Snapshot - Pakistan Census - 2017

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

Population of Pakistan 2017

207,774,520
POPULATION AT A GLANCE

Rural 66%

Urban 52%

0 20,000,000 40,000,000 60,000,000 80,000,000 100,000,000 120,000,000

1998 2017

2017 1998 % change

Urban 75,584,989 45,497,046 66%

Rural 132,189,531 86,855,233 52%

Total 207,774,520 132,352,279 57%

INCREASING TREND OF URBANIZATION

2017 1998

36% 34%
Urban Rural Urban Rural

64% 66%

2017 1998

Urban 36% 34%

Rural 64% 66%

GENDER-WISE POPULATION

0%

Male
49% Female
51%
Transgender

 Gender 2017 %
Male 106,449,332 51.23%

Female 101,314,780 48.76%

Transgender 10,418 0.005%

Total 207,774,530  
AGE-WISE POPULATION

36.90%
32.00%

21.30%

5.40% 4.40%

0-14 years 15-24 years 25-54 years 55-64 years 65 years and
above

Age %
0-14 years 32.0%

15-24 years 21.3%

25-54 years 36.9%

55-64 years 5.4%

65 years and above 4.4%

 Population of top 10 cities of Pakistan

Cities 2017 1998 % change

Karachi

Karachi 14,910,352 9,339,032 60%

Lahore
Lahore 11,126,285 6,340,114 75%
Faisalabad
Faisalabad 3,203,846 2,008,861 59%
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi 2,098,231 1,409,768 49%
Gujranwala
Gujranwala 2,027,001 1,132,509 79%
Peshawar
Peshawar 1,970,042 982,816 100%
Multan
Multan 1,871,843 1,197,384 56%
Hyderabad
Hyderabad 1,732,693 1,166,894 48%
Islamabad
Islamabad 1,014,825 529,180 92%

Quetta
Quetta 1,001,205 565,137 77%
0 5,000,000 10,000,000 15,000,000
Total 40,956,323 24,671,695 66%
1998 2017
20% of Pakistanis live in top 10 cities % of National Pop 20% 19%  
CONTRIBUTION OF TOP 10 CITIES TO NATIONAL POPULATION

3% Cities 2017
3%
4%
Karachi 7.20%
5%

Lahore 5.40%
5%

37% Faisalabad 1.50%

5%
Rawalpindi 1%

Gujranwala 1%
5%

Peshawar 0.90%

8% Multan 0.90%

Hyderabad 0.80%

Islamabad 0.50%

27% Quetta 0.50%

Karachi Lahore Faisalabad Rawalpindi Gujranwala

Peshawar Multan Hyderabad Islamabad Quetta
Total(% of National Pop) 20%
PROVINCE-WISE POPULATION

110,012,442
Punjab 73,621,290

47,886,051
Sindh 30,439,893

12,344,408
Balochistan 6,565,885

30,523,371
KPK 17,743,645

2,006,572
Islamabad 805,235

5,001,676
FATA 3,176,331

0 20,000,000 40,000,000 60,000,000 80,000,000 100,000,000 120,000,000

1998 2017
  2017 1998 % change
Punjab 110,012,442 73,621,290 49%
Sindh 47,886,051 30,439,893 57%
Balochistan 12,344,408 6,565,885 88%
KPK 30,523,371 17,743,645 72%
Islamabad 2,006,572 805,235 149%
FATA 5,001,676 3,176,331 57%
TOTAL 207,774,520 132,352,279 57%

Balochistan and KPK leave behind Punjab in growth rate

National Household Break-up (Urban Vs Rural)

Rural 20,012,797

Urban 12,192,314

0 5,000,000 10,000,000 15,000,000 20,000,000

National 2017 persons per HH

Urban 12,192,314 6.2

Rural 20,012,797 6.6

Total 32,205,111 6.5

 Province-Wise Household Scenario

Provinces 2017 No. persons per HH

Punjab 17,103,835

Punjab 17,103,835 6.4

Sindh 8,585,610
Sindh 8,585,610 5.6

Balochistan 1,775,937
Balochistan 1,775,937 7.0

KPK 3,845,168 KPK 3,845,168 7.9

Islamabad 336,182 Islamabad 336,182 6.0

FATA 558,379 9.0

FATA 558,379

TOTAL 32,205,111 6.5

0 4,000,000 8,000,000 12,000,000 16,000,000 20,000,000

While Punjab boasts of the maximum number of households, the density of

persons per households is highest in the KPK