Census in Pakistan

Pakistan Census
مردم شماری پاکستان
Location(s)Plot No. 21, Mauve Area,
G-9/1, Islamabad
Pakistan 44080
CountryPakistan
Inaugurated1951; 73 years ago (1951)
Previous eventMay 2023; 1 year ago (2023-05)
PeopleAsif Bajwa[1]
Chief Statistician/Chief Census Commissioner
Websitewww.pbs.gov.pk

The Census in Pakistan is a legally decennial census and a descriptive count of Pakistan's population on Census Day, and of their dwellings, conducted and supervised by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.[2] The 2017 Census in Pakistan marks the first census to take place in Pakistan since 1998. The most recent census was the 2023 Pakistani census.

  1. ^ "Chief Statistician/Chief Census Commissioner, PBS | Pakistan Bureau of Statistics". www.pbs.gov.pk. Chief Statistician, Govt. of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Population Census". www.pbs.gov.pk. Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2017.