Population Statistics
Pakistan
Population
|
207,774,520 |
|
[Census, 2017] |
Language
| Punjabi | 48.0% |
|---|---|
| Sindhi | 12.0% |
| Saraiki | 10.0% |
| Pashto/Pashtu | 8.0% |
| Urdu [official] | 8.0% |
| Balochi | 3.0% |
| Hindko | 2.0% |
| Brahui | 1.0% |
| Other including English, Burushaski and Shina | 8.0% |
|
[2010 est.] |
|
Religion
| Islam | 96.28% |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 1.59% |
| Hinduism | 1.60% |
| Ahmadiyya | 0.22% |
| Other | 0.32% |
|
[2010 est.] |
|
Ethnicity
| Punjabi | 44.68% |
|---|---|
| Pakhtun/Pathan | 15.42% |
| Sindhi | 14.10% |
| Seraiki | 8.38% |
| Muhajir | 7.57% |
| Balochi | 3.57% |
| Other | 6.28% |
|
[2010 est.] |
|
Cultural Dimensions
|
55 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
70 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
0 |
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Australians with Pakistani Ancestry
| 64,344 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Pakistanis in Australia
Population
|
61,913 |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in Pakistan. |
Median Age
| 30 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Gender
| Male | 60.9% |
|---|---|
| Female | 39.1% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Religion
| Islam | 88.4% |
|---|---|
| Catholic Christianity | 2.5% |
| Other Religion | 2.9% |
| No Religion | 2.2% |
| Not Stated | 3.9% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Ancestry
| Pakistani | 61.6% |
|---|---|
| Indian | 8.6% |
| Southern Asian [undefined] | 4.2% |
| Afghan | 4.1% |
| Other Ancestry | 21.5% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Language Spoken at Home
| Urdu | 71.5% |
|---|---|
| English | 8.1% |
| Pashto | 6.2% |
| Hazaraghi | 4.6% |
| Other Languages | 9.0% |
|
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 90.3% speak English fluently. |
|
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Diaspora
| New South Wales | 39.6% |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 34.1% |
| Western Australia | 8.8% |
| Queensland | 7.6% |
| Other | 9.9% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Arrival
| Prior to 1996 | 9.6% |
|---|---|
| 1996 - 2005 | 32% |
| 2006 - 2015 | 66.6% |
| 2016 | 5.8% |
| Not stated | 2.6% |
|
Note: Arrivals up until 9 August 2016. |
|
|
[Census, 2016] |
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