POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE

(In percent)
Administrative
Unit
Pakistan

Urdu

Punjabi

Sindhi

Pushto

Balochi

Saraiki

Others

Rural
Urban

7.57
1.48
20.22

44.15
42.51
47.56

14.1
16.46
9.20

15.42
18.06
9.94

3.57
3.99
2.69

10.53
12.97
5.46

4.66
4.53
4.93

Rural
Urban

0.78
0.24
3.47

0.97
0.24
4.58

0.04
0.02
0.11

73.9
73.98
73.55

0.01
0.01
0.03

3.86
3.99
3.15

20.43
21.52
15.11

Rural
Urban

0.18
0.18
0.18

0.23
0.18
1.85

0.01
0.01
*

99.1
99.15
97.00

0.04
0.04
*

0.45
0.43
0.96

Rural
Urban

4.51
1.99
10.05

75.23
73.63
78.75

0.13
0.15
0.09

1.16
0.87
1.81

0.66
0.90
0.14

17.36
21.44
8.38

0.95
1.02
0.78

Rural
Urban

21.05
1.62
41.48

6.99
2.68
11.52

59.73
92.02
25.79

4.19
0.61
7.96

2.11
1.50
2.74

1.00
0.32
1.71

4.93
1.25
8.80

Rural
Urban

0.97
0.21
3.42

2.52
0.43
9.16

5.58
5.27
6.57

29.64
32.16
21.61

54.76
57.55
45.84

2.42
1.87
4.16

4.11
2.51
9.24

10.11
71.66
Rural
2.33
83.74
Urban
14.18
65.36
* Refers to a very small proportion.

0.56
0.08
0.81

9.52
7.62
10.51

0.06
0.02
0.08

1.11
0.3
1.53

6.98
5.91
7.53

NWFP

FATA

Punjab

Sindh

Balochistan

Islamabad