Pakistan Population 2022
The population of Pakistan has surged to 207.77 million, having encountered a 57 for every penny increment since the last statistics in 1998, temporary evaluation information introduced to the Council of Common Interest (CCI) on Friday appears.
The 6th populace evaluation in Pakistan, at long last completed by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) prior this year after a hole of almost two decades, uncovers a quickening in the populace development rate of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), even as development in Punjab and Sindh has eased back contrasted with past outcomes.
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Pakistan houses 106.45m guys, 101.31m females, and 10,418 transgenders, the temporary information uncovers.
The outcomes demonstrate that 30.5m individuals live in KP, 5m in Fata, 47.9m in Sindh, 12.3m in Balochistan, and 2m in Islamabad. while Punjab the biggest area as far as populace houses 110 million individuals.
An expansion in the urban-provincial proportion has been seen in every single managerial unit aside from Islamabad, which regardless remains the second most urbanized unit in the nation.
More than 52pc of Sindh’s occupants live in urban zones, which has outperformed the capital region as the most urbanized domain of Pakistan.
Near 36.4pc of Pakistanis live in urban ranges, the temporary outcomes uncover.
Balochistan, the minimum urbanized of Pakistan’s areas, has encountered the quickest normal yearly development rate since 1998 at 3.37pc.
Punjab’s normal yearly development rate remained the slowest at 2.13pc, somewhat beneath the national normal of 2.4pc.
The temporary outcomes bar information from Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, which is probably going to be incorporated into the last report.
The enumeration is probably going to have imperative ramifications for the forthcoming general races, as bodies electorate are relied upon to must be redrawn as per the recently incorporated outcomes.
Highest Birth Rate in Pakistan
Pakistan has one of the highest birth rates with 22 births per 1000 people. Very few women use any type of birth control in Pakistan, and a surging population can put too much pressure on water and sanitation systems resulting in millions of unemployed people, and overwhelming health and education systems.
Pakistan Population Growth
Since the year 1947, when the country became a sovereign state, the population of Pakistan has increased significantly, because more and more people felt comfortable moving their families and businesses to the area. Compared to other countries in the region, the growth rate of Pakistan is about 2.1 percent higher. It is predicted that in about 35 years if this growth continues the population of Pakistan will eventually become double what it was in 2001.
Pakistan Population Projections
The current growth rate in Pakistan is close to 2% but it is expected to have less than 1% by the year 2050 when it is predicted to cross the 300 million thresholds. The population is predicted to reach 210 million by 2020 and to get 245 million by 2030.
Pakistan Population Clock
| Pakistan Population (as of 4/6/2022) | 228,435,814 |
| Next UN Estimate (July 1, 2022) | 229,488,994 |
| Births per Day | 16,493 |
| Deaths per Day | 4,220 |
| Migrations per Day | -571 |
| Net Change per Day | 11,702 |
| Population Change Since Jan. 1 | 1,111,690 |
- Net increase of 1 person every 7 seconds
- Population estimates based on interpolation of data from World Population Prospects
Pakistan population density
Pakistan’s population density is 244.9 people per square kilometer (634.2/mi2) as of November 2017.
The density of population is calculated as the permanently settled population of Pakistan divided by the total area of the country.
The total area is the sum of land and water areas within the international boundaries and coastlines of Pakistan. The total area of Pakistan is 796,100 km2 (307,376 mi2) according to the United Nations Statistics Division.
Largest Cities of Pakistan
Pakistan has an impressive ten cities with populations exceeding one million, but the two largest by far are Karachi and Lahore with populations of 14,916,456 and 11,126,285 respectively.
The third-largest city is Faisalabad with a population of 3,204,726.
The remaining seven cities over 1 million listed in order of their respective sizes are Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Peshawar, Hyderabad, and Quetta.
