Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan

Province / Region	Population
Province / Region	1951	1961	1972	1981	1998
PAKISTAN	33,740,167	42,880,378	65,309,340	84,253,644	132,352,279
Rural	27,754,670	33,225,806	48,715,689	60,412,173	89,315,875
Urban	5,985,497	9,654,572	16,593,651	23,841,471	43,036,404
N.W.F.P.	4,556,545	5,730,991	8,388,551	11,061,328	17,743,645
Rural	4,051,800	4,972,475	7,192,896	9,395,675	14,749,561
Urban	504,745	758,516	1,195,655	1,665,653	2,994,084
FATA	1,332,005	1,847,195	2,491,230	2,198,547	3,176,331
Rural	1,332,005	1,822,547	2,477,930	2,198,547	3,090,858
Urban	-	24,648	13,300	-	85,473
PUNJAB	20,540,762	25,463,974	37,607,423	47,292,441	73,621,290
Rural	16,972,686	19,988,052	28,424,728	34,240,795	50,602,265
Urban	3,568,076	5,475,922	9,182,695	13,051,646	23,019,025
SINDH	6,047,748	8,367,065	14,155,909	19,028,666	30,439,893
Rural	4,279,621	5,200,047	8,430,133	10,785,630	15,600,031
Urban	1,768,127	3,167,018	5,725,776	8,243,036	14,839,862
BALOCHISTAN	1,167,167	1,353,484	2,428,678	4,332,376	6,565,885
Rural	1,022,618	1,125,016	2,029,094	3,655,604	4,997,105
Urban	144,549	228,468	399,584	676,772	1,568,780
ISLAMABAD	95,940	117,669	237,549	340,286	805,235
Rural	95,940	117,669	160,908	135,922	276,055
Urban	-	-	76,641	204,364	529,180