The Hindu population in Pakistan increased or decreased within 5 years? Statistics of the report will surprise

Hindu In Pakistan: 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. 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 Don News, in 2023 the total population of the country was 240,458,089. This 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 in the last six years the population of all major religious minorities has increased. However, their stake in the percentage of the total population presents a mixed picture.

How many population of Hindus in Pakistan?

The population of Hindus increased from 3.5 million in 2017 to 3.8 million in 2023, but their stake in the total population declined from 1.73 percent to 1.61 percent, showing that the population of other minority communities has increased at a rapid pace. The population of Christians also increased from 2.6 million to 3.3 million and their stake in the total population also increased from 1.27 percent to 1.37 percent.

Ahmadiyya Muslims decreased population

Along with the actual population of Ahmadis, their stake in the total population also saw a decline. His community size declined by 29,053 to 191,737 (0.09 percent) to 162,684 (0.07 percent). The population of the Sikh community was 15,998 and the Parsi community’s population was 2,348.

Statistics have shown that the country’s population has increased from 207.68 million in 2017 to 241.49 million in 2023, which is a growth rate of 2.55 percent. If the data is to be believed, then by this rate, Pakistan’s population is expected to double. 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 population of transgender is stated to be 20,331.

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