2017 Census: Population by city Karachi 14.9m, Lahore 11.12m, Faisalabad 3.2m

[The Accountant]

Sindh urban population now is 52%, up from 48%. Lahore has grown because of dozens housing societies being build all over and its keep expanding. Rural to urban migration from nearby regions basically otherwise punjab population have come down from 55.62% to 52.95%. In my life never seen anyone saying lets go and settle in Karachi, its always Islamabad or Lahore. People in interior sindh are not that rich to buy houses in Karachi.

But still 60% increase for Karachi is quite a lot and in line with other cities apart from Lahore and Islamabad. Even FATA MNA's were hyping their population to be 10 or even 15m which never made any sense.

Lolzzz ... kabhi ao na Karachi ... suhrab goath that was once considered as end of karachi probably a decade ago now has more than 30 kms between sihrab goth and bahria town ... all of the areas n between are getting inhabbitated quickly ... you know if i travel from one part of karachi to another it will take 3 hours almost

 

[defence_analyst]

Lolzzz ... kabhi ao na Karachi ... suhrab goath that was once considered as end of karachi probably a decade ago now has more than 30 kms between sihrab goth and bahria town ... all of the areas n between are getting inhabbitated quickly ... you know if i travel from one part of karachi to another it will take 3 hours almost

You know which areas are considered rural Karachi and urban Karachi? Maybe rural areas outskirts of Karachi have seen population explosion like one in Islamabad.

 

[asif1986]

Lets remember that there can be little bit of a margin of era in any data anywhere in the world.So far results of district wise census has not been released yet.Karachis estimate of 14.9 million doesnt include its rural areas i beleive.

 

[mkg00179504]

I don't think population of Karachi is right. What I have heard from other sources it's over 20 million. I have been to Karachi it's a massive city.

 

[The Accountant]

You know which areas are considered rural Karachi and urban Karachi? Maybe rural areas outskirts of Karachi have seen population explosion like one in Islamabad.

Rural karachi ...

There is nothing such thing as rural karachi ... its rural and urban sindh ...

So you are saying that bahria town and dha are not part of karachi and are part of urban sindh ? It must be a big shock to trillion of rupees investment by people ...

 

[defence_analyst]

Rural karachi ...

There is nothing such thing as rural karachi ... its rural and urban sindh ...

So you are saying that bahria town and dha are not part of karachi and are part of urban sindh ? It must be a big shock to trillion of rupees investment by people ...

Karachi target killings and insurgency have reduced migration rate and many people have moved out. Was watching program on Neo news on census. PBS will present proof of every mohala and gali population. It will not be hard to verify with help of Nadra.

Full report is many months away and especially district level data. But early results shows Sindh urban population is 25m, bit higher then rural 23m.

Lets remember that there can be little bit of a margin of era in any data anywhere in the world.So far results of district wise census has not been released yet.Karachis estimate of 14.9 million doesnt include its rural areas i beleive.

Especially in figure like 27m urdu speaker population at must will be 9m. Now people who say urdu speakers are not single biggest ethnicity in Karachi anymore because of migrations are fooling themselves. When that happen whole political landscape of Karachi will be changed, but not right now.

 

[The Accountant]

Karachi target killings and insurgency have reduced migration rate and many people have moved out. Was watching program on Neo news on census. PBS will present proof of every mohala and gali population. It will not be hard to verify with help of Nadra.

Full report is many months away and especially district level data. But early results shows Sindh urban population is 25m, bit higher then rural 23m.



Especially in figure like 27m urdu speaker population at must will be 9m. Now people who say urdu speakers are not single biggest ethnicity in Karachi anymore because of migrations are fooling themselves. When that happen whole political landscape of Karachi will be changed, but not right now.

From where are you getting this false information ?

 

[defence_analyst]

From where are you getting this false information ?

Common sense because final and detailed census is months away. Are you telling me urdu speakers now make 25% of Karachi population from 48% in 98? Because thats what is the case if we believe in 25 or 30m number, yeah right..... PBS will present proof with forms etc and if challenged then they can be verified with Nadra. Don't forget army was also counting in separate farm along with local census teams.

