Pakistan

Pakistan

 

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Pakistan^[b] (Urdu: پاکِستان‬‎), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: اِسلامی جمہوریہ پاکِستان‬‎), is a country in South Asia. It is the world’s sixth-most populous country with a population exceeding 212,742,631 people.^[19] In area, it is the 33rd-largest country, spanning 881,913 square kilometres (340,509 square miles). Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre (650-mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China in the far northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the northwest, and also shares a maritime border with Oman.  

 A regional^[33][34][35] and middle power,^[36][37][38] Pakistan has the sixth-largest standing armed forces in the world and is also a nuclear power as well as a declared nuclear-weapons state, the second in South Asia and the only nation in the Muslim world to have that status. Pakistan has a semi-industrialised economy with a well-integrated agriculture sector and a growing services sector.^[39][40] It is ranked among the emerging and growth-leading economies of the world,^[41][42] and is backed by one of the world's largest and fastest-growing middle class.^[43][44] Pakistan's political history since independence has been characterized by periods of military rule, political instability and conflicts with India. The country continues to face challenging problems, including overpopulation, terrorism, poverty, illiteracy, and corruption.^{[45][46][47][48]} Pakistan is a member of the UN, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the OIC, the Commonwealth of Nations, the SAARC and the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition.

Area

796,095km² 

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It has the world’s sixth biggest population and is rapidly urbanising, which makes reaching everyone with basic services extremely challenging.
Pakistan is one of the top five countries worldwide in improving access to clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. But despite this impressive progress, 22 million people still have no choice but to drink dirty water, and more than two in five people don’t have a decent toilet.
Tough landscapes, from arid deserts to remote mountain ranges, combined with unsettled politics make reaching the poorest people difficult. People are moving to towns faster than in any other South Asian country, straining already limited services. Add in natural disasters like floods, and the obstacles are substantial.
But we are tackling these challenges, and making water, toilets and hygiene a normal part of daily life. We are supporting local communities with the tools they need to claim their rights to basic services. We are helping the Government, our local partners, and service providers build facilities that will withstand disasters, so improvements will last whatever the future holds.
We are showing communities the important links between health and good hygiene practices such as handwashing, and encouraging them to build and use proper toilets. And we are working with schools and the media to spread these messages as widely as possible.
Together we can challenge conventional thinking, inspire action and build the momentum needed to change lives for good.

Naya Pakistan Calling

Overseas Pakistanis started migrating to various countries in 1960s’ and 70’s for better economic opportunities and some of them have excelled in their fields and have attained prominence as professionals in different walks of life.

These Overseas Pakistanis have always shown keen interest to contribute for the betterment of the country. Prime Minister Imran Khan in his first address to the nation has invited notable Overseas Pakistani professionals to contribute in the making of NAYA PAKISTAN. As a first step, Overseas Pakistanis who are par excellence and can be part of the Public Sector Institutions/Advisory Bodies, etc. at Federal and Provincial level shall be invited to join and contribute to the making of NAYA PAKISTAN.

Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis & Human Resource Development would like to initiate the process by first of all identifying these notable Overseas Pakistanis through our Ambassadors/Missions abroad and getting their CVs online through OPF’s web portal opf.org.pk. After having identified such a resource which can contribute to the making of NAYA PAKISTAN, they shall then be involved in strategic decision making by placing them as members of such Boards, Authorities, Commissions, etc. Prominent professionals from Pakistani diaspora are encouraged to join in the making of NAYA PAKISTAN.

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Pakistan Population

202,521,481[DECMBER 2018]

Population of Pakistan (2018 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Pakistan Global Rank
2018	200,813,818	1.93 %	3,797,863	-214,356	22.7	3.65	260	39.5 %	79,279,647	2.63 %	7,632,819,325	6
2017	197,015,955	1.97 %	3,812,479	-214,356	22.7	3.65	256	39.1 %	77,107,125	2.61 %	7,550,262,101	6
2016	193,203,476	2.02 %	3,822,963	-214,356	22.7	3.65	251	38.8 %	74,986,621	2.59 %	7,466,964,280	6
2015	189,380,513	2.12 %	3,764,066	-236,384	22.5	3.72	246	38.5 %	72,920,650	2.57 %	7,383,008,820	6
2010	170,560,182	2.08 %	3,330,103	-279,275	21.4	3.98	221	37.2 %	63,369,630	2.45 %	6,958,169,159	6
2005	153,909,667	2.13 %	3,077,276	-134,298	20.2	4.23	200	35.6 %	54,863,424	2.35 %	6,542,159,383	6
2000	138,523,285	2.43 %	3,138,827	-145,726	19.2	4.99	180	34.4 %	47,687,034	2.25 %	6,145,006,989	7
1995	122,829,148	2.67 %	3,030,107	-200,745	18.6	5.67	159	32.8 %	40,333,123	2.14 %	5,751,474,416	8
1990	107,678,614	3.15 %	3,091,825	27,958	18.5	6.30	140	31.5 %	33,967,023	2.02 %	5,330,943,460	8
1985	92,219,488	3.39 %	2,830,269	279,048	18.6	6.44	120	30.2 %	27,813,268	1.89 %	4,873,781,796	9
1980	78,068,144	3.17 %	2,256,049	140,000	18.5	6.60	101	28.8 %	22,448,238	1.75 %	4,458,411,534	10
1975	66,787,901	2.83 %	1,739,428	-27,621	18.6	6.60	87	26.9 %	17,952,986	1.64 %	4,079,087,198	10
1970	58,090,759	2.70 %	1,449,108	-41,996	19.3	6.60	75	25.3 %	14,692,753	1.57 %	3,700,577,650	10
1965	50,845,221	2.51 %	1,187,386	-1,651	20.2	6.60	66	23.9 %	12,166,264	1.52 %	3,339,592,688	14
1960	44,908,293	2.13 %	896,799	-3,340	20.2	6.60	58	22.4 %	10,066,423	1.48 %	3,033,212,527	14

Pakistan Population Forecast Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Pakistan Global Rank 2020 208,362,334 1.93 % 3,796,364 -214,356 23.5 3.38 270 40.2 % 83,764,075 2.67 % 7,795,482,309 6 2025 226,767,952 1.71 % 3,681,124 -174,360 24.5 3.10 294 42.2 % 95,618,196 2.77 % 8,185,613,757 6 2030 244,248,371 1.50 % 3,496,084 -160,011 25.6 2.88 317 44.2 % 107,880,376 2.86 % 8,551,198,644 6 2035 261,093,438 1.34 % 3,369,013 -160,000 26.8 2.69 339 46.1 % 120,266,202 2.94 % 8,892,701,940 6 2040 277,494,590 1.23 % 3,280,230 -160,000 28.2 2.54 360 47.8 % 132,548,149 3.01 % 9,210,337,004 6 2045 293,003,264 1.09 % 3,101,735 -160,000 29.6 2.41 380 49.3 % 144,454,795 3.08 % 9,504,209,572 6 2050 306,940,443 0.93 % 2,787,436 -160,001 30.9 2.30 398 50.7 % 155,746,618 3.14 % 9,771,822,753