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The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released the official findings of the seventh and first-ever digital census of the nation on Monday, revealing that Karachi now has a population of more than 20.3 million, a rise of 4.3 million over the previous five years.
The data was gathered from all seven districts of Karachi with District East as the most populated at roughly 3.9 million, followed by District Central at 3.8 million, Korangi at 3.1 million, District West at 2.6 million, Malir at 2.4 million, District South at 2.3 million and Keamari at over 2 million.
Pakistan Census 2023 results are in! #PakPBS #DigitalCensusPK pic.twitter.com/NpXZqScL9F
— Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (@PBSofficialpak) August 6, 2023
According to the latest census data, the population of the Sindh province is 55.69 million.
Population in the Hyderabad Division is over 10.16 million, Larkana Division consists of nearly 7.1 million people, Mirpurkhas Division is comprised of 4.6 million people, Shaheed Benazirabad consists 5.9 million population, while Sukkur houses 6.1 million citizens.
Pakistan’s population, as per PBS census data of 2023, surged to 241.49 million with a growth rate of 2.55%.