If figures don't make sense for particular mohala or district then further census verification will be held with help of Nadra/CNIC. This isn't 1998 anymore. In Kohistan they are already doing it because population increase showed 7 times growth and its rural and poorest district of in Hazara divison of KP. Same can be done in other areas. Rural districts can't inflate numbers either.

Common sense says target killings, insurgency have only reduced rate of migration and many going out of Karachi is also a fact. If Karachi security situation keep improving then once again Karachi can expect to see more migration like it happened in 70's.

PBS to verify Kohistan’s ‘inflated’ census figures

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) will conduct the verification of census data in Kohistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after receiving astonishingly high figure of population of the mountainous region.

Official sources told Dawn that the provisional figures of the 2017 population census showed that Kohistan had a population of 2.6 million against that of 472,570 reported in the 1998 census and thus, making it the second most populated district of KP after Peshawar.

According to the unofficial report, the estimated population of Peshawar will be around 4.5 million against 2,019,118 in the 1998 census report. The population growth rate was 3.56 per cent, while Kohistan had 0.9 per cent in the 1998 census report.

“This is unbelievable. The provisional figures seem to be highly exaggerated,” an official said.

Latest census puts region’s population at 2.6m against 472,570 found in 1998

He said it had been decided to verify Kohistan’s census figures and that the same exercise was being conducted in Turbat district of Balochistan.

“Turbat has the same case. The PBS will start verification process there, too,” he said.

The sources said the PBS recently ordered the verification of census data in Kohistan and the process was likely to begin in the next few days.

They said the bureau had formed teams to visit the area for the purpose.

The sources said the teams would proceed to Kohistan after getting security clearance from the quarters concerned.

“Our staff members are waiting for security clearance,” said an official.

He said enumerators would verify computerised national identity cards to check population figures appeared in the census report.

The countrywide population census began on April 15 and ended on May 25. Around 200,000 troops were engaged for the exercise.

Only few pockets were not covered in Fata due to the delicate security situation. The process was conducted in two phases.

The officials said the coding and editing of census data, both head count and houses, had almost been completed, while the report would be put up to the Council of Common Interest for approval.

The KP government recently divided Kohistan into upper, lower and central Kohistan districts. With 7,492 square kilometers area, Kohistan is considered to be among the most underdeveloped districts of KP.

The social indicators of the area are very poor. The literacy rate was just 11.1 per cent there according to the 1988 census report.

Polygamy is very common among Kohistanis, who are conservative by and large.

The local population was 465,237 in 1981 census report and 472,570 in the 1998 census figures showing slight increase in the density of the population.

The officials said Kohistan’s population data remained controversial in the past as the people gave wrong information about the size of their families.

“The bureau had to verify population census figures in 1981 and 1998, too,” said another official dealing with the matter.

He said Kohistan had tribal society and that tribes had disputes.

“They (Kohistanis) intentionally gave enumerators false figures to dominate the rival tribes, particularly in Palas and Pattan tehsils. We suspect that a single family has been shown at three different places and thus, producing highly exaggerated population figures,” he said.

The officials said the provision of false information to census staff was a crime and the relevant law suggested penalties.

Section 13(3) of the Census Ordinance, 1959, states, “If any person intentionally gives false answers to, or refuse to answer to the best of his knowledge or belief, the questionnaire or other relevant question asked of him by a census officer which he is legally bound to answer, he shall be punishable with (imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or) with fine which may extend to Rs15,000 (or with both).”

Published in Dawn, July 18th, 2017

 

[defence_analyst]

growth rate of Rural Sindh is 2.36% where migration is not a big contributor

And rural punjab is 1.81% and on top of that we know Sindh officials are legendary at giving wrong census numbers, everyone remember that 2011 housing census? PBS better have full proof available if needed like they claim, to verify with Nadra before final report. Now it also not hard to verify rural areas housing units with sat images. Just pick some village cross check with official numbers. Pakistan need to develop system like in developed countries to keep track of population from birth till they die and where they live. Even something like CNIC only is possible to get after 18 years of age.

