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Table - 1.1
Pakistan:
Population Size, Rural - Urban Ratio and Growth Rate,
1901-1998
|
Year |
Population (in ‘000) |
Proportion |
Annual Growth Rate |
|
Total |
Rural |
Urban |
Rural |
Urban |
Total |
Rural |
Urban |
|
1901 |
16,577 |
14,958 |
1,619 |
90.2 |
9.8 |
- |
- |
- |
|
1911 |
18,805 |
17,116 |
1,689 |
91.0 |
9.0 |
1.27 |
1.36 |
0.42 |
|
1921 |
20,243 |
18,184 |
2,058 |
89.8 |
10.2 |
0.74 |
0.61 |
2.00 |
|
1931 |
22,640 |
19,871 |
2,769 |
87.8 |
12.2 |
1.13 |
0.89 |
3.01 |
|
1941 |
28,244 |
24,229 |
4,015 |
85.8 |
14.2 |
2.24 |
2.00 |
3.79 |
|
1951 |
33,740 |
27,721 |
6,019 |
82.2 |
17.8 |
1.79 |
1.36 |
4.13 |
|
1961 |
42,880 |
33,240 |
9,640 |
77.5 |
22.5 |
2.43 |
1.80 |
4.84 |
|
1971 |
65,309 |
48,715 |
16,594 |
74.6 |
25.4 |
3.67 |
3.33 |
4.76 |
|
1981 |
84,253 |
61,270 |
23,583 |
71.7 |
28.3 |
3.10 |
2.58 |
4.38 |
|
1998 |
130,580 |
87,544 |
43,036 |
68.5 |
32.5 |
2.61 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
Source:
Environmental Profile of Pakistan, Government of Pakistan as quoted
in
Environmental Repurcussions of Development in Pakistan, by Arif Hasan
and Ameneh Azam Ali
Table 1.2
Pakistan: Basic
Demographic Data 1951 - 1998
|
Province/
Year |
Area
(Sq.Km) |
Population
|
Population
density (persons/
Sq.Km) |
Urban
population (percentage) |
Average
annual growth rate (percentage) |
House-hold
size |
|
|
|
Number |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
Pakistan
1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
796,095
(100) |
33,816,555
42,978,261
65,320,939
84,253,644
130,580,000 |
100
100
100
100
100 |
42.5
54.0
82.0
105.8
164.0 |
17.8
22.5
25.4
28.3
32.5 |
2.4
3.7
3.1
2.61 |
5.5
6.6
6.7
6.8 |
NWFP
1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
74,521
(9.4) |
4,587,120
5,752,432
8,392,323
11,061,328
17,554,674 |
13.6
13.4
12.8
13.1
13.4 |
61.6
77.2
112.6
148.4
235.6 |
11.0
13.2
14.2
15.1
16.9 |
2.3
3.3
3.3
2.75 |
5.7
6.1
6.8
7.6 |
FATA
1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
27,220
(3.4) |
1,336,785
1,847,195
2,491,230
2,198,547
3,138,000 |
3.9
4.3
3.8
2.6
2.4 |
49.1
67.9
91.5
80.8
115.3 |
-
1.3
0.5
-
- |
3.3
2.6
1.5
2.1 |
-
-
8.3
8.3
N.A. |
Punjab
1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
205,344
(25.8) |
20,556,800
25,499,876
37,611,668
47,292,441
72,585,430 |
60.8
59.3
57.6
56.1
55.6 |
100.1
124.2
183.2
230.3
353.5 |
17.5
21.5
24.4
27.6
31.3 |
2.2
3.4
2.7
2.55 |
5.4
6.4
6.4
6.7 |
Sindh
1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
140,914
(17.7) |
6,054,474
8,374,032
14,158,279
19,028,666
29,991,161 |
17.9
19.5
21.7
22.6
23.0 |
43.0
59.4
100.5
135.0
212.8 |
29.2
37.8
40.4
43.3
48.9 |
3.3
4.6
3.6
2.71 |
5.8
6.2
7.0
5.8 |
Balochistan
1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
347,190
(43.6) |
1,187,036
1,385,165
2,432,516
4,332,376
6,511,358 |
3.5
3.2
3.7
5.1
5.0 |
3.4
4.0
7.0
12.5
18.8 |
12.2
16.9
16.4
15.6
23.3 |
1.6
5.0
7.1
2.42 |
5.0
6.2
7.3
6.4 |
|
Province/
Year |
Area
(Sq.Km) |
Population
|
Population
density (persons/
Sq.Km) |
Urban
population (percentage) |
