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class="vector-toc-numb">3.9</span> <span>1972 census</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1972_census-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1981_census" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1981_census"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.10</span> <span>1981 census</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1981_census-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1998_census" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1998_census"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.11</span> <span>1998 census</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1998_census-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2017_census" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2017_census"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.12</span> <span>2017 census</span> </div> </a> <ul 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class="thumbcaption">The <a href="/wiki/Badshahi_Mosque" title="Badshahi Mosque">Badshahi Mosque</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lahore" title="Lahore">Lahore</a> was built during the <a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal Empire</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:240px;max-width:240px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:172px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shiv_Parvati_Temple,_Mithi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Shiv_Parvati_Temple%2C_Mithi.jpg/238px-Shiv_Parvati_Temple%2C_Mithi.jpg" decoding="async" width="238" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Shiv_Parvati_Temple%2C_Mithi.jpg/357px-Shiv_Parvati_Temple%2C_Mithi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Shiv_Parvati_Temple%2C_Mithi.jpg/476px-Shiv_Parvati_Temple%2C_Mithi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="523" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hindu_temples_in_Pakistan" title="List of Hindu temples in Pakistan">Shiva Parvati Hindu Temple</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mithi" title="Mithi">Mithi</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:240px;max-width:240px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:145px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:St._Patrick%27s_Cathedral_by_M.Osama_Anwer_@shutterupphotography.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/St._Patrick%27s_Cathedral_by_M.Osama_Anwer_%40shutterupphotography.jpg/238px-St._Patrick%27s_Cathedral_by_M.Osama_Anwer_%40shutterupphotography.jpg" decoding="async" width="238" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/St._Patrick%27s_Cathedral_by_M.Osama_Anwer_%40shutterupphotography.jpg/357px-St._Patrick%27s_Cathedral_by_M.Osama_Anwer_%40shutterupphotography.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/St._Patrick%27s_Cathedral_by_M.Osama_Anwer_%40shutterupphotography.jpg/476px-St._Patrick%27s_Cathedral_by_M.Osama_Anwer_%40shutterupphotography.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2433" data-file-height="1488" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Cathedral,_Karachi" title="Saint Patrick&#39;s Cathedral, Karachi">St. Patrick's Cathedral</a> is the seat of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Karachi" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:240px;max-width:240px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:139px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chilam_Gosh_Festival,_Chitral,_Pakistan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Chilam_Gosh_Festival%2C_Chitral%2C_Pakistan.jpg/238px-Chilam_Gosh_Festival%2C_Chitral%2C_Pakistan.jpg" decoding="async" width="238" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Chilam_Gosh_Festival%2C_Chitral%2C_Pakistan.jpg/357px-Chilam_Gosh_Festival%2C_Chitral%2C_Pakistan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Chilam_Gosh_Festival%2C_Chitral%2C_Pakistan.jpg/476px-Chilam_Gosh_Festival%2C_Chitral%2C_Pakistan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4776" data-file-height="2797" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">The <a href="/wiki/Animism" title="Animism">animistic</a> <a href="/wiki/Kalash_people" title="Kalash people">Kalash people</a> at <a href="/wiki/Chilam_Joshi" title="Chilam Joshi">Chilam Joshi</a> festival in <a href="/wiki/Chitral_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Chitral district">Chitral</a>, whose religion resembles <a href="/wiki/Historical_Vedic_religion" title="Historical Vedic religion">ancient Hinduism</a><sup id="cite_ref-West-2010-a_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-West-2010-a-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></div></div></div></div></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Official_religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Official religion">official religion</a> of <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> is <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a>, as enshrined by Article 2 of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Pakistan" title="Constitution of Pakistan">Constitution</a>, and is practised by an overwhelming majority of 96.35% of the country's population.<sup id="cite_ref-salient_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salient-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The remaining 3.65% practice <a href="/wiki/Hinduism_in_Pakistan" title="Hinduism in Pakistan">Hinduism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Pakistan" title="Christianity in Pakistan">Christianity</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ahmadiyya" title="Ahmadiyya">Ahmadiyya</a> (considered a non-Muslim group as per Pakistani constitution<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup>), <a href="/wiki/Sikhism_in_Pakistan" title="Sikhism in Pakistan">Sikhism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> and other religions.<sup id="cite_ref-Oxford_Dictionary_of_Islam_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oxford_Dictionary_of_Islam-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CIA_PK_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIA_PK-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>A few aspects of <a href="/wiki/Secularism" title="Secularism">secularism</a> have also been adopted by Pakistani constitution from British colonial concept.<sup id="cite_ref-Oxford_Dictionary_of_Islam_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oxford_Dictionary_of_Islam-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, <a href="/wiki/Religious_minorities_in_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious minorities in Pakistan">religious minorities</a> in Pakistan often face significant <a href="/wiki/Religious_discrimination_in_Pakistan" title="Religious discrimination in Pakistan">discrimination</a>, subject to issues such as violence and the blasphemy laws.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Muslims comprise a number of <a href="/wiki/Sect" title="Sect">sects</a>: the majority practice <a href="/wiki/Sunni_Islam" title="Sunni Islam">Sunni Islam</a> (estimated at 90%), while a minority practice <a href="/wiki/Shia_Islam" title="Shia Islam">Shia Islam</a> (estimated at 10%).<sup id="cite_ref-LoC_Pak_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LoC_Pak-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CIA_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIA-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pew:1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pew:1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Most Pakistani Sunni Muslims belong to the <a href="/wiki/Hanafi" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanafi">Hanafi</a> school of jurisprudence,<sup id="cite_ref-Oxford_Dictionary_of_Islam_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oxford_Dictionary_of_Islam-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> which is represented by the <a href="/wiki/Barelvi" class="mw-redirect" title="Barelvi">Barelvi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Deobandi" class="mw-redirect" title="Deobandi">Deobandi</a> traditions. However, the <a href="/wiki/Hanbali" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanbali">Hanbali</a> school is also gaining popularity due to <a href="/wiki/Ahl-i_Hadith" title="Ahl-i Hadith">Ahl-i Hadith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wahhabism" title="Wahhabism">Wahhabi</a> influence from the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The majority of <a href="/wiki/Shia_Islam_in_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Shia Islam in Pakistan">Pakistani Shia Muslims</a> belong to the <a href="/wiki/Twelver" class="mw-redirect" title="Twelver">Twelver</a> Islamic law school, with significant minority groups who practice <a href="/wiki/Ismailism" class="mw-redirect" title="Ismailism">Ismailism</a>, which is composed of <a href="/wiki/Nizari" class="mw-redirect" title="Nizari">Nizari</a> (<a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan" title="Aga Khan">Aga Khanis</a>), <a href="/wiki/Mustaali" class="mw-redirect" title="Mustaali">Mustaali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dawoodi_Bohra" title="Dawoodi Bohra">Dawoodi Bohra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sulaymani" title="Sulaymani">Sulaymani</a>, and others. </p><p>Before the arrival of Islam beginning in the 8th century, the region comprising Pakistan was home to a diverse plethora of faiths, including <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Equal_rights">Equal rights</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Equal rights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Khawaja_Nazimuddin" title="Khawaja Nazimuddin">Khawaja Nazimuddin</a>, Pakistan's <a href="/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan">second</a> Prime Minister, argued against equal rights for all citizens in an Islamic state.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, The <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Pakistan" title="Constitution of Pakistan">Constitution of Pakistan</a> establishes <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> as the <a href="/wiki/State_religion" title="State religion">state religion</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and provides that all citizens have the right to profess, practice and propagate their religion subject to law, public order, and morality.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Constitution also states that all laws are to conform with the injunctions of <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> as laid down in the <a href="/wiki/Quran" title="Quran">Quran</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sunnah" title="Sunnah">Sunnah</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Constitution limits the political rights of Pakistan's non-Muslims. Only Muslims are allowed to become the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Pakistan" title="President of Pakistan">President</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> or the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan" title="Prime Minister of Pakistan">Prime Minister</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Only Muslims are allowed to serve as judges in the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Shariat_Court" title="Federal Shariat Court">Federal Shariat Court</a>, which has the power to strike down any law deemed un-Islamic, though its judgments can be overruled by the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Pakistan" title="Supreme Court of Pakistan">Supreme Court of Pakistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, non-Muslims have served as judges in the High Courts and Supreme Court.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2019, <a href="/wiki/Naveed_Amir" class="mw-redirect" title="Naveed Amir">Naveed Amir</a>, a Christian member of the National Assembly moved a bill to amend the article 41 and 91 of the Constitution which would allow non-Muslims to become Prime Minister and President of Pakistan. However, Pakistan's parliament blocked the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Secularism">Secularism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Secularism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Secularism_in_Pakistan" title="Secularism in Pakistan">Secularism in Pakistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_religion_in_Pakistan" title="Freedom of religion in Pakistan">Freedom of religion in Pakistan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Demography_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Demography of Pakistan">Demography of Pakistan</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aspects_&amp;_Practices_of_secularism"><span id="Aspects_.26_Practices_of_secularism"></span>Aspects &amp; Practices of secularism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Aspects &amp; Practices of secularism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There was a petition in <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Pakistan" title="Supreme Court of Pakistan">Supreme Court of Pakistan</a> in the year of 2015 by 17 judges to declare the nation as a "Secular state" officially.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah" title="Muhammad Ali Jinnah">Muhammad Ali Jinnah</a> (the founder of Pakistan) wanted Pakistan to be a secular, democratic, and a liberal republic.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Its predecessor, the <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Pakistan" title="Dominion of Pakistan">Dominion of Pakistan</a>, was secular from 1947 to 1955 and after that, Pakistan adopted a constitution in 1956, becoming an Islamic republic with Islam as its state religion.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The main principles of <a href="/wiki/Secularism" title="Secularism">Secularism</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Pakistan" title="Constitution of Pakistan">Pakistani constitution</a> were incorporated in its <a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Pakistan" title="Human rights in Pakistan">fundamental rights</a> which were granted under various articles of 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 36 &amp; 38 of the constitution<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> – </p><p>(a) Article 20&#160;: Freedom to profess religion and to manage <a href="/wiki/Religious_institutions" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious institutions">religious institutions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>(b) Article 21&#160;: Safeguard against <a href="/wiki/Taxation" class="mw-redirect" title="Taxation">taxation</a> for purposes of any particular religion.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>(c) Article 22&#160;: Safeguards as to <a href="/wiki/Educational_institutions" class="mw-redirect" title="Educational institutions">educational institutions</a> in respect of religion, etc.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>(d) Article 25&#160;: Equality of citizens.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>(e) Article 26&#160;: Non-discrimination in respect of access to <a href="/wiki/Public_places" class="mw-redirect" title="Public places">public places</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>(f) Article 27&#160;: Safeguard against discrimination in <a href="/wiki/Civil_service" title="Civil service">services</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>(g) Article 36&#160;: Protection of <a href="/wiki/Religious_Minorities_in_Pakistan" title="Religious Minorities in Pakistan">Minorities</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>(h) Article 38&#160;: Promotion of social and economic well-being of all the people.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics_of_religion_in_Pakistan">Demographics of religion in Pakistan</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics of religion in Pakistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto; border: 1px solid #AAA; padding-left: 0.1em; padding-right: 0.1em"> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religious groups in Pakistan (1901–2023) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Religious<br />group </th> <th colspan="2">1901<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1901_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1901-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1911<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1911_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1911-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1921<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1921_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1921-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1931<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1931_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1931-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1941<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1941_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1941-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1951<sup id="cite_ref-1951CensusA_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1951CensusA-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1951CensusB_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1951CensusB-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1961<sup id="cite_ref-1961CensusB_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1961CensusB-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1961CensusC_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1961CensusC-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1972<sup id="cite_ref-1972CensusB_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1972CensusB-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1981<sup id="cite_ref-1981CensusB_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1981CensusB-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1981CensusC_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1981CensusC-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1998<sup id="cite_ref-1998CensusB_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1998CensusB-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2017<sup id="cite_ref-2017CensusB_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017CensusB-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2023<sup id="cite_ref-2023CensusB_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2023CensusB-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <td>14,022,544 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001795232735776905♠" style="display:none"></span>79.52% </td> <td>14,966,846 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001795838794911024♠" style="display:none"></span>79.58% </td> <td>15,203,501 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001784129581408360♠" style="display:none"></span>78.41% </td> <td>17,557,877 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001779838237729120♠" style="display:none"></span>77.98% </td> <td>21,113,214 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001774342156005935♠" style="display:none"></span>77.43% </td> <td>32,731,582 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001971172293689788♠" style="display:none"></span>97.12% </td> <td>41,666,153 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001971683435253299♠" style="display:none"></span>97.17% </td> <td>60,434,659 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001967544622373936♠" style="display:none"></span>96.75% </td> <td>81,450,057 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001966724442209289♠" style="display:none"></span>96.67% </td> <td>127,433,409 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001962835018503912♠" style="display:none"></span>96.28% </td> <td>200,362,718 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001964745064952472♠" style="display:none"></span>96.47% </td> <td>231,686,709 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001963522208645682♠" style="display:none"></span>96.35% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-ad-dharmiB_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ad-dharmiB-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>3,009,842 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001170691201818745♠" style="display:none"></span>17.07% </td> <td>2,766,581 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001147108648613324♠" style="display:none"></span>14.71% </td> <td>2,957,680 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001152544100226643♠" style="display:none"></span>15.25% </td> <td>3,298,570 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001146506950460249♠" style="display:none"></span>14.65% </td> <td>3,981,565 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001146026731239392♠" style="display:none"></span>14.6% </td> <td>531,131 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000157590828185374♠" style="display:none"></span>1.58% </td> <td>621,805 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000145009216103458♠" style="display:none"></span>1.45% </td> <td>900,206 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000144120855274247♠" style="display:none"></span>1.44% </td> <td>1,276,116 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000151461223445718♠" style="display:none"></span>1.51% </td> <td>2,443,614 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000184629537055421♠" style="display:none"></span>1.85% </td> <td>4,444,870 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000214020174993598♠" style="display:none"></span>2.14% </td> <td>5,217,216 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000216969868707556♠" style="display:none"></span>2.17% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khanda.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/15px-Khanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/23px-Khanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/30px-Khanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="632" /></a></span> </th> <td>529,910 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000300517351926683♠" style="display:none"></span>3.01% </td> <td>884,987 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000470578094804959♠" style="display:none"></span>4.71% </td> <td>931,489 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000480420976495145♠" style="display:none"></span>4.8% </td> <td>1,282,698 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000569714065008353♠" style="display:none"></span>5.7% </td> <td>1,672,753 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000613494072709819♠" style="display:none"></span>6.13% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>2,146 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997254707084241958♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <td>59,387 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999336789718610140♠" style="display:none"></span>0.34% </td> <td>167,178 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999888943054907061♠" style="display:none"></span>0.89% </td> <td>276,107 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000142403822865482♠" style="display:none"></span>1.42% </td> <td>360,371 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000160059832728456♠" style="display:none"></span>1.6% </td> <td>432,724 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000158704607984133♠" style="display:none"></span>1.59% </td> <td>432,978 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000128468045747748♠" style="display:none"></span>1.28% </td> <td>583,884 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000136165777269967♠" style="display:none"></span>1.36% </td> <td>907,861 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000145346402701308♠" style="display:none"></span>1.45% </td> <td>1,310,426 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000155533450873650♠" style="display:none"></span>1.56% </td> <td>2,092,902 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000158131164481119♠" style="display:none"></span>1.58% </td> <td>2,642,048 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000127214423661768♠" style="display:none"></span>1.27% </td> <td>3,300,788 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000137270823939717♠" style="display:none"></span>1.37% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/15px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/23px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/30px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1124" data-file-height="1934" /></a></span> </th> <td>6,529 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998370266232139290♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td>7,348 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998390718489720961♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td>7,490 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998386301192386452♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td>8,096 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998359586205818332♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td>13,215 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998484669534047182♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/15px-Faravahar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/23px-Faravahar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/30px-Faravahar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </th> <td>2,512 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998142458075529774♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>3,007 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998159892555605733♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>3,407 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998175718045722382♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>4,178 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998185567090897849♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>4,253 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998155981803125438♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>5,320 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998157848667456088♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>5,219 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998121710680815360♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>9,589 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998153517626101665♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>7,007 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997831655423710813♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>2,348 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996976469541850180♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Judaism" title="Judaism">Judaism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_of_David.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/15px-Star_of_David.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/23px-Star_of_David.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/30px-Star_of_David.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="693" /></a></span> </th> <td>489 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997277316874737498♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>702 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997373277599052959♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>706 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997364123687349579♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>1,019 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997452591827728360♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>1,180 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997432773401570696♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/15px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/23px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/30px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </th> <td>6 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995340266103972391♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>207 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997110069035618180♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>373 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997192376962296591♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>155 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996688437029419978♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>266 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996975573939133941♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>680 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997201761454643120♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>2,445 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997570190869119670♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>4,318 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997691301605492745♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>2,639 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997313220873865111♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th>Tribal </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>9,224 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998490471876590384♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>8,186 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998422197805190320♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td>236 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997104820089640719♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>37,603 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999137911679824261♠" style="display:none"></span>0.14% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Ahmadiyya" title="Ahmadiyya">Ahmadiyya</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/15px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/23px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/30px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="550" /></a></span> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>104,244 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999123726399299714♠" style="display:none"></span>0.12% </td> <td>286,212 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999216250148590187♠" style="display:none"></span>0.22% </td> <td>191,737 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998923212294009668♠" style="display:none"></span>0.09% </td> <td>162,684 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998676558649686349♠" style="display:none"></span>0.07% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <td>2,039 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998115633764333284♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>299 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997158988607004038♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>77 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996397132066939343♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>1,553 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997689769488186598♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>19,228 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998705200590288249♠" style="display:none"></span>0.07% </td> <td>1,476 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997437941039784184♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>872 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997203356416307710♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>205,250 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999328600404185701♠" style="display:none"></span>0.33% </td> <td>101,009 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999119886802759534♠" style="display:none"></span>0.12% </td> <td>96,142 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998726409856531446♠" style="display:none"></span>0.07% </td> <td>43,253 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998208262887980933♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>72,346 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998300867399807040♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total responses </th> <th>17,633,258 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001995778408578172♠" style="display:none"></span>99.58% </th> <th>18,806,379 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001920596414621885♠" style="display:none"></span>92.06% </th> <th>19,389,016 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001872822694289658♠" style="display:none"></span>87.28% </th> <th>22,514,768 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001908804274923734♠" style="display:none"></span>90.88% </th> <th>27,266,001 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001919793850949277♠" style="display:none"></span>91.98% </th> <th>33,703,167 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001997738632140062♠" style="display:none"></span>99.77% </th> <th>42,880,378 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001997722499754003♠" style="display:none"></span>99.77% </th> <th>62,461,883 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001956400462782199♠" style="display:none"></span>95.64% </th> <th>84,253,644 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>132,352,279 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>207,684,626 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>240,458,089 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001995688014685218♠" style="display:none"></span>99.57% </th></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th>Total population </th> <th>17,708,014 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>20,428,473 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>22,214,152 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>24,774,056 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>29,643,600 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>33,779,555 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>42,978,261 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>65,309,340 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>84,253,644 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>132,352,279 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>207,684,626 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>241,499,431 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="25"><span style="font-size:85%;">Note1: 1901, 1911, 1931, and 1941 figures taken from census data by combining the total population of all administrative divisions that compose the region of contemporary Pakistan, including Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit–Baltistan.<br /><br />Note2: 1951 and 1961 figures taken from census data by combining the total population of the former administrative division of West Pakistan.</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1901_census">1901 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: 1901 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/West_Punjab#Religion" title="West Punjab">West Punjab §&#160;Religion</a>, <a href="/wiki/North-West_Frontier_Province#Religion" title="North-West Frontier Province">North-West Frontier Province §&#160;Religion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baluchistan_Agency#Religion" title="Baluchistan Agency">Baluchistan Agency §&#160;Religion</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(princely_state)#Religion" title="Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)">Jammu and Kashmir (princely state) §&#160;Religion</a></div> <p>The total population of the region that composes contemporary Pakistan was approximately 17,708,014 according to the 1901 census. With the exception of the <a href="/wiki/Federally_Administered_Tribal_Areas" title="Federally Administered Tribal Areas">Federally Administered Tribal Areas</a>, all <a href="/wiki/Administrative_division" title="Administrative division">administrative divisions</a> in the region that composes contemporary Pakistan collected religious data, with a combined total population of 17,633,258, for an overall response rate of 99.6 percent. Similar to the contemporary era, where censuses do not collect religious data in <a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">Azad Jammu and Kashmir</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–Baltistan</a>, the total number of responses for religion is slightly smaller than the total population, as detailed in the table breakdown below. