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Table 9

 Socio-Demograhic-Population 1941- 1998

 

1941

1951

1961

1972

1981

1998

Total (Urban + Rural) Population

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male

400465

643292

1161990

1992477

2954693

5294083

Intercensal Increase in Numbers 

 

242827

518698

830487

962216

2339390

Per Annum Increase

 

2.83%

3.54%

3.22%

2.34%

3.49%

Share of Males in Total Population

56.10%

57.32%

56.85%

55.24%

54.33%

53.71%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Female

313435

479014

882059

1614269

2483291

4562447

Intercensal Increase in Numbers 

 

165579

403045

732210

869022

2079156

Per Annum Increase

 

2.53%

3.66%

3.62%

2.57%

3.64%

Share of Females in Total Population

43.90%

42.68%

43.15%

44.76%

45.67%

46.29%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Population

713900

1122306

2044049

3606746

5437984

9856530

Intercensal Increase in Numbers   

 

408406

921743

1562697

1831238

4418546

Intercensal Growth Rate

 

57.21%

82.13%

76.45%

50.77%

81.25%

Per annum Growth Rate

 

4.63%

6.18%

5.30%

4.67%

3.56%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dependents in Total  Population in Numbers

 

475178

924193

1647386

2496910

4140865

Dependents in Total  Population

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male

DNA

DNA

1087583

1943913

2829610

5017877

Intercensal Increase

 

 

 

856330

885697

2188267

 wrt Karachi's Total -Male Population

 

 

93.60%

97.56%

95.77%

94.78%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Female

DNA

DNA

825020

1571489

2378522

4321358

Intercensal Increase

 

 

 

746469

807033

1942836

wrt Total -Female Population

 

 

93.53%

97.35%

95.78%

94.72%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Urban Population

394917

1068459

1912603

3515402

5208132

9339235

Intercensal Increase

 

673542

844144

1602799

1692730

4131103

Intercensal Growth Rate

 

170.55%

79.01%

83.80%

48.15%

79.32%

Per annum Growth Rate

 

10.47%

6.00%

5.69%

4.46%

3.50%

Sex Ratio (Index) for Total Urban Population

 

 

132

124

119

116

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karachi's Rural Population-Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karachi's Rural-Male Population

 

31477

74407

48564

125083

276206

Karachi's Rural -Female Population

 

26481

57039

42780

104769

241089

Total Rural Population

318983

57958

131446

91344

229852

517295

Intercensal Increase in Numbers

 

-261025

73488

-40102

138508

287443

Intercensal Growth Rate

 

-82%

127%

-31%

152%

125%

Per annum Growth Rate

 

-16%

9%

-3%

11%

5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than 15 years of Age

1941

1951

1961

1972

1981

1998

Total (Urban + Rural) Population

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male 

 

222756

437827

772741

1166517

1908808

Intercensal Increase in Numbers 

 

 

215071

334914

393776

742291

wrt Total -Male Population

 

34.63%

37.68%

38.78%

39.48%

36.06%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Female

 

205119

398394

717813

1088898

1798340

Intercensal Increase in Numbers 

 

 

193275

319419

371085

709442

wrt Total -Female Population 

 

42.82%

45.17%

44.47%

43.85%

39.42%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

427875

836221

1490554

2255415

3707148

Intercensal Increase in Numbers

 

 

408346

654333

764861

1451733

wrt Total Population

 

38.12%

40.91%

41.33%

41.48%

37.61%

Sex Ratio (Index)

 

109

110

108

107

106

Intercensal Growth Rate

 

 

95.44%

78.25%

51.31%

64.37%

Per annum Growth Rate

 

 

6.93%

5.40%

4.71%

2.97%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Urban (Less than 15 Years of Age)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male

 

 

408588

751240

1111644

1793364

Intercensal Increase

 

 

 

342652

360404

681720

wrt Total Urban-Male Population

 

 

37.57%

38.65%

39.29%

35.74%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Female

 

 

372082

699027

1038801

1691308

Intercensal Increase

 

 

 

326945

339774

652507

wrt Total Urban-Female Population

 

 

45.10%

44.48%

43.67%

39.14%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

780670

1450267

2150445

3484672

Intercensal Increase in Numbers

 

 

 

669597

700178

1334227

wrt Total Urban Population

 

 

40.82%

41.25%

41.29%

37.31%

Sex Ratio (Index)

 

 

110

107

107

106

Intercensal Growth Rate

 

 

 

85.77%

48.28%

62.04%

Per annum Growth Rate

 

 

 

5.79%

4.47%

2.88%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rural (Less than 15 Years of Age)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male

 

 

29239

21501

54873

115444

Karachi's Rural-Male Population share (that is Less than 15 Years of Age) in Total Rural Population in terms of percentage

