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Table 11 

Karachi: Educational Attainment 1941- 1998

 

1941

1951

1961

1972

1981

1998

Population

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (Urban + Rural) Population

 

 

 

 

 

 

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%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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%

Age Dependency Percentage for Total Population

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dependents in Total  Population in Numbers

 

475178

924193

1647386

2496910

4140867

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karachi's Urban Population-Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

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%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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