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religious groups in Pakistan (1901)<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1901_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1901-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Religious<br />group </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1911_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1911-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a><sup id="cite_ref-punjab1901_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1901-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WestPunjab1901_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WestPunjab1901-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a><sup id="cite_ref-sindh1901_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1901-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1901_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1901-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber<br />Pakhtunkhwa</a><sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1901_64-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1901-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-baluchistan1901_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baluchistan1901-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">AJK</a><sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1901_66-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1901-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJK1901_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJK1901-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–<br />Baltistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1901_66-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1901-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1901_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1901-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>j<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total<br />Population </th> <th>Percentage </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <th>14,022,544 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001795232735776905♠" style="display:none"></span>79.52% </th> <td>7,951,155 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001762498483615616♠" style="display:none"></span>76.25% </td> <td>2,609,337 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001765151428513619♠" style="display:none"></span>76.52% </td> <td>1,890,479 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001921859304323741♠" style="display:none"></span>92.19% </td> <td>765,368 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001944029326077464♠" style="display:none"></span>94.4% </td> <td>747,426 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001856241443897744♠" style="display:none"></span>85.62% </td> <td>58,779 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001965410199556541♠" style="display:none"></span>96.54% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </th> <th>3,009,842 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001170691201818745♠" style="display:none"></span>17.07% </th> <td>1,944,363 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001186460185859577♠" style="display:none"></span>18.65% </td> <td>787,683 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001230976977165422♠" style="display:none"></span>23.1% </td> <td>129,306 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000630538287941234♠" style="display:none"></span>6.31% </td> <td>38,158 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000470652954192805♠" style="display:none"></span>4.71% </td> <td>108,331 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001124102575852173♠" style="display:none"></span>12.41% </td> <td>2,001 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000328652377432865♠" style="display:none"></span>3.29% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khanda.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/15px-Khanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/23px-Khanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/30px-Khanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="632" /></a></span> </th> <th>529,910 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000300517351926683♠" style="display:none"></span>3.01% </th> <td>483,999 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000464144521860628♠" style="display:none"></span>4.64% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>25,733 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000125482512517530♠" style="display:none"></span>1.25% </td> <td>2,972 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999366575968305733♠" style="display:none"></span>0.37% </td> <td>17,132 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000196261949903484♠" style="display:none"></span>1.96% </td> <td>74 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999121540609345487♠" style="display:none"></span>0.12% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <th>59,387 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6999336789718610140♠" style="display:none"></span>0.34% </th> <td>42,371 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999406328681169934♠" style="display:none"></span>0.41% </td> <td>7,825 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999229457135207873♠" style="display:none"></span>0.23% </td> <td>5,119 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999249619158892176♠" style="display:none"></span>0.25% </td> <td>4,026 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999496579693270148♠" style="display:none"></span>0.5% </td> <td>18 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997206205644306719♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>28 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998459883386712655♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/15px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/23px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/30px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1124" data-file-height="1934" /></a></span> </th> <th>6,529 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998370266232139290♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </th> <td>5,562 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998533383711658250♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>921 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998270070315049778♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td>37 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997180424084372153♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>8 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996986745540526872♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997164244066683091♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/15px-Faravahar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/23px-Faravahar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/30px-Faravahar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </th> <th>2,512 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998142458075529774♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </th> <td>300 </td> <td><span 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/23px-Star_of_David.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/30px-Star_of_David.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="693" /></a></span> </th> <th>489 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6997277316874737498♠" style="display:none"></span>0.003% </th> <td>9 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995863080439576457♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>428 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998125504988969929♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>4 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996195053064186111♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>48 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997592047324316123♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/15px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/23px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/30px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </th> <th>6 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6995340266103972391♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </th> <td>6 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995575386959717638♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <th>2,039 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998115633764333284♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </th> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>2,029 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998594975753785016♠" style="display:none"></span>0.06% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>8 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996916469530252086♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>2 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997328488133366182♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total responses </th> <th>17,633,258 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001995778408578172♠" style="display:none"></span>99.58% </th> <th>10,427,765 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>3,410,223 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>2,050,724<sup id="cite_ref-KPKPop_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPKPop-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001964828650469541♠" style="display:none"></span>96.48% </th> <th>810,746 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>872,915 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>60,885 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total population </th> <th>17,708,014 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>10,427,765 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>3,410,223 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>2,125,480<sup id="cite_ref-KPKPop_69-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPKPop-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>810,746 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>872,915 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>60,885 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1911_census">1911 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: 1911 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/West_Punjab#Religion" title="West Punjab">West Punjab §&#160;Religion</a>, <a href="/wiki/North-West_Frontier_Province#Religion" title="North-West Frontier Province">North-West Frontier Province §&#160;Religion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baluchistan_Agency#Religion" title="Baluchistan Agency">Baluchistan Agency §&#160;Religion</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(princely_state)#Religion" title="Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)">Jammu and Kashmir (princely state) §&#160;Religion</a></div> <p>The total population of the region that composes contemporary Pakistan was approximately 20,428,473 according to the 1911 census. With the exception of the <a href="/wiki/Federally_Administered_Tribal_Areas" title="Federally Administered Tribal Areas">Federally Administered Tribal Areas</a>, all <a href="/wiki/Administrative_division" title="Administrative division">administrative divisions</a> in the region that composes contemporary Pakistan collected religious data, with a combined total population of 18,806,379, for an overall response rate of 92.1 percent. Similar to the contemporary era, where censuses do not collect religious data in <a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">Azad Jammu and Kashmir</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–Baltistan</a>, the total number of responses for religion is slightly smaller than the total population, as detailed in the table breakdown below. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religious groups in Pakistan (1911)<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1911_45-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1911-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Religious<br />group </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1911_45-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1911-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a><sup id="cite_ref-punjab1911_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1911-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WestPunjab1911_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WestPunjab1911-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>l<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a><sup id="cite_ref-sindh1911_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1911-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1911_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1911-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>m<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber<br />Pakhtunkhwa</a><sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1911_74-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1911-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-baluchistan1911_75-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baluchistan1911-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">AJK</a><sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1911_76-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1911-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJK1911_77-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJK1911-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>n<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–<br />Baltistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1911_76-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1911-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1911_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1911-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>o<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total<br />Population </th> <th>Percentage </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <th>14,966,846 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001795838794911024♠" style="display:none"></span>79.58% </th> <td>8,494,314 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001764937546067682♠" style="display:none"></span>76.49% </td> <td>2,822,756 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001755308420182579♠" style="display:none"></span>75.53% </td> <td>2,039,994 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001928564503332600♠" style="display:none"></span>92.86% </td> <td>782,648 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001937636500647535♠" style="display:none"></span>93.76% </td> <td>749,945 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001877610057446716♠" style="display:none"></span>87.76% </td> <td>77,189 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001984503341666241♠" style="display:none"></span>98.45% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </th> <th>2,766,581 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001147108648613324♠" style="display:none"></span>14.71% </th> <td>1,645,758 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001148205268364373♠" style="display:none"></span>14.82% </td> <td>877,313 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001234749973442847♠" style="display:none"></span>23.47% </td> <td>119,942 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000545952015832981♠" style="display:none"></span>5.46% </td> <td>38,326 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000459157329014032♠" style="display:none"></span>4.59% </td> <td>84,130 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000984516652994449♠" style="display:none"></span>9.85% </td> <td>1,112 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000141829498494974♠" style="display:none"></span>1.42% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khanda.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/15px-Khanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/23px-Khanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/30px-Khanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="632" /></a></span> </th> <th>884,987 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000470578094804959♠" style="display:none"></span>4.71% </th> <td>813,441 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000732527149821447♠" style="display:none"></span>7.33% </td> <td>12,339 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999330164937976674♠" style="display:none"></span>0.33% </td> <td>30,345 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000138124376118889♠" style="display:none"></span>1.38% </td> <td>8,390 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000100514793884770♠" style="display:none"></span>1.01% </td> <td>20,391 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000238622121374180♠" style="display:none"></span>2.39% </td> <td>81 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999103311055558389♠" style="display:none"></span>0.1% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <th>167,178 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6999888943054907061♠" style="display:none"></span>0.89% </th> <td>144,514 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000130139037163477♠" style="display:none"></span>1.3% </td> <td>10,917 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999292115295233921♠" style="display:none"></span>0.29% </td> <td>6,585 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999299736041108217♠" style="display:none"></span>0.3% </td> <td>5,085 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999609198720982193♠" style="display:none"></span>0.61% </td> <td>55 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997643627908174191♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>22 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998280597928677108♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Tribal_religions_in_India" title="Tribal religions in India">Tribal</a> </th> <th>9,224 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998490471876590384♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— 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inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/15px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/23px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/30px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1124" data-file-height="1934" /></a></span> </th> <th>7,348 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998390718489720961♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </th> <td>5,977 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998538246138869665♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>1,349 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998360963207172812♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td>4 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996182072006747588♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>10 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997119803091638582♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>8 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996936186048253369♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/15px-Faravahar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/23px-Faravahar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/30px-Faravahar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </th> <th>3,007 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998159892555605733♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </th> <td>377 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997339499404975512♠" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/30px-Star_of_David.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="693" /></a></span> </th> <th>702 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6997373277599052959♠" style="display:none"></span>0.004% </th> <td>36 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996324190413239216♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>595 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998159209123993938♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>14 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996637252023616560♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>57 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997682877622339922♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/15px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/23px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/30px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </th> <th>207 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6997110069035618180♠" style="display:none"></span>0.001% </th> <td>168 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997151288859511634♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>21 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996561914555272725♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>16 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997191684946621732♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>2 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996234046512063342♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <th>299 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6997158988607004038♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </th> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>298 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997797383511767962♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996119803091638582♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total responses </th> <th>18,806,379 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001920596414621885♠" style="display:none"></span>92.06% </th> <th>11,104,585 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>3,737,223 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>2,196,933<sup id="cite_ref-KPKPop_69-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPKPop-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001575259876403073♠" style="display:none"></span>57.53% </th> <th>834,703 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>854,531 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>78,404 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total population </th> <th>20,428,473 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>11,104,585 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>3,737,223 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>3,819,027<sup id="cite_ref-KPKPop_69-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPKPop-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>834,703 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>854,531 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>78,404 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1921_census">1921 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: 1921 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/West_Punjab#Religion" title="West Punjab">West Punjab §&#160;Religion</a>, <a href="/wiki/North-West_Frontier_Province#Religion" title="North-West Frontier Province">North-West Frontier Province §&#160;Religion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baluchistan_Agency#Religion" title="Baluchistan Agency">Baluchistan Agency §&#160;Religion</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(princely_state)#Religion" title="Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)">Jammu and Kashmir (princely state) §&#160;Religion</a></div> <p>The total population of the region that composes contemporary Pakistan was approximately 22,214,152 according to the 1921 census. With the exception of the <a href="/wiki/Federally_Administered_Tribal_Areas" title="Federally Administered Tribal Areas">Federally Administered Tribal Areas</a>, all <a href="/wiki/Administrative_division" title="Administrative division">administrative divisions</a> in the region that composes contemporary Pakistan collected religious data, with a combined total population of 19,389,016, for an overall response rate of 87.3 percent. Similar to the contemporary era, where censuses do not collect religious data in <a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">Azad Jammu and Kashmir</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–Baltistan</a>, the total number of responses for religion is slightly smaller than the total population, as detailed in the table breakdown below. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religious groups in Pakistan (1921)<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1921_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1921-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Religious<br />group </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1921_46-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1921-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a><sup id="cite_ref-punjab1921_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1921-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WestPunjab1921_80-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WestPunjab1921-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>p<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a><sup id="cite_ref-sindh1921_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1921-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1921_82-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1921-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>q<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber<br />Pakhtunkhwa</a><sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1921_83-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1921-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-baluchistan1921_84-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baluchistan1921-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">AJK</a><sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1931_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1931-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJK1921_86-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJK1921-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>r<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–<br />Baltistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1921_85-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1921-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1921_87-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1921-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>s<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total<br />Population </th> <th>Percentage </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <th>15,203,501 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001784129581408360♠" style="display:none"></span>78.41% </th> <td>8,975,288 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001754924663459496♠" 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href="/wiki/File:Khanda.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/15px-Khanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/23px-Khanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/30px-Khanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="632" /></a></span> </th> <th>931,489 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000480420976495145♠" style="display:none"></span>4.8% </th> <td>863,091 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000725958523793242♠" style="display:none"></span>7.26% </td> <td>8,036 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999231417753393224♠" style="display:none"></span>0.23% </td> <td>28,040 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000124548046940932♠" style="display:none"></span>1.25% </td> <td>7,741 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999968078786931374♠" style="display:none"></span>0.97% </td> <td>24,491 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000276153760284869♠" style="display:none"></span>2.76% </td> <td>90 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999100337803939931♠" style="display:none"></span>0.1% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <th>276,107 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000142403822865482♠" style="display:none"></span>1.42% </th> <td>247,030 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000207780563269278♠" style="display:none"></span>2.08% </td> <td>11,734 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999337911388541077♠" style="display:none"></span>0.34% </td> <td>10,610 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999471274885179493♠" style="display:none"></span>0.47% </td> <td>6,693 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999837017351883695♠" style="display:none"></span>0.84% </td> <td>24 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997270617379724669♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>16 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998178378318115433♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Tribal_religions_in_India" title="Tribal religions in India">Tribal</a> </th> <th>8,186 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998422197805190320♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>8,186 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999235737397869205♠" style="display:none"></span>0.24% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/15px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/23px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/30px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1124" data-file-height="1934" /></a></span> </th> <th>7,490 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998386301192386452♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </th> <td>5,930 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998498781014527312♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>1,534 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998441755641743661♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td>3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996133253973189300♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>17 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997212599656088791♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>6 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996676543449311673♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/15px-Faravahar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/23px-Faravahar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/30px-Faravahar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </th> <th>3,407 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998175718045722382♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </th> <td>309 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997259904440959425♠" 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middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/15px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/23px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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<th>2,251,340<sup id="cite_ref-KPKPop_69-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPKPop-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001443484811117003♠" style="display:none"></span>44.35% </th> <th>799,625 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>886,861 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>89,697 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total population </th> <th>22,214,152 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>11,888,985 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>3,472,508 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>5,076,476<sup id="cite_ref-KPKPop_69-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPKPop-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>799,625 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>886,861 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>89,697 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1931_census">1931 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: 1931 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/West_Punjab#Religion" title="West Punjab">West Punjab §&#160;Religion</a>, <a href="/wiki/North-West_Frontier_Province#Religion" title="North-West Frontier Province">North-West Frontier Province §&#160;Religion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baluchistan_Agency#Religion" title="Baluchistan Agency">Baluchistan Agency §&#160;Religion</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(princely_state)#Religion" title="Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)">Jammu and Kashmir (princely state) §&#160;Religion</a></div> <p>The total population of the region that composes contemporary Pakistan was approximately 24,774,056 according to the 1931 census. With the exception of the <a href="/wiki/Federally_Administered_Tribal_Areas" title="Federally Administered Tribal Areas">Federally Administered Tribal Areas</a>, all <a href="/wiki/Administrative_division" title="Administrative division">administrative divisions</a> in the region that composes contemporary Pakistan collected religious data, with a combined total population of 22,514,768, for an overall response rate of 90.9 percent. Similar to the contemporary era, where censuses do not collect religious data in <a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">Azad Jammu and Kashmir</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–Baltistan</a>, the total number of responses for religion is slightly smaller than the total population, as detailed in the table breakdown below. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religious groups in Pakistan (1931)<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1931_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1931-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Religious<br />group </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1931_47-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1931-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a><sup id="cite_ref-punjab1931_89-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1931-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WestPunjab1931_90-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WestPunjab1931-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>t<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a><sup id="cite_ref-sindh1931_91-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1931-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1931_92-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1931-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>u<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber<br />Pakhtunkhwa</a><sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1931_93-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1931-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-baluchistan1931_94-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baluchistan1931-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">AJK</a><sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1931_88-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1931-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJK1931_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJK1931-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>x<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–<br />Baltistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1931_88-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1931-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1931_96-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1931-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>w<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total<br />Population </th> <th>Percentage </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <th>17,557,877 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001779838237729120♠" style="display:none"></span>77.98% </th> <td>10,570,029 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001752808280554994♠" style="display:none"></span>75.28% </td> <td>3,017,377 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001733396074572954♠" style="display:none"></span>73.34% </td> <td>2,227,303 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001918446679609216♠" style="display:none"></span>91.84% </td> <td>798,093 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001918808865126977♠" style="display:none"></span>91.88% </td> <td>850,135 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001876809292290047♠" style="display:none"></span>87.68% </td> <td>94,940 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001984385044480849♠" style="display:none"></span>98.44% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-ad-dharmiB_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ad-dharmiB-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th>3,298,570 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001146506950460249♠" style="display:none"></span>14.65% </th> <td>1,957,878 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001139442074446196♠" style="display:none"></span>13.94% </td> <td>1,055,119 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001256454573892271♠" style="display:none"></span>25.65% </td> <td>142,977 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000589577398811418♠" style="display:none"></span>5.9% </td> <td>53,681 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000618005403992783♠" style="display:none"></span>6.18% </td> <td>87,554 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000903011413212758♠" style="display:none"></span>9.03% </td> <td>1,361 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000141115235468552♠" style="display:none"></span>1.41% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khanda.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/15px-Khanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/23px-Khanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/30px-Khanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="632" /></a></span> </th> <th>1,282,698 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000569714065008353♠" style="display:none"></span>5.7% </th> <td>1,180,789 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000840970007545155♠" style="display:none"></span>8.41% </td> <td>19,172 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999465989816377359♠" style="display:none"></span>0.47% </td> <td>42,510 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000175293475338504♠" style="display:none"></span>1.75% </td> <td>8,425 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999969932663072447♠" style="display:none"></span>0.97% </td> <td>31,709 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000327039186120147♠" style="display:none"></span>3.27% </td> <td>93 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998964270161541173♠" style="display:none"></span>0.1% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <th>360,371 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000160059832728456♠" style="display:none"></span>1.6% </th> <td>324,730 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000231276028613188♠" style="display:none"></span>2.31% </td> <td>15,152 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999368280706120892♠" style="display:none"></span>0.37% </td> <td>12,213 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999503613082641533♠" style="display:none"></span>0.5% </td> <td>8,059 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999927796715928884♠" style="display:none"></span>0.93% </td> <td>168 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998173271258217492♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>49 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998508056321672231♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/15px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/23px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/30px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1124" data-file-height="1934" /></a></span> </th> <th>8,096 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998359586205818332♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </th> <td>6,921 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998492920701515683♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>1,144 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998278057766500990♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>17 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997195713415694143♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>11 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997113451419070977♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997311054890819733♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/15px-Faravahar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/23px-Faravahar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/30px-Faravahar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </th> <th>4,178 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998185567090897849♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </th> <td>413 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997294142825785258♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/30px-Star_of_David.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="693" /></a></span> </th> <th>1,019 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6997452591827728360♠" style="display:none"></span>0.005% </th> <td>6 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995427326139155338♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>985 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998239411625877164♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>11 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996453594031692202♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>17 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997195713415694143♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Tribal_religions_in_India" title="Tribal religions in India">Tribal</a> </th> <th>236 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6997104820089640719♠" style="display:none"></span>0.001% </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>204 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997495837275928339♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>32 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997368401723659564♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" 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style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <th>1,553 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6997689769488186598♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </th> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>1,510 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998367016807182251♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>43 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997495039816167539♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total responses </th> <th>22,514,768 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001908804274923734♠" style="display:none"></span>90.88% </th> <th>14,040,798 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>4,114,253 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>2,425,076<sup id="cite_ref-KPKPop_69-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPKPop-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001517695892121107♠" style="display:none"></span>51.77% </th> <th>868,617 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>969,578 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>96,446 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total population </th> <th>24,774,056 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>14,040,798 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>4,114,253 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>4,684,364<sup id="cite_ref-KPKPop_69-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPKPop-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>868,617 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>969,578 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>96,446 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1941_census">1941 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: 1941 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/West_Punjab#Religion" title="West Punjab">West Punjab §&#160;Religion</a>, <a href="/wiki/North-West_Frontier_Province#Religion" title="North-West Frontier Province">North-West Frontier Province §&#160;Religion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baluchistan_Agency#Religion" title="Baluchistan Agency">Baluchistan Agency §&#160;Religion</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(princely_state)#Religion" title="Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)">Jammu and Kashmir (princely state) §&#160;Religion</a></div> <p>The total population of the region that composes contemporary Pakistan was approximately 29,643,600 according to the final census prior to partition in 1941. With the exception of the <a href="/wiki/Federally_Administered_Tribal_Areas" title="Federally Administered Tribal Areas">Federally Administered Tribal Areas</a>, all <a href="/wiki/Administrative_division" title="Administrative division">administrative divisions</a> in the region that composes contemporary Pakistan collected religious data, with a combined total population of 27,266,001, for an overall response rate of 92.0 percent. Similar to the contemporary era, where censuses do not collect religious data in <a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">Azad Jammu and Kashmir</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–Baltistan</a>, the total number of responses for religion is slightly smaller than the total population, as detailed in the table breakdown below. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religious groups in Pakistan (1941)<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1941_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1941-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Religious<br />group </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1941_48-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1941-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a><sup id="cite_ref-punjab1941_98-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1941-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 42">&#58;&#8202;42&#8202;</span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WestPunjab1941_99-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WestPunjab1941-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>y<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a><sup id="cite_ref-sindh1941_100-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1941-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 28">&#58;&#8202;28&#8202;</span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1941_101-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1941-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>z<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber<br />Pakhtunkhwa</a><sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1941_102-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1941-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 22">&#58;&#8202;22&#8202;</span></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-baluchistan1941_103-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baluchistan1941-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 13–18">&#58;&#8202;13–18&#8202;</span></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">AJK</a><sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1941_104-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1941-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 337–352">&#58;&#8202;337–352&#8202;</span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJK1941_95-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJK1941-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>v<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–<br />Baltistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1941_104-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1941-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 337–352">&#58;&#8202;337–352&#8202;</span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1941_105-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1941-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>aa<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total<br />Population </th> <th>Percentage </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <th>21,113,214 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001774342156005935♠" style="display:none"></span>77.43% </th> <td>13,022,160 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001750552316605843♠" style="display:none"></span>75.06% </td> <td>3,462,015 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001715174883464389♠" style="display:none"></span>71.52% </td> <td>2,788,797 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001917951118260393♠" style="display:none"></span>91.8% </td> <td>785,181 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001915305390896850♠" style="display:none"></span>91.53% </td> <td>939,460 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001875419557677649♠" style="display:none"></span>87.54% </td> <td>115,601 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001996156729600937♠" style="display:none"></span>99.62% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-ad-dharmiB_59-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ad-dharmiB-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th>3,981,565 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001146026731239392♠" style="display:none"></span>14.6% </th> <td>2,373,466 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001136798380966383♠" style="display:none"></span>13.68% </td> <td>1,279,530 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001264322285905517♠" style="display:none"></span>26.43% </td> <td>180,321 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000593538588846131♠" style="display:none"></span>5.94% </td> <td>54,394 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000634084643317188♠" style="display:none"></span>6.34% </td> <td>93,559 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000871813365090192♠" style="display:none"></span>8.72% </td> <td>295 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999254207347023188♠" style="display:none"></span>0.25% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khanda.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/15px-Khanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/23px-Khanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/30px-Khanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="632" /></a></span> </th> <th>1,672,753 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000613494072709819♠" style="display:none"></span>6.13% </th> <td>1,530,112 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000881903698208592♠" style="display:none"></span>8.82% </td> <td>32,627 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999674000861428752♠" style="display:none"></span>0.67% </td> <td>57,939 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000190710079797450♠" style="display:none"></span>1.91% </td> <td>12,044 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000140399960365338♠" style="display:none"></span>1.4% </td> <td>39,910 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000371894434535956♠" style="display:none"></span>3.72% </td> <td>121 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999104268098270528♠" style="display:none"></span>0.1% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <th>432,724 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000158704607984133♠" style="display:none"></span>1.59% </th> <td>395,311 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000227843604156125♠" style="display:none"></span>2.28% </td> <td>20,304 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999419435237393857♠" style="display:none"></span>0.42% </td> <td>10,889 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999358418691885333♠" style="display:none"></span>0.36% </td> <td>6,056 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999705963267994427♠" style="display:none"></span>0.71% </td> <td>136 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998126729248551466♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>28 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998241281549716925♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Tribal_religions_in_India" title="Tribal religions in India">Tribal</a> </th> <th>37,603 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6999137911679824261♠" style="display:none"></span>0.14% </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" 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class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1951_census">1951 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: 1951 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_refugee_special_train_at_Ambala_Station_during_partition_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/A_refugee_special_train_at_Ambala_Station_during_partition_of_India.jpg/220px-A_refugee_special_train_at_Ambala_Station_during_partition_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Darkgreen; color:white;">&#160;</span>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> (97.1%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:DarkOrange; color:black;">&#160;</span>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Hinduism_in_Pakistan" title="Hinduism in Pakistan">Hinduism</a> (1.6%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Dodgerblue; color:black;">&#160;</span>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Pakistan" title="Christianity in Pakistan">Christianity</a> (1.2%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:yellow; color:black;">&#160;</span>&#160;Others (0.1%)</div> </div> </div></div> <p>After partition, when first census of Pakistan was conducted in the year 1951, It was found that the Muslim proportion in West Pakistan (contemporary Pakistan) increased from approximately 77.3 percent according to the 1941 census,<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1941_48-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1941-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> to 97.1 percent as per the 1951 census;<sup id="cite_ref-D&#39;Costa2011_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-D&#39;Costa2011-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> in contrast, the combined Hindu and Sikh proportion in West Pakistan (contemporary Pakistan) decreased from approximately 20.7 percent<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1941_48-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1941-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> to just 1.7 percent during the same timeframe, as the <a href="/wiki/Partition_of_India" title="Partition of India">1947 Partition of India</a> gave rise to bloody rioting and indiscriminate inter-communal killing of <a href="/wiki/Hindus" title="Hindus">Hindus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muslims" title="Muslims">Muslims</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sikhs" title="Sikhs">Sikhs</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Indian_subcontinent" title="Indian subcontinent">Indian subcontinent</a>, especially in <a href="/wiki/Punjab_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjab region">Punjab region</a>. 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style="display:none"></span>98.52% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <th>432,978 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000128468045747748♠" style="display:none"></span>1.28% </th> <td>402,617 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000195097549986427♠" style="display:none"></span>1.95% </td> <td>22,601 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999373709354291878♠" style="display:none"></span>0.37% </td> <td>3,823 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998651882923668482♠" style="display:none"></span>0.07% </td> <td>3,937 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999341111814841353♠" style="display:none"></span>0.34% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/15px-Faravahar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/23px-Faravahar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/30px-Faravahar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </th> <th>5,320 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998157848667456088♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </th> <td>195 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996944918427372745♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>5,046 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998834360161832139♠" style="display:none"></span>0.08% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>79 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997684476336613332♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/15px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/23px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/30px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </th> <th>680 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6997201761454643120♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </th> <td>9 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995436116197248959♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>670 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998110785039323728♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995866425742548522♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <th>1,476 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6997437941039784184♠" style="display:none"></span>0.004% </th> <td>35 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996169600743374595♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>1,226 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998202720086881926♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>215 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997366609543784263♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total responses </th> <th>33,703,167<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1951_113-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1951-113"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>ac<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001997738632140062♠" style="display:none"></span>99.77% </th> <th>20,636,702<sup id="cite_ref-Punjab1951_114-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Punjab1951-114"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>ad<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001999300861841041♠" style="display:none"></span>99.93% </th> <th>6,047,748<sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1951B_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1951B-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>ae<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001998889085988312♠" style="display:none"></span>99.89% </th> <th>5,864,550<sup id="cite_ref-KPK1951_116-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPK1951-116"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>af<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001994007530629730♠" style="display:none"></span>99.4% </th> <th>1,154,167<sup id="cite_ref-Balochistan1951_117-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Balochistan1951-117"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>ag<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001983076328153480♠" style="display:none"></span>98.31% </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total population </th> <th>33,779,555 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>20,651,140 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>6,054,474 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>5,899,905 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>1,174,036 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1961_census">1961 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: 1961 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religious groups in Pakistan (1961)<sup id="cite_ref-1961CensusB_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1961CensusB-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1961CensusC_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1961CensusC-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Religious<br />group </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber<br />Pakhtunkhwa</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">AJK</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–<br />Baltistan</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total<br />Population </th> <th>Percentage </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <th>41,666,153 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001971683435253299♠" style="display:none"></span>97.17% </th> <td>25,013,796 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001977802559436858♠" style="display:none"></span>97.78% </td> <td>7,936,979 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001927267219328893♠" style="display:none"></span>92.73% </td> <td>7,569,026 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001998791267461632♠" style="display:none"></span>99.88% </td> <td>1,146,352 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001987373935302938♠" style="display:none"></span>98.74% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </th> <th>621,805 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000145009216103458♠" style="display:none"></span>1.45% </th> <td>41,965 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999164043411910642♠" style="display:none"></span>0.16% </td> <td>568,530 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000664206409271154♠" style="display:none"></span>6.64% </td> <td>1,474 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998194505650824616♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>9,836 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999847192662257291♠" style="display:none"></span>0.85% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <th>583,884 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000136165777269967♠" style="display:none"></span>1.36% </th> <td>524,770 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000205135377739420♠" style="display:none"></span>2.05% </td> <td>46,931 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999548288938024458♠" style="display:none"></span>0.55% </td> <td>7,463 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998984800320287731♠" style="display:none"></span>0.1% </td> <td>4,720 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999406542229143393♠" style="display:none"></span>0.41% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/15px-Faravahar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/23px-Faravahar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/30px-Faravahar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </th> <th>5,219 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998121710680815360♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </th> <td>251 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996981172319541790♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>4,866 </td> <td><span 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middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/15px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/23px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/30px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </th> <th>2,445 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6997570190869119670♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </th> <td>757 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997295915317088898♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>1,683 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998196622761649051♠" 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class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <th>872 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6997203356416307710♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </th> <td>104 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996406541518853968♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>549 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997641389757250917♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>209 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997275791594452814♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>10 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996861318282083460♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total responses </th> <th>42,880,378<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan1961_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan1961-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>ah<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001997722499754003♠" style="display:none"></span>99.77% </th> <th>25,581,643<sup id="cite_ref-Punjab1961_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Punjab1961-119"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>ai<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001998524791938245♠" style="display:none"></span>99.85% </th> <th>8,559,538<sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1961_120-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1961-120"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>aj<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001999185899698733♠" style="display:none"></span>99.92% </th> <th>7,578,186<sup id="cite_ref-KPK1961_121-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPK1961-121"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>ak<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001997178677321926♠" style="display:none"></span>99.72% </th> <th>1,161,011<sup id="cite_ref-Balochistan1961_122-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Balochistan1961-122"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>al<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001973443113646939♠" style="display:none"></span>97.34% </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total population </th> <th>42,978,261 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>25,619,437 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>8,566,512 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>7,599,627 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>1,192,685 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1972_census">1972 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: 1972 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religious groups in Pakistan (1972)<sup id="cite_ref-1972CensusB_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1972CensusB-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Religious<br />group </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-1972CensusB_53-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1972CensusB-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a><sup id="cite_ref-punjab1972_123-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1972-123"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a><sup id="cite_ref-sindh1972_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1972-124"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber<br />Pakhtunkhwa</a><sup id="cite_ref-KPK1972A_125-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPK1972A-125"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-KPK1972B_126-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPK1972B-126"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-balochistan1972_127-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-balochistan1972-127"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Islamabad_Capital_Territory" title="Islamabad Capital Territory">ICT</a><sup id="cite_ref-ICT1972_128-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ICT1972-128"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">AJK</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–<br />Baltistan</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total<br />Population </th> <th>Percentage </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <th>60,434,659 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001967544622373936♠" style="display:none"></span>96.75% </th> <td>36,610,508 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001973420718588294♠" style="display:none"></span>97.34% </td> <td>13,212,500 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001933355816288448♠" style="display:none"></span>93.34% </td> <td>7,998,232 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001995755649299007♠" style="display:none"></span>99.58% </td> <td>2,381,810 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001980702258595005♠" style="display:none"></span>98.07% </td> <td>231,609 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001986355099589886♠" style="display:none"></span>98.64% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <th>907,861 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000145346402701308♠" style="display:none"></span>1.45% </th> <td>786,494 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000209117435531181♠" style="display:none"></span>2.09% </td> <td>95,777 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999676586717250019♠" style="display:none"></span>0.68% </td> <td>12,828 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999159704713106692♠" style="display:none"></span>0.16% </td> <td>9,807 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999403799927367893♠" style="display:none"></span>0.4% </td> <td>2,955 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000125844821198144♠" style="display:none"></span>1.26% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </th> <th>900,206 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000144120855274247♠" style="display:none"></span>1.44% </th> <td>61,405 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999163267057711720♠" style="display:none"></span>0.16% </td> <td>815,452 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000576050608971843♠" style="display:none"></span>5.76% </td> <td>5,014 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998624227807543620♠" style="display:none"></span>0.06% </td> <td>18,223 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999750325897463558♠" style="display:none"></span>0.75% </td> <td>112 