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. 2023 May 22:1–39. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s11069-023-05970-7
Year 1988a 2017b 2005c 2022c
Population (pop)
Count 880,666 1,333,087 1,025,993 1,486,755
Population growthb 2.2059%
Totalb Less than 16 yearsb 16–65 yearsb Over 65 yearsb
Population age and gender distribution
Male (%) 50.8 38.4 57.9 3.7
Female (%) 49.2 36.5 59.8 3.6
Other regional parameters
Average household (HH) sizeb 6.08 Persons Source: 6th Population and housing census, Pakistanb
Owner occupied houses 70.98%

Source:

Pakistan Social and Living standard Measurement survey, PSLM (2019–20), Pakistan bureau of statistics (PBS)

Household Integrated Economic Survey, HIES (2018–19), PBS

Renter occupied houses 26.44%
Vacant houses 2.58%
Average house rent 30–53 $
Average HH income per month 278–431 $
School enrolled student 78% Source: Department of elementary and secondary education KPK, i.e., Annual statistical report (2017–18)
College/university-enrolled students 22%
Census tract calculations
Pop (%) per census tract Source: United Nations (UN) office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) i.e., Global Exposure Dataset, GED/GAR15 (2015)
Pop in each census tract (Pop (%) per census tract) * (Total pop in a respective year i.e., 2005 & 2022)
Male pop per census tract 0.508 * Pop in each census tract
Less than 16 years 0.384 * Male pop
16–65 years 0.579 * Male pop
Over 65 years 0.037 * Male pop
Female pop per census tract 0.492 * Population in each census tract
Less than 16 years 0.365 * Female pop
16–65 years 0.598 * Female pop
Over 65 years 0.036 * Female pop
Student pop per census tract Source: OCHA i.e., Global Exposure Dataset, GED/GAR15 (2015)
School enrolled student 0.78 * Student pop per census tract
College/university-enrolled students 0.22 * Student pop per census tract
No of HH per census tract Pop in each census tract / 6.08
Owner occupied houses 0.7098 * No of HH per census tract
Renter occupied houses 0.2644 * No of HH per census tract
Average rent per census tract Renter-occupied houses * Average house rent
Area of the house (Square foot) Source: Parcel mapping using ArcMap
Building occupancy type aggregation Source: Field survey conducted
Building construction type aggregation Source: Field survey conducted
Building exposure or replacement cost Source: World Housing Encyclopedia reports for Pakistan, (EERI)

aSource: 5th Population census of Pakistan year (1998)

bSource: population and housing census of Pakistan (2017), PBS

cCalculated (population growth = 2.2059%)