Population and Labor Force of Pakistan

POPULATION AND LABOR FORCE OF PAKISTAN

INTRODUCTION:

At the time of independence in 1947, 32.5 million people lived in Pakistan. Pakistan’s population has increased by 134.7 million or has grown at an average rate of 2.9percent per annum. By july-07, the population is estimated to have reached 167,762,040 . It is estimated that the Pakistan's population will be over 180,000,000 by mid 2008. In the past, the country's population had a relatively high growth rate that has, however, been moderated by declining fertility and birth rates

|Historical populations |

|YEAR |Population |Urban |

|1951 |33,740,000 |17.80% |

|1961 |42,880,000 |22.46% |

|1972 |65,309,000 |25.40% |

|1981 |84,254,000 |28.28% |

|1998 |132,352,000 |32.51% |

|2002 |145,000,000 |35.81% |

|2007 |167,762,040 |36.03% |

|Population of territory included in Pakistan from (1901-2002) |

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