53 Table 1.04 Population by sex, sex ratio, area and district, Census 2017
(In Thousand)
Province/
division/
district
All areas
Rural
Urban
Both
sexes
Male Female Transge
nder
Sex
ratio
Both
sexes
Male Female Transg
ender
Sex
ratio
Both
sexes
Male Female Transge
nder
Sex
ratio
Sindh
47855 24876
22972
6
108 23022 11928 11092
2
108 24833 12948 11881
4 109
Sukkur
Division
5542 2867
2675
0
107
3684
1902
1781
0
107
1859
964
894
0 108
Khairpur
2405 1240
1165
0
106
1628
840
789
0
106
777
401
376
0 107
Ghotki
1649
850
798
0
107
1288
664
624
0
106
361
187
174
0 107
Sukkur
1488
776
712
0
109
768
399
368
0
108
721
377
344
0 110
Larkana
Division
6191 3172
3019
1
105
4240
2174
2066
0
105
1951
998
953
0 105
Shikarpur
1234
636
598
0
106
929
479
450
0
107
304
156
148
0 105
Jacobabad
1007
515
492
0
105
710
363
347
0
105
297
152
145
0 104
Larkana
1522
776
746
0
104
823
419
403
0
104
699
356
342
0 104
Kashmore
1090
565
526
0
107
837
433
403
0
108
254
131
122
0 107
Kamber
shahdadkot
1338
681
657
0
104
941
479
463
0
103
397
202
195
0 104
Hyderabad
Division
10596 5489
5106
1
107
6708
3472
3235
1
107
3888
2016
1871
1 108
Dadu
1550
796
754
0
105
1167
599
568
0
106
383
197
187
0 105
Hyderabad
2200 1145
1054
0
109
373
193
180
0
107
1827
952
874
0 109
Badin
1805
931
874
0
107
1415
730
684
0
107
390
201
189
0 106
Thatta
982
510
472
0
108
806
419
386
0
108
176
91
86
0 106
Jamshoro
994
523
471
0
111
561
297
264
0
113
433
226
207
0 109
Matiari
770
397
373
0
106
587
302
285
0
106
183
94
88
0 107
Tando Allah
Yar
839
433
406
0
107
570
294
276
0
107
268
138
130
0 107
T.M.Khan
677
349
328
0
106
535
276
259
0
106
142
73
69
0 107
Sujawal
779
405
374
0
108
694
361
333
0
108
85
44
42
0 106
Shaheed
Benazirabad
Division
5275 2724
2551
1
107
3835
1982
1852
0
107
1441
741
699
0 106
Shaheed
Benazirabad
1614
833
780
0
107
1124
581
543
0
107
490
253
237
0 106
Naushahro
Feroze
1612
831
780
0
107
1233
637
596
0
107
379
195
184
0 106
Sanghar
2050 1059
991
0
107
1478
765
713
0
107
572
294
277
0 106
Mirpurkhas
Division
4225 2214
2011
1
110
3415
1793
1622
0
111
810
421
389
0 108
Mirpurkhas
1504
776
728
0
107
1070
553
517
0
107
434
223
211
0 106
Tharparkar
1647
881
766
0
115
1515
811
704
0
115
133
70
62
0 113
Umerkot
1073
556
517
0
108
830
429
401
0
107
244
127
116
0 110
Karachi
Division
16025 8412
7611
2
111
1140
604
536
0
113 14884
7807
7075
2 110
Karachi East
2875 1507
1368
1
110
2875 1507 1368 1 110 Karachi West 3907 2056 1851 0 111 283 149 134 0 111 3624 1907 1716 0 111 Karachi South 1769 931 838 0 111
