan by Provinces/Region</a>
  • <a href="http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_list.html">List of Administrative Units of Pakistan (by districts)</a>
  • <a href="http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_list_tehsil.html">List of Administrative Units of Pakistan (by tehsils)</a>
• Housing
  • <a href="http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/housing_indicators98/housing_indicators98.html">Housing Indicators, 1998</a>
  • <a href="http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/demographic_indicators98/demographic_indicators.html">-Census</a>
  • <a target="_blank" href="http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/housing_units_by_rooms.pdf">Housing Units by Number of Rooms and Type</a>
  • <a target="_blank" href="http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/housing_units_by_construction_material.pdf">Housing Units by Construction Material</a>
  • <a target="_blank" href="http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/housing_units_by_water_lighting.pdf">Housing Units by Source of Drinking Water, Lighting and Cooking Fuel Used</a>
  • <a target="_blank" href="http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/housing_units_by_kitchen_bath.pdf">Housing Units by Kitchen, Bathroom and Latrine Facilities</a>

[edit] Summary

The raw figures:

PAKISTAN AT A GLANCE
1998-CENSUS
Area (Sq. Kms.)	796,096
Population (000)	132,352
Male	68,874
Female	63,478
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)	108.5
Population Density (Persons per Sq. Km)	166.3
Urban Proportion	32.50
Average Annual Growth Rate (1981-1998)	2.69
Literacy Ratio (10+)	43.92
Male	54.81
Female	32.02
Labour Force Participation Rate (10+)	31.98
Average Household Size	6.8
Source: Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan: http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/index.html