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
|
Province/ Year |
Area (Sq.Km) |
Population |
Population density (persons/ Sq.Km) |
Urban population (percentage) |
Average annual growth rate (percentage) |
House-hold size | |
|
|
|
Number |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
Pakistan1951
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 |
NWFP1951
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 |
FATA1951
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. |
Punjab1951
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 |
5.4
6.4
6.4
6.7 |
Sindh1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
140,914 (17.7) |
6,054,474
8,374,032
14,158,279
19,028,666
29,991,161 |
17.9
19.5
21.7
22.6
23.0 |
43.0
59.4
100.5
135.0
212.8 |
29.2
37.8
40.4
43.3
48.9 |
3.3
4.6
3.6
2.71 |
5.8
6.2
7.0
5.8 |
Balochistan1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
347,190 (43.6) |
1,187,036
1,385,165
2,432,516
4,332,376
6,511,358 |
3.5
3.2
3.7
5.1
5.0 |
3.4
4.0
7.0
12.5
18.8 |
12.2
16.9
16.4
15.6
23.3 |
1.6
5.0
7.1
2.42 |
5.0
6.2
7.3
6.4 |
|
Province/ Year |
Area (Sq.Km) |
Population |
Population density (persons/ Sq.Km) |
Urban population (percentage) |
Average annual growth rate (percentage) |
House-hold size | |
|
|
|
Number |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
Islamabad1951
1961
1972
1981
1998
|
906 (0.1) |
94,340
119,561
234,923
340,286
651,100 |
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.6 |
104.1
132.0
259.3
375.6
718.6 |
-
-
32.6
60.0
80.5 |
2.4
6.0
4.5
5.15 |
-
-
5.5
5.7
5.7 |
Table 1.3
Rate of Urbanization in Pakistan and Provinces – Intercensal growth rates of urban population along with total and rural population growth rates
(average annual)
|
Region |
Total |
Rural |
Urban | |||||||||
|
1951-61 |
1961-72 |
1972-81 |
1981-98 |
1951-61 |
1961-72 |
1972-81 |
1981-98 |
1951-61 |
1961-72 |
1972-81 |
1981-98 | |
|
Pakistan |
2.4 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
|
Punjab |
2.2 |
3.4 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
|
Sindh |
3.3 |
4.6 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
6.0 |
5.2 |
4.4 |
3.5 |
|
N.W.F.P. |
2.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
|
Baluchistan |
1.6 |
5.0 |
7.1 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
7.3 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
3.4 |
8.0 |
4.9 |
|
FATA |
3.3 |
2.8 |
-1.5 |
2.1 |
7.8 |
2.8 |
-1.4 |
2.0 |
- |
-5.4 |
- |
- |
|
Islamabad |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.2 |
- |
- |
-1.8 |
4.2 |
- |
- |
11.4 |
5.8 |
Table 1.4
Pakistan Population Growth 1901-1998
(Pop.in thousands)
|
S.No. |
Census Year |
Total |
Urban |
Rural
|
Ratio U:R |
Annual Growth Rate (%) pa |
URGD* |
Ratio | ||
|
Change |
Change |
Change | ||||||||
|
|
|
(%age) |
(%age) |
(%age) |
(%age) |
Total |
Urban |
Rural |
|
|
|
1 |
1901 |
16576 |
1619 |
14957 |
0.108 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
1911 1901-11
|
19382 2806 (16.93) |
1689 70 (4.32) |
17693 2736 (18.29) |
0.095
0.24 |
1.58 |
0.42 |
1.69 |
-1.27 |
0.25 |
|
3 |
1921 1911-21 |
21109 1727 (8.91) |
2058 369 (21.85) |
19051 1358 (7.68) |
0.108
(2.85) |
0.86 |
2.00 |
0.74 |
1.26 |
2.70 |
|
4 |
1931 1921-31 |
23542 2433 (11.53) |
2789 731 (35.52) |
20773 1722 (9.04) |
0.134
3.93 |
1.10 |
3.09 |
0.87 |
2.22 |
3.55 |
|
5 |
1941 1931-41 |
28282 4740 (20.13) |
4015 1226 (43.96) |
24267 3494 (16.82) |
0.165
2.61 |
1.85 |
3.71 |
1.57 |
2.14 |
2.36 |
|
6 |
1951 1941-51 |
33816 5534 (19.57) |
6026 2011 (50.09) |
27790 3523 (14.52) |
0.217
3.45 |
1.80 |
4.14 |
1.36 |
2.78 |
3.04 |
|
7 |
1961 1951-61 |
42978 9162 (27.09) |
9679 3653 (60.62) |
33299 5509 (19.82) |
0.291
2.55 |
2.43 |
4.85 |
1.82 |
3.03 |
2.66 |
|
8 |
1972 1961-72 |
65321 22343 (51.99) |
16591 6912 (71.41) |
48730 15431 (46.34) |
0.340
1.54 |
3.67 |
4.75 |
3.33 |
1.42 |
1.43 |
|
9 |
1981 1972-81 |
84254 18933 (28.98) |
23827 7236 (43.61) |
60426 11696 (24.00) |
0.394
1.82 |
3.05 |
4.37 |
2.58 |
1.79 |
1.69 |
|
10 |
1998 1981-98 |
130580 46326 (54.98) |