1769 931 838 0 111 Karachi Central 2971 1542 1429 0 108
2971 1542 1429 0 108 Malir 1924 1029 895 0 115 858 456 402 0 113 1067 573 493 0 116 Korangi 2578 1347 1230 0 110
2578 1347 1230 0 110 Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
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Table 1.05 Percentage distribution of population by sex, area and district, Census 2023
Province/
division/
district
All areas Rural Urban
Both
sexes Male Female Transgende
r
Both
sexes Male Female Trans
gender
Both
sexes Male Female Transgende
r
SINDH 100.00 52.09 47.90 0.01 46.03 23.78 22.25 0.00 53.97 28.31 25.65 0.01
Sukkur Division 100.00 51.69 48.31 0.00 66.08 34.13 31.95 0.00 33.92 17.56 16.36 0.00
Khairpur 100.00 50.66 49.33 0.01 67.50 34.23 33.27 0.00 32.50 16.43 16.07 0.00
Ghotki 100.00 51.92 48.08 0.00 78.60 40.82 37.78 0.00 21.40 11.10 10.30 0.00
Sukkur 100.00 53.06 46.94 0.00 50.30 26.74 23.56 0.00 49.70 26.32 23.38 0.00
Larkana Division 100.00 51.43 48.56 0.01 69.37 35.72 33.66 0.00 30.63 15.72 14.90 0.00
Shikarpur 100.00 50.54 49.45 0.00 77.01 39.19 37.81 0.00 22.99 11.35 11.64 0.00
Jacobabad 100.00 50.74 49.25 0.01 69.17 35.07 34.10 0.00 30.83 15.67 15.15 0.01
Larkana 100.00 52.26 47.73 0.01 55.27 28.81 26.46 0.00 44.73 23.45 21.27 0.00
Kashmore 100.00 50.91 49.08 0.00 77.97 39.92 38.05 0.00 22.03 10.99 11.03 0.00
Kamber Shahdadkot 100.00 52.22 47.77 0.00 72.15 37.74 34.41 0.00 27.85 14.49 13.36 0.00
Hyderabad Division 100.00 51.73 48.26 0.00 62.72 32.36 30.36 0.00 37.28 19.37 17.90 0.00
Dadu 100.00 50.73 49.27 0.00 74.80 38.05 36.75 0.00 25.20 12.68 12.52 0.00
Hyderabad 100.00 53.00 46.99 0.01 16.86 8.91 7.95 0.00 83.14 44.09 39.04 0.01
Badin 100.00 52.02 47.98 0.00 77.92 40.57 37.35 0.00 22.08 11.44 10.63 0.00
Thatta 100.00 51.26 48.74 0.00 82.12 42.20 39.92 0.00 17.88 9.06 8.82 0.00
Jamshoro 100.00 51.73 48.26 0.01 53.30 27.71 25.59 0.00 46.70 24.02 22.67 0.01
Matiari 100.00 50.64 49.36 0.00 76.14 38.60 37.54 0.00 23.86 12.03 11.82 0.00
Tando Allah Yar 100.00 50.81 49.18 0.00 69.01 35.16 33.85 0.00 30.99 15.65 15.33 0.00
T.M.Khan 100.00 51.88 48.11 0.00 77.67 40.29 37.38 0.00 22.33 11.60 10.73 0.00
Sujawal 100.00 52.09 47.91 0.00 89.41 46.68 42.73 0.00 10.59 5.41 5.18 0.00
ShaheedBenaziraba
d Division 100.00 50.77 49.22 0.00 70.73 35.96 34.76 0.00 29.27 14.81 14.46 0.00
Shaheed Benazirabad 100.00 50.78 49.22 0.00 67.58 34.33 33.25 0.00 32.42 16.45 15.97 0.00
Naushahro Feroze 100.00 50.74 49.26 0.00 71.46 36.32 35.13 0.00 28.54 14.41 14.13 0.00
Sanghar 100.00 50.80 49.20 0.00 72.68 36.98 35.69 0.00 27.32 13.82 13.50 0.00
