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Pakistan Census 2023: Population & Literacy

Pakistan's population has reached 241.49 million with a growth rate of 2.55%. The literacy rate has improved from 16% in 1951 to 62.3% in 2023, while the urban population has increased from 17.4% to 38.82% over the same period. Conversely, the rural population has decreased from approximately 82.6% in 1951 to 61.18% in 2023.

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Pakistan Census 2023: Population & Literacy

Pakistan's population has reached 241.49 million with a growth rate of 2.55%. The literacy rate has improved from 16% in 1951 to 62.3% in 2023, while the urban population has increased from 17.4% to 38.82% over the same period. Conversely, the rural population has decreased from approximately 82.6% in 1951 to 61.18% in 2023.

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Pakistan's population has increased to 241.49 million with an annual growth rate of 2.

55%,
according to the census results.
Literacy Rate
 1951: Around 16%
 1961: Approximately 17%
 1972: About 21%
 1981: Around 26%
 1998: Approximately 44%
 2017: Approximately 59.1%
 2023: The reported literacy rate stands at 62.3%

Urban Population
 1951: Around 17.4%
 1961: Approximately 17.8%
 1972: Approximately 24.8%
 1981: Around 28.3%
 1998: Approximately 32.5%
 2017: Approximately 36.4%
 2023: The urban population is 38.82%
Rural Population
 1951: Approximately 82.6%
 1961: Around 82.2%
 1972: Approximately 75.2%
 1981: About 71.7%
 1998: Approximately 67.5%
 2017: Around 63.6%
 2023: The rural population is 61.18%

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