2017 Census of Pakistan

The 2017 Census of Pakistan was a detailed enumeration of the

Sixth Census of Pakistan
Pakistani population which began on 15 March 2017 and ended on 25 May
2017. The census was conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics for the
first time in 21st century, after 19 years.[1][2] Initial estimates put the
population at 19 crore (210220 million).[3] Due to the dismissal of Nawaz
Sharif from the office of Prime Minister, the results were delayed. The
provisional results were finally presented to the Council of Common
Interests on August 25, 2017, and then approved and released to the public.
The results showed a total population of Pakistan excluding of that of Gilgit
Baltistan and Azad Kashmir at 207.8 million.[4][5]

General information
Country Pakistan
Contents Date taken 15 March 2017
1 Details to May 25, 2017
1.1 Phases Total population 207,774,520
2 Provisional Results Percent change 57%
3 City Results Annual percent 2.4%
4 Security Incidents change
5 See also Most populous Punjab
province/territory
6 References
Least populous Capital Territory
province/territory

Details
The census was conducted by 91,000 enumerators from different government sectors, of which the Pakistan Army
provided security with 200,000 personnel.[6] The census recorded a total of 9 languages out of an estimated of 80
languages spoken in the country,[7] and officially recognized transgender as a third gender.[8]

Phases
The census was conducted in 2 phases. The first phase lasted from 15 March 2017 to 13 April 2017 and covered 63
districts of the country. The second phase began on 25 April 2017 and lasted until 24 May 2017 covering the remaining
88 districts. However, the census in the Islamabad Capital Territory and neighbouring districts of Attock and
Rawalpindi, although included in the second phase, began on 30 March 2017 and concluded on 23 May 2017.
Furthermore, for administrative purposes, the census in the Kech District of Balochistan was spread over both
phases.[9]
Provisional Results
The provisional results of the 2017 Census were presented to the Council of Common Interests on 25 August 2017.[10]
According to the results, the total population in Pakistan was 207,774,520, representing a 57% increase in 19
years.[11][12] The provisional results exclude data from Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir, which is likely to
be included in the final report in 2018.[13][14] The transgender population stood at 10,418 (0.005% of the
population).[15][16][17] The urban population in Pakistan stood at 75,580,000 or 36.4% of the total population.[18]

Total Total
Administrative Annualized Share in Total
Households Population Population
Unit Growth Population
(1998) (2017)
Khyber
3,845,168 17,743,645 30,523,371 2.89% 14.69%
Pakthunkhwa
Tribal Areas 558,379 3,176,331 5,001,676 2.41% 2.41%
Sindh 8,585,610 30,439,893 47,886,051 2.41% 23.04%
Punjab 17,103,835 73,621,290 110,012,442 2.13% 52.95%
Balochistan 1,775,937 6,565,885 12,344,408 3.37% 5.94%
Islamabad Capital
336,182 805,236 2,006,572 4.91% 0.97%
Territory
PAKISTAN 32,205,111 132,352,279 207,774,520 2.40% 100%
Azad Jammu and
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Kashmir
Gilgit-Baltistan TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
PAKISTAN (incl:
TBA TBA TBA TBA N/A
AJK, GB)

Population Total 207,774,520

Males 106,443,520
Females 101,331,000
City Results
The population of 10 major cities of the country has increased by 74.4 per cent since 1998, when the last census was
conducted, according to the data of recently concluded 6th Population and Housing Census 2017.

The total population of the 10 cities surged to 40,956,232 individuals as per the 2017 census from 23,475,067
registered during the 1998 census, the data revealed.[19][20][21]

Rank City Population (1998 census) Population (2017 census) Province

1 Karachi 9,339,023 14,910,352 Sindh
2 Lahore 5,143,495 11,126,285 Punjab
3 Faisalabad 2,008,861 3,203,846 Punjab
4 Rawalpindi 1,409,768 2,098,231 Punjab
5 Gujranwala 1,132,509 2,027,001 Punjab
6 Peshawar 982,816 1,970,042 Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
7 Multan 1,197,384 1,871,843 Punjab
8 Hyderabad 1,166,894 1,732,693 Sindh
9 Islamabad 529,180 1,014,825 Islamabad Capital Territory
10 Quetta 565,137 1,001,205 Balochistan

Security Incidents
21 March 2017 - a census team came under attack from villagers in the Gandheri area of Nowshera. The
aggressors were apprehended and their arms were confiscated.[22]
25 March 2017 - a policeman deputed on census team's security in Charsadda was injured when he was
fired at by an attacker. In retaliatory fire, the miscreant was injured and arrested.[23]
5 April 2017 - a census team was targeted in a suicide attack on Lahore's Bedian Road. 7 members of the
team were slain - including two enumerators and 5 army personnel on security and reconnaissance duty.[24]
25 April 2017 - a Levies official providing security to the census team lost his life while another was injured
as they came under attack from gunmen in Kallag Kollanch area of Gwadar. A terrorist organistaion, Balochistan
Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the attack.[25]
26 April 2017 - a passenger van carrying civilians and a census team hit a land-mine in Kurram Agency. 14
civilians lost their lives while 9 people were injured, among them 2 census workers and 4 Khasadar officials.[26]
5 May 2017 - a census team performing its duties in villages in Chaman near the Afghan-Pakistan border
was unilaterally attacked by Afghan forces. Two security personnel with the team were killed along with 10
civilians.[27][28]

See also
Census in Pakistan

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