Mirpurkhas Division 100.00 52.32 47.67 0.00 80.62 42.18 38.44 0.00 19.38 10.15 9.24 0.00
Mirpurkhas 100.00 52.46 47.54 0.00 70.73 37.11 33.62 0.00 29.27 15.35 13.92 0.00
Tharparkar 100.00 52.20 47.80 0.00 91.88 47.96 43.92 0.00 8.12 4.24 3.88 0.00
Umerkot 100.00 52.32 47.68 0.00 77.68 40.67 37.01 0.00 22.32 11.65 10.67 0.00
Karachi Division 100.00 52.98 47.00 0.01 7.43 3.96 3.47 0.00 92.57 49.03 43.53 0.01
Karachi East 100.00 53.16 46.83 0.01 - - - - 100.00 53.16 46.83 0.01
Karachi West 100.00 52.83 47.17 0.01 9.29 4.95 4.34 0.00 90.71 47.88 42.82 0.01
Karachi South 100.00 53.26 46.72 0.02 - - - - 100.00 53.26 46.72 0.02
Karachi Central 100.00 52.82 47.16 0.01 - - - - 100.00 52.82 47.16 0.01
Malir 100.00 52.98 47.01 0.01 52.05 27.72 24.33 0.00 47.95 25.26 22.69 0.00
Korangi 100.00 52.74 47.24 0.02 - - - - 100.00 52.74 47.24 0.02
Kemari 100.00 53.21 46.78 0.01 - - - - 100.00 53.21 46.78 0.01
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
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Table 1.05 Percentage distribution of population by sex, area and district, Census 2017
Province/
division/
district
All areas Rural Urban
Both
sexes Male Female Transgender Both
sexes Male Female Trans
gender
Both
sexes Male Female Transgender
Sindh 100 52.0 48.0 0.0 48.1 24.9 23.2 0.0 51.9 27.1 24.8 0.0
Sukkur Division 100 51.7 48.3 0.0 66.5 34.3 32.1 0.0 33.5 17.4 16.1 0.0
Khairpur 100 51.6 48.4 0.0 67.7 34.9 32.8 0.0 32.3 16.7 15.6 0.0
Ghotki 100 51.6 48.4 0.0 78.1 40.3 37.9 0.0 21.9 11.3 10.6 0.0
Sukkur 100 52.2 47.8 0.0 51.6 26.8 24.7 0.0 48.4 25.3 23.1 0.0
Larkana Division 100 51.2 48.8 0.0 68.5 35.1 33.4 0.0 31.5 16.1 15.4 0.0
Shikarpur 100 51.5 48.5 0.0 75.3 38.9 36.5 0.0 24.7 12.7 12.0 0.0
Jacobabad 100 51.1 48.9 0.0 70.5 36.0 34.4 0.0 29.5 15.1 14.4 0.0
Larkana 100 51.0 49.0 0.0 54.1 27.6 26.5 0.0 45.9 23.4 22.5 0.0
Kashmore 100 51.8 48.2 0.0 76.7 39.8 37.0 0.0 23.3 12.0 11.2 0.0
Kamber shahdadkot 100 50.9 49.1 0.0 70.3 35.8 34.6 0.0 29.7 15.1 14.6 0.0
Hyderabad
Division
100 51.8 48.2 0.0 63.3 32.8 30.5 0.0 36.7 19.0 17.7 0.0
Dadu 100 51.3 48.7 0.0 75.3 38.6 36.6 0.0 24.7 12.7 12.0 0.0
Hyderabad 100 52.1 47.9 0.0 17.0 8.8 8.2 0.0 83.0 43.3 39.7 0.0
Badin 100 51.6 48.4 0.0 78.4 40.5 37.9 0.0 21.6 11.1 10.5 0.0
Thatta 100 51.9 48.1 0.0 82.0 42.7 39.3 0.0 18.0 9.3 8.7 0.0
Jamshoro 100 52.6 47.4 0.0 56.5 29.9 26.6 0.0 43.5 22.7 20.8 0.0
Matiari 100 51.5 48.4 0.0 76.3 39.3 37.0 0.0 23.7 12.3 11.5 0.0
Tando Allah Yar 100 51.6 48.4 0.0 68.0 35.1 32.9 0.0 32.0 16.5 15.5 0.0