Average
annual growth rate (percentage) |
House-hold
size |
|
|
|
Number |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
Islamabad
1951
1961
1972
1981
1998
|
906
(0.1) |
94,340
119,561
234,923
340,286
651,100 |
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.6 |
104.1
132.0
259.3
375.6
718.6 |
-
-
32.6
60.0
80.5 |
2.4
6.0
4.5
5.15 |
-
-
5.5
5.7
5.7 |
Table 1.3
Rate of
Urbanization in Pakistan and Provinces – Intercensal growth rates of urban
population along with total and rural population growth rates
(average annual)
|
Region
|
Total
|
Rural
|
Urban |
|
1951-61 |
1961-72 |
1972-81 |
1981-98 |
1951-61 |
1961-72 |
1972-81 |
1981-98 |
1951-61 |
1961-72 |
1972-81 |
1981-98 |
|
Pakistan
|
2.4 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
|
Punjab |
2.2 |
3.4 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
|
Sindh |
3.3 |
4.6 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
6.0 |
5.2 |
4.4 |
3.5 |
|
N.W.F.P. |
2.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
|
Baluchistan |
1.6 |
5.0 |
7.1 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
7.3 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
3.4 |
8.0 |
4.9 |
|
FATA |
3.3 |
2.8 |
-1.5 |
2.1 |
7.8 |
2.8 |
-1.4 |
2.0 |
- |
-5.4 |
- |
- |
|
Islamabad |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.2 |
- |
- |
-1.8 |
4.2 |
- |
- |
11.4 |
5.8 |
Table 1.4
Pakistan Population
Growth 1901-1998
(Pop.in
thousands)
|
S.No. |
Census Year |
Total |
Urban |
Rural
|
Ratio U:R |
Annual Growth Rate (%) pa |
URGD* |
Ratio |
|
Change |
Change |
Change |
|
|
|
(%age) |
(%age) |
(%age) |
(%age) |
Total |
Urban |
Rural |
|
|
|
1 |
1901 |
16576 |
1619 |
14957 |
0.108 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
1911
1901-11
|
19382
2806
(16.93) |
1689
70
(4.32) |
17693
2736
(18.29) |
0.095
0.24 |
1.58 |
0.42 |
1.69 |
-1.27 |
0.25 |
|
3 |
1921
1911-21 |
21109
1727
(8.91) |
2058
369
(21.85) |
19051
1358
(7.68) |
0.108
(2.85) |
0.86 |
2.00 |
0.74 |
1.26 |
2.70 |
|
4 |
1931
1921-31 |
23542
2433
(11.53) |
2789
731
(35.52) |
20773
1722
(9.04) |
0.134
3.93 |
1.10 |
3.09 |
0.87 |
2.22 |
3.55 |
|
5 |
1941
1931-41 |
28282
4740
(20.13) |
4015
1226
(43.96) |
24267
3494
(16.82) |
0.165
2.61 |
1.85 |
3.71 |
1.57 |
2.14 |
2.36 |
|
6 |
1951
1941-51 |
33816
5534
(19.57) |
6026
2011
(50.09) |
27790
3523
(14.52) |
0.217
3.45 |
1.80 |
4.14 |
1.36 |
2.78 |
3.04 |
|
7 |
1961
1951-61 |
42978
9162
(27.09) |
9679
3653
(60.62) |
33299
5509
(19.82) |
0.291
2.55 |
2.43 |
4.85 |
1.82 |
3.03 |
2.66 |
|
8 |
1972
1961-72 |
65321
22343
(51.99) |
16591
6912
(71.41) |
48730
15431
(46.34) |
0.340
1.54 |
3.67 |
4.75 |
3.33 |
1.42 |
1.43 |
|
9 |
1981
1972-81 |
84254
18933
(28.98) |
23827
7236
(43.61) |
60426
11696
(24.00) |
0.394
1.82 |
3.05 |
4.37 |
2.58 |
1.79 |
1.69 |
|
10 |
1998
1981-98 |
130580
46326
(54.98) |
42458
18631
(78.19) |
88121
27695
(45.83) |
0.482
1.71 |
2.61 |
3.46 |
2.24 |
1.22 |
1.54 |
* Urban-Rural Growth Rate Difference
Table 1.5
Pakistan: Urban
Localities - Population and Growth 1951 - 1998
|
Province/
Year |
Urban
localities by population size |
Urban