I do agree with you that no one is migrating to interior Sindh and must likely some people are migrating out of interior Sindh. In case of KP and Balochistan rural growth has to do with naturalisation of afghans to some extent but thats separate topic.

Anyway the only numbers that matter is overall and that of provinces, what cities with in province less so. But Karachi case is bit different for political reasons.

 

[defence_analyst]

You know which areas are considered rural Karachi and urban Karachi? Maybe rural areas outskirts of Karachi have seen population explosion like one in Islamabad.

On tribune now they have written whole Karachi division population which is 16.05m, was 9.8m in 1998. Lahore population was 6.3m of which 82% urban, now they have converted whole district in to urban area.

2017
11m vs 16m= Lahore population increase by 74% vs Karachi 62%

Honestly this is non-issue, they just converted whole Lahore district in to urban but stupid tribune who I don't know from where are getting numbers didn't point that out before calculating 116% increase for Lahore city. The only issue here is if interior Sindh population is being inflated or not.

 

[defence_analyst]

Sindh’s six divisions see fractional change in population

ISLAMABAD: The concentration of population in six administrative divisions of Sindh fractionally changed during the past 19 years, with Karachi Division’s population increasing to 16.05 million or slightly over one-third of the province’s total population.

Any change in the population concentration patterns influences delimitation of seats for the National Assembly and the provincial assembly.

Out of the 16.05 million Karachi Division’s population, Karachi city’s population was 14.91 million or 92.9% of the division’s total inhabitants.

Karachi remains the most populated division of the province, followed by Hyderabad, Larkana, Sukkur, Shaheed Benazirabad and Mirpurkhas Division.

However, the percentage of people living in three divisions –Hyderabad, Larkana and Shaheed Benazirabad – slightly decreased during the past 19 years, showed the 6th Population and Housing Census results of the Sindh province.

The percentage of people living in Karachi Division increased 1.23% to 33.6% of the total population of the Sindh province. Similarly, Sukkur Division’s population inched up by 0.26% to 11.56%. Mirpur Khas Division’s population also slightly went up by 0.3% to 8.8% of the total provincial population.

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics presented the provisional results of the 6th population census in the meeting of the Council of Common Interests on Friday. The final results are expected to be available by April next year.

6th census findings: 207 million and counting

According to the provisional results, Sindh was the most urbanised federating unit of Pakistan where the majority of people – 24.9 million or 52% – live in urban areas.

Sindh’s total population is estimated at 47.88 million, which is 17.5 million or 57.3% higher than the 1998 census results. The province had an average 2.41% annual growth rate, which is slightly above the national average.

Overall, Sindh’s share in total population of Pakistan remained unchanged at 23%.

Karachi Division

Karachi Division’s total population has been recorded at 16.051 million – higher by 6.195 million people or 62.85%, according to the provisional results.

Out of this, the Karachi city’s population was 14.91 million. Compared with the 1998 census results when 95.9% people used to live in urban areas, now 92.9% people are living in the metropolitan city.

The maximum concentration of Karachi Division’s population was in Karachi’s District West where 3.9 million lived, according to 2017 results. The district’s population grew by 87.4% or 1.825 million people during the past 19 years.

The Malir District witnessed the highest increase in Karachi Division, as the district’s population increased by 105.7% or 1.03 million to 2.1 million inhabitants.

The District Central’s population increased by 30.4% to 2.97 million. District East’s population increased by 97.5% or 1.435 million during the past 19 years to 2.9 million people.

Similarly, District South population was 1.791 million – higher by 21.2% or 313,000 persons.

Korangi District population was 2.45 million people, which was 896,000 people or 57.4% higher than the 1998 results.

Hyderabad Division

Hyderabad Division that comprises nine districts has a population of 10.592 million, up by 3.76 million or 55.1% during the past 19 years. The division hosts 22.12% of the Sindh province’s total population.

The maximum concentration of division’s population was in Hyderabad District where 2.2 million people live. Hyderabad district population grew by 47% or 704,000 people during the past 19 years.

