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The official religion of Pakistan is Islam, [7] as enshrined by Article 2 of the Constitution, and is practised by an overwhelming majority of 96.35% of the country's population. [ 1 ] [ 8 ] The remaining 3.65% practice Hinduism , Christianity , Ahmadiyya (considered a non-Muslim group as per Pakistani constitution [ 9 ] ), Sikhism ...
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released religious data of Pakistan Census 2017 on 19 May 2021. [ 65 ] 96.47% are Muslims, followed by 2.174% Hindus, 1.27% Christians, 0.09% Ahmadis and 0.02% others. The 2017 census showed marginal increase in the share of Hindus .The census also recorded Pakistan's first Hindu-majority district, called Umerkot ...
Hinduism is the second largest religion in Pakistan after Islam. [3] Though Hinduism was one of the dominant faiths in the region a few centuries ago, [4] [5] [6] its adherents accounted for just 2.17% of Pakistan's population (approximately 5.2 million people) according to the 2023 Pakistani census. [7]
The second largest religion is Christianity, with 4.07% of the population, 0.94% in rural areas and 5.70% in the city. Other minorities 0.39% of the population. [4] The majority of the population lies in the age group of 15–64 years, around 59.38%. Only 2.73% of the population is above 65 years of age; 37.90% is below the age of 15. [5]
Growth in the number of religious madrassahs in Pakistan from 1988 to 2002 [81] The famed Data Durbar shrine of Sufi saint Ali Hujweiri in Lahore is known for devotees from over the world. According to the CIA World Factbook and Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, 96–97% of the total population of Pakistan is Muslim. [13] [11]
As of 2015, the population of Pakistan is estimated at 191.71 million. [12] [13] As of 2016, the population of religious minorities in Pakistan have increased to 3 million. [14] On 25 August 2017, the official results declared Pakistan's population to be 207.74 million. [15] Pakistan population density
Pakistan, [e] officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, [f] is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, [g] having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre.
The rural population is 61.18 percent of the total population in Pakistan while the urban population is 38.82 percent. [9] For certain sensitive areas and some collective residences, totalling to 1,041,342 people, only population, gender and urban/rural population could be determined, leaving the population counted for other tables to be ...