Has Hindu population in pakistan increased or decreased?
The population of Hindus in pakistan has increased from 3.5 million in 2017 to 3.8 million in 2023. Since then, Hindus have become the largest minority community in the Islamic country. These figures have been extracted from last year's census. The pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released the results of the 7th population and Housing Census 2023 on thursday (April 10, 2025).
According to Pakistani news platform Dawn news, the total population of the country in 2023 was 240,458,089. It showed that the share of Muslims in the total population declined slightly from 96.47 percent in 2017 to 96.35 percent in 2023, while the population of all major religious minorities has increased in the last six years. However, their share in the percentage of the total population presents a mixed picture.
What is the population of Hindus in Pakistan?
The population of Hindus increased from 3.5 million in 2017 to 3.8 million in 2023, but their share in the total population declined from 1.73 per cent to 1.61 per cent, indicating that the population of other minority communities has grown at a faster pace. The population of Christians also increased from 2.6 million to 3.3 million and their share in the total population also increased from 1.27 per cent to 1.37 per cent.
Ahmadiyya Muslim population declined
The Ahmadis saw a decline in their actual population as well as their share in the total population. The size of their community fell by 29,053 from 191,737 (0.09 per cent) to 162,684 (0.07 per cent). The Sikh community had a population of 15,998 and the Parsi community had a population of 2,348.
Data showed that the country's population is projected to grow from 207.68 million in 2017 to 241.49 million in 2023, a growth rate of 2.55 percent. If the data is to be believed, Pakistan's population is expected to double by 2050 at this rate. According to the population, the total number of men is 124.32 million, while the number of women is 117.15 million and the sex ratio is 1.06. The transgender population is reported to be 20,331.
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