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Table 6
Karachi (Urban): Summary of Socio-Demographic Data
i. Urban
Population
|
|
1981 |
1998 |
|
|
Actual |
%age |
Actual |
%age |
A. Total Urban
Population
Male
Female
Total |
2,829,610
2,378,522
5,208132 |
54.33
45.67
95.77 |
5,017,877
4,321,358
9,339,235 |
53.73
46.27
94.75 |
B. Less than 15 years
of age
Male
Female
Total |
1,111,644
1,038,801
2,150,445 |
51.69
48.31
41.48 |
1,793,364
1,691,308
3,484,672 |
51.46
48.54
37.61 |
C. Between 15 and 24
Male
Female
Total |
602,175
489,127
1,091,302 |
55.18
44.82
20.79 |
1,093,231
955,156
2,048,387 |
53.37
46.63
21.84 |
D. Between 25 and 49
Male
Female
Total |
828,289
654,539
1,482,828 |
55.86
44.14
28.46 |
1,619,986
1,265,254
2,885,240 |
56.15
43.85
30.77 |
|
E.
Between 50 and 59
Male
Female
Total |
151,793
101,134
252,927 |
60.01
39.99
4.84 |
284,159
222,847
507,006 |
56.05
43.95
5.38 |
F. 50 and above
Male
Female
Total |
135,709
94,921
230,630 |
58.84
41.16
4.44 |
227,137
186,793
413,930 |
54.87
45.13
4.40 |
ii. Urban
Literacy
A. Total Urban Literacy
Male
Female
Total
Population between 10 and above |
1,274,820
837,671
2,112,491
3,730,980 |
61.55
50.47
56.62 |
2,764,751
2,040,250
4,805,001
7,020,498 |
72.20
63.94
68.44 |
B. Between 10 and 14
Male
Female
Total
Population between 10 and 14 |
200,133
182,867
383,000
673,293 |
56.64
57.16
56.88 |
459,691
422,175
881,866
1,165,935 |
75.99
75.26
75.64 |
|
C.
Between 15 and 24
Male
Female
Total
Population between 15 and 24 |
409,989
313,511
723,500
1,091,302 |
68.08
64.10
66.30
|
839,273
689,809
1,529,082
2,048,387 |
76.77
72.22
74.65 |
|
D.
Between 25 and 49
Male
Female
Total
Population between 25 and 49 |
514,613
290,738
805,351
1,482,828 |
62.13
44.42
54.31 |
1,152,927
763,600
1,916,527
2,885,240 |
71.17
60.35
66.43 |
|
E.
Between 50 and 59
Male
Female
Total
Population between 50 and 59 |
85,468
32,147
117,615
252,927 |
56.31
31.79
46.50 |
179,809
97,689
277,498
507,006 |
63.28
43.84
54.73 |
|
F. 60
and above
Male
Female
Total
Population 60 and above |
64,617
18,408
83,025 |
47.61
19.39
36.00 |
133,051
66,977
200,028
413,930 |
58.58
35.86
48.32 |
iii. Urban
Marital Status
|
Married:
A.
Total Urban Married Population
Male
Female
Total
Population between 15 and above |
1008960
880129
1889089
3057687 |
59.50
64.63
61.78 |
1718571
1551452
3270023
5854563 |
53.30
58.99
55.85 |
|
B.
Between 15 and 24
Male
Female
Total
Population between 15 and 24 |
79146
183195
262341
1091302 |
13.14
37.45
24.04 |
108241
264341
372582
1093231 |
9.90
27.68
18.19 |
|
C.
Between 25 and 49
Male
Female
Total
Population between 25 and 49 |
677130
685243
1263373
1482828 |
81.75
89.57
85.20 |
1191496
1054073
2245569
2885240 |
73.55
83.31
77.83 |
|
D.
Between 50 and 59
Male
Female
Total
Population between 50 and 59 |
139038
72343
211381
252927 |
91.60
71.53
83.57
|
243738
156787
400525
507006 |
85.78
70.36
79.00 |
|
E. 60
and above
Male
Female
Total
Population 60 and above |
113646
38348
151994
230630 |
83.74
33.74
65.90 |
175096
76251
251347
413930 |
77.09
43.55
60.72 |
iv. Urban
Employment
|
Male
Female
Total
Population 10 and above |
1171507
62847
1234354
3730980 |
56.56
3.79
33.08 |
1831105
111690
1942795
7020498 |
47.82
3.50
27.67 |
v.
Migrant Population in Urban Karachi
|
Male
Female
Total
Population wrt total urban population |
997339
701441
1698780
5208132 |
35.25
29.49
32.62 |
1212882
852397
2065279
9339235 |
24.17
19.73
22.11 |
vi. Mother Tongue
|
|
1981
(in Percentage) |
1998
(in Percentage) |
|
Urdu |
54.34 |
48.52 |
|
Punjabi |
13.64 |
13.94 |
|
Sindhi |
6.29 |
7.22 |
|
Pushto |
8.71 |
11.42 |
|
Balochi |
4.39 |
4.34 |
|
Seraiki |
0.35 |
2.11 |
|
Others |
12.27 |
12.44 |
Note: 1981 figures are in % households
1998 figures are in % population
vii. Religion
|
|
Muslims |
Christians |
Hindus |
Qaddianis |
Others |
Total |
|
Male |
5,123,126 |
113,667 |
42,384 |
8,945 |
6,745 |
5,306,105 |
|
Female |
4,382,909 |
124,905 |
39,214 |
8,044 |
6,379 |
4,550,213 |
|
Both sex |
9,506,035 |
238,572 |
81,598 |
16,989 |
13,124 |
9,856,318 |
|
Percentage |
96.45% |
2.42% |
0.83% |
0.17% |
0.13% |
100% |
viii.
Employment Trends
|
|
1981
(Percentage) |
1998 (Percentage) |
|
Total Employed |
33.43 |
27.58 |
|
Less than 25 years of age |
17.72 |
13.39 |
|
Above 60 years of age |
33.25 |
18.74 |
|
Between 25 and 59 |
49.37 |
42.09 |
|
Self employed with respect to (wrt) total employed
population |
27.81 |
30.12 |
|
Government employed wrt total employed population |
20.45 |
15.00 |
|
Employed non-government wrt total employed population
|
47.09 |
49.38 |
|
Employer wrt total population |
2.48 |
3.31 |
|
Unpaid family help wrt total employed population |
2.17 |
2.19 |
|
Unemployment rate |
17.14 |
17.56 |
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