UNIT 6 Population and Demography

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Population & demography

UNIT # VI

POPULATION & DEMOGAP!"

O$E%TIVE'At the end o( thi) unit learner) *ill +e a+le to'

Describe the Demography.

Di),u)) a+out population o( Pa-i)tan.

Di),u)) the population pyramid.

Analy/e the phenomena o( Ur+ani/ation and migration.

DEMOGAP!"'

Demo (Greek) = people + graphy (French) = Writing

The statistical (Numerical) study o the human population ! its characteristics especially

"ith reerence to si#e$ density$ distribution$ birth$ death$ migrations etc

Demography is considered as branch o sociology$ it sometimes called as population

studies.

Demography studies help go%ernment in unds distribution& help to understand

population change and its control etc

POPULATION O0 PA1ITAN''akistan is multicultural and multiethnic society and it is "orlds *thlargest country according to

population.

PA1ITAN POPULATION PO0ILE'

Nationality' 'akistani

Population' ,-$,$, (/uly -)

Ethni, group)' 'un0abi 11 2$ 'ashtun ('athan) 3 2$ 4indhi 1 2 4ariaki

5 2$ 6uha0irs 5 2$ 7aloch 8.3 2$

ate o( ur+ani/ation' 8 2 annual rate o change 9ther :.32

eligion)' 6uslim (oicial) ,*.3 2 (4unni 53,-2$ 4hia -32)$

9ther (includes ;hristian and


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POPULATION P"AMID'

C population pyramid$ also called an age pyramid or

age picture diagram$ is a graphical illustration that

sho"s the distribution o %arious age groups in a

population (typically that o a country or region o the"orld)$ "hich orms the shape o a pyramid "hen the

population is gro"ing.

Bt typically consists o t"o bar graphs$ "ith the

population on the aEis and age on the aEis$ onesho"ing the number o males and one sho"ing

emales in a particular population. 6ales are

con%entionally sho"n on the let and emales on the

right$ and they may be measured by ra" number or as a percentage o the totalpopulation.

'opulation pyramids are oten %ie"ed as the most eecti%e "ay to graphically

appearance the age and seE distribution o a population$ partly because o the %ery clearimage these pyramids present.

The three main types o population pyramids represent

Gro"ing populations

Declining populations$ and

4tationary or stable populations (those that are neither gro"ing nor declining)

P!ENOMENA O0 MIGATION UANI5ATION'


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;ities are kno"n to be places "here money$ ser%ices$ >ducation and "ealth are

centrali#ed. 6any rural people come to the city or reasons o seeking ortunes and good

Iuality o lie$ 7usinesses "hich pro%ide 0obs is more concentrated in urban areas.

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UNIT 6 Population and Demography