Name of city Population
| Karachi | 11,624,219 |
| Lahore | 6,310,888 |
| Faisalabad | 2,506,595 |
| Rawalpindi | 1,743,101 |
| Multan | 1,437,230 |
| Hyderabad | 1,386,330 |
| Gujranwala | 1,384,471 |
| Peshawar | 1,218,773 |
| Rahim Yar Khan | 788,915 |
| Quetta | 733,675 |
Literacy of population
According to our estimates, 73,954,150 persons, or 58.75% of the adult population (aged 15 years and above) in Pakistan are able to read and write. Accordingly, about 51,915,294 adults are illiterate.
Literacy rate for adult male population is 71.5% (46,231,009 persons). 18,425,936 are illiterate.
Literacy rate for adult female population is 45.29% (27,723,141 persons). 33,489,358 are illiterate.
Youth literacy rates are 81.46% and 69.33% for males and females accordingly. The overall youth literacy rate is 75.59%. The youth literacy rate definition covers the population between the ages of 15 to 24 years.
The population of Pakistan (2022 and historical)
| Year | Population | Growth Rate | Density (km²) | Population Rank | Density Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 40,488,030 | 1.52% | 52.52 | 14 | 98 |
| 1960 | 44,988,690 | 2.13% | 58.36 | 14 | 98 |
| 1965 | 50,917,975 | 2.51% | 66.05 | 12 | 94 |
| 1970 | 58,142,060 | 2.69% | 75.42 | 10 | 92 |
| 1975 | 66,816,877 | 2.82% | 86.68 | 10 | 86 |
| 1980 | 78,054,343 | 3.16% | 101.25 | 10 | 80 |
| 1985 | 92,191,510 | 3.38% | 119.59 | 8 | 71 |
| 1990 | 107,647,921 | 3.15% | 139.64 | 8 | 65 |
| 1995 | 123,776,839 | 2.83% | 160.57 | 8 | 62 |
| 2000 | 142,343,578 | 2.83% | 184.65 | 7 | 58 |
| 2005 | 160,304,008 | 2.40% | 207.95 | 6 | 56 |
| 2010 | 179,424,641 | 2.28% | 232.75 | 6 | 55 |
| 2015 | 199,426,964 | 2.14% | 258.70 | 6 | 53 |
| 2017 | 207,906,209 | 2.10% | 269.70 | 5 | 52 |
| 2018 | 212,228,286 | 2.08% | 275.31 | 5 | 51 |
| 2019 | 216,565,318 | 2.04% | 280.93 | 5 | 49 |
| 2020 | 220,892,340 | 2.00% | 286.55 | 5 | 48 |
| 2021 | 225,199,937 | 2.03% | 292.13 | 5 | 48 |
| 2022 | 229,488,994 | 1.99% | 297.70 | 5 | 47 |
Pakistan Population Forecast
| Year | Population | Growth Rate | Density (km²) | Population Rank | Density Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 233,757,273 | 1.95% | 303.23 | 5 | 47 |
| 2024 | 238,005,634 | 1.91% | 308.75 | 5 | 46 |
| 2025 | 242,234,056 | 1.86% | 314.23 | 5 | 46 |
| 2030 | 262,958,794 | 1.65% | 341.12 | 6 | 40 |
| 2035 | 282,863,442 | 1.47% | 366.94 | 6 | 38 |
| 2040 | 302,129,193 | 1.33% | 391.93 | 6 | 39 |
| 2045 | 320,723,644 | 1.20% | 416.05 | 6 | 35 |
| 2050 | 338,013,196 | 1.06% | 438.48 | 5 | 37 |
| 2055 | 353,510,569 | 0.90% | 458.58 | 5 | 37 |
| 2060 | 366,792,376 | 0.74% | 475.81 | 5 | 38 |
| 2065 | 377,978,139 | 0.60% | 490.32 | 5 | 38 |
| 2070 | 387,094,155 | 0.48% | 502.15 | 5 | 36 |
| 2075 | 394,264,625 | 0.37% | 511.45 | 5 | 35 |
| 2080 | 399,523,354 | 0.27% | 518.27 | 5 | 31 |
| 2085 | 402,874,002 | 0.17% | 522.62 | 5 | 30 |
| 2090 | 404,490,729 | 0.08% | 524.71 | 5 | 30 |
| 2095 | 404,495,159 | 0.00% | 524.72 | 5 | 29 |
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