Table 10
Karachi: Literacy 1941- 1998
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1941 |
1951 |
1961 |
1972 |
1981 |
1998 |
|
Population |
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|
|
|
Total
(Urban + Rural) Population |
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|
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|
Total
Males |
400465 |
643292 |
1161990 |
1992477 |
2954693 |
5294083 |
|
Intercensal Increase in Numbers of Total Males |
|
242827 |
518698 |
830487 |
962216 |
2339390 |
|
Per
Annum Increase of Total Male Population |
|
2.83% |
3.54% |
3.22% |
2.34% |
3.49% |
|
Share
of Males in Total Population in terms of Percentage |
56.10% |
57.32% |
56.85% |
55.24% |
54.33% |
53.71% |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Females |
313435 |
479014 |
882059 |
1614269 |
2483291 |
4562447 |
|
Intercensal Increase in Numbers of Total Females |
|
165579 |
403045 |
732210 |
869022 |
2079156 |
|
Per
Annum Increase of Total Female Population |
|
2.53% |
3.66% |
3.62% |
2.57% |
3.64% |
|
Share
of Females in Total Population in terms of Percentage |
43.90% |
42.68% |
43.15% |
44.76% |
45.67% |
46.29% |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Population |
713900 |
1122306 |
2044049 |
3606746 |
5437984 |
9856530 |
|
Intercensal Increase in Numbers of Total Population |
|
408406 |
921743 |
1562697 |
1831238 |
4418546 |
|
Intercensal Growth Rate for Total Population |
|
57.21% |
82.13% |
76.45% |
50.77% |
81.25% |
|
Per
annum Growth Rate for Total Population |
|
4.63% |
6.18% |
5.30% |
4.67% |
3.56% |
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Age
Dependency Percentage for Total Population |
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|
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Dependents in Total Population in Numbers |
|
475178 |
924193 |
1647386 |
2496910 |
4140867 |
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Dependents in Total Population in Percentage |
|
42.34% |
45.21% |
45.68% |
45.92% |
42.01% |
|
Index
of Ageing for Total Population |
|
11.06 |
10.52 |
10.52 |
10.71 |
11.70 |
|
Sex
Ratio (Index) for Total Population |
128 |
134 |
132 |
123 |
119 |
116 |
|
Area
In Square Miles |
8357 |
812 |
1357 |
1362 |
3527 |
3527 |
|
Density for Total Population |
85 |
1382 |
1506 |
2648 |
1542 |
2795 |
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Karachi's Urban Population-Total |
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Karachi's Urban-Male Populattion |
DNA |
DNA |
1087583 |
1943913 |
2829610 |
5017877 |
|
Intercensal Increase in Urban-Male Populaion |
|
|
|
856330 |
885697 |
2188267 |
|
Karachi's Urban-Male Populattion wrt Karachi's Total -Male Population in
terme of percentage |
|
|
93.60% |
97.56% |
95.77% |
94.78% |
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Urban
Female Population |
DNA |
DNA |
825020 |
1571489 |
2378522 |
4321358 |
|
Intercensal Increase in Urban-Female Populaion |
|
|
|
746469 |
807033 |
1942836 |
|
Karachi's Urban-Female Population wrt Karachi's Total -Female Population
in terme of percentage |
|
|
93.53% |
97.35% |
95.78% |
94.72% |
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|
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|
Total
Urban Population |
394917 |
1068459 |
1912603 |
3515402 |
5208132 |
9339235 |
|
Intercensal Increase in Numbers in Total Urban Population |
|
673542 |
844144 |
1602799 |
1692730 |
4131103 |
|
Intercensal Growth Rate for Total Urban Population |
|
170.55% |
79.01% |
83.80% |
48.15% |
79.32% |
|
Per
annum Growth Rate for Total Urban Population |
|
10.47% |
6.00% |
5.69% |
4.46% |
3.50% |
|
Sex
Ratio (Index) for Total Urban Population |
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|
132 |
