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{{Infobox census<br />
| name = Fifth National Census of Pakistan<br />
| next_census = [[2017 Census of Pakistan|2017]]<br />
| logo = <br />
| image = State emblem of Pakistan.svg<br />
| image_size = 220px<br />
| country = {{flag|Pakistan}}<br />
| previous_census = [[Census in Pakistan|1981]]<br />
| date = 1998<br />
| authority = [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]<br />
| population = 132,352,000<br />
| percent_change = {{gain}}<br />
| region_type = province/territory<br />
| most_populous = {{flag|Punjab}}<br />
| least_populous = [[Islamabad Capital Territory]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''1998 Census of Pakistan''' was the fifth [[Census in Pakistan|Pakistani national census]]. It provided a detailed enumeration of the population of [[Pakistan]] at the time it was conducted under the authority of the [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]], an agency of the [[Government of Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/demographic-indicators-1998-census| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130910111514/http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/demographic-indicators-1998-census| archive-date = 2013-09-10| title = DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS - 1998 CENSUS {{!}} Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}} </ref> According to the 1998 census, the population of Pakistan proper (excluding [[Kashmir|disputed territories]]) stood at 130,857,717 people. With the inclusion of the population of [[Azad Kashmir|Azad Jammu & Kashmir]] and [[Gilgit-Baltistan|Gilgit−Baltistan]], the population stood at 134,714,017 people. Despite being mandated by the [[Constitution of Pakistan]] to be held every 10 years, this was the first census to take place in Pakistan after the [[Census in Pakistan|1981 census]] that took place 17 years earlier, and the next census would not be held for another 19 years, [[2017 Census of Pakistan|until 2017]]. The inconsistencies in Pakistan's national elections are due in part to [[Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts|political turmoil]] and [[Military coups in Pakistan|instability]] within the country.<br />
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== City Results ==<br />
This is the list of population of cities of Pakistan in 1998 census vs 2017 census.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.pdf|title=District Wise Census Results Census 2017|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829164748/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.pdf|archive-date=2017-08-29|url-status = dead|access-date=}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Rank<br />
!City<br />
!Population (1998 census)<br />
!Population (2017 census)<br />
!Province<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|[[Karachi]]<br />
|9,339,023<br />
|14,910,352 <br />
|[[Sindh]]<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|[[Lahore]]<br />
|5,143,495<br />
|11,126,285 <br />
|[[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|[[Faisalabad]]<br />
|1,977,246<br />
|3,203,846 <br />
|Punjab<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|[[Rawalpindi]]<br />
|1,406,214<br />
|2,098,231 <br />
|Punjab<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|[[Peshawar]]<br />
|1,405,150<br />
|1,970,042 <br />
|[[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|[[Multan]]<br />
|1,182,441<br />
|1,197,384 <br />
|Punjab<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|[[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]]<br />
|1,151,274<br />
|1,732,693 <br />
|Sindh<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|[[Gujranwala]]<br />
|1,124,799<br />
|2,027,001 <br />
|Punjab<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|[[Quetta]]<br />
|565,514<br />
|1,001,205 <br />
|[[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]]<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|[[Islamabad]]<br />
|529,180<br />
|1,014,825 <br />
|[[Islamabad Capital Territory]]<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Census in Pakistan]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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* [http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/DEMOGRAPHIC%20INDICATORS%20-%201998%20CENSUS.pdf 1998 Demographic Indicators – 1998 Census, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]<br />
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