population |
Average
annual urban growth rate |
|
|
Total |
Under
25,000 |
25,0000
to 49,999 |
50,000 to
99,999 |
100,000 and
over |
|
|
Pakistan
1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
238
337
433
415
501 |
196
280
335
276
259 |
23
31
52
73
118 |
9
14
22
35
70 |
10
12
24
31
54 |
6,018,975
9,654,572
16,593,651
23,841,471
43,036,400 |
4.9
4.7
4.3
3.5 |
NWFP
1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
29
43
54
43
54 |
23
37
42
26
24 |
5
4
9
10
18 |
-
1
1
5
9 |
1
1
2
2
3 |
506,540
758,516
1,195,655
1,665,653
2,973,047 |
4.2
4.0
4.0
3.4 |
Punjab
1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
160
189
215
215
245 |
135
153
157
126
101 |
13
21
31
45
66 |
6
8
12
24
42 |
6
7
15
20
36 |
3,598,775
5,475,922
9,182,695
13,051,646
22,699,490 |
4.3
4.5
4.2
3.3 |
Sindh
1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
32
68
121
124
159 |
23
55
96
99
107 |
4
5
11
14
25 |
2
4
8
5
14 |
3
4
6
7
13 |
1,768,494
3,167,018
5,725,776
8,243,036
14,661,832 |
6.0
5.2
4.4
3.4
|
Balochistan
1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
17
35
39
32
42 |
15
33
37
26
27 |
1
1
1
4
9 |
1
1
-
1
5 |
-
-
1
1
1 |
145,256
228,468
399,584
676,772
1,516,339 |
4.7
4.9
6.4
4.8 |
Islamabad
1972
1981
1998 |
1
1
1 |
-
-
- |
-
-
- |
1
-
- |
-
1
1 |
76,641
204,364
524,500 |
12.3
5.7 |
Table 1.6
Cities of Different Sizes
(numbers)
|
|
Size of Cities
|
Region
|
Under 10,000 |
10,000-100,000 |
100,000-500,000 |
500,000 - 1
million |
1 million - 5
million |
Over 5
million |
Total |
Pakistan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1951 |
107 |
82 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
- |
198 |
|
1961 |
150 |
114 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
- |
276 |
|
1972 |
114 |
195 |
15 |
3 |
2 |
- |
329 |
|
1981 |
96 |
259 |
21 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
384 |
|
1998 |
64 |
356 |
42 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
472 |
|
Punjab: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1951 |
70 |
57 |
5 |
1 |
- |
- |
133 |
|
1961 |
78 |
74 |
6 |
- |
1 |
- |
159 |
|
1972 |
38 |
125 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
- |
177 |
|
1981 |
28 |
153 |
15 |
3 |
2 |
- |
201 |
|
1998 |
6 |
193 |
28 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
233 |
|
Sindh: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1951 |
15 |
14 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
31 |
|
1961 |
40 |
21 |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
64 |
|
1972 |
53 |
39 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
95 |
|
1981 |
50 |
62 |
4 |
1 |
- |
1 |
118 |
|
1998 |
44 |
94 |
10 |
- |
1 |
1 |
150 |
|
NWFP: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1951 |
11 |
9 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
21 |
|
1961 |
14 |
17 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
32 |
|
1972 |
9 |
22 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
33 |
|
1981 |
5 |
29 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
36 |
|
1998 |
4 |
35 |
4 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
