100 Pakistanis

Posted on August 18, 2009
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Shehryar Hydri

If Pakistan were a 100 people…

Each person would symbolize 1.73 million people.
That’s almost twice the population of Islamabad!

49 would be women and girls
51 would be men and boys

38 would be children under 15
58 would be adults between 15-60 years and
4 would be 60 and older

The median age would be just 21 years!
Average life expectancy would be 64 years.

36 would be living in cities
59 would live in villages
4 would be settled outside Pakistan
1 would be a refugee from Afghanistan

54 would be in the Punjab
22 would be in Sindh
15 would be in NWFP & FATA
5 would be in Balochistan
2 would be in Azad Kashmir
1 would be in the Northern Areas

As their first language,
44 would speak Punjabi
15 would speak Pashto
14 would speak Sindhi
10 would speak Saraiki
8 would speak Urdu
4 would speak Balochi

10 would speak English as a second language

96 would be Muslims
4 would be Christians, Hindus and from other religions

Overall, only half the population would be literate
35 girls and women would be able to read and write; 65 would not
55 boys and men would be able to read and write; 45 would not

76 would be living under $2 a day i.e. Rs. 160 per day.
Out of these, 31 will survive on $1 a day i.e. Rs. 80 per day.

3 would be addicted to drugs like Heroine, Hashish (Chars), Poppy buds (Bhung) and they would be sent to rehab facilities in fort lauderdale fl.

90 would have access to safe drinking water; 10 would not
58 people would have proper sanitation; 42 would not

30 would have access to vehicles like bikes, cars, buses etc

75 would have access to electricity;25 would be living in darkness
Only 20 would have gas in their homes

50 would own a mobile phone
3 would have access to a land line
50 would have access to a TV set
96 would have access to a radio set

Only 12 would have internet access

After one year, 2 people will be added to the population.
That’s 4 new cities the size of Islamabad!

100Pakistanis is an initiative (and blog) started with the aim of sifting through existing information on Pakistan and presenting it in a concise and revealing way, ranging from simple lists and slide-shows to animated infographics. We hope that these “capsules” will refresh our perception of Pakistan and highlight key issues based on hard facts and data. Visit the 100Pakistanis blog.

30 responses to “100 Pakistanis”

  1. Usman says:

    The author is requested to at least quote the sources of your statistics.

  2. Adam Insaan says:

    Regarding “acces”, I do think that I read somewhere that
    `access is defined as something people with acres have….

  3. Aziz says:

    I agree with Abeer. I think a correction is needed for both men and women literacy rate.

    Also, the following stats don’t make sense. It may be right but just sounds wrong. Sorry, I dont have facts to prove it so you guys be the judge.

    90 would have access to safe drinking water; 10 would not – I am not certain what percent have access to safe water but 90 sounds a little too high

    Overall, only half the population would be literate
    35 girls and women would be able to read and write; 65 would not – Again stats sounds high. I thought Pakistan literacy rate was somewhere in 10%.

    75 would have access to electricity;25 would be living in darkness – Define “access”

    3 would have access to a land line – I am pretty sure that more people have land lines.

  4. Watan Aziz says:

    “access”, how is this defined?

  5. Abeer Habibullah says:

    ” 35 girls and women would be able to read and write; 65 would not. ”

    If you sticking with the 100 people concept, then it doesn’t make much sense to shift to percentages half way through.

    It should actually be:
    “Out of the 49 women, 17 would be able to read and write, 32 would not.”

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