 

 

52.63%

53.37%

52.27%

51.89%

Female

 

 

26312

18786

50097

107032

Karachi's Rural-Female Population share (that is Less than 15 Years of Age) in Total Rural Population in terms of percentage

 

 

47.37%

46.63%

47.73%

48.11%

Total

 

 

55551

40287

104970

222476

Share of Total Rural Population of Less than 15 Years of Age in terms of percentage in Total Population of same age group

 

 

6.64%

2.70%

4.65%

6.00%

Between 15 and 24

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (Urban + Rural) Population

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male

 

139945

240345

384403

624309

1148405

Intercensal Increase in Numbers

 

 

100400

144058

239906

524096

wrt Total -Male Population

 

21.75%

20.68%

19.29%

21.13%

21.69%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Female

 

100812

170649

319296

506350

1004019

Intercensal Increase in Numbers

 

 

69837

148647

187054

497669

wrt Total -Female Population 

 

21.05%

19.35%

19.78%

20.39%

22.01%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Population

 

240757

410994

703699

1130659

2152424

Intercensal Increase in Numbers

 

 

170237

292705

426960

1021765

wrt Total Population

 

21.45%

20.11%

19.51%

20.79%

21.84%

 

1941

1951

1961

1972

1981

1998

Sex Ratio (Index)

 

139

141

120

123

114

Intercensal Growth Rate

 

 

70.71%

71.22%

60.67%

90.37%

Per annum Growth Rate

 

 

5.49%

5.01%

5.41%

3.86%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Between 15 and 24-Urban

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male

 

 

226819

376585

602175

1093231

Intercensal Increase

 

 

 

149766

225590

491056

 wrt Total Urban-Male Population

 

 

20.86%

19.37%

21.28%

21.79%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Female

 

 

161471

312818

489127

955156

Intercensal Increase

 

 

 

151347

176309

466029

wrt Total Urban-Female Population

 

 

19.57%

19.91%

20.56%

22.10%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

388290

689403

1091302

2048387

Intercensal Increase 

 

 

 

301113

401899

957085

wrt Total Urban Population

 

 

20.30%

19.61%

20.95%

21.93%

Sex Ratio (Index)

 

 

140

120

123

114

Intercensal Growth Rate

 

 

 

77.55%

58.30%

87.70%

Per annum Growth Rate

 

 

 

5.36%

5.24%

3.77%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rural (Between 15 and 24)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male

 

 

13526

7818

22134

55174

Female

 

 

9178

6478

17223

48863

Total

 

 

22704

14296

39357

104037

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Between 25 and 49 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (Urban + Rural) Population

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male

 

223409

379338

645868

864191

1701448

Intercensal Increase

 

 

155929

266530

218323

837257

wrt Total -Male Population

 

34.73%

32.65%

32.42%

29.25%

32.14%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Female

 

127717

235335

445314

683188

1331174

Intercensal Increase in Numbers

 

 

107618

209979

237874

647986

wrt Total -Female Population

 

26.66%

26.68%

27.59%

27.51%

29.18%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

351126

614673

1091182

1547379

3032622

Intercensal Increase

 

 

263547

476509

456197

1485243

wrt Total Population

 

31.29%

30.07%

30.25%

28.46%

30.77%

Sex Ratio (Index)

 

175

161

145

126

128

Intercensal Growth Rate

 

 

75.06%

77.52%

41.81%

95.98%

Per annum Growth Rate

 

 

5.76%

5.36%

3.96%

4.04%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Urban (Between 25 and 49)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male

 

 

355230

631823

828289

1619986

Intercensal Increase

 

 

 

276593

196466

791697

wrt Total Urban-Male Population

 

 

32.66%

32.50%

29.27%

32.28%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Female

 

 

219780

432650

654539

1265254

Intercensal Increase 

 

 

 

212870

221889

610715

 wrt Total Urban-Female Population

 

 

26.64%

27.53%

27.52%

29.28%

 

1941

1951

1961

1972

1981

1998

Total

 

 

575010

1064473

1482828

2885240

Intercensal Increase in Numbers

 

 

 

489463

418355

1402412

wrt Total Urban Population

 

 

30.06%

30.28%

28.47%

30.89%

Sex Ratio (Index)

 

 

162

146

127

128

Intercensal Growth Rate

 

 

 

85.12%

39.30%

94.58%

Per annum Growth Rate

 

 

 

5.76%

3.75%

3.99%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rural (Between 25 and 49)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male

 

 

24108

14045

35902

81462

Female

 

 

15555

12664

28649

65920

Total

 

 

39663

26709

64551

147382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Between 50 and 59

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