42458 18631 (78.19) |
88121 27695 (45.83) |
0.482
1.71 |
2.61 |
3.46 |
2.24 |
1.22 |
1.54 |
* Urban-Rural Growth Rate Difference
Table 1.5
Pakistan: Urban Localities - Population and Growth 1951 - 1998
|
Province/ Year |
Urban localities by population size |
Urban population |
Average annual urban growth rate | ||||
|
|
Total |
Under 25,000 |
25,0000 to 49,999 |
50,000 to 99,999 |
100,000 and over |
|
|
Pakistan1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
238
337
433
415
501 |
196
280
335
276
259 |
23
31
52
73
118 |
9
14
22
35
70 |
10
12
24
31
54 |
6,018,975
9,654,572
16,593,651
23,841,471
43,036,400 |
4.9
4.7
4.3
3.5 |
NWFP1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
29
43
54
43
54 |
23
37
42
26
24 |
5
4
9
10
18 |
-
1
1
5
9 |
1
1
2
2
3 |
506,540
758,516
1,195,655
1,665,653
2,973,047 |
4.2
4.0
4.0
3.4 |
Punjab1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
160
189
215
215
245 |
135
153
157
126
101 |
13
21
31
45
66 |
6
8
12
24
42 |
6
7
15
20
36 |
3,598,775
5,475,922
9,182,695
13,051,646
22,699,490 |
4.3
4.5
4.2
3.3 |
Sindh1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
32
68
121
124
159 |
23
55
96
99
107 |
4
5
11
14
25 |
2
4
8
5
14 |
3
4
6
7
13 |
1,768,494
3,167,018
5,725,776
8,243,036
14,661,832 |
6.0
5.2
4.4
3.4
|
Balochistan1951
1961
1972
1981
1998 |
17
35
39
32
42 |
15
33
37
26
27 |
1
1
1
4
9 |
1
1
-
1
5 |
-
-
1
1
1 |
145,256
228,468
399,584
676,772
1,516,339 |
4.7
4.9
6.4
4.8 |
Islamabad1972
1981
1998 |
1
1
1 |
-
-
- |
-
-
- |
1
-
- |
-
1
1 |
76,641
204,364
524,500 |
12.3
5.7 |
(numbers)
|
|
Size of Cities | ||||||
Region |
Under 10,000 |
10,000-100,000 |
100,000-500,000 |
500,000 - 1 million |
1 million - 5 million |
Over 5 million |
Total |
Pakistan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1951 |
107 |
82 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
- |
198 |
|
1961 |
150 |
114 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
- |
276 |
|
1972 |
114 |
195 |
15 |
3 |
2 |
- |
329 |
|
1981 |
96 |
259 |
21 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
384 |
|
1998 |
64 |
356 |
42 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
472 |
|
Punjab: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1951 |
70 |
57 |
5 |
1 |
- |
- |
133 |
|
1961 |
78 |
74 |
6 |
- |
1 |
- |
159 |
|
1972 |
38 |
125 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
- |
177 |
|
1981 |
28 |
153 |
15 |
3 |
2 |
- |
201 |
|
1998 |
6 |
193 |
28 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
233 |
|
Sindh: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1951 |
15 |
14 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
31 |
|
1961 |
40 |
21 |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
64 |
|
1972 |
53 |
39 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
95 |
|
1981 |
50 |
62 |
4 |
1 |
- |
1 |
118 |
|
1998 |
44 |
94 |
10 |
- |
1 |
1 |
150 |
|
NWFP: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1951 |
11 |
9 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
21 |
|
1961 |
14 |
17 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
32 |
|
1972 |
9 |
22 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
33 |
|
1981 |
5 |
29 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
36 |
|
1998 |
4 |
35 |
4 |
1 |
- |
- |
44 |
|
Balochistan: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1951 |
11 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
|
1961 |
18 |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
21 |
|
1972 |
14 |
9 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
24 |
|
1981 |
13 |
15 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
29 |
|
1998 |
10 |
34 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
45 |
Source: Federal Bureau of Statistics, 50 Years of Pakistan in Statistics, Vol. II, (1947-1997), Government of Pakistan, 1998 Provincial Census Reports, Population Census Organisation, Islamabad as reproduced in: Iffat Ara and Arshad Zaman Asian Urbanization in the New Millenium, Country Chapter, Unpublished work, August 2002.
Table 1.7
Urban Population Distribution 1951-1998 (by size of urban places)
Population Size |
Number of Places/Population Distribution percent | ||||
|
|
1951 |
1961 |
1972 |
1981 |
1998 |
|
Million and above (#) (percent) |
1 (17.7) |
2 (33.2) |
2 (33.7) |
3 (38.8) |
7 (49.7) |
|
500,000-999,999 (#) (percent) |
1 (14.3) |
- - |
3 (15.7) |
5 (14.5) |
3 (4.9) |
|
200,000-499,999 (#) (percent) |
2 (8.0) |
2 (18.5) |
4 (6.0) |
4 (4.5) |
13 (9.1) |
|
100,000-199,999 (#) (percent) |
6 (14.9) |
5 (7.3) |
9 (6.7) |
17 (9.9) |
27 (8.6) |
|
50,000-99,999 (#) (percent) |
6 (6.7) |
5 (7.3) |
22 (8.8) |
34 (9.5) |
62 (10.0) |
|
25,000-49,999 (#) (percent) |
23 (13.9) |
30 (11.5) |
44 (.9.5) |
62 (8.7) |
111 (9.1) |
|
10,000-24,999 (#) (percent) |
53 (12.9) |
76 (11.7) |
145 (13.3) |
166 (11.3) |
182 (7.2) |
|
5,000-9,000 (#) (percent) |
75 (9.2) |
104 (8.0) |
104 (4.7) |
80 (2.6) |
52 (1.0) |
|
4,999 and below (#) (percent) |
41 (2.4) |
72 (2.3) |
53 (0.9) |
17 (0.2) |
11 (0.1) |
|
Total (#) (percent) |
208 (100) |
304 (100) |
387 (100) |
388 (100) |
468 (100) |
|
Population (thousand) |
6,019 |
9,654 |
16,591 |
23,827 |
42,458 |
|
Intercensal Increase percent |
60.4 |
71.9 |
43.7 |
78.2 |
|
Source: Iffat Ara and Arshad Zaman, Asian Urbanization in the New Millenium, Country Chapter, Unpublished work, August 2002.
|
Province/City |
Population |
Population |
Average growth rate (% p.a.) | |
|
|
|
(as % of provincial urban) |
(as % of provincial total) |
|
Punjab
Lahore Faisalabad Rawalpindi Gujranwala Multan |
Urban: 22,699
5,063 1,977 1,406 1,217 1,182 |
100.0
22.3 8.7 6.2 5.4 5.2 |
31.3
7.0 2.7 1.9 1.7 1.6 |
3.31
3.22 3.48 3.41 3.8 2.86 |
|
5 Main Cities |
10,845 |
48.0 |
15.0 |
- |
Sindh
Karachi Hyderabad Sukkur |
Urban: 14,661
9,094 1,151 329 |
100.0
62.0 7.8 2.2 |
49.0
30.0 3.8 1.1 |
3.45
3.4 2.5 2.6 |
|
3 Main Cities |
10,749 |
71.0 |
35.2 |
- |
NWFP
Peshawar Mardan Mangora |
Urban: 2,973
988 245 174 |
100.0
33.2 8.2 5.8 |
16.9
5.6 1.4 1.0 |
3.46
3.3 3.0 4.1 |
|
3 Main Cities |
1,407 |
47.0 |
8.0 |
- |
Balochistan
Quetta Khuzdar Turbat Chaman |
Urban: 1,516
560 93 67 65 |
100.0
37 6 4 4 |
23.3
8.7 1.4 0.9 0.9 |
4.90
4.0 6.7 1.5 4.7 |
|
4 Main Cities |
785 |
52.0 |
12.0 |
- |
Table 1.9
Population Projection of Urban Agglomerations with 750,000 Inhabitants or more in 2000
|
Agglomeration |
Population (thousands) |
Average Annual Rate of Change (%) | ||||
|
2005 |
2010 |
2015 |
2000-2005 |
2005-2010 |
2010-2015 | |
|
Karachi |
11,830 |
13,871 |
16,197 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
|
Lahore |
6,379 |
7,458 |
8,721 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
|
Faisalabad |
2,535 |
2,992 |
3,526 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
|
Rawalpindi |
1,796 |
2,119 |
2,500 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
|
Gujranwala |
1,581 |
1,877 |
2,223 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
|
Multan |
1,460 |
1,702 |
2,000 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
|
Hyderabad |
1,394 |
1,613 |
1,891 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
|
Peshawar |
1,256 |
1,481 |
1,750 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
Source: United Nations, 2002, World Urbanisation Prospects: The 2001 Revision, United Nations Secretariat, Population Division as reproduced in: Iffat Ara and Arshad Zaman, Asian Urbanization in the New Millenium, Country Chapter, Unpublished work, August 2002.