The current population of Pakistan has reached 241.49 million with an annual growth rate of 2.5 percent. But the country is one of the few in the world with a comprehensive popula­tion policy and program roadmap at the federal and provincial lev­els, however, there is a need to initiate implementation of these policies and programs in collaboration with other stake­holders as Pakistan’s rapid population growth and eco­nomic conditions will make it more difficult for Pakistan to meet the needs of its population in the coming days.

Apparently, the increasing rate of population in Pakistan compared to the world is alarming but the ring of this alarm is not being heard nor is the rapidly escalating statistics be­ing seen. According to the Pakistan Census 2018, the total popu­lation was 207.68 million, but as per an estimate in 2022, this popu­lation has crossed 220 million and now it has exceeded 241 million. The number of men in this population was 10.63 million and the to­tal number of women was 10.13 million, the rural population was 13.2 million and the urban population consisted of 7.56 million peo­ple while now this rate has increased further.

Looking at the rapidly increasing population rate in Pakistan, it seems that the land availability will shrink in the next few years. Cur­rently, 260.88 people........

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