The 1998 Census of Pakistan was the fifth Pakistani national census. It provided a detailed enumeration of the population of

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

at the time it was conducted under the authority of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, an agency of the

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan () (abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, commonly known as the Centre, is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, con ...

. According to the 1998 census, the population of Pakistan proper (excluding disputed territories) stood at 130,857,717 people. With the inclusion of the population of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and

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, the population stood at 134,714,017 people. Despite being mandated by the

Constitution of Pakistan The Constitution of Pakistan ( ; ISO 15919, ISO: '' Āīn-ē-Pākistān''), also known as the 1973 Constitution, is the supreme law of Pakistan. The document guides Pakistan's law, political culture, and system. It sets out the state's outlin ...

to be held every 10 years, this was the first census to take place in Pakistan after the 1981 census that took place 17 years earlier, and the next census would not be held for another 19 years, until 2017. The inconsistencies in Pakistan's national elections are due in part to political turmoil and instability within the country.

City Results

This is the list of population of cities of Pakistan in 1998 census vs 2017 census.

References

1998 Demographic Indicators – 1998 Census, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
{{Asia topic, Census in Censuses in Pakistan Demographics of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif administration 1998 in Pakistan

City Results

See also

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