The 1998 Census of Pakistan was the fifth Pakistani national census. It provided a detailed enumeration of the population of

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at the time it was conducted under the authority of the

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, an agency of the

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. According to the 1998 census, the population of Pakistan proper (excluding

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) stood at 130,857,717 people. With the inclusion of the population of

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and Gilgit−Baltistan, the population stood at 134,714,017 people. Despite being mandated by the

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to be held every 10 years, this was the first census to take place in Pakistan after the 1981 census that took place 17 years earlier, and the next census would not be held for another 19 years, until 2017. The inconsistencies in Pakistan's national elections are due in part to political turmoil and

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within the country.

City Results

This is the list of population of cities of Pakistan in 1998 census vs 2017 census.

References

1998 Demographic Indicators – 1998 Census, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
{{Asia topic, Census in Censuses in Pakistan Demographics of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif administration 1998 in Pakistan

City Results

See also

References