August 06, 2023 (MLN): The Council of Common Interest (CCI) has unanimously approved the results of the 7th Population and Housing Census-2023, concluding with a total population count of 241.49 million people, depicting a growth rate of 2.55%, as reported by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
The administrative unit-wise breakdown of population and annual growth rate is as follows:
|
ADMN UNIT |
POPULATION (million) |
ANNUAL GROWTH RATE % |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2017 | 2023 | 1998 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|
PAKISTAN |
132.35 |
207.68 |
241.49 |
2.69 |
2.40 |
2.55 |
|
KP |
20.92 |
35.50 |
40.85 |
2.72 |
2.82 |
2.38 |
|
PUNJAB |
73.62 |
109.98 |
127.68 |
2.64 |
2.13 |
2.53 |
|
SINDH |
30.44 |
47.85 |
55.69 |
2.80 |
2.41 |
2.57 |
|
BALOCHISTAN |
6.57 |
12.34 |
14.89 |
2.47 |
3.37 |
3.20 |
|
ISLAMABAD |
0.81 |
2.01 |
2.36 |
5.19 |
4.91 |
2.81 |
The Urban-Rural distribution of the population is as under:
|
ADMN UNIT |
RURAL POPULATION % |
URBAN POPULATION % |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2017 | 2023 | 1998 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|
PAKISTAN |
67.5 |
63.56 |
61.18 |
32.5 |
36.44 |
38.82 |
|
KP |
83.1 |
83.45 |
84.99 |
16.9 |
16.55 |
15.01 |
|
PUNJAB |
68.7 |
63.14 |
59.30 |
31.3 |
36.86 |
40.70 |
|
SINDH |
51.1 |
48.11 |
46.27 |
48.9 |
51.89 |
53.73 |
|
BALOCHISTAN |
76.7 |
72.38 |
69.04 |
23.3 |
27.62 |
30.96 |
|
ISLAMABAD |
34.4 |
49.63 |
53.10 |
65.6 |
50.37 |
46.90 |
The 7th Population and Housing Census is historic, as this largest digitization exercise of South Asia was planned in the shortest span of time i.e., just 18 months.
Further, for the first time population of Pakistan was counted digitally using tablets.
For the first time facility of self-enumeration was provided to the citizens of Pakistan.
This Census has also provided an economic frame to determine the size of economic clusters across the country. All the structures have been Geo Tagged. Online monitoring dashboards were provided to stakeholders.
All the above-mentioned achievements make the First Digital Census a significant milestone and a huge leap toward digitization.
The Census data helps governments to decide how to distribute funds and assistance to provinces, districts, and localities.
It is also used for the appropriation of National Assembly seats by drawing the lines of legislative districts.
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Posted on: 2023-08-06T16:57:53+05:00
