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Demographics

Demographic data refers to socio-economic information including size and distribution of the population, employment, education and other factors. Data is sourced from the [Population & Housing Censuses](http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/population-census), [Labour Force Surveys](http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/labour-force-statistics) and the [Pakistan Economic Surveys](http://www.finance.gov.pk/).

Key Figures

Total Population
2023

241.5M persons

16.2% YoY
Labour Force
2024

85.6M

19.3%
Unemployment Rate
2024

6.9%

0.6%
Literacy Rate (%)
2023

62.8%

56.5%

Datasets (47)

Period/Range Data Points Date Modified Trend

Total Population

Period
Annually
Datapoints
4
Date Modified
23 Jun 2026 12:37 PM
Annually
1981 to 2023
4 23 Jun 2026 12:37 PM
16.2%

Population by Sex - Female

Period
Annually
Datapoints
3
Date Modified
11 Jun 2026 11:22 AM
Latest available 2023 3 11 Jun 2026 11:22 AM
15.6%

Population by Sex - Male

Period
Annually
Datapoints
3
Date Modified
11 Jun 2026 11:22 AM
Latest available 2023 3 11 Jun 2026 11:22 AM
16.8%

Population - Rural

Period
Annually
Datapoints
4
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:06 AM
Latest available 2023 4 12 Jun 2026 06:06 AM
-2.1%

Population - Urban

Period
Annually
Datapoints
4
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:07 AM
Latest available 2023 4 12 Jun 2026 06:07 AM
2.1%

Population by Age (Less than 15)

Period
Annually
Datapoints
2
Date Modified
23 Jun 2026 12:20 PM
Latest available 2023 2 23 Jun 2026 12:20 PM

Population by Age (Between 15 - 65)

Period
Annually
Datapoints
2
Date Modified
23 Jun 2026 12:24 PM
Latest available 2023 2 23 Jun 2026 12:24 PM

Population by Age (More than 65)

Period
Annually
Datapoints
2
Date Modified
23 Jun 2026 12:26 PM
Latest available 2023 2 23 Jun 2026 12:26 PM

Disabled Population

Period
Annually
Datapoints
2
Date Modified
11 Jun 2026 11:28 AM
Latest available 2023 2 11 Jun 2026 11:28 AM

Labour Force

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:19 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:19 AM
19.3%

Labour Force - Female

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:20 AM
Annually
2008 to 2024
15 12 Jun 2026 06:20 AM
27.1%

Labour Force - Male

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:20 AM
Annually
2008 to 2024
15 12 Jun 2026 06:20 AM
16.9%

Sector-wise share in Employment

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:31 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:31 AM

Participant-wise share in Employment

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:32 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:32 AM

Labour Force Participation

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:23 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:23 AM
1.9%

Labour Force participation - Female

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:24 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:24 AM
2.0%

Labour Force participation - Male

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:24 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:24 AM
1.6%

Labour Force Participation - Rural

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:24 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:24 AM
2.5%

Rural Labour Force Participation - Female

Period
Annually
Datapoints
14
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:25 AM
Latest available 2024 14 12 Jun 2026 06:25 AM
2.3%

Rural Labour Force Participation - Male

Period
Annually
Datapoints
14
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:26 AM
Latest available 2024 14 12 Jun 2026 06:26 AM
2.2%

Labour Force Participation - Urban

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:24 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:24 AM
1.5%

Urban Labour Force Participation - Female

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:26 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:26 AM
2.5%

Urban Labour Force Participation - Male

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:27 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:27 AM
0.6%

Unemployment Rate

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:37 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:37 AM
0.6%

Unemployment Rate - Female

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:33 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:33 AM
0.8%

Unemployment Rate - Male

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:33 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:33 AM
0.4%

Unemployment Rate - Rural

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:35 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:35 AM
0.5%

Rural Unemployment Rate - Female

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:34 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:34 AM
0.2%

Rural Unemployment Rate - Male

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:36 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:36 AM
0.6%

Unemployment Rate - Urban

Period
Annually
Datapoints
13
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:35 AM
Latest available 2024 13 12 Jun 2026 06:35 AM
0.7%

Urban Unemployment Rate - Female

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:36 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:36 AM
0.9%

Urban Unemployment Rate - Male

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:36 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:36 AM
0.3%

Employment Activity Status - Formal

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:40 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:40 AM
0.4%

Rural Employment Activity status - Formal

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:40 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:40 AM
24.5%

Urban Employment Activity status - Formal

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:41 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:41 AM
31.7%

Employment Activity Status - Informal

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:41 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:41 AM
72.1%

Literacy Rate

Period
Annually
Datapoints
13
Date Modified
23 Jun 2026 12:27 PM
Annually
2010 to 2023
13 23 Jun 2026 12:27 PM
56.5% YoY

Literacy Rate - Female

Period
Annually
Datapoints
13
Date Modified
23 Jun 2026 12:39 PM
Latest available 2023 13 23 Jun 2026 12:39 PM
47.6%

Literacy Rate - Male

Period
Annually
Datapoints
13
Date Modified
23 Jun 2026 12:40 PM
Latest available 2023 13 23 Jun 2026 12:40 PM
60.7%

Literacy Rate - Rural

Period
Annually
Datapoints
13
Date Modified
23 Jun 2026 12:41 PM
Annually
2010 to 2023
13 23 Jun 2026 12:41 PM
-2.4% YoY

Literacy Rate - Urban

Period
Annually
Datapoints
13
Date Modified
23 Jun 2026 12:42 PM
Annually
2010 to 2023
13 23 Jun 2026 12:42 PM
66.4% YoY

Rural Employment Activity status - Informal

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:42 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:42 AM
-0.9%

Urban Employment Activity status - Informal

Period
Annually
Datapoints
15
Date Modified
12 Jun 2026 06:43 AM
Latest available 2024 15 12 Jun 2026 06:43 AM
-0.2%

Urban Literacy Rate - Male

Period
Annually
Datapoints
13
Date Modified
23 Jun 2026 12:43 PM
Latest available 2023 13 23 Jun 2026 12:43 PM
-5.4%

Urban Literacy Rate - Female

Period
Annually
Datapoints
13
Date Modified
23 Jun 2026 12:43 PM
Latest available 2023 13 23 Jun 2026 12:43 PM
-1.09%

Rural Literacy Rate - Male

Period
Annually
Datapoints
13
Date Modified
23 Jun 2026 12:43 PM
Annually
2010 to 2023
13 23 Jun 2026 12:43 PM
-6.2%

Rural Literacy Rate - Female

Period
Annually
Datapoints
13
Date Modified
23 Jun 2026 12:44 PM
Annually
2010 to 2023
13 23 Jun 2026 12:44 PM
0.9%