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998476975295234931♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/15px-Faravahar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/23px-Faravahar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/30px-Faravahar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </th> <th>9,589 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998153517626101665♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </th> <td>375 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996997071030728692♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>8,923 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998630337479564187♠" style="display:none"></span>0.06% </td> <td>39 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996485538182971702♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>173 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997712321682824977♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>79 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998336437931460353♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/15px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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#ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <th>205,250 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6999328600404185701♠" style="display:none"></span>0.33% </th> <td>149,991 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999398804482586739♠" style="display:none"></span>0.4% </td> <td>20,521 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999144964198342896♠" 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var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total responses </th> <th>62,461,883 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001956400462782199♠" style="display:none"></span>95.64% </th> <th>37,610,159 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>14,155,909 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>8,032,324<sup id="cite_ref-KPKPop_69-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPKPop-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001738279934127350♠" style="display:none"></span>73.83% </th> <th>2,428,678 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>234,813 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total population </th> <th>65,309,340 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>37,610,159 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>14,155,909 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>10,879,781<sup id="cite_ref-KPKPop_69-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPKPop-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>2,428,678 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>234,813 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1981_census">1981 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: 1981 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religious groups in Pakistan (1981)<sup id="cite_ref-1981CensusB_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1981CensusB-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1981CensusC_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1981CensusC-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Religious<br />group </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-1981CensusB_54-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1981CensusB-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1981CensusC_55-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1981CensusC-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a><sup id="cite_ref-punjab1981_129-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1981-129"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a><sup id="cite_ref-sindh1981_130-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1981-130"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber<br />Pakhtunkhwa</a><sup id="cite_ref-KPK1981_131-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPK1981-131"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-balochistan1981_132-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-balochistan1981-132"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Islamabad_Capital_Territory" title="Islamabad Capital Territory">ICT</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">AJK</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–<br />Baltistan</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total<br />Population </th> <th>Percentage </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <th>81,450,057 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001966724442209289♠" style="display:none"></span>96.67% </th> <td>46,110,205 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001975001586405743♠" style="display:none"></span>97.5% </td> <td>17,556,712 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001922645444509877♠" style="display:none"></span>92.26% </td> <td>13,194,345 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001995058022794332♠" style="display:none"></span>99.51% </td> <td>4,257,628 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001982746649875264♠" style="display:none"></span>98.27% </td> <td>331,167 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001973201953650752♠" style="display:none"></span>97.32% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <th>1,310,426 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000155533450873650♠" style="display:none"></span>1.56% </th> <td>1,061,037 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000224356573178364♠" style="display:none"></span>2.24% </td> <td>176,898 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999929639523863627♠" style="display:none"></span>0.93% </td> <td>44,514 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999335704522101452♠" style="display:none"></span>0.34% </td> <td>20,131 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999464664193504903♠" style="display:none"></span>0.46% </td> <td>7,846 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000230570755188282♠" style="display:none"></span>2.31% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </th> <th>1,276,116 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000151461223445718♠" style="display:none"></span>1.51% </th> <td>29,268 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998618872686229074♠" style="display:none"></span>0.06% </td> <td>1,221,961 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000642168505138510♠" style="display:none"></span>6.42% </td> <td>5,253 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998396157580671009♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td>19,598 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999452361475550598♠" style="display:none"></span>0.45% </td> <td>36 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998105793362054272♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Ahmadiyya" title="Ahmadiyya">Ahmadiyya</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/15px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/23px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/30px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="550" /></a></span> </th> <th>104,244 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6999123726399299714♠" style="display:none"></span>0.12% </th> <td>63,694 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999134681142806733♠" style="display:none"></span>0.13% </td> <td>21,210 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999111463409994163♠" style="display:none"></span>0.11% </td> <td>12,333 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998930099265641644♠" style="display:none"></span>0.09% </td> <td>5,824 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999134429698622649♠" style="display:none"></span>0.13% </td> <td>1,183 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999347648742528343♠" style="display:none"></span>0.35% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/15px-Faravahar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/23px-Faravahar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/30px-Faravahar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </th> <th>7,007 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6997831655423710813♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </th> <td>1,766 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997373421198537838♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>4,305 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998226237614344589♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>462 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997348419574091007♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>439 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998101330078460410♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>35 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998102854657552764♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/15px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/23px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/30px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </th> <th>2,639 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6997313220873865111♠" style="display:none"></span>0.003% </th> <td>756 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997159856413417104♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>1,714 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997900746274068818♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>58 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996437409854919446♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>106 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997244669437740399♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>5 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997146935225075377♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khanda.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/15px-Khanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/23px-Khanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/30px-Khanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="632" /></a></span> </th> <th>2,146 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6997254707084241958♠" style="display:none"></span>0.003% </th> <td>832 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997175926634871733♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>393 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997206530505081123♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>729 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997549778938338408♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>189 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997436250223895617♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996881611350452266♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <th>101,009 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6999119886802759534♠" style="display:none"></span>0.12% </th> <td>24,883 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998526151737441507♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>45,473 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999238971034543356♠" style="display:none"></span>0.24% </td> <td>2,181 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998164481188548157♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>28,461 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999656937440332972♠" style="display:none"></span>0.66% </td> <td>11 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997323257495165831♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total responses </th> <th>84,253,644 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>47,292,441 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>19,028,666 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>13,259,875 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>4,332,376 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>340,286 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total population </th> <th>84,253,644 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>47,292,441 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>19,028,666 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>13,259,875 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>4,332,376 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>340,286 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th> <th data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1998_census">1998 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: 1998 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religious groups in Pakistan (1998)<sup id="cite_ref-1998CensusB_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1998CensusB-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Religious<br />group </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-1998CensusB_56-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1998CensusB-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber<br />Pakhtunkhwa</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Islamabad_Capital_Territory" title="Islamabad Capital Territory">ICT</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">AJK</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–<br />Baltistan</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total<br />Population </th> <th>Percentage </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <th>127,433,409 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001962835018503912♠" style="display:none"></span>96.28% </th> <td>71,574,830 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001972202877727353♠" style="display:none"></span>97.22% </td> <td>27,796,814 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001913170555494396♠" style="display:none"></span>91.32% </td> <td>20,808,480 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001994670357174406♠" style="display:none"></span>99.47% </td> <td>6,484,006 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001987529632334407♠" style="display:none"></span>98.75% </td> <td>769,279 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001955347196781063♠" style="display:none"></span>95.53% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </th> <th>2,443,614 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000184629537055421♠" style="display:none"></span>1.85% </th> <td>116,410 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999158120022075136♠" style="display:none"></span>0.16% </td> <td>2,280,842 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000749293698240003♠" style="display:none"></span>7.49% </td> <td>7,011 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998335134227687450♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td>39,146 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999596202949031242♠" style="display:none"></span>0.6% </td> <td>205 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998254584065521245♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <th>2,092,902 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000158131164481119♠" style="display:none"></span>1.58% </th> <td>1,699,843 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000230890140610141♠" style="display:none"></span>2.31% </td> <td>294,885 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999968745192369763♠" style="display:none"></span>0.97% </td> <td>38,974 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999186300404933542♠" style="display:none"></span>0.19% </td> <td>26,462 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999403022593298542♠" style="display:none"></span>0.4% </td> <td>32,738 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000406564543269977♠" style="display:none"></span>4.07% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Ahmadiyya" title="Ahmadiyya">Ahmadiyya</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/15px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/23px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/30px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="550" /></a></span> </th> <th>286,212 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6999216250148590187♠" style="display:none"></span>0.22% </th> <td>181,428 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999246434149686863♠" style="display:none"></span>0.25% </td> <td>43,524 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999142983419816883♠" style="display:none"></span>0.14% </td> <td>48,703 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999232806194423932♠" style="display:none"></span>0.23% </td> <td>9,800 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999149256345488841♠" style="display:none"></span>0.15% </td> <td>2,757 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999342384521288816♠" style="display:none"></span>0.34% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <th>96,142 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998726409856531446♠" style="display:none"></span>0.07% </th> <td>48,779 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998662566494012805♠" style="display:none"></span>0.07% </td> <td>23,828 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998782788559736396♠" style="display:none"></span>0.08% </td> <td>16,808 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998803442604331859♠" style="display:none"></span>0.08% </td> <td>6,471 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998985548787406419♠" style="display:none"></span>0.1% </td> <td>256 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998317919613528969♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total responses </th> <th>132,352,279 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>73,621,290 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>30,439,893 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>20,919,976 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>6,565,885 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>805,235 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total population </th> <th>132,352,279 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>73,621,290 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>30,439,893 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>20,919,976 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>6,565,885 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>805,235 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2017_census">2017 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16" title="Edit section: 2017 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As per <a href="/wiki/2017_Census_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 Census of Pakistan">2017 Census of Pakistan</a>, the country has a population of 207,684,000.The CCI approved the release of provisional population figures of 207.754 million people. The final results showed the total population of Pakistan to be 207.684 million, a reduction of 68,738 people or 0.033% against provisional results,<sup id="cite_ref-tribune.com.pk_133-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tribune.com.pk-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Pakistan has a population of 224,418,238 as of 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2018, there are 3.63 million non-Muslim voters in Pakistan- 1.77 million were <a href="/wiki/Hindus" title="Hindus">Hindus</a>, 1.64 million <a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christians</a>, 167,505 were <a href="/wiki/Ahmadi" class="mw-redirect" title="Ahmadi">Ahmadi</a> Muslims, 31,543 were <a href="/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BC%C3%AD_Faith" title="Baháʼí Faith">Baháʼís</a>, 8,852 were <a href="/wiki/Sikh" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikh">Sikhs</a>, 4,020 were <a href="/wiki/Parsi" class="mw-redirect" title="Parsi">Parsis</a>, 1,884 were <a href="/wiki/Buddhist" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddhist">Buddhist</a> and others such as <a href="/wiki/Kalash_people" title="Kalash people">Kalashas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The NADRA makes it nearly impossible to declare and change the religion to anything from Islam making the statistics somewhat misleading.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religious groups in Pakistan (2017)<sup id="cite_ref-2017CensusB_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017CensusB-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Religious<br />group </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-2017CensusB_57-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017CensusB-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber<br />Pakhtunkhwa</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Islamabad_Capital_Territory" title="Islamabad Capital Territory">ICT</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">AJK</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–<br />Baltistan</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total<br />Population </th> <th>Percentage </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <th>200,362,718 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001964745064952472♠" style="display:none"></span>96.47% </th> <td>107,541,602 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001977742879546262♠" style="display:none"></span>97.77% </td> <td>43,234,107 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001903448953923047♠" style="display:none"></span>90.34% </td> <td>35,428,857 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001997940761812501♠" style="display:none"></span>99.79% </td> <td>12,246,275 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001992796670387476♠" style="display:none"></span>99.28% </td> <td>1,911,877 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001954331405912443♠" style="display:none"></span>95.43% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </th> <th>4,444,870 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000214020174993598♠" style="display:none"></span>2.14% </th> <td>211,641 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999192419005223718♠" style="display:none"></span>0.19% </td> <td>4,176,986 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000872851064612300♠" style="display:none"></span>8.73% </td> <td>6,373 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998179511195493297♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>49,133 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999398317682774132♠" style="display:none"></span>0.4% </td> <td>737 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998367880489256092♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <th>2,642,048 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7000127214423661768♠" style="display:none"></span>1.27% </th> <td>2,063,063 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000187568821813287♠" style="display:none"></span>1.88% </td> <td>408,301 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999853213208117688♠" style="display:none"></span>0.85% </td> <td>50,018 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999140887980169209♠" style="display:none"></span>0.14% </td> <td>33,819 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999274168190701532♠" style="display:none"></span>0.27% </td> <td>86,847 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000433504977617691♠" style="display:none"></span>4.34% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Ahmadiyya" title="Ahmadiyya">Ahmadiyya</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/15px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/23px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/30px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="550" /></a></span> </th> <th>191,737 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998923212294009668♠" style="display:none"></span>0.09% </th> <td>158,021 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999143668965958662♠" style="display:none"></span>0.14% </td> <td>21,661 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998452642812558314♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>7,204 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998202918351221357♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>2,113 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998171299384059947♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>2,738 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999136669847976008♠" style="display:none"></span>0.14% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <th>43,253 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="6998208262887980933♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </th> <td>15,328 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998139358560584629♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>13,455 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998281164721987541♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td>9,512 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998267928839091831♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td>3,789 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998307171493707118♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td>1,169 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998583517356771197♠" style="display:none"></span>0.06% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total responses </th> <th>207,684,626 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>109,989,655 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>47,854,510 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>35,501,964 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>12,335,129 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>2,003,368 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total population </th> <th>207,684,626 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>109,989,655 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>47,854,510 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>35,501,964 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>12,335,129 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>2,003,368 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Details">Details</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17" title="Edit section: Details"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Bureau_of_Statistics" title="Pakistan Bureau of Statistics">Pakistan Bureau of Statistics</a> released religious data of Pakistan Census 2017 on 19 May 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-pbk2021_137-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pbk2021-137"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> 96.47% are Muslims, followed by 2.14% Hindus, 1.27% Christians, 0.09% Ahmadi Muslims and 0.02% others. </p><p>These are some maps of religious minority groups. The 2017 census showed an increasing share in <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a>, mainly caused by a higher birth rate among the impoverished Hindus of Sindh province. This census also recorded Pakistan's first Hindu-majority district, called <a href="/wiki/Umerkot_District" title="Umerkot District">Umerkot District</a>, where Muslims were previously the majority. </p><p>On the other hand, <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> in Pakistan, while increasing in raw numbers, has fallen significantly in percentage terms since the last census. This is due to Pakistani Christians having a significantly lower fertility rate than Pakistani Muslims and Pakistani Hindus as well as them being concentrated in the most developed parts of Pakistan, <a href="/wiki/Lahore_District" title="Lahore District">Lahore District</a> (over 5% Christian), <a href="/wiki/Islamabad_Capital_Territory" title="Islamabad Capital Territory">Islamabad Capital Territory</a> (over 4% Christian), and Northern Punjab. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Ahmadiyya" title="Ahmadiyya">Ahmadiyya</a> movement shrunk in size (both raw numbers and percentage) between 1998 and 2017, while remaining concentrated in <a href="/wiki/Lalian_Tehsil" title="Lalian Tehsil">Lalian Tehsil</a>, Chiniot District, where approximately 13% of the population is Ahmadi Muslim. </p><p>Here are some maps of <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>'s religious minority groups as of the 2017 census by district: </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hindu_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Hindu proportion of each Pakistani District of each Pakistani District as of the 2017 Pakistan Census"><img alt="Hindu proportion of each Pakistani District of each Pakistani District as of the 2017 Pakistan Census" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Hindu_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg/120px-Hindu_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Hindu_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg/180px-Hindu_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Hindu_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg/240px-Hindu_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3200" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Hindu proportion of each Pakistani District of each Pakistani District as of the <a href="/wiki/2017_Pakistan_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 Pakistan Census">2017 Pakistan Census</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Christian proportion of each Pakistani District of each Pakistani District as of the 2017 Pakistan Census"><img alt="Christian proportion of each Pakistani District of each Pakistani District as of the 2017 Pakistan Census" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Christian_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg/120px-Christian_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Christian_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg/180px-Christian_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Christian_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg/240px-Christian_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3200" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Christian proportion of each Pakistani District of each Pakistani District as of the <a href="/wiki/2017_Pakistan_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 Pakistan Census">2017 Pakistan Census</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Qadiani_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ahmadiyya Muslim proportion of each Pakistani District of each Pakistani District as of the 2017 Pakistan Census"><img alt="Ahmadiyya Muslim proportion of each Pakistani District of each Pakistani District as of the 2017 Pakistan Census" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Qadiani_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg/120px-Qadiani_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Qadiani_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg/180px-Qadiani_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Qadiani_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg/240px-Qadiani_Proportion_by_Pakistani_District_-_2017_Census.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3200" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Ahmadiyya Muslim proportion of each Pakistani District of each Pakistani District as of the <a href="/wiki/2017_Pakistan_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 Pakistan Census">2017 Pakistan Census</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2023_census">2023 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=18" title="Edit section: 2023 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Pakistan religious diversity as per 2023 census</b></i><sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Religion </th> <th>Population </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Muslims" title="Muslims">Muslims</a> (<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/18px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/27px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/36px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span>) </td> <td>231,686,709 </td> <td>96.35% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindus" title="Hindus">Hindus</a> (<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span>) </td> <td>5,217,216 </td> <td>2.17% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christians</a> (<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christianity_Symbol.