In Pakistan, the population of Hindus increased from 3.5 million in 2017 to 3.8 million in 2023, making it the largest minority community in the Islamic nation, according to the official data of the 2023 census, reported in the Dawn newspaper.
On Thursday, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released the results of the 7th Population and Housing Census 2023. In 2023, Pakistan's total population stood at 240,458,089.
The official data showed that in the total population, the share of Muslims decreased slightly from 96.47 per cent (in 2017) to 96.35 per cent (in 2023).
However, in the past six years, the population of all major religious minorities increased.
Interestingly, the population of Hindus increased from 3.5 million (in 2017) to 3.8 million (in 2023), but, in the total population, their share went down from 1.73 to 1.61 per cent.
The Christians' population also swelled from 2.6 million to 3.3 million. In the total population, their share also went up from 1.27 to 1.37 per cent.
The Sikh community's population stood at 15,998 and Parsi at 2,348.
The data showed that at a growth rate of 2.55 per cent, Pakistan's population increased from 207.68 million (in 2017) to 241.49 million (in 2023). At this rate, the data revealed that the Islamic nation's population is expected to double by 2050.
Population breakdown
In Pakistan, the total number of men stood at 124.32 million, compared to 117.15 million women, with a gender ratio of 1.06.
As per the official data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the percentage of the divorced population has declined from 0.42 per cent in 2017 to 0.35 per cent in 2023.
Source: Financial Express
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