This is the population of pakistan in 1998. almost 2 decades old. do you really think it is remotely accurate or irrelevant? probably not.
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."good luck
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>
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 |
108.5 |
| Population
Density |
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 |
31.98 |
| Average Household Size | 6.8 |
| Source: Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan: http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/index.html |
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