Demographics | MCQs

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Here is a list of the ten largest cities in Pakistan by population:

1. Karachi
2. Lahore
3. Faisalabad
4. Rawalpindi
5. Gujranwala
6. Multan
7. Hyderabad
8. Peshawar
9. Islamabad (Capital city)
10. Quetta

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According to the Labour Force Survey 2020-21, the total labour force in Pakistan was 71.76 million.

This figure represents the number of people who are either employed or actively seeking employment during that period.

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The biggest Islamic country with the area is Kazakhstan.

The country with the largest number of Muslims overall is Indonesia, nearly 13% of the world's total population of Muslims.

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The Least populated Official province of Pakistan Is Balochistan.

Its density is low due to the mountainous terrain and scarcity of water. 

Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area

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Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a union territory.

Which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947, and between India and China since 1962.

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Islam is the second-largest religion in the World

List of World's largest Religions.

1.    Christianity (31.2%)

2.    Islam (24.1%)

3.    No religion (16%)

4.    Hinduism (15.1%)

5.    Buddhism (6.9%)

6.    Folk religions (5.7%)

7.    Other religions (0.5%)

8.    Sikhism (0.3%)

9.     Judaism (0.2%)

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The overall literacy rate of Pakistan is 62.3 % which means that around 90 million people in the country cannot read and write

literacy rate in Pakistan Province-wise data suggests that:

Punjab leads with 63%

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 53 %

Balochistan with 44 percent.has the lowest literacy rate in Pakistan

Islamabad has around 88% literacy rate, which is the highest rate in Pakistan.

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List of largest provinces of Pakistan by Population.

List of largest provinces of Pakistan by Area.

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2023 national census (released on 5 August 2023)

Growth rate: 2.55 per cent

Total Pakistan population: 241.49 million

Punjab: 127.68 million

Punjab growth rate: 2.53 percent

Sindh population: 55.69 million

Sindh growth rate: 2.57 percent

Balochistan population: 14.89 million

Balochistan growth rate: 3.2 percent (highest of all)

KPK population: 40.85 million

KPK growth rate: 2.38 percent

Islamabad population: 2.36 million

Islamabad growth rate: 2.81 percent

Pakistan rural population: 61.18 percent

Pakistan Urban population: 38.82 percent

33 million population increased between 2017 and 2023 

110 million population increased between 1998 and 2023 

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