The data gathering for Pakistan's census 2017 has completed; the first official numbers are expected by July. However back in 2011-12, the data was gathered, a preliminary figure of 192 million was rumored, and then the census was abandoned. So it remains to be seen if this census will be more successful.
Already, the news is "Initial estimates after Census 2017 put population at 21-22 crores", i.e., 210-220 million. The Pakistan Economic Survey 2016-17 from the Finance Ministry of Pakistan puts the population of Pakistan at 199.71 million.
The 2015 United Nations projections with various assumptions give the following estimates for Pakistan's population in 2017:
Variant Population
Low 196.217 million
Medium 196.744 million
High 197.272 million
Constant Fertility 197.315 million
Another way of looking at it is that per the constant fertility projection, Pakistan was to reach 214 million in 2020. So the rumors today, like in 2012, suggest that the official numbers are a gross underestimate.
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Already, the news is "Initial estimates after Census 2017 put population at 21-22 crores", i.e., 210-220 million. The Pakistan Economic Survey 2016-17 from the Finance Ministry of Pakistan puts the population of Pakistan at 199.71 million.
The 2015 United Nations projections with various assumptions give the following estimates for Pakistan's population in 2017:
Variant Population
Low 196.217 million
Medium 196.744 million
High 197.272 million
Constant Fertility 197.315 million
Another way of looking at it is that per the constant fertility projection, Pakistan was to reach 214 million in 2020. So the rumors today, like in 2012, suggest that the official numbers are a gross underestimate.
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