The Badin District’s population grew to 1.8 million – higher by 63% or 698,000 individuals. Dadu district population stood at 1.55 million – up by 40% or 444,000 individuals.

Jamshoro District witnessed the highest increase among all districts in Sindh – 70.6% – and its population stood at 993,142 individuals.

Matiari district population increased to 769,349 with a 55.7% increase. Sujawal district population increased to 781,967 with 52% increase during the past 19 years. Tando Allahyar district population stood at 836,887 individuals and the district registered 69.6% increase.

Karachi up top, but not by much

Tando Mohammad Khan district population stood at 677,228 –registering 54.6% increase during the past 19 years. Thatta district population stood at 979,817 with 63.5% increase. The net addition in the district population was 380,000 people.

Larkana Division

The Larkana Division population – comprising five districts –increased to 6.192 million people. There was an addition of 1.98 million with an increase of 47%. The division hosts 12.93% of the province’s population – a reduction of 0.87% in past 19 years.

The maximum number of people lives in Larkana district where 1.524 million people reside. There was net addition of 522,000 people, which is 34.3% higher.

Jacobabad district population increased to 1.006 million, with a net addition of 279,000 people, which is 38.4% higher. Kashmor district’s population was 1.089 million and the district witnessed an addition of 412,000 people, which was 60.8% higher than 19 years ago.

Kambar Shahdad Kot district’s population was 1.34 million people, which was higher by 417,000 people or 45.1%. Shikarpur district’s population was 1.231 million and there was a net addition of 351,000 people in 19 years. The population was higher by 39.3%.

Sukkur Division

Sukkur Division – comprising three districts – has a population of 5.538 million, which was higher by 2.09 million or 60.6%. The division hosts 11.56% of the province’s population – up by 0.26% over 1998 results.

Ghotkhi District registered the highest increase of 70%, as its population increased to 1.646 million. There was a net addition of 677,000 people in 19 years.

The Khairpur District population was 2.4 million – the maximum in the division – and it was up by 55.3% or 856,000 individuals. The Sukkur District population was 1.487 million, which was higher by 59.8% or 556,000 individuals.

Mirpurkhas Division

The Mirpurkhas Division comprising three districts has 4.228 million people – higher by 1.69 million or 63%. The division has 8.8% of the province’s population.

Mirpurkhas district population was 1.5 million, which was higher by 499,000 or 49.6%. Tharparkar district has the maximum population of 1.649 million, which increased by 80% or 735,000 people during the past 19 years. The Umarkot district population was 1.07 million – up by 409,000 individuals or 61.6%.

Shaheed Benazirabad Division

Shaheed Benazirabad Division also comprises three districts and hosts 11.03% of the province’s population. It was half a percentage point less than 19 years ago.

The division’s population stood at 5.28 million that increased by 50.4% or 1.77 million people.

Sanghar district is host to 2.05 million people, which increased by 738,000 or 56%. Naushahro Feroze district’s population was 1.61 million, which was higher by 525,000 people or 48.2%. The Shaheed Benazirabad district population was 1.6 million. It increased by 46% or 510,000 people.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1492620/sindhs-six-divisions-see-fractional-change-population/

 

[Rafael]

No way Faisalabad's population is 3.2 mil.

 

[The Accountant]

Common sense because final and detailed census is months away. Are you telling me urdu speakers now make 25% of Karachi population from 48% in 98? Because thats what is the case if we believe in 25 or 30m number, yeah right..... PBS will present proof with forms etc and if challenged then they can be verified with Nadra. Don't forget army was also counting in separate farm along with local census teams.

If figures don't make sense for particular mohala or district then further census verification will be held with help of Nadra/CNIC. This isn't 1998 anymore. In Kohistan they are already doing it because population increase showed 7 times growth and its rural and poorest district of in Hazara divison of KP. Same can be done in other areas. Rural districts can't inflate numbers either.

Common sense says target killings, insurgency have only reduced rate of migration and many going out of Karachi is also a fact. If Karachi security situation keep improving then once again Karachi can expect to see more migration like it happened in 70's.

