Demographics of Pakistan

The Demographics of Pakistan are a study of the population and the people. It is estimated that Pakistan's population was over 170,000,000 in mid 2008. Pakistan had an estimated population of 169,300,000 as of July 2007,.^[1] Between 1951-1998, the number of people in Pakistan's cities and towns (known as the urban population) increased sevenfold. And by the next decade the population is expected to exceed 176 million.^[2] In the past, the country's population had a quite high growth rate. Dramatic social changes have led to rapid urbanisation and the emergence of megacities. Between 1990-2003, Pakistan sustained its historical lead as the most urbanised nation in South Asia, with city dwellers making up 34% of its population.^[3]

Pakistan has a multicultural and multi-ethnic society and has one of the largest refugee populations in the world as well as a young population.

Pakistan's next national census will take place in 2008.^[4]

1. ↑ "Population Reference Bureau: Population Clock". Population Reference Bureau. Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
2. ↑ "Urban Research Centre, Population table (1901-98)". Archived from the original on 2006-05-13. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
3. ↑ "World Bank Group, Urbanization (urban population table)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
4. ↑ "Plan to hold census in 2008 By Ahmed Hassan". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2008-08-16.