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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 |
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