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Pakistan Census
مردم شماری پاکستان
Location(s)Plot #21, Mauve Area,
G-9/1, Islamabad
Pakistan 44080
Country Pakistan
Inaugurated1951 (age 72–73)
Previous eventMarch 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)
Next event2027 (2027)
PeopleAsif Bajwa[1]
Chief Statistician/Chief Census Commissioner
Websitewww.pbscensus.gov.pk

The Census in Pakistan (Urdu: مردم شماری پاکستان), is a decennial census and a descriptive count of Pakistan's population on Census Day, and of their dwellings, conducted and supervised by the Bureau of Statistics of the Ministry of Finance and Statistics.[2] The 2017 Census in Pakistan marks the first census to take place in Pakistan since 1998.[3] The next census is scheduled for 2027.

Overview

A national census is mandated by the Constitution of Pakistan to be held every ten years.[4][5] After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the first census took place in 1951 under Finance Minister Sir Malik Ghulam, serving under Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan.[6] Since 1951, there have been only 6 nationwide censuses (1961, 1972, 1981, 1998 and 2017). Delays and postponements have often been due to politicization. Pakistan's last completed census took place in 2017. The next national census was scheduled to take place in 2001 and later 2008,[7][8] and again in 2010, but none of those plans could materialize.[9][better source needed] There were multiple census counts completed for the latest round in April 2012,[10][11] but were subsequently thrown out as being "unreliable". A UN led census was to be conducted with staff training and GPS digitisation.[12] As of 2015, the population of Pakistan is estimated at 191.71 million.[13][14] As of 2016, the population of religious minorities in Pakistan have increased to 3 million.[15] On August 25, 2017, the official results declared Pakistan's population to be 207.74 million.[16]

Pakistan population density

Census

1951

According to 1951 census, Dominion of Pakistan(both east and West Pakistan) had a population of 75 million population, in which West Pakistan had a population of 33.7 million and East Pakistan( modern Bangladesh) had a population of 42 million.[17][18] In 1951, Hindus constituted 12.9% of the Pakistani population (this includes East Pakistan, modern day Bangladesh),which made Dominion of Pakistan second biggest Hindu-population country after India. In the 1951 census, West Pakistan had 1.6% Hindu population, while East Pakistan (modern Bangladesh) had 22.05%.[19] After Partition of India in 1947, two-thirds of the Muslims resided in Pakistan (both east and West Pakistan) but a third resided in India.[20]

1961

According to the 1961 census, the population of Pakistan was 93 million, with 42.8 million residing in West Pakistan and 50 million residing in East Pakistan.[17][18][18] The literacy was 19.2%, in which East Pakistan had a literacy rate of 21.5% while West Pakistan had a literacy rate of 16.9%.[21] Hindus in East Pakistan were 18.4%[19] while the population growth rate was 2.4%.

1972

The scheduled 1971 Census was postponed due to the political crisis of 1970 followed by the War of 1971 and subsequent loss of East Pakistan.[22][23] In 1970, the population was 65 million in the east Pakistan and 58 million in the west Pakistan.[24]

According to the 1972 census, the population of Pakistan was 65.3 million.[25] [26] After 1972, the Census Organization was merged into the Ministry of Interior.[27]

1981

According to the 1981 census, the population of Pakistan was 83.783 million.

1998

Main article: 1998 Pakistan Census

According to the 1998 census, the population of Pakistan was 132,352,279.[28].

2017

Main article: 2017 Census in Pakistan

According to the 2017 census official results, declared on August 25, 2017, the population of Pakistan was 207,774,521.[29][16]

2027

The seventh national census is scheduled to take place in 2027.

References

  1. ^ "Chief Statistician/Chief Census Commissioner, PBS | Pakistan Bureau of Statistics". www.pbs.gov.pk. Chief Statistician, Govt. of Pakistan. Retrieved 16 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |last1= (help)CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
  2. ^ Civil service clerks; et al. "Population Census" (html). www.pbs.gov.pk. Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |first1= (help)
  3. ^ "Pakistan, Let's Talk About Sex".
  4. ^ "Why the census is important for Pakistan".
  5. ^ [Article 9] in PART II of Fourth Schedule: Federal Legislative List of Constitution of Pakistan.
  6. ^ "Population count: NADRA records cannot substitute for census, says Ravi Pinjani".
  7. ^ "Plan to hold census in 2008: Cabinet okays F-16 purchase". dawn.com.
  8. ^ "The census that may reveal too much?".
  9. ^ "Population, housing census in Pakistan after Eid". Pakistan Times. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  10. ^ uzairakhan. "Pakistan's population up by 46.9 per cent since 1998". dawn.com.
  11. ^ "Pak population increased by 46.9% between 1998 and 2011". The Times of India.
  12. ^ "The Government of Pakistan, Statistics Division in collaboration with UN-Habitat and UNFPA reaffirm their support for the forthcoming Census". ReliefWeb.
  13. ^ "Population, Labour Force and Employment PAKISTAN ECONOMIC SURVEY 2014–15" (PDF).
  14. ^ "PAKISTAN ECONOMIC SURVEY 2014–15 -GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MINISTRY OF FINANCE".
  15. ^ Minorities’ vote bank reaches close to 3m
  16. ^ a b "PROVISIONAL SUMMARY RESULTS OF 6TH POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS-2017 | Pakistan Bureau of Statistics | 6th Population and Housing Census". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Migration from East Pakistan(1951–1961)" (PDF).
  18. ^ a b c http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/other/pocket_book2006/2.pdf
  19. ^ a b D'Costa, Bina (2011), Nationbuilding, Gender and War Crimes in South Asia, Routledge, pp. 100–, ISBN 978-0-415-56566-0
  20. ^ "Muslims in Indian army".
  21. ^ "East Wing beats West Wing in literacy rate".
  22. ^ "Why a census counts".
  23. ^ "Population survey: PM gives green light for sixth census".
  24. ^ "When East overtakes West".
  25. ^ "2.1 Population of Pakistan" (PDF).
  26. ^ "Census & labour data".
  27. ^ "Population Census Pakistan".
  28. ^ "Population and Housing Indicators".
  29. ^ "Enumerating Pakistan".
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