T.M.Khan 100 51.6 48.4 0.0 79.0 40.7 38.3 0.0 21.0 10.9 10.1 0.0
Sujawal 100 52.0 48.0 0.0 89.0 46.3 42.7 0.0 11.0 5.6 5.3 0.0
Shaheed
enazirabad
Division
100 51.6 48.4 0.0 72.7 37.6 35.1 0.0 27.3 14.1 13.3 0.0
Shaheed
Benazirabad
100 51.6 48.3 0.0 69.6 36.0 33.6 0.0 30.4 15.7 14.7 0.0
Naushahro Feroze 100 51.6 48.4 0.0 76.5 39.5 37.0 0.0 23.5 12.1 11.4 0.0
Sanghar 100 51.7 48.3 0.0 72.1 37.3 34.8 0.0 27.9 14.3 13.5 0.0
Mirpurkhas
Division
100 52.4 47.6 0.0 80.8 42.4 38.4 0.0 19.2 10.0 9.2 0.0
Mirpurkhas 100 51.6 48.4 0.0 71.1 36.7 34.4 0.0 28.9 14.8 14.0 0.0
Tharparkar 100 53.5 46.5 0.0 92.0 49.2 42.7 0.0 8.0 4.3 3.8 0.0
Umerkot 100 51.8 48.1 0.0 77.3 40.0 37.3 0.0 22.7 11.9 10.8 0.0
Karachi Division 100 52.5 47.5 0.0 7.1 3.8 3.3 0.0 92.9 48.7 44.1 0.0
Karachi East 100 52.4 47.6 0.0 - - - - 100.0 52.4 47.6 0.0
Karachi West 100 52.6 47.4 0.0 7.2 3.8 3.4 0.0 92.8 48.8 43.9 0.0
Karachi South 100 52.6 47.4 0.0 - - - - 100.0 52.6 47.4 0.0
Karachi Central 100 51.9 48.1 0.0 - - - - 100.0 51.9 48.1 0.0
Malir 100 53.5 46.5 0.0 44.6 23.7 20.9 0.0 55.4 29.8 25.6 0.0
Korangi 100 52.3 47.7 0.0 - - - - 100.0 52.3 47.7 0.0
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
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Table 1.06
Dependency ratio by sex, area and district, Census2023
Age Group
(In Years)
Total
Rural
Urban
All
Sexes Male Female Transgen
der
All
Sexes
Male Female Transgen
der
All
Sexes
Male Female Transgen
der
Sindh
Age dependency ratio 81.31 80.93 81.73 7.29 97.84 98.24 97.42 20.23 69.23 68.56 70.00 5.31 Child dependency ratio 75.75 75.31 76.25 4.88 92.39 92.81 91.95 17.18 63.60 62.80 64.52 2.99 Old dependency ratio 5.56 5.63 5.48 2.41 5.45 5.43 5.48 3.05 5.63 5.77 5.48 2.32 Index of aging 7.33 7.47 7.19 49.48 5.90 5.85 5.96 17.78 8.85 9.18 8.50 77.45 Sukkur Division
Age dependency ratio 91.93 92.31 91.55 9.75 98.47 99.06 97.85 23.88 80.33 80.38 80.29 4.14 Child dependency ratio 86.83 87.34 86.30 8.05 93.22 93.91 92.49 22.39 75.48 75.72 75.25 2.37 Old dependency ratio 5.10 4.97 5.25 1.69 5.25 5.14 5.36 1.49 4.84 4.66 5.04 1.78 Index of aging 5.88 5.69 6.08 21.05 5.63 5.48 5.80 6.67 6.42 6.16 6.70 75.00 Khairpur
Age dependency ratio 94.47 93.81 95.17 8.66 100.04 99.74 100.36 22.86 83.84 82.52 85.23 3.26 Child dependency ratio 89.23 88.78 89.71 7.87 94.66 94.54 94.79 22.86 78.85 77.80 79.98 2.17 Old dependency ratio 5.24 5.03 5.46 0.79 5.38 5.20 5.57 0.00 4.98 4.72 5.25 1.09 Index of aging 5.88 5.67 6.09 10.00 5.68 5.50 5.87 0.00 6.32 6.07 6.57 50.00 Ghotki
