population health and community sciences

1. ASSIGNMENT # 2
NIDA NAEEM
POPULATION HEALTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DATE: 10-01-2015
Make a report on Population and per capita income, on the basis of findings in all the
Censuses, conducted so far in Pakistan?
The Census in Pakistan conducted after each 10 years across the country. The country has so far
held five censuses. The first census was conducted after independence in 1951, and later in 1961,
1972, 1981, and 1998. The 1971 census was delayed one year due to the war, while the census in
1998 was delayed due to political issues.
Population of Pakistan
CENSUS YEAR
PROVINCE(REGION) 1951 1961 1972 1981 1998
PAKISTAN 33,740 42,880 65,309 84,254 132,352
Punjab 20,541 25,464 37,607 47,292 73,621
Sindh 6,048 8,367 14,156 19,029 30,440
NWFP 4,557 5,731 8,389 11,061 17,744
Balochistan 1,167 1,353 2,429 4,332 6,566
FATA 1,332 1,847 2,491 2,199 3,176
Islamabad 96 118 238 340 805

2. Per Capita Income of Pakistan
Year PCI (in US Dollars)
1990 $2,000
1991 $2,070
1992 $2,190
1993 $2,220
1994 $2,280
1995 $2,390
1996 $2,460
1997 $2,450
1998 $2,470
1999 $2,540
2000 $2,630
2001 $2,690
2002 $2,820
2003 $3,030
2004 $3,260
2005 $3,550
2006 $3,810
2007 $4,020
2008 $4,100
2009 $4,200
2010 $4,290
2011 $4,450
2012 $4,640
2013 $4,840
2014 $5,100