Demographics of Islamabad

Islamabad had an estimated population of 2.0 million in 2014.

Urdu, the national and first official language of the country, is predominantly spoken within the city due to the ethnic mix of populations. English, the second official language, is also commonly understood. Other languages include Punjabi, Pashto and Pothohari. The mother tongue of the majority of the population is Punjabi, at 62%. 12% of the population are native Sindhi speakers, 18% are native Pashto speakers, and 8% other languages.^[1] The total migrant population of the city is 397,731, with the majority from Punjab (201,977). Around 116,614 of the migrated population came from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 75,143 from Sindh, 24,438 from Azad Kashmir, and 21,372 from other countries. Smaller populations emigrated from Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Balochistan, and Gilgit-Baltistan.^[2]

Islam is the largest religion in the city, with 91.53% of the population Muslim. Per 1998 census in rural areas this percentage is 98.80%, while in urban areas the percentage of Muslims is 89.83%. The second largest religion is Christianity, with 6.07% of the population, 0.94% in rural areas and 5.70% in the city. Hinduism accounts for 4.02% of the population, and other minorities 0.03%.^[3]

The majority of the population lies in the age group of 15–64 years, around 59.38%. Only 2.73% of the population is above 65 years of age; 37.90% is below the age of 15.^[4] Islamabad has the highest literacy rate in Pakistan, at 87%. 9.8% of the population has done intermediate education (equivalent to grades 11 and 12). 10.26% have a bachelor or equivalent degree while 5.2% have a master or equivalent degree.^[5] The labour force of Islamabad is 185,213^[6] and the unemployment rate is 15.70%.^[7]

References

↑ Population Census Organization, Govt. of Pakistan. "POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE" (PDF).
↑ Population Census Organization, Govt. of Pakistan. "MIGRANT POPULATION BY PLACE OF BIRTH" (PDF).
↑ Population Census Organization, Govt. of Pakistan. "POPULATION BY RELIGION" (PDF).
↑ Population Census Organization, Govt. of Pakistan. "POPULATION BY SELECTIVE AGE GROUPS" (PDF).
↑ Population Census Organization, Govt. of Pakistan. "Population by Level of Education".
↑ Population Census Organization, Govt. of Pakistan. "LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES" (PDF).
↑ Population Census Organization, Govt. of Pakistan. "UN-EMPLOYMENT RATES" (PDF).

Islamabad topics

History	History of the Punjab History of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa History of Pakistan Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis Ayub Khan Yahya Khan 2005 Kashmir earthquake Siege of Lal Masjid

City and geography	Islamabad Capital Territory, Capital Development Authority Koral Rawalpindi Model Town Humak Pothohar Plateau Margalla Hills Gakhar Simly Dam Golra Sharif Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (1901–55) Punjab Birds

Economy and transport	Developments in Islamabad Blue Area State Bank of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto International Airport Karakoram Highway Grand Trunk Road Constitution Avenue Faizabad Interchange Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry Islamabad Highway Islamabad Stock Exchange Jinnah Avenue Seventh Avenue Ninth Avenue Khayaban-e-Iqbal

Demographics and culture	List of people from Islamabad Punjabis Muhajirs Pashtuns Aiwan-e-Sadr Parliament of Pakistan Supreme Court of Pakistan Faisal Mosque Fatima Jinnah Park Islamabad Zoo Golra Sharif Daman-e-Koh Pakistan Museum of Natural History Lok Virsa Museum

Education	Educational institutions Air University Al-Huda Institute Allama Iqbal Open University Bahria University Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Federal Urdu University Hamdard University International Islamic University Mohammad Ali Jinnah University National Defence University Foundation University, Islamabad National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences National University of Modern Languages National University of Sciences and Technology Institute of Space Technology Iqra University Quaid-i-Azam University Shifa College of Medicine Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

Sports	Islamabad Leopards

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