Age dependency ratio 88.50 88.90 88.08 14.63 93.25 93.68 92.78 35.29 73.04 73.30 72.78 0.00 Child dependency ratio 83.37 83.93 82.76 12.20 87.98 88.53 87.38 29.41 68.34 68.93 67.72 0.00 Old dependency ratio 5.14 4.97 5.32 2.44 5.27 5.15 5.40 5.88 4.70 4.38 5.05 0.00 Index of aging 6.16 5.92 6.43 20.00 5.99 5.82 6.18 20.00 6.88 6.35 7.46 0 Sukkur
Age dependency ratio 91.72 93.73 89.51 8.82 104.30 107.04 101.29 13.33 80.29 81.68 78.78 7.55 Child dependency ratio 86.87 88.85 84.70 5.88 99.37 102.01 96.46 13.33 75.53 76.94 73.97 3.77 Old dependency ratio 4.85 4.88 4.82 2.94 4.94 5.03 4.83 0.00 4.77 4.74 4.80 3.77 Index of aging 5.58 5.49 5.69 50.00 4.97 4.93 5.01 0.00 6.32 6.16 6.49 100.00 Larkana Division
Age dependency ratio 104.06 105.19 102.90 7.78 112.24 113.93 110.48 15.24 87.68 87.76 87.63 4.37 Child dependency ratio 99.14 100.22 98.02 6.89 107.19 108.76 105.56 13.33 83.01 83.20 82.84 3.93 Old dependency ratio 4.92 4.97 4.88 0.90 5.05 5.18 4.92 1.90 4.67 4.56 4.79 0.44 Index of aging 4.97 4.96 4.97 13.04 4.71 4.76 4.66 14.29 5.63 5.48 5.79 11.11 Shikarpur
Age dependency ratio 111.07 112.14 110.01 9.76 120.68 123.19 118.16 17.39 84.20 81.17 87.27 0.00 Child dependency ratio 106.42 107.39 105.44 9.76 116.12 118.47 113.75 17.39 79.28 76.34 82.26 0.00 Old dependency ratio 4.66 4.75 4.57 0.00 4.56 4.72 4.40 0.00 4.93 4.84 5.02 0.00 Index of aging 4.38 4.42 4.33 0.00 3.93 3.98 3.87 0.00 6.21 6.34 6.10 0 Jacobabad
Age dependency ratio 114.83 115.31 114.39 6.86 120.86 121.33 120.40 12.00 102.43 102.95 101.98 5.19 Child dependency ratio 110.47 111.01 109.96 5.88 116.33 116.80 115.87 8.00 98.42 99.13 97.78 5.19 Old dependency ratio 4.36 4.30 4.42 0.98 4.53 4.53 4.53 4.00 4.01 3.82 4.20 0.00 Index of aging 3.94 3.87 4.02 16.67 3.89 3.87 3.91 50.00 4.07 3.86 4.29 0.00 Larkana
Age dependency ratio 86.88 88.26 85.41 4.46 94.57 96.10 92.93 3.57 78.18 79.44 76.84 4.76 Child dependency ratio 82.09 83.52 80.58 3.57 89.52 91.09 87.85 3.57 73.69 75.01 72.29 3.57 Old dependency ratio 4.78 4.74 4.83 0.89 5.05 5.01 5.08 0.00 4.49 4.43 4.55 1.19 Index of aging 5.83 5.67 6.00 25.00 5.64 5.50 5.79 0.00 6.09 5.90 6.29 33.33 Kashmore
Age dependency ratio 120.00 120.84 119.15 4.55 126.69 128.41 124.93 10.00 99.17 97.10 101.32 0.00 Child dependency ratio 114.95 115.51 114.40 2.27 121.50 122.81 120.15 5.00 94.60 92.61 96.65 0.00 Old dependency ratio 5.04 5.33 4.75 2.27 5.19 5.59 4.77 5.00 4.58 4.48 4.68 0.00 Index of aging 4.39 4.61 4.15 100.00 4.27 4.56 3.97 100.00 4.84 4.84 4.84 0 Contd