2023 Pakistani census

2023 Census of Pakistan
← 2017 1 March - 30 May 2023
General information
CountryPakistan
Topics
Census topics
  • People and population
  • Families and living arrangements
  • Nationality
  • Language
  • Religion
  • Education
  • Economic Characteristics
  • Housing
AuthorityPakistan Bureau of Statistics
Websitepbs.gov.pk
Results
Total population241,499,431 (Increase 13.3%)
Most populous ​provincePunjab (127,681,655)

The 2023 Census of Pakistan was the detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population and the seventh national census in the country.[1][2][3] It was conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.[4] It was also the first ever digital census to be held in Pakistan, including the first in South Asian history.[5]

The census was initially held from 1 March 2023 to 1 April 2023. However, enumeration was later extended several times until 30 May 2023, because of incomplete enumeration in large cities such as Karachi, Lahore, and Faisalabad, where people are more mobile and therefore harder to count, and in remote and rural Balochistan. The extension was also used by PBS officials and census takers for quality reviews, to check if all households and people were properly counted in each area.[6][7][8] The 2023 census recorded a total population throughout the country of 241,492,917 (excluding Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir).[9][10]

  1. ^ Opendata Pakistan Report On Cities (3 April 2021). "7th Population and Housing Census 2022: PBS hosts first sensitisation workshop". 7th Population and Housing Census 2022: PBS hosts first sensitisation workshop. The News International Pakistan. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Umar rules out military role in 7th digital census". Umar rules out military role in 7th digital census. The Express Tribune. 23 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Pakistan's first-ever digitised population census to be completed in August 2022". Pakistan's first-ever digitised population census to be completed in August 2022. Geo News. 23 February 2022. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Pakistan's 7th Population Census Postponed for Lack of Technical Equipment". Propakistani. ProPakistani.PK. 12 August 2022. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  5. ^ Toheed, Muhammed (1 May 2023). "Counting error: Why Pakistan's first-ever digital census may be an exercise in futility". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Digital census date extended to April 10". The Express Tribune. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Census date extended to ensure complete coverage of population". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Census date extended to ensure complete coverage of population". Daily Times. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
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  10. ^ "Population surpasses 240m, new census shows". 6 August 2023.