PBS to verify Kohistan’s ‘inflated’ census figures

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) will conduct the verification of census data in Kohistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after receiving astonishingly high figure of population of the mountainous region.

Official sources told Dawn that the provisional figures of the 2017 population census showed that Kohistan had a population of 2.6 million against that of 472,570 reported in the 1998 census and thus, making it the second most populated district of KP after Peshawar.

According to the unofficial report, the estimated population of Peshawar will be around 4.5 million against 2,019,118 in the 1998 census report. The population growth rate was 3.56 per cent, while Kohistan had 0.9 per cent in the 1998 census report.

“This is unbelievable. The provisional figures seem to be highly exaggerated,” an official said.

Latest census puts region’s population at 2.6m against 472,570 found in 1998

He said it had been decided to verify Kohistan’s census figures and that the same exercise was being conducted in Turbat district of Balochistan.

“Turbat has the same case. The PBS will start verification process there, too,” he said.

The sources said the PBS recently ordered the verification of census data in Kohistan and the process was likely to begin in the next few days.

They said the bureau had formed teams to visit the area for the purpose.

The sources said the teams would proceed to Kohistan after getting security clearance from the quarters concerned.

“Our staff members are waiting for security clearance,” said an official.

He said enumerators would verify computerised national identity cards to check population figures appeared in the census report.

The countrywide population census began on April 15 and ended on May 25. Around 200,000 troops were engaged for the exercise.

Only few pockets were not covered in Fata due to the delicate security situation. The process was conducted in two phases.

The officials said the coding and editing of census data, both head count and houses, had almost been completed, while the report would be put up to the Council of Common Interest for approval.

The KP government recently divided Kohistan into upper, lower and central Kohistan districts. With 7,492 square kilometers area, Kohistan is considered to be among the most underdeveloped districts of KP.

The social indicators of the area are very poor. The literacy rate was just 11.1 per cent there according to the 1988 census report.

Polygamy is very common among Kohistanis, who are conservative by and large.

The local population was 465,237 in 1981 census report and 472,570 in the 1998 census figures showing slight increase in the density of the population.

The officials said Kohistan’s population data remained controversial in the past as the people gave wrong information about the size of their families.

“The bureau had to verify population census figures in 1981 and 1998, too,” said another official dealing with the matter.

He said Kohistan had tribal society and that tribes had disputes.

“They (Kohistanis) intentionally gave enumerators false figures to dominate the rival tribes, particularly in Palas and Pattan tehsils. We suspect that a single family has been shown at three different places and thus, producing highly exaggerated population figures,” he said.

The officials said the provision of false information to census staff was a crime and the relevant law suggested penalties.

Section 13(3) of the Census Ordinance, 1959, states, “If any person intentionally gives false answers to, or refuse to answer to the best of his knowledge or belief, the questionnaire or other relevant question asked of him by a census officer which he is legally bound to answer, he shall be punishable with (imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or) with fine which may extend to Rs15,000 (or with both).”

Published in Dawn, July 18th, 2017

You are applying common sense to a place which you have not een seen ... Its like I start commenting on Washington's population ...

You are requested to visit Karachi first before talking ... Area wise Karachi is much more bigger and density wise its humongous ,,, most of the areas are now based on flat systems and even in houses you will rarely found single story ... It is really unbelivable that difference between lahore and Karachi's population is around 30% ...

You should not comment on the topic of which you know about nothing ... first visit Karachi ,,, have a detailed survey,,, and then you can speak ...

 

[LA se Karachi]

Karachi's population isn't even 17 or 18 million? Really?!

 

[Baby Leone]

I live in Karachi and have visited Lahore not seen diversity in Lahore, where in Karachi you will still find people coming from all over the country and region for Jobs. I dont get the point of this 14 million population of Karachi even UN estimates Karachi population above 20 million. Only people live in Karachi can observe it and FYI being visited Lahore and Karachi both IMHO Lahore is still not that lucrative market for Job seekers compare to Karachi even my Lahori friends says the same.