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Christianity_Symbol.svg/17px-Christianity_Symbol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Christianity_Symbol.svg/26px-Christianity_Symbol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Christianity_Symbol.svg/34px-Christianity_Symbol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="559" /></a></span>) </td> <td>3,300,788 </td> <td>1.37% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ahmadiyya" title="Ahmadiyya">Ahmadiyya</a> Muslims </td> <td>162,684 </td> <td>0.07% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sikhs" title="Sikhs">Sikhs</a> </td> <td>15,992 </td> <td>0.01% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Parsis" title="Parsis">Zoroastrians</a> </td> <td>2,348 </td> <td>&lt;0.01% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Others (inc. <a href="/wiki/Kalash_people" title="Kalash people">Kalashas</a>,<a href="/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BC%C3%AD_Faith" title="Baháʼí Faith">Baháʼís</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buddhists" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddhists">Buddhists</a>) </td> <td>72,346 </td> <td>0.03% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total </td> <td>240,458,089 </td> <td>100% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics_of_religion_by_province/territory"><span id="Demographics_of_religion_by_province.2Fterritory"></span>Demographics of religion by province/territory</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=19" title="Edit section: Demographics of religion by province/territory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Punjab">Punjab</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=20" title="Edit section: Punjab"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto; border: 1px solid #AAA; padding-left: 0.1em; padding-right: 0.1em"> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religion in Punjab, Pakistan (1881–2023) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Religious<br />group </th> <th colspan="2">1881<sup id="cite_ref-punjab1881_139-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1881-139"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-punjab1881B_140-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1881B-140"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-punjab1881C_141-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1881C-141"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Shakargarh1881_142-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakargarh1881-142"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WestPunjab1881_143-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WestPunjab1881-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>am<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1901<sup id="cite_ref-punjab1901_60-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1901-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Shakargarh1901_144-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakargarh1901-144"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WestPunjab1901_61-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WestPunjab1901-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1911<sup id="cite_ref-punjab1911_70-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1911-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-punjab1911B_145-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1911B-145"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WestPunjab1911_71-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WestPunjab1911-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>l<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1921<sup id="cite_ref-punjab1921_79-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1921-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WestPunjab1921_80-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WestPunjab1921-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>p<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1931<sup id="cite_ref-punjab1931_89-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1931-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WestPunjab1931_90-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WestPunjab1931-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>t<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1941<sup id="cite_ref-punjab1941_98-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1941-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WestPunjab1941_99-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WestPunjab1941-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>y<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1951<sup id="cite_ref-1951CensusA_49-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1951CensusA-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1951CensusB_50-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1951CensusB-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-punjab1951_109-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1951-109"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1998<sup id="cite_ref-1998CensusB_56-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1998CensusB-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2017<sup id="cite_ref-2017CensusB_57-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017CensusB-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2017_Census_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017_Census-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2023<sup id="cite_ref-2023CensusB_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2023CensusB-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <td>6,201,859 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001780854625913404♠" style="display:none"></span>78.09% </td> <td>7,951,155 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001762498483615616♠" style="display:none"></span>76.25% </td> <td>8,494,314 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001764937546067682♠" style="display:none"></span>76.49% </td> <td>8,975,288 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001754924663459496♠" style="display:none"></span>75.49% </td> <td>10,570,029 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001752808280554994♠" style="display:none"></span>75.28% </td> <td>13,022,160 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001750552316605843♠" style="display:none"></span>75.06% </td> <td>20,200,794 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001978877051187733♠" style="display:none"></span>97.89% </td> <td>71,574,830 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001972202877727353♠" style="display:none"></span>97.22% </td> <td>107,541,602 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001977742879546262♠" style="display:none"></span>97.77% </td> <td>124,462,897 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001977457523779815♠" style="display:none"></span>97.75% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-ad-dharmi_147-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ad-dharmi-147"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>an<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>1,449,913 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001182553533258653♠" style="display:none"></span>18.26% </td> <td>1,944,363 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001186460185859577♠" style="display:none"></span>18.65% </td> <td>1,645,758 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001148205268364373♠" style="display:none"></span>14.82% </td> <td>1,797,141 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001151160170527593♠" style="display:none"></span>15.12% </td> <td>1,957,878 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001139442074446196♠" style="display:none"></span>13.94% </td> <td>2,373,466 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001136798380966383♠" style="display:none"></span>13.68% </td> <td>33,052 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999160161250571917♠" style="display:none"></span>0.16% </td> <td>116,410 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999158120022075136♠" style="display:none"></span>0.16% </td> <td>211,641 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999192419005223718♠" style="display:none"></span>0.19% </td> <td>249,716 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999196112085522322♠" style="display:none"></span>0.2% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khanda.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/15px-Khanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/23px-Khanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/30px-Khanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="632" /></a></span> </th> <td>272,908 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000343609027952385♠" style="display:none"></span>3.44% </td> <td>483,999 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000464144521860628♠" style="display:none"></span>4.64% </td> <td>813,441 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000732527149821447♠" style="display:none"></span>7.33% </td> <td>863,091 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000725958523793242♠" style="display:none"></span>7.26% </td> <td>1,180,789 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000840970007545155♠" style="display:none"></span>8.41% </td> <td>1,530,112 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000881903698208592♠" style="display:none"></span>8.82% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>5,649 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997443638842170946♠" style="display:none"></span>0.004% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <td>12,992 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999163577780466581♠" style="display:none"></span>0.16% </td> <td>42,371 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999406328681169934♠" style="display:none"></span>0.41% </td> <td>144,514 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000130139037163477♠" style="display:none"></span>1.3% </td> <td>247,030 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000207780563269278♠" style="display:none"></span>2.08% </td> <td>324,730 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000231276028613188♠" style="display:none"></span>2.31% </td> <td>395,311 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000227843604156125♠" style="display:none"></span>2.28% </td> <td>402,617 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000195097549986427♠" style="display:none"></span>1.95% </td> <td>1,699,843 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000230890140610141♠" style="display:none"></span>2.31% </td> <td>2,063,063 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000187568821813287♠" style="display:none"></span>1.88% </td> <td>2,458,924 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000193109257629023♠" style="display:none"></span>1.93% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/15px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/23px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/30px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1124" data-file-height="1934" /></a></span> </th> <td>4,352 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998547945274469338♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>5,562 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998533383711658250♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>5,977 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998538246138869665♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>5,930 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998498781014527312♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>6,921 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998492920701515683♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>9,520 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998548699912617233♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/15px-Faravahar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/23px-Faravahar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/30px-Faravahar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </th> <td>354 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997445709161677724♠" style="display:none"></span>0.004% </td> <td>300 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997287693479858819♠" style="display:none"></span>0.003% </td> <td>377 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997339499404975512♠" style="display:none"></span>0.003% </td> <td>309 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997259904440959425♠" style="display:none"></span>0.003% </td> <td>413 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997294142825785258♠" style="display:none"></span>0.003% </td> <td>312 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997179826021782118♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td>195 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996944918427372745♠" style="display:none"></span>0.001% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>358 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996281151895020709♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0003% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/15px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/23px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/30px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </th> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>6 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995575386959717638♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0001% </td> <td>168 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997151288859511634♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td>172 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997144671727653790♠" style="display:none"></span>0.001% </td> <td>32 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996227907274216180♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0002% </td> <td>87 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996501437945353984♠" style="display:none"></span>0.001% </td> <td>9 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995436116197248959♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Judaism" title="Judaism">Judaism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_of_David.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/15px-Star_of_David.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/23px-Star_of_David.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/30px-Star_of_David.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="693" /></a></span> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>9 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995863080439576457♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0001% </td> <td>36 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996324190413239216♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0003% </td> <td>16 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996134578351305851♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0001% </td> <td>6 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995427326139155338♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>7 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995403455818100906♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Ahmadiyya" title="Ahmadiyya">Ahmadiyya</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/15px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/23px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/30px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="550" /></a></span> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>181,428 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999246434149686863♠" style="display:none"></span>0.25% </td> <td>158,021 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999143668965958662♠" style="display:none"></span>0.14% </td> <td>140,512 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999110349762774161♠" style="display:none"></span>0.11% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <td>21 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996264403739978311♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0003% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>8 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995672891756529258♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0001% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>19,534 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999112587227868330♠" style="display:none"></span>0.11% </td> <td>35 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996169600743374595♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0002% </td> <td>48,779 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998662566494012805♠" style="display:none"></span>0.07% </td> <td>15,328 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998139358560584629♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>15,249 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998119756571150022♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th>Total responses </th> <th>7,942,399 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>10,427,765 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>11,104,585 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>11,888,985 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>14,040,798 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>17,350,103 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>20,636,702 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001999300861841041♠" style="display:none"></span>99.93% </th> <th>73,621,290 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>109,989,655 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>127,333,305 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001997214973746900♠" style="display:none"></span>99.72% </th></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th>Total population </th> <th>7,942,399 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>10,427,765 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>11,104,585 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>11,888,985 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>14,040,798 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>17,350,103 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>20,651,140 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>73,621,290 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>109,989,655 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>127,688,922 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sindh">Sindh</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=21" title="Edit section: Sindh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto; border: 1px solid #AAA; padding-left: 0.1em; padding-right: 0.1em"> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religion in Sindh (1872−2023) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Religious<br />group </th> <th colspan="2">1872<sup id="cite_ref-sindh1872_148-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1872-148"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1872_149-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1872-149"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>ao<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1881<sup id="cite_ref-sindh1881_150-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1881-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1881_151-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1881-151"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>ap<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1891<sup id="cite_ref-sindh1891_152-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1891-152"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1891_153-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1891-153"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>aq<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1901<sup id="cite_ref-sindh1901_62-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1901-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1901_63-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1901-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1911<sup id="cite_ref-sindh1911_72-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1911-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1911_73-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1911-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>m<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1921<sup id="cite_ref-sindh1921_81-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1921-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1921_82-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1921-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>q<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1931<sup id="cite_ref-sindh1931_91-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1931-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1931_92-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1931-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>u<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1941<sup id="cite_ref-sindh1941_100-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1941-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 28">&#58;&#8202;28&#8202;</span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1941_101-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1941-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>z<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1951<sup id="cite_ref-1951CensusA_49-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1951CensusA-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1951CensusB_50-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1951CensusB-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1951_110-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1951-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>ab<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1998<sup id="cite_ref-1998CensusB_56-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1998CensusB-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2017<sup id="cite_ref-2017CensusB_57-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017CensusB-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2017_Census_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017_Census-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2023<sup id="cite_ref-2023CensusB_58-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2023CensusB-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-salient_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salient-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <td>1,712,221 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001780974861055046♠" style="display:none"></span>78.1% </td> <td>1,989,630 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001782402193335682♠" style="display:none"></span>78.24% </td> <td>2,318,180 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001771771984721566♠" style="display:none"></span>77.18% </td> <td>2,609,337 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001765151428513619♠" style="display:none"></span>76.52% </td> <td>2,822,756 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001755308420182579♠" style="display:none"></span>75.53% </td> <td>2,562,700 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001737996859906442♠" style="display:none"></span>73.8% </td> <td>3,017,377 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001733396074572954♠" style="display:none"></span>73.34% </td> <td>3,462,015 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001715174883464389♠" style="display:none"></span>71.52% </td> <td>5,535,645 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001915323356727165♠" style="display:none"></span>91.53% </td> <td>27,796,814 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001913170555494396♠" style="display:none"></span>91.32% </td> <td>43,234,107 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001903448953923047♠" style="display:none"></span>90.34% </td> <td>50,126,428 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001900932088119198♠" style="display:none"></span>90.09% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-SindhHindu_154-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SindhHindu-154"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>ar<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>475,848 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001217042850007868♠" style="display:none"></span>21.7% </td> <td>544,848 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001214256052750792♠" style="display:none"></span>21.43% </td> <td>674,371 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001224512611233237♠" style="display:none"></span>22.45% </td> <td>787,683 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001230976977165422♠" style="display:none"></span>23.1% </td> <td>877,313 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001234749973442847♠" style="display:none"></span>23.47% </td> <td>876,629 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001252448374488986♠" style="display:none"></span>25.24% </td> <td>1,055,119 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001256454573892271♠" style="display:none"></span>25.65% </td> <td>1,279,530 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001264322285905517♠" style="display:none"></span>26.43% </td> <td>482,560 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000797916844418782♠" style="display:none"></span>7.98% </td> <td>2,280,842 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000749293698240003♠" style="display:none"></span>7.49% </td> <td>4,176,986 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000872851064612300♠" style="display:none"></span>8.73% </td> <td>4,901,407 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000880939460364511♠" style="display:none"></span>8.81% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <td>3,329 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999151841690555848♠" style="display:none"></span>0.15% </td> <td>6,082 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999239168596164493♠" style="display:none"></span>0.24% </td> <td>7,768 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999258613428522251♠" style="display:none"></span>0.26% </td> <td>7,825 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999229457135207873♠" style="display:none"></span>0.23% </td> <td>10,917 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999292115295233921♠" style="display:none"></span>0.29% </td> <td>11,734 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999337911388541077♠" style="display:none"></span>0.34% </td> <td>15,152 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999368280706120892♠" style="display:none"></span>0.37% </td> <td>20,304 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999419435237393857♠" style="display:none"></span>0.42% </td> <td>22,601 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999373709354291878♠" style="display:none"></span>0.37% </td> <td>294,885 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999968745192369763♠" style="display:none"></span>0.97% </td> <td>408,301 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999853213208117688♠" style="display:none"></span>0.85% </td> <td>546,968 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999983076277396788♠" style="display:none"></span>0.98% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/15px-Faravahar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/23px-Faravahar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/30px-Faravahar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </th> <td>810 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998369455600331141♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td>1,063 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998418014169225348♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td>1,534 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998510701595459749♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>2,000 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998586471911074437♠" style="display:none"></span>0.06% </td> <td>2,411 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998645131425125019♠" style="display:none"></span>0.06% </td> <td>2,913 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998838874957235519♠" style="display:none"></span>0.08% </td> <td>3,537 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998859694335763989♠" style="display:none"></span>0.09% </td> <td>3,841 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998793464709825555♠" style="display:none"></span>0.08% </td> <td>5,046 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998834360161832139♠" style="display:none"></span>0.08% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>1,763 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997316867435946991♠" style="display:none"></span>0.003% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Judaism" title="Judaism">Judaism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_of_David.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/15px-Star_of_David.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/23px-Star_of_David.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/30px-Star_of_David.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="693" /></a></span> </th> <td>35 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997159641308785061♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>153 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997601657270851160♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>210 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997699135169794963♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>428 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998125504988969929♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>595 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998159209123993938♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>671 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998193232096225552♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>985 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998239411625877164♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>1,082 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998223517004954764♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/15px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/23px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/30px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1124" data-file-height="1934" /></a></span> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>1,191 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998468348895152765♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>923 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998307286553200357♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td>921 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998270070315049778♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td>1,349 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998360963207172812♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td>1,534 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998441755641743661♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td>1,144 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998278057766500990♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td>3,687 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998761651753482640♠" style="display:none"></span>0.08% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/15px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/23px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/30px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>9 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996353916041677153♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>2 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995665843018852346♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>21 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996561914555272725♠" style="display:none"></span>0.001% </td> <td>41 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997118070282343482♠" style="display:none"></span>0.001% </td> <td>53 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997128820468746088♠" style="display:none"></span>0.001% </td> <td>111 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997229301178835294♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td>670 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998110785039323728♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khanda.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/15px-Khanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/23px-Khanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/30px-Khanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="632" /></a></span> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>720 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998239703486786844♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">—<sup id="cite_ref-1901Census_155-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1901Census-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>as<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>12,339 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999330164937976674♠" style="display:none"></span>0.33% </td> <td>8,036 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999231417753393224♠" style="display:none"></span>0.23% </td> <td>19,172 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999465989816377359♠" style="display:none"></span>0.47% </td> <td>32,627 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999674000861428752♠" style="display:none"></span>0.67% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>5,182 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997931370988699551♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Tribal_religions_in_India" title="Tribal religions in India">Tribal</a> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">—<sup id="cite_ref-1901Census_155-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1901Census-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>as<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>9,224 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999246814278944553♠" style="display:none"></span>0.25% </td> <td>8,186 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999235737397869205♠" style="display:none"></span>0.24% </td> <td>204 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997495837275928339♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>37,598 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999776690605572018♠" style="display:none"></span>0.78% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Ahmadiyya" title="Ahmadiyya">Ahmadiyya</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/15px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/23px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/30px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="550" /></a></span> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>43,524 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999142983419816883♠" style="display:none"></span>0.14% </td> <td>21,661 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998452642812558314♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>18,266 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998328298388259089♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <td>172 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997784523003172300♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995998764528278519♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>2,029 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998594975753785016♠" style="display:none"></span>0.06% </td> <td>298 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997797383511767962♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>64 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997184304830975191♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td>1,510 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998367016807182251♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>1,226 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998202720086881926♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>23,828 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998782788559736396♠" style="display:none"></span>0.08% </td> <td>13,455 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998281164721987541♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td>38,395 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998690080839658804♠" style="display:none"></span>0.07% </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th>Total Responses </th> <th>2,192,415 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001943881537736275♠" style="display:none"></span>94.39% </th> <th>2,542,976 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>3,003,711 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>3,410,223 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>3,737,223 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>3,472,508 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>4,114,253 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>4,840,795 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>6,047,748 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001998889085988312♠" style="display:none"></span>99.89% </th> <th>30,439,893 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>47,854,510 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>55,638,409 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001998963339420947♠" style="display:none"></span>99.9% </th></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th>Total Population </th> <th>2,322,765 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>2,542,976 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>3,003,711 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>3,410,223 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>3,737,223 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>3,472,508 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>4,114,253 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>4,840,795 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>6,054,474 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>30,439,893 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>47,854,510 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>55,696,147 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=22" title="Edit section: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto; border: 1px solid #AAA; padding-left: 0.1em; padding-right: 0.1em"> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (1881–2023) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Religious<br />group </th> <th colspan="2">1881<sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1881_156-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1881-156"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1891<sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1891_157-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1891-157"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1901<sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1901_64-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1901-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1911<sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1911_74-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1911-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1921<sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1921_83-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1921-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1931<sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1931_93-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1931-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1941<sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1941_102-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1941-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1951<sup id="cite_ref-1951CensusA_49-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1951CensusA-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1951CensusB_50-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1951CensusB-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-KPK1951_111-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPK1951-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1998<sup id="cite_ref-1998CensusB_56-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1998CensusB-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2017<sup id="cite_ref-2017CensusB_57-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017CensusB-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2017_Census_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017_Census-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2023<sup id="cite_ref-2023CensusB_58-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2023CensusB-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-salient_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salient-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <td>1,787,341 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001914000148298530♠" style="display:none"></span>91.4% </td> <td>2,088,015 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001915110522468256♠" style="display:none"></span>91.51% </td> <td>1,890,479 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001921859304323741♠" style="display:none"></span>92.19% </td> <td>2,039,994 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001928564503332600♠" style="display:none"></span>92.86% </td> <td>2,062,786 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001916248101130882♠" style="display:none"></span>91.62% </td> <td>2,227,303 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001918446679609216♠" style="display:none"></span>91.84% </td> <td>2,788,797 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001917951118260393♠" style="display:none"></span>91.8% </td> <td>5,858,080 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001998896761047309♠" style="display:none"></span>99.89% </td> <td>20,808,480 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001994670357174406♠" style="display:none"></span>99.47% </td> <td>35,428,857 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001997940761812501♠" style="display:none"></span>99.79% </td> <td>40,486,153 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001996186940714232♠" style="display:none"></span>99.62% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-HinduCensus_158-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HinduCensus-158"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>at<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <td>154,081 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000787930545150510♠" style="display:none"></span>7.88% </td> <td>166,984 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000731837728578766♠" style="display:none"></span>7.32% </td> <td>129,306 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000630538287941234♠" style="display:none"></span>6.31% </td> <td>119,942 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000545952015832981♠" style="display:none"></span>5.46% </td> <td>149,881 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000665741291852852♠" style="display:none"></span>6.66% </td> <td>142,977 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000589577398811418♠" style="display:none"></span>5.9% </td> <td>180,321 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000593538588846131♠" style="display:none"></span>5.94% </td> <td>2,432 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998414695074643408♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td>7,011 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998335134227687450♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td>6,373 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998179511195493297♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>6,102 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998150143499982283♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khanda.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/15px-Khanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/23px-Khanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/30px-Khanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="632" /></a></span> </th> <td>9,205 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999470719989363415♠" style="display:none"></span>0.47% </td> <td>21,110 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999925184116460125♠" style="display:none"></span>0.93% </td> <td>25,733 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000125482512517530♠" style="display:none"></span>1.25% </td> <td>30,345 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000138124376118889♠" style="display:none"></span>1.38% </td> <td>28,040 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000124548046940932♠" style="display:none"></span>1.25% </td> <td>42,510 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000175293475338504♠" style="display:none"></span>1.75% </td> <td>57,939 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000190710079797450♠" style="display:none"></span>1.91% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>4,050 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997996527654749672♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <td>4,725 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999241624329140916♠" style="display:none"></span>0.24% </td> <td>5,437 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999238286406498991♠" style="display:none"></span>0.24% </td> <td>5,119 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999249619158892176♠" style="display:none"></span>0.25% </td> <td>6,585 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999299758827294304♠" style="display:none"></span>0.3% </td> <td>10,610 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999471274885179493♠" style="display:none"></span>0.47% </td> <td>12,213 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999503613082641533♠" style="display:none"></span>0.5% </td> <td>10,889 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999358418691885333♠" style="display:none"></span>0.36% </td> <td>3,823 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998651882923668482♠" style="display:none"></span>0.07% </td> <td>38,974 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999186300404933542♠" style="display:none"></span>0.19% </td> <td>50,018 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999140887980169209♠" style="display:none"></span>0.14% </td> <td>134,884 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999331890459711740♠" style="display:none"></span>0.33% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/15px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/23px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/30px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1124" data-file-height="1934" /></a></span> </th> <td>106 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997542056696062162♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>108 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997473329628506364♠" style="display:none"></span>0.005% </td> <td>37 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997180424084372153♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td>4 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996182072006747588♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0002% </td> <td>3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996133253973189300♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0001% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995329156664418526♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/15px-Faravahar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/23px-Faravahar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/30px-Faravahar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </th> <td>52 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997265914605615400♠" style="display:none"></span>0.003% </td> <td>48 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997210368723780606♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td>46 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997224311023814028♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td>49 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997223038208265795♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td>20 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996888359821262004♠" style="display:none"></span>0.001% </td> <td>60 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997247414926377565♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td>24 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996789975994604464♠" style="display:none"></span>0.001% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>36 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995885802359777486♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0001% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/15px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/23px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/30px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </th> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>2 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995824716421258550♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0001% </td> <td>25 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996822891661046316♠" style="display:none"></span>0.001% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Judaism" title="Judaism">Judaism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_of_David.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/15px-Star_of_David.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/23px-Star_of_David.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/30px-Star_of_David.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="693" /></a></span> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>4 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996175307269817172♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0002% </td> <td>4 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996195053064186111♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0002% </td> <td>14 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996637252023616560♠" style="display:none"></span>0.001% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>11 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996453594031692202♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0005% </td> <td>71 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997233701231737153♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Ahmadiyya" title="Ahmadiyya">Ahmadiyya</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/15px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/23px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/30px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="550" /></a></span> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>48,703 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999232806194423932♠" style="display:none"></span>0.23% </td> <td>7,204 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998202918351221357♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>951 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997233999456707886♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <td>5 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996255687120784039♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0003% </td> <td>2 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995876536349085860♠" style="display:none"></span>0.0001% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>215 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997366609543784263♠" style="display:none"></span>0.004% </td> <td>16,808 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998803442604331859♠" style="display:none"></span>0.08% </td> <td>9,512 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998267928839091831♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td>8,944 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998220072675162495♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th>Total Responses<sup id="cite_ref-population_159-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-population-159"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>au<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th>1,955,515 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>2,281,708 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>2,050,724 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001964828650469541♠" style="display:none"></span>96.48% </th> <th>2,196,933 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001575259876403073♠" style="display:none"></span>57.53% </th> <th>2,251,340 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001443484811117003♠" style="display:none"></span>44.35% </th> <th>2,425,076 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001517695892121107♠" style="display:none"></span>51.77% </th> <th>3,038,067 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001560977541820341♠" style="display:none"></span>56.1% </th> <th>5,864,550 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001994007530629730♠" style="display:none"></span>99.4% </th> <th>20,919,976 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>35,501,964 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>40,641,120 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001994738190483540♠" style="display:none"></span>99.47% </th></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th>Total Population<sup id="cite_ref-population_159-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-population-159"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>au<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th>1,955,515 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>2,281,708 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>2,125,480 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>3,819,027 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>5,076,476 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>4,684,364 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>5,415,666 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>5,899,905 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>20,919,976 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>35,501,964 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>40,856,097 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="25"><span style="font-size:85%;">Note1: Pre-partition populations for religious data is for <a href="/wiki/North-West_Frontier_Province" title="North-West Frontier Province">North-West Frontier Province</a> only and excludes the <a href="/wiki/Federally_Administered_Tribal_Areas" title="Federally Administered Tribal Areas">Federally Administered Tribal Areas</a> (both administrative divisions later merged to form Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018), as religious data was not collected in the latter region at the time.<br /><br />Note2: 1951, 1998, and 2017 populations for religious data combine the <a href="/wiki/North-West_Frontier_Province" title="North-West Frontier Province">North-West Frontier Province</a> and <a href="/wiki/Federally_Administered_Tribal_Areas" title="Federally Administered Tribal Areas">Federally Administered Tribal Areas</a>, both administrative divisions which later merged to form Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018.</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Balochistan">Balochistan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=23" title="Edit section: Balochistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religion in Balochistan (1901–2023) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Religious<br />group </th> <th colspan="2">1901<sup id="cite_ref-baluchistan1901_65-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baluchistan1901-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1911<sup id="cite_ref-baluchistan1911_75-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baluchistan1911-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1921<sup id="cite_ref-baluchistan1921_84-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baluchistan1921-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1931<sup id="cite_ref-baluchistan1931_94-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baluchistan1931-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1941<sup id="cite_ref-baluchistan1941_103-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baluchistan1941-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1951<sup id="cite_ref-1951CensusA_49-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1951CensusA-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1951CensusB_50-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1951CensusB-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-balochistan1951_112-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-balochistan1951-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1998<sup id="cite_ref-1998CensusB_56-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1998CensusB-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2017<sup id="cite_ref-2017CensusB_57-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017CensusB-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2017_Census_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017_Census-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2023<sup id="cite_ref-2023CensusB_58-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2023CensusB-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-salient_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salient-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <td>765,368 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001944029326077464♠" style="display:none"></span>94.4% </td> <td>782,648 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001937636500647535♠" style="display:none"></span>93.76% </td> <td>733,477 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001917276223229639♠" style="display:none"></span>91.73% </td> <td>798,093 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001918808865126977♠" style="display:none"></span>91.88% </td> <td>785,181 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001915305390896850♠" style="display:none"></span>91.53% </td> <td>1,137,063 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001985180654099450♠" style="display:none"></span>98.52% </td> <td>6,484,006 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001987529632334407♠" style="display:none"></span>98.75% </td> <td>12,255,528 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001992799978743411♠" style="display:none"></span>99.28% </td> <td>14,429,568 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001990904896308621♠" style="display:none"></span>99.09% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </th> <td>38,158 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000470652954192805♠" style="display:none"></span>4.71% </td> <td>38,326 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000459157329014032♠" style="display:none"></span>4.59% </td> <td>51,348 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000642151008285133♠" style="display:none"></span>6.42% </td> <td>53,681 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000618005403992783♠" style="display:none"></span>6.18% </td> <td>54,394 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000634084643317188♠" style="display:none"></span>6.34% </td> <td>13,087 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000113389136927325♠" style="display:none"></span>1.13% </td> <td>39,146 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999596202949031242♠" style="display:none"></span>0.6% </td> <td>49,378 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999400002981106910♠" style="display:none"></span>0.4% </td> <td>59,107 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999405898608372154♠" style="display:none"></span>0.41% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khanda.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/15px-Khanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/23px-Khanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/30px-Khanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="632" /></a></span> </th> <td>2,972 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999366575968305733♠" style="display:none"></span>0.37% </td> <td>8,390 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000100514793884770♠" style="display:none"></span>1.01% </td> <td>7,741 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999968078786931374♠" style="display:none"></span>0.97% </td> <td>8,425 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999969932663072447♠" style="display:none"></span>0.97% </td> <td>12,044 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000140399960365338♠" style="display:none"></span>1.4% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>1,057 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997725861283857016♠" style="display:none"></span>0.007% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <td>4,026 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999496579693270148♠" style="display:none"></span>0.5% </td> <td>5,085 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999609198720982193♠" style="display:none"></span>0.61% </td> <td>6,693 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999837017351883695♠" style="display:none"></span>0.84% </td> <td>8,059 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999927796715928884♠" style="display:none"></span>0.93% </td> <td>6,056 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999705963267994427♠" style="display:none"></span>0.71% </td> <td>3,937 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999341111814841353♠" style="display:none"></span>0.34% </td> <td>26,462 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999403022593298542♠" style="display:none"></span>0.4% </td> <td>33,330 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999270000797122065♠" style="display:none"></span>0.27% </td> <td>62,731 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999430785280961537♠" style="display:none"></span>0.43% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/15px-Faravahar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/23px-Faravahar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/30px-Faravahar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </th> <td>166 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998204749699659326♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>170 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998203665255785590♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>165 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998206346725027356♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>167 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998192259649534835♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>76 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997885951261023390♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>79 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997684476336613332♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>181 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997124296019279205♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Judaism" title="Judaism">Judaism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_of_David.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/15px-Star_of_David.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/23px-Star_of_David.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/30px-Star_of_David.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="693" /></a></span> </th> <td>48 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997592047324316123♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>57 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997682877622339922♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>19 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997237611380334531♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td>17 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997195713415694143♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td>20 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997233145068690365♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/15px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/23px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/30px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1124" data-file-height="1934" /></a></span> </th> <td>8 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996986745540526872♠" style="display:none"></span>0.001% </td> <td>10 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997119803091638582♠" style="display:none"></span>0.001% </td> <td>17 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997212599656088791♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td>17 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997195713415694143♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td>7 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996816007740416280♠" style="display:none"></span>0.001% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/15px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/23px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/30px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </th> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>16 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997191684946621732♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td>160 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998200093793965921♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>68 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997782853662776574♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>43 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997501261897684286♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6995866425742548522♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Ahmadiyya" title="Ahmadiyya">Ahmadiyya</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/15px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/23px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg/30px-Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="550" /></a></span> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>9,800 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999149256345488841♠" style="display:none"></span>0.15% </td> <td>2,469 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998200009591387452♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>557 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997382502114577444♠" style="display:none"></span>0.004% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996119803091638582♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>5 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996625293106143504♠" style="display:none"></span>0.001% </td> <td>75 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997863441539827104♠" style="display:none"></span>0.009% </td> <td>14 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997163201548083256♠" style="display:none"></span>0.002% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>6,471 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998985548787406419♠" style="display:none"></span>0.1% </td> <td>3,703 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998299973882911193♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td>8,810 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998604998856270607♠" style="display:none"></span>0.06% </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th>Total responses </th> <th>810,746 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>834,703 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>799,625 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>868,617 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>857,835 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>1,154,167 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001983076328153480♠" style="display:none"></span>98.31% </th> <th>6,565,885 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>12,344,408 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>14,562,011 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001977683494778776♠" style="display:none"></span>97.77% </th></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th>Total population </th> <th>810,746 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>834,703 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>799,625 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>868,617 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>857,835 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>1,174,036 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>6,565,885 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>12,344,408 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>14,894,402 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir">Azad Jammu and Kashmir</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=24" title="Edit section: Azad Jammu and Kashmir"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Religious groups in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (1901–1941) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_India" title="Religion in India">Religious</a><br />group </th> <th colspan="2">1901<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1901_66-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1901-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJK1901_67-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJK1901-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1911<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1911_76-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1911-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJK1911_77-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJK1911-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>n<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1921<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1921_85-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1921-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJK1921_86-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJK1921-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>r<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1931<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1931_88-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1931-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJK1931_97-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJK1931-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>x<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1941<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1941_104-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1941-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 337–352">&#58;&#8202;337–352&#8202;</span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJK1941_95-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJK1941-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>v<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <td>747,426 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001856241443897744♠" style="display:none"></span>85.62% </td> <td>749,945 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001877610057446716♠" style="display:none"></span>87.76% </td> <td>780,607 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001880190920561395♠" style="display:none"></span>88.02% </td> <td>850,135 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001876809292290047♠" style="display:none"></span>87.68% </td> <td>939,460 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001875419557677649♠" style="display:none"></span>87.54% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </th> <td>108,331 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001124102575852173♠" style="display:none"></span>12.41% </td> <td>84,130 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000984516652994449♠" style="display:none"></span>9.85% </td> <td>81,733 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000921598762376516♠" style="display:none"></span>9.22% </td> <td>87,554 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000903011413212758♠" style="display:none"></span>9.03% </td> <td>93,559 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000871813365090192♠" style="display:none"></span>8.72% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khanda.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/15px-Khanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/23px-Khanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/30px-Khanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="632" /></a></span> </th> <td>17,132 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000196261949903484♠" style="display:none"></span>1.96% </td> <td>20,391 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000238622121374180♠" style="display:none"></span>2.39% </td> <td>24,491 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000276153760284869♠" style="display:none"></span>2.76% </td> <td>31,709 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000327039186120147♠" style="display:none"></span>3.27% </td> <td>39,910 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000371894434535956♠" style="display:none"></span>3.72% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <td>18 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997206205644306719♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>55 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997643627908174191♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>24 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997270617379724669♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>168 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998173271258217492♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>136 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998126729248551466♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/15px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/23px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/30px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1124" data-file-height="1934" /></a></span> </th> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>8 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996936186048253369♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>6 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996676543449311673♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>11 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997113451419070977♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/15px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/23px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/30px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </th> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>2 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996234046512063342♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/15px-Faravahar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/23px-Faravahar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/30px-Faravahar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </th> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996103137653700888♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Tribal </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Judaism" title="Judaism">Judaism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_of_David.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/15px-Star_of_David.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/23px-Star_of_David.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/30px-Star_of_David.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="693" /></a></span> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <td>8 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996916469530252086♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>89 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997829331111844152♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total population </th> 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<caption>Religious groups in Gilgit–Baltistan (1901–1941) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_India" title="Religion in India">Religious</a><br />group </th> <th colspan="2">1901<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1901_66-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1901-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1901_68-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1901-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>j<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1911<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1911_76-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1911-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1911_78-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1911-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>o<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1921<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1921_85-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1921-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1921_87-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1921-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>s<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1931<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1931_88-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1931-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1931_96-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1931-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>w<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1941<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1941_104-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1941-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 337–352">&#58;&#8202;337–352&#8202;</span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1941_105-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1941-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>aa<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/15px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/23px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/30px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </th> <td>58,779 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001965410199556541♠" style="display:none"></span>96.54% </td> <td>77,189 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001984503341666241♠" style="display:none"></span>98.45% </td> <td>88,643 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001988249328294145♠" style="display:none"></span>98.82% </td> <td>94,940 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001984385044480849♠" style="display:none"></span>98.44% </td> <td>115,601 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001996156729600937♠" style="display:none"></span>99.62% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </th> <td>2,001 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000328652377432865♠" style="display:none"></span>3.29% </td> <td>1,112 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000141829498494974♠" style="display:none"></span>1.42% </td> <td>948 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000105689153483394♠" style="display:none"></span>1.06% </td> <td>1,361 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000141115235468552♠" style="display:none"></span>1.41% </td> <td>295 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999254207347023188♠" style="display:none"></span>0.25% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khanda.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/15px-Khanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/23px-Khanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/30px-Khanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="632" /></a></span> </th> <td>74 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999121540609345487♠" style="display:none"></span>0.12% </td> <td>81 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999103311055558389♠" style="display:none"></span>0.1% </td> <td>90 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999100337803939931♠" style="display:none"></span>0.1% </td> <td>93 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998964270161541173♠" style="display:none"></span>0.1% </td> <td>121 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999104268098270528♠" style="display:none"></span>0.1% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </th> <td>28 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998459883386712655♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>22 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998280597928677108♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td>16 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998178378318115433♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>49 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998508056321672231♠" style="display:none"></span>0.05% </td> <td>28 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998241281549716925♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/15px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/23px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg/30px-Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1124" data-file-height="1934" /></a></span> </th> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997164244066683091♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997311054890819733♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/15px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/23px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/30px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </th> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Others </th> <td>2 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997328488133366182♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total population </th> <th>60,885 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>78,404 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>89,697 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>96,446 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>116,047 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Islam">Islam</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=26" title="Edit section: Islam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Pakistan" title="Islam in Pakistan">Islam in Pakistan</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Faisal_Mosque_by_M_Ali_Mir.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Faisal_Mosque_by_M_Ali_Mir.jpg/220px-Faisal_Mosque_by_M_Ali_Mir.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Faisal_Mosque_by_M_Ali_Mir.jpg/330px-Faisal_Mosque_by_M_Ali_Mir.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Faisal_Mosque_by_M_Ali_Mir.jpg/440px-Faisal_Mosque_by_M_Ali_Mir.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3130" data-file-height="2122" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Faisal_Mosque" title="Faisal Mosque">Faisal Mosque</a> in <a href="/wiki/Islamabad" title="Islamabad">Islamabad</a>, which is the largest mosque of Pakistan and is also one of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_large_mosques" class="mw-redirect" title="List of large mosques">largest in the world</a>, was built by King <a href="/wiki/Faisal_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Faisal of Saudi Arabia">Faisal of Saudi Arabia</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> is the state religion of <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, and about 96–98% of <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Pakistan" title="Demographics of Pakistan">Pakistanis</a> are Muslim.<sup id="cite_ref-Oxford_Dictionary_of_Islam_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oxford_Dictionary_of_Islam-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Pakistan has the second largest number of <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslims</a> in the world after Indonesia.<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The majority are <a href="/wiki/Sunni_Islam" title="Sunni Islam">Sunni</a> (estimated at 85-90%),<sup id="cite_ref-LoC_Pak_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LoC_Pak-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CIA_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIA-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with an estimated 10–15% <a href="/wiki/Shia_Islam" title="Shia Islam">Shia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LoC_Pak_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LoC_Pak-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CIA_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIA-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pew:1_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pew:1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-congress_161-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-congress-161"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A PEW survey in 2012 found that 6% of Pakistani Muslims were Shia.<sup id="cite_ref-:Pew_162-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:Pew-162"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> There are a number of Islamic law schools called <i><a href="/wiki/Madhab" class="mw-redirect" title="Madhab">Madhab</a></i> (schools of <a href="/wiki/Jurisprudence" title="Jurisprudence">jurisprudence</a>), which are called <a href="/wiki/Fiqh" title="Fiqh">fiqh</a> or 'Maktab-e-Fikr' in <a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a>. Nearly all Pakistani Sunni Muslims belong to the <a href="/wiki/Hanafi" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanafi">Hanafi</a> Islamic school of thought, while a small number belong to the <a href="/wiki/Hanbali" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanbali">Hanbali</a> school. The majority of <a href="/wiki/Shia_Islam_in_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Shia Islam in Pakistan">Pakistani Shia Muslims</a> belong to the <a href="/wiki/Twelver" class="mw-redirect" title="Twelver">Twelver</a> (Ithna Asharia) branch, with significant minority who adhere to <a href="/wiki/Ismailism" class="mw-redirect" title="Ismailism">Ismailism</a> branch that is composed of <a href="/wiki/Nizari" class="mw-redirect" title="Nizari">Nizari</a> (<a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan" title="Aga Khan">Aga Khanis</a>), <a href="/wiki/Mustaali" class="mw-redirect" title="Mustaali">Mustaali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dawoodi_Bohra" title="Dawoodi Bohra">Dawoodi Bohra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sulaymani" title="Sulaymani">Sulaymani</a>, and others.<sup id="cite_ref-Shia_resistance_and_revival_163-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shia_resistance_and_revival-163"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sufi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sufi">Sufis</a> and above mentioned Sunni and Shia sects are considered to be <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslims</a> according to the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Pakistan" title="Constitution of Pakistan">Constitution of Pakistan</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Ahmadiyya" title="Ahmadiyya">Ahmadiyya</a> (though self-described Muslims) are specifically declared not to be. </p><p>The mosque is an important religious as well as social institution in Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Many rituals and ceremonies are celebrated according to Islamic calendar. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sunni">Sunni</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=27" title="Edit section: Sunni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Barelvi_and_Deobandi_Sunni_Muslims">Barelvi and Deobandi Sunni Muslims</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=28" title="Edit section: Barelvi and Deobandi Sunni Muslims"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are two major Sunni sects in Pakistan, the <a href="/wiki/Barelvi_movement" title="Barelvi movement">Barelvi movement</a> and <a href="/wiki/Deobandi_movement" title="Deobandi movement">Deobandi movement</a>. Statistics regarding Pakistan's sects and sub-sects have been called "tenuous",<sup id="cite_ref-ICG-NEoSViP-2022-8_166-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ICG-NEoSViP-2022-8-166"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but estimates of the sizes of the two groups give a slight majority of Pakistan's population to followers of the Barelvi school, while 15–25% are thought to follow the Deobandi school of jurisprudence.<sup id="cite_ref-heritage.org-May2009_167-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heritage.org-May2009-167"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-globalsecurity.org2_168-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-globalsecurity.org2-168"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ICG-NEoSViP-2022-8-quote_169-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ICG-NEoSViP-2022-8-quote-169"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sufi">Sufi</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=29" title="Edit section: Sufi"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shrine_Lal_Shahbaz_Qalandar,_Sehwan_Shareef,_Sindh,_Pakistan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Shrine_Lal_Shahbaz_Qalandar%2C_Sehwan_Shareef%2C_Sindh%2C_Pakistan.jpg/220px-Shrine_Lal_Shahbaz_Qalandar%2C_Sehwan_Shareef%2C_Sindh%2C_Pakistan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Shrine_Lal_Shahbaz_Qalandar%2C_Sehwan_Shareef%2C_Sindh%2C_Pakistan.jpg/330px-Shrine_Lal_Shahbaz_Qalandar%2C_Sehwan_Shareef%2C_Sindh%2C_Pakistan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Shrine_Lal_Shahbaz_Qalandar%2C_Sehwan_Shareef%2C_Sindh%2C_Pakistan.jpg/440px-Shrine_Lal_Shahbaz_Qalandar%2C_Sehwan_Shareef%2C_Sindh%2C_Pakistan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>The shrine of <a href="/wiki/Lal_Shahbaz_Qalandar" title="Lal Shahbaz Qalandar">Lal Shahbaz Qalandar</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Islam to some extent syncretized with pre-Islamic influences, resulting in a religion with some traditions distinct from those of the <a href="/wiki/Arab" class="mw-redirect" title="Arab">Arab</a> world. Two Sufis whose shrines receive much national attention are <a href="/wiki/Ali_Hajweri" class="mw-redirect" title="Ali Hajweri">Ali Hajweri</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lahore" title="Lahore">Lahore</a> (ca. 11th century) and <a href="/wiki/Shahbaz_Qalander" class="mw-redirect" title="Shahbaz Qalander">Shahbaz Qalander</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sehwan" title="Sehwan">Sehwan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a> (ca. 12th century).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> <a href="/wiki/Sufism" title="Sufism">Sufism</a>, a mystical Islamic tradition, promoted by <a href="/wiki/Fariduddin_Ganjshakar" class="mw-redirect" title="Fariduddin Ganjshakar">Fariduddin Ganjshakar</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pakpatan" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakpatan">Pakpatan</a>, has a long history and a large popular following in Pakistan. Popular Sufi culture is centered on Thursday night gatherings at shrines and annual festivals which feature Sufi music and dance. Contemporary Islamic fundamentalists criticize its popular character, which in their view, does not accurately reflect the teachings and practice of the <a href="/wiki/Islamic_prophet" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic prophet">Islamic prophet</a> <a href="/wiki/Muhammad" title="Muhammad">Muhammad</a> and his companions. There have been terrorist attacks directed at Sufi shrines and festivals, 5 in 2010 that killed 64 people.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTSufivideo_170-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTSufivideo-170"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYTAtWarSufi_171-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTAtWarSufi-171"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ahmadiyya">Ahmadiyya</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=30" title="Edit section: Ahmadiyya"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ahmadiyya_in_Pakistan" title="Ahmadiyya in Pakistan">Ahmadiyya in Pakistan</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Yadgar_Masjid.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Yadgar_Masjid.jpg/220px-Yadgar_Masjid.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Yadgar_Masjid.jpg/330px-Yadgar_Masjid.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Yadgar_Masjid.jpg/440px-Yadgar_Masjid.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Yadgar Mosque, the first <a href="/wiki/Mosque" title="Mosque">mosque</a> of <a href="/wiki/Rabwah" title="Rabwah">Rabwah</a></figcaption></figure> <p>According to the last <a href="/wiki/Census_in_Pakistan" title="Census in Pakistan">Census in Pakistan</a>, Ahmadi Muslim made up 0.07% of the population; however, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community boycotted the census. Independent groups generally estimate the population to be somewhere between two and five million Ahmadi Muslims. In media reports, four million is the most commonly cited figure.<sup id="cite_ref-ahmadi_172-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ahmadi-172"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1974, the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Pakistan" title="Government of Pakistan">government of Pakistan</a> amended the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Pakistan" title="Constitution of Pakistan">Constitution of Pakistan</a> to define a <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslim</a> according to Qu'ran 33:40,<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> as a person who believes in finality of Muhammad under the <a href="/wiki/Ordinance_XX" title="Ordinance XX">Ordinance XX</a>. According to <a href="/wiki/Ordinance_XX" title="Ordinance XX">Ordinance XX</a>, Ahmadi Muslims cannot call themselves Muslim or "pose as Muslims" which is punishable by three years in prison.<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ahmadi Muslims believe in Muhammad as the final law-bearing prophet, but also believe <a href="/wiki/Mirza_Ghulam_Ahmad" title="Mirza Ghulam Ahmad">Mirza Ghulam Ahmad</a> to be a prophet, the prophecised Mehdi and second coming of Jesus. Consequently, Ahmadi Muslims were declared <a href="/wiki/Kafir" title="Kafir">non-Muslims</a> by a <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Pakistan" title="Parliament of Pakistan">parliamentary</a> tribunal and are subject to persecution under <a href="/wiki/Blasphemy_in_Pakistan" title="Blasphemy in Pakistan">Pakistani blasphemy laws</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hinduism">Hinduism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=31" title="Edit section: Hinduism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hinduism_in_Pakistan" title="Hinduism in Pakistan">Hinduism in Pakistan</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hawan_at_Hinglaj_Mata_(Rani_ki_Mandir)_During_Yanglaj_Yatra_2017_Photo_by_Aliraza_Khatri.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Hawan_at_Hinglaj_Mata_%28Rani_ki_Mandir%29_During_Yanglaj_Yatra_2017_Photo_by_Aliraza_Khatri.jpg/220px-Hawan_at_Hinglaj_Mata_%28Rani_ki_Mandir%29_During_Yanglaj_Yatra_2017_Photo_by_Aliraza_Khatri.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Hawan_at_Hinglaj_Mata_%28Rani_ki_Mandir%29_During_Yanglaj_Yatra_2017_Photo_by_Aliraza_Khatri.jpg/330px-Hawan_at_Hinglaj_Mata_%28Rani_ki_Mandir%29_During_Yanglaj_Yatra_2017_Photo_by_Aliraza_Khatri.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Hawan_at_Hinglaj_Mata_%28Rani_ki_Mandir%29_During_Yanglaj_Yatra_2017_Photo_by_Aliraza_Khatri.jpg/440px-Hawan_at_Hinglaj_Mata_%28Rani_ki_Mandir%29_During_Yanglaj_Yatra_2017_Photo_by_Aliraza_Khatri.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Shri_Hinglaj_Mata_temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Shri Hinglaj Mata temple">Shri Hinglaj Mata temple</a> shakti peetha is the largest Hindu pilgrimage centre in Pakistan. The annual Hinglaj Yathra is attended by more than 250,000 people.<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> is the second largest religion affiliation in <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> after <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-yearbook2011_176-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yearbook2011-176"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of 2020, Pakistan has the fourth largest Hindu population in the world after <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> According to the 1998 Census, the Hindu population was found to be 2,111,271 (including 332,343 scheduled castes Hindus). While according to latest census of 2017, There are 4.4 million Hindus in Pakistan out of 207.68 million total population comprising 2.14% of the country's population of both General and Schedule caste.<sup id="cite_ref-tribune.com.pk_133-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tribune.com.pk-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Hindus are found in all provinces of Pakistan but are mostly concentrated in <a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a>. About 93% of Hindus live in <a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a>, 5% in <a href="/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjab (Pakistan)">Punjab</a> and nearly 2% in <a href="/wiki/Balochistan_(Pakistan)" class="mw-redirect" title="Balochistan (Pakistan)">Balochistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-census.gov.pk_178-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census.gov.pk-178"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They speak a variety of languages such as <a href="/wiki/Sindhi_language" title="Sindhi language">Sindhi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seraiki_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Seraiki language">Seraiki</a>, Aer, Dhatki, Gera, Goaria, Gurgula, Jandavra, Kabutra, <a href="/wiki/Koli_people" title="Koli people">Koli</a>, Loarki, <a href="/wiki/Marwari_language" title="Marwari language">Marwari</a>, Sansi, Vaghri<sup id="cite_ref-179" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-179"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Gujarati_language" title="Gujarati language">Gujarati</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:722_180-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:722-180"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Rig_Veda" class="mw-redirect" title="Rig Veda">Rig Veda</a>, the oldest Hindu text, is believed to have been composed in the Punjab region in the Indian subcontinent around 1500 BCE<sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and spread from there across South and South East Asia slowly developing and evolving into the various forms of the faith we see today.<sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many ancient Hindu temples are located throughout Pakistan. A significant Hindu pilgrimage site known as <a href="/wiki/Hinglaj_Mata" class="mw-redirect" title="Hinglaj Mata">Hinglaj Mata</a> takes place in southern <a href="/wiki/Balochistan" title="Balochistan">Balochistan</a>, where over 250,000 people visit during spring as a pilgrimage. </p><p>Cases collected by <a href="/wiki/Global_Human_Rights_Defence" title="Global Human Rights Defence">Global Human Rights Defence</a> show that underage Hindu (and Christian) girls are often targeted by Muslims for forced conversion to Islam.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> According to the National Commission of Justice and Peace and the Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) around 1,000 <a href="/wiki/Forced_conversion_of_minority_girls_in_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Forced conversion of minority girls in Pakistan">non-Muslim minority women are converted to Islam</a> and then forcibly married off to their abductors or rapists.<sup id="cite_ref-dailytimes.com.pk_183-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dailytimes.com.pk-183"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Christianity">Christianity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=32" title="Edit section: Christianity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Pakistan" title="Christianity in Pakistan">Christianity in Pakistan</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Church_Sacred_Heart.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Church_Sacred_Heart.jpg/220px-Church_Sacred_Heart.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Church_Sacred_Heart.jpg/330px-Church_Sacred_Heart.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Church_Sacred_Heart.jpg/440px-Church_Sacred_Heart.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3707" data-file-height="3238" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Heart_Cathedral,_Lahore" title="Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lahore">Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lahore</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Pakistani_Christian" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistani Christian">Christians</a> (<a href="/wiki/Urdu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Urdu language">Urdu</a>: <span lang="ur" dir="rtl">مسيحى، عیسائی</span>) make up 1.3% of Pakistan's population.<sup id="cite_ref-LoC_184-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LoC-184"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The majority of the Pakistani Christian community consists of <a href="/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjab (Pakistan)">Punjabis</a> who converted during the <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British colonial era</a> and their descendants.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Accuracy_dispute#Disputed_statement" title="Wikipedia:Accuracy dispute"><span title="The material near this tag is possibly inaccurate or nonfactual. (September 2023)">dubious</span></a>&#32;&#8211; <a href="/wiki/Talk:Religion_in_Pakistan#Dubious" title="Talk:Religion in Pakistan">discuss</a></i>&#93;</sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> Pakistani Christians mainly live in Punjab and in urban centres. There is also a <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholicism_in_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholicism in Pakistan">Roman Catholic</a> community in <a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a> which was established by <a href="/wiki/Goa" title="Goa">Goan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tamil_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil people">Tamil</a> migrants when Karachi's infrastructure was being developed between the two World Wars. A few <a href="/wiki/Protestantism" title="Protestantism">Protestant</a> groups conduct missions in Pakistan. The present Christian population in Pakistan is ranged between 2 and 3 million as per as recent (2020–21) year estimation by various institution and NGOs of Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-refworld.org_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-refworld.org-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> There is a small myth that Christianity has been existent in Pakistan ever since a few decades after the <a href="/wiki/Crucifixion_of_Jesus" title="Crucifixion of Jesus">crucifixion of Jesus</a>. This myth became more popular after the finding of a structure looking like a giant cross in Northern Pakistan, but there is almost no evidence that this cross is related to Christianity. </p><p>There are a number of church-run schools in Pakistan that admit students of all religions, including <a href="/wiki/Forman_Christian_College" title="Forman Christian College">Forman Christian College</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> St. Patrick's Institute of Science &amp; Technology and <a href="/wiki/Saint_Joseph%27s_College_for_Women,_Karachi" title="Saint Joseph&#39;s College for Women, Karachi">Saint Joseph's College for Women, Karachi</a>. </p><p>Pakistan is number eight on Open Doors’ 2022 World Watch List, an annual ranking of the 50 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution.<sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Cases collected by <a href="/wiki/Global_Human_Rights_Defence" title="Global Human Rights Defence">Global Human Rights Defence</a> show that young underage Christian (and Hindu) girls are sometimes targeted by Muslims for <a href="/wiki/Forced_conversion_of_minority_girls_in_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Forced conversion of minority girls in Pakistan">forced conversion to Islam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Christians also often face abuses of <a href="/wiki/Blasphemy_in_Pakistan" title="Blasphemy in Pakistan">Pakistani blasphemy laws</a>, notably in the case of <a href="/wiki/Asia_Bibi_blasphemy_case" title="Asia Bibi blasphemy case">Asia Bibi</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sikhism">Sikhism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=33" title="Edit section: Sikhism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sikhism_in_Pakistan" title="Sikhism in Pakistan">Sikhism in Pakistan</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gurdwara_Janam_Asthan_(151719).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Gurdwara_Janam_Asthan_%28151719%29.jpg/220px-Gurdwara_Janam_Asthan_%28151719%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Gurdwara_Janam_Asthan_%28151719%29.jpg/330px-Gurdwara_Janam_Asthan_%28151719%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Gurdwara_Janam_Asthan_%28151719%29.jpg/440px-Gurdwara_Janam_Asthan_%28151719%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5088" data-file-height="2988" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Gurdwara_Janam_Asthan" title="Gurdwara Janam Asthan">Gurdwara Janam Asthan</a>, the birthplace of the founder of Sikhism in <a href="/wiki/Nankana_Sahib" title="Nankana Sahib">Nankana Sahib</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In the 15th century, the Sikh faith was born in the Punjab region (of present day India and Pakistan) where <a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a>'s founder <a href="/wiki/Guru_Nanak" title="Guru Nanak">Guru Nanak</a> was born. Home to some of the world's most sacred <a href="/wiki/Gurdwara" title="Gurdwara">gurdwaras</a>, Sikhs have a become a crucial part in Pakistan's <a href="/wiki/Religious_tourism" title="Religious tourism">religious tourism</a> with large numbers coming to the country particularly during festivals. Aside from religious tourists, estimates on the Sikh population permanently residing in Pakistan vary due to the community being excluded from the national census up until 2023 which marks the first inclusion of Sikhs in census data since partition (where almost 99% fled to India).<sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The results of the <a href="/wiki/2023_Pakistani_census" title="2023 Pakistani census">2023 Census of Pakistan</a> thus are significant in the first official Sikh count since the formation of Pakistan as a sovereign nation. </p><p>In a news article published in December 2022, there was an estimated 30,000–35,000 Sikhs in Pakistan according to Gurpal Singh.<sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Other sources, including the US Department of State, claim the Sikh population in Pakistan to be at 20,000.<sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Though full community counts have not yet been available, the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) does provide the numbers of eligible voters belonging to minority religions (registered in electoral rolls): </p> <ul><li>2013: 5,934 Sikh Voters <sup id="cite_ref-:0_192-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-192"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>2018: 8,852 Sikh Voters<sup id="cite_ref-:0_192-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-192"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>In recent years, their numbers have increased with many Sikhs migrating from neighboring Afghanistan who have joined their co-religionists in Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-State_193-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-State-193"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_religions">Other religions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=34" title="Edit section: Other religions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baháʼí"><span id="Bah.C3.A1.CA.BC.C3.AD"></span>Baháʼí</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=35" title="Edit section: Baháʼí"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BC%C3%AD_Faith_in_Pakistan" title="Baháʼí Faith in Pakistan">Baháʼí Faith in Pakistan</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BC%C3%AD_Faith" title="Baháʼí Faith">Baháʼí Faith</a> in Pakistan begins previous to its independence when it was still under British colonial rule. The roots of the religion in the region go back to the first days of the <a href="/wiki/B%C3%A1b%C3%AD" class="mw-redirect" title="Bábí">Bábí</a> religion in 1844,<sup id="cite_ref-brief_194-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brief-194"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with Shaykh Sa'id Hindi who was from <a href="/wiki/Multan" title="Multan">Multan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pk-history_195-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pk-history-195"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During <a href="/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27u%27ll%C3%A1h" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahá&#39;u&#39;lláh">Bahá'u'lláh</a>'s lifetime, as founder of the religion, he encouraged some of his followers to move to the area that is present day <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-momen_196-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-momen-196"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Baháʼís in Pakistan have the right to hold public meetings, establish academic centers, teach their faith, and elect their administrative councils.<sup id="cite_ref-right_197-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-right-197"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Bahá'í sources claim their population to be around 30,000.<sup id="cite_ref-synopsis_198-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-synopsis-198"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Shoba Das of <a href="/wiki/Minority_Rights_Group_International" title="Minority Rights Group International">Minority Rights Group International</a> reported around 200 Baháʼís in Islamabad and between 2,000 and 3,000 Baháʼís in Pakistan, in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-199" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-199"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> One more PhD thesis says that "It is an assumption that the Bahá’ís do not want to declare their exact population, which is supposed to be more or less 3,000 in total". Most of these Bahá’ís have their roots in Iran.<sup id="cite_ref-200" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-200"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=36" title="Edit section: Zoroastrianism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Parsi_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Parsi people">Parsi people</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bvs_608.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Bvs_608.jpg/220px-Bvs_608.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Bvs_608.jpg/330px-Bvs_608.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Bvs_608.jpg/440px-Bvs_608.jpg 2x" data-file-width="608" data-file-height="325" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/B._V._S._Parsi_High_School" title="B. V. S. Parsi High School">Bai Virbaiji Soparivala Parsi School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a></figcaption></figure> <p>There are at least 4,000 Pakistani citizen practicing the Zoroastrian religion.<sup id="cite_ref-tribune2012_201-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tribune2012-201"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The region of <a href="/wiki/Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a> is believed to be a stronghold of Zoroastrianism before the advent of Islam.<sup id="cite_ref-202" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-202"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-203" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-203"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> With the flight of Zoroastrians from <a href="/wiki/Greater_Iran" title="Greater Iran">Greater Iran</a> into the <a href="/wiki/Indian_subcontinent" title="Indian subcontinent">Indian subcontinent</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Parsis" title="Parsis">Parsi</a> communities were established. More recently, from the 15th century onwards, Zorastrians came to settle the coast of Sindh and have established thriving communities and commercial enterprises. At the time of independence of Pakistan in 1947, Karachi and Lahore were home to a thriving Parsi business community. <a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a> had the most prominent population of Parsis in Pakistan, though their population is declining.<sup id="cite_ref-204" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-204"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-205" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-205"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Parsis have entered Pakistani public life as social workers, business folk, journalists and diplomats. The most prominent Parsis of Pakistan today include <a href="/wiki/Ardeshir_Cowasjee" title="Ardeshir Cowasjee">Ardeshir Cowasjee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Byram_Dinshawji_Avari" class="mw-redirect" title="Byram Dinshawji Avari">Byram Dinshawji Avari</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jamsheed_Marker" title="Jamsheed Marker">Jamsheed Marker</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Minocher_Bhandara" title="Minocher Bhandara">Minocher Bhandara</a>. The founding father of Pakistan, <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah" title="Muhammad Ali Jinnah">Muhammad Ali Jinnah</a>, married <a href="/wiki/Maryam_Jinnah" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryam Jinnah">Ratti Bai</a> who belonged to a Parsi family before her conversion to Islam.<sup id="cite_ref-206" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-206"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kalash">Kalash</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=37" title="Edit section: Kalash"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kalash_people" title="Kalash people">Kalash people</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kalasha_village_guardians.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Kalasha_village_guardians.JPG/220px-Kalasha_village_guardians.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Kalasha_village_guardians.JPG/330px-Kalasha_village_guardians.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Kalasha_village_guardians.JPG/440px-Kalasha_village_guardians.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="3072" /></a><figcaption>Guardians of a Kalasha village in the valley of Mumuret (Bumburet)</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Kalash_people" title="Kalash people">Kalash people</a> practise a form of <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Hinduism" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Hinduism">ancient Hinduism</a><sup id="cite_ref-West2010_207-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-West2010-207"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> mixed with <a href="/wiki/Animism" title="Animism">animism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sheehan1993_208-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheehan1993-208"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Adherents of the Kalash religion number around 3,000 and inhabit three remote valleys in <a href="/wiki/Chitral" title="Chitral">Chitral</a>; Bumboret, Rumbur and Birir. Their religion has been compared to that of <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greece" title="Ancient Greece">ancient Greece</a>, but they are much closer to the <a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindu</a> traditions in other parts of the Indian subcontinent.<sup id="cite_ref-West2010_207-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-West2010-207"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is more similar to the <a href="/wiki/Historical_Vedic_religion" title="Historical Vedic religion">historical Vedic religion</a>, than later forms of Hinduism.<sup id="cite_ref-Witzel_209-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Witzel-209"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jainism">Jainism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=38" title="Edit section: Jainism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Jainism_in_Pakistan" title="Jainism in Pakistan">Jainism in Pakistan</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SirkapJainTemple.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/SirkapJainTemple.JPG/220px-SirkapJainTemple.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/SirkapJainTemple.JPG/330px-SirkapJainTemple.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/SirkapJainTemple.JPG/440px-SirkapJainTemple.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2832" data-file-height="2128" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Jain_Temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Jain Temple">Jain Temple</a> at <a href="/wiki/Sirkap" title="Sirkap">Sirkap</a>, part of the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Greek" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Greek">Indo-Greek</a> kingdom, near modern-day <a href="/wiki/Taxila_(modern)" class="mw-redirect" title="Taxila (modern)">Taxila</a>, <a href="/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjab (Pakistan)">Punjab</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Several ancient Jain shrines are scattered across the country.<sup id="cite_ref-Khalid_210-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Khalid-210"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Baba_Dharam_Dass" title="Baba Dharam Dass">Baba Dharam Dass</a> was a holy man whose tomb is located near the bank of a creek called (Deoka or Deokay or Degh) near Chawinda Phatic, behind the agricultural main office in <a href="/wiki/Pasrur" title="Pasrur">Pasrur</a>, near the city of <a href="/wiki/Sialkot" title="Sialkot">Sialkot</a> in <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab, Pakistan</a>. Another prominent Jain monk of the region was <a href="/wiki/Vijayanandsuri" title="Vijayanandsuri">Vijayanandsuri</a> of <a href="/wiki/Gujranwala" title="Gujranwala">Gujranwala</a>, whose <i>samadhi</i> (memorial shrine) still stands in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-Khalid_210-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Khalid-210"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Buddhism">Buddhism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=39" title="Edit section: Buddhism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Buddhism_in_Pakistan" title="Buddhism in Pakistan">Buddhism in Pakistan</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_statue_of_buddha_with_a_hole_in_the_navel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/A_statue_of_buddha_with_a_hole_in_the_navel.jpg/220px-A_statue_of_buddha_with_a_hole_in_the_navel.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/A_statue_of_buddha_with_a_hole_in_the_navel.jpg/330px-A_statue_of_buddha_with_a_hole_in_the_navel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/A_statue_of_buddha_with_a_hole_in_the_navel.jpg/440px-A_statue_of_buddha_with_a_hole_in_the_navel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="925" data-file-height="539" /></a><figcaption>A statue of Buddha (at <a href="/wiki/Jaulian" title="Jaulian">Jaulian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taxila" title="Taxila">Taxila</a>) with a hole in the navel is an odd artifact. It is called the "Healing Buddha". Buddhist pilgrims put their fings in the navel hole and pray for the ailment of the patients.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> has an ancient history in Pakistan; currently there is a small community of at least 1500 <a href="/wiki/Pakistani_Buddhist" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistani Buddhist">Pakistani Buddhist</a> in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-tribune2012_201-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tribune2012-201"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The country is dotted with numerous ancient and disused Buddhist stupas along the entire breadth of the Indus River that courses through the heart of the country. Many Buddhist empires and city states existed, notably in Gandhara but also elsewhere in <a href="/wiki/Taxila_(modern)" class="mw-redirect" title="Taxila (modern)">Taxila</a>, Punjab and Sindh.<sup id="cite_ref-211" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-211"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The number of Buddhist voters was 1,884 in 2017 and are mostly concentrated in Sindh and Punjab.<sup id="cite_ref-hindustantimes.com_212-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hindustantimes.com-212"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Judaism">Judaism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=40" title="Edit section: Judaism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Jews_and_Judaism_in_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Jews and Judaism in Pakistan">Jews and Judaism in Pakistan</a></div> <p>Various estimates suggest that there were about 1,500 Jews living in Pakistan at the time of its independence on 14 August 1947, with the majority living in Karachi and a few living in <a href="/wiki/Peshawar" title="Peshawar">Peshawar</a>. However, almost all emigrated to Israel after 1948. There are a few disused synagogues in both cities; while one Karachi synagogue was torn down for the construction of a shopping mall. The one in Peshawar still exists, although the building is not being used for any religious purpose. There is a small Jewish community of Pakistani origin settled in <a href="/wiki/Ramla" title="Ramla">Ramla</a>, Israel. </p><p>One Pakistani, Faisal Khalid (a.k.a. Fishel Benkhald) of Karachi claims to be Pakistan's only Jew.<sup id="cite_ref-213" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-213"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-214" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-214"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He claimed that his mother is Jewish (making him Jewish by <a href="/wiki/Matrilineality_in_Judaism" title="Matrilineality in Judaism">Jewish custom</a>) but, his father is a Muslim. Pakistani authorities have issued him a passport which stated Judaism as his religion and have allowed him to travel to Israel.<sup id="cite_ref-215" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-215"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-216" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-216"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-217" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-217"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Irreligion">Irreligion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=41" title="Edit section: Irreligion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Irreligion_in_Pakistan" title="Irreligion in Pakistan">Irreligion in Pakistan</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Irreligion" title="Irreligion">Irreligion</a> is present among a minority of mainly young people in <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>. There are people who do not profess any faith (such as <a href="/wiki/Atheism" title="Atheism">atheists</a> and <a href="/wiki/Agnosticism" title="Agnosticism">agnostics</a>) in Pakistan, but their numbers are not known.<sup id="cite_ref-Farooqi_218-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Farooqi-218"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They are particularly in the affluent areas of the larger cities. Some were born in <a href="/wiki/Secularism" title="Secularism">secular</a> families while others in religious ones. According to the <a href="/wiki/1998_Pakistan_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 Pakistan Census">1998 census</a>, people who did not state their religion accounted for 0.5% of the population, but social pressure against claiming no religion was strong.<sup id="cite_ref-State_193-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-State-193"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A 2012 study by <a href="/wiki/Gallup_Pakistan" title="Gallup Pakistan">Gallup Pakistan</a> found that people not affiliated to any religion account for 1% of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-219" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-219"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Many atheists in Pakistan have been lynched and imprisoned over unsubstantiated allegations of blasphemy. When the state initiated a full-fledged crackdown on atheism since 2017, it has become worse with secular bloggers being kidnapped and the government running advertisements urging people to identify blasphemers among them and the highest judges declaring such people to be terrorists.<sup id="cite_ref-220" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-220"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Freedom_of_religion_in_Pakistan">Freedom of religion in Pakistan</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=42" title="Edit section: Freedom of religion in Pakistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_religion_in_Pakistan" title="Freedom of religion in Pakistan">Freedom of religion in Pakistan</a></div> <p>In 2022, Freedom House rated Pakistan’s religious freedom as 1 out of 4,<sup id="cite_ref-221" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-221"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> noting that the blasphemy laws are often exploited by religious vigilantes and also curtail the freedom of expression by Christians and Muslims, especially Ahmadi Muslims. Hindus have spoken of vulnerability to kidnapping and forced conversions. Pakistan, a Muslim-majority country of about 220 million, is often under fire for crimes against members of its religious minorities, including Christians, Ahmadi and Shi’ite Muslims, and Hindus.<sup id="cite_ref-222" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-222"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-223" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-223"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=43" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 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href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1901_44-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1901 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Administrative_division" title="Administrative division">administrative divisions</a> that compose the region of contemporary Pakistan, including <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-punjab1901_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1901-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WestPunjab1901_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WestPunjab1901-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-sindh1901_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1901-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1901_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1901-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1901_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1901-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Balochistan" title="Balochistan">Balochistan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-baluchistan1901_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baluchistan1901-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">Azad Jammu and Kashmir</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1901_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1901-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJK1901_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJK1901-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–Baltistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1901_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1901-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1901_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1901-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>j<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pakistan1911-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1911_45-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1911_45-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1911_45-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1911_45-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1911 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Administrative_division" title="Administrative division">administrative divisions</a> that compose the region of contemporary Pakistan, including <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-punjab1911_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1911-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WestPunjab1911_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WestPunjab1911-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>l<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-sindh1911_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1911-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1911_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1911-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>m<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1911_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1911-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Balochistan" title="Balochistan">Balochistan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-baluchistan1911_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baluchistan1911-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">Azad Jammu and Kashmir</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1911_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1911-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJK1911_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJK1911-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>n<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–Baltistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1911_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1911-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1911_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1911-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>o<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pakistan1921-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1921_46-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1921_46-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1921_46-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1921 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Administrative_division" title="Administrative division">administrative divisions</a> that compose the region of contemporary Pakistan, including <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-punjab1921_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1921-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WestPunjab1921_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WestPunjab1921-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>p<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-sindh1921_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1921-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1921_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1921-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>q<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1921_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1921-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Balochistan" title="Balochistan">Balochistan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-baluchistan1921_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baluchistan1921-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">Azad Jammu and Kashmir</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1921_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1921-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJK1921_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJK1921-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>r<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–Baltistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1921_85-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1921-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1921_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1921-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>s<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pakistan1931-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1931_47-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1931_47-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1931_47-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1931 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Administrative_division" title="Administrative division">administrative divisions</a> that compose the region of contemporary Pakistan, including <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-punjab1931_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1931-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WestPunjab1931_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WestPunjab1931-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>t<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-sindh1931_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1931-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1931_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1931-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>u<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1931_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1931-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Balochistan" title="Balochistan">Balochistan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-baluchistan1931_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baluchistan1931-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">Azad Jammu and Kashmir</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1931_88-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1931-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJK1941_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJK1941-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>v<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–Baltistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1931_88-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1931-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1931_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1931-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>w<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pakistan1941-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1941_48-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1941_48-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1941_48-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1941_48-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1941_48-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1941 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Administrative_division" title="Administrative division">administrative divisions</a> that compose the region of contemporary Pakistan, including <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-punjab1941_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1941-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 42">&#58;&#8202;42&#8202;</span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WestPunjab1941_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WestPunjab1941-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>y<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-sindh1941_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1941-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 28">&#58;&#8202;28&#8202;</span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sindh1941_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sindh1941-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>z<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-NWFP1941_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWFP1941-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 22">&#58;&#8202;22&#8202;</span></sup> <a href="/wiki/Balochistan" title="Balochistan">Balochistan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-baluchistan1941_103-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baluchistan1941-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 13–18">&#58;&#8202;13–18&#8202;</span></sup> <a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">Azad Jammu and Kashmir</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1941_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1941-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 337–352">&#58;&#8202;337–352&#8202;</span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AJK1941_95-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AJK1941-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>v<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–Baltistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1941_104-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1941-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 337–352">&#58;&#8202;337–352&#8202;</span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1941_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1941-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>aa<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ad-dharmiB-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ad-dharmiB_59-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ad-dharmiB_59-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ad-dharmiB_59-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Including <a href="/wiki/Ad-Dharmi" title="Ad-Dharmi">Ad-Dharmis</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WestPunjab1901-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WestPunjab1901_61-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WestPunjab1901_61-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WestPunjab1901_61-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1901 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lahore_District" title="Lahore District">Lahore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sialkot_District" title="Sialkot District">Sialkot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujranwala_District" title="Gujranwala District">Gujranwala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujrat_District" title="Gujrat District">Gujrat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shahpur_District" title="Shahpur District">Shahpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jhelum_District" title="Jhelum District">Jhelum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rawalpindi_District" title="Rawalpindi District">Rawalpindi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mianwali_District" title="Mianwali District">Mianwali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_District" title="Montgomery District">Montgomery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lyallpur_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyallpur District">Lyallpur</a> (inscribed as the <i><a href="/wiki/Punjab_Canal_Colonies#Chenab_Colony" title="Punjab Canal Colonies">Chenab Colony</a></i> on the 1901 census), <a href="/wiki/Jhang_District" title="Jhang District">Jhang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Multan_District" title="Multan District">Multan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muzaffargarh_District" title="Muzaffargarh District">Muzaffargargh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dera_Ghazi_Khan_District" title="Dera Ghazi Khan District">Dera Ghazi Khan</a>), one <a href="/wiki/Tehsil" title="Tehsil">tehsil</a> (<a href="/wiki/Shakargarh_Tehsil" title="Shakargarh Tehsil">Shakargarh</a> – then part of <a href="/wiki/Gurdaspur_district" title="Gurdaspur district">Gurdaspur District</a>), one <a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">princely state</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bahawalpur_(princely_state)" title="Bahawalpur (princely state)">Bahawalpur</a>), and one tract (Biloch Trans–Frontier) in Punjab Province, British India that ultimately fell on the western side of the <a href="/wiki/Radcliffe_Line" title="Radcliffe Line">Radcliffe Line</a>. See 1901 census data here: <sup id="cite_ref-punjab1901_60-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1901-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><br />Immediately following the partition of India in 1947, these districts and tract would ultimately make up the subdivision of West Punjab, which also later included <a href="/wiki/Bahawalpur_(princely_state)" title="Bahawalpur (princely state)">Bahawalpur</a>. The state that makes up this region in the contemporary era is <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab, Pakistan</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sindh1901-63"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1901_63-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1901_63-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1901_63-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1901 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_District,_Sindh" title="Hyderabad District, Sindh">Hyderabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shikarpur_District" title="Shikarpur District">Shikarpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tharparkar_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Tharparkar district">Tharparkar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Upper_Sind_Frontier_District" title="Upper Sind Frontier District">Upper Sind Frontier</a>), and one <a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">princely state</a> (<a href="/wiki/Khairpur_(princely_state)" title="Khairpur (princely state)">Khairpur</a>), in Sindh Province, British India. See 1901 census data here: <sup id="cite_ref-sindh1901_62-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1901-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AJK1901-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AJK1901_67-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AJK1901_67-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AJK1901_67-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1901 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of two <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bhimber_District" title="Bhimber District">Bhimber</a> and <a href="/wiki/Muzaffarabad_District" title="Muzaffarabad District">Muzaffarabad</a>) and one <a href="/wiki/Jagir" title="Jagir">Jagir</a> (<a href="/wiki/Poonch_jagir" class="mw-redirect" title="Poonch jagir">Poonch</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/Princely_State_of_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir">Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir</a> that ultimately would be administered by Pakistan, in the contemporary self-administrative territory of <a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">Azad Jammu and Kashmir</a>. See 1901 census data here:<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1901_66-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1901-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1901-68"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1901_68-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1901_68-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1901_68-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1901 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> using the total population of <a href="/wiki/Gilgit_District" title="Gilgit District">Gilgit District</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Princely_State_of_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir">Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir</a> that ultimately would be administered by Pakistan, in the contemporary administrative territory of <a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–Baltistan</a>. See 1901 census data here:<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1901_66-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1901-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-KPKPop-69"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-KPKPop_69-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KPKPop_69-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KPKPop_69-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KPKPop_69-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KPKPop_69-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KPKPop_69