The Population of Pakistan:
Pakistan is 5th
most populous country of the world. According to 2017 census of Pakistan, the
estimated population of Pakistan is 207.7 approximately. Some areas of Pakistan
have rapid growth rate while a few others have moderate or less growth rate.
The population distribution depends on the unevenness of land, history of cities,
climatic and social conditions.
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Population Distribution
in Pakistan: Distribution of
population varies in all provinces of Pakistan. An overview of the population in
the provinces is as follows:
Punjab: Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan. It
has 56% of total population of Pakistan. The population of Punjab is 110
million. Lahore is not only the provincial capital of Punjab but also the
biggest city. Other major cities of Punjab are: Faisalabad, Multan, Sargodha,
Gujranwala, Sialkot, Kasur and Rawalpindi.
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Sindh: It is the second-most populous province of Pakistan
with 23% of the total population i.e. approximately 47 million residents. Karachi,
the provincial capital of Sindh, is Pakistan’s largest city. Hyderabad,
Khairpur, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Sukkur, Nawabshah, and Umerkot are major cities
of the Sindh.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: it is the third populous province of Pakistan. It
has 13% of Pakistan’s population i.e. approximately 30 million. The provincial
capital of KPK is Peshawar. Mardan, Swat and Mansehra are major cities of this
province.
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Balochistan: it is the largest but least populated province of
Pakistan. It has 4% of total population i.e. approximately 12 million
residents. The provincial capital of Balochistan is Quetta. Jafarabad,
Naseerabad and Qilla Abdullah are major cities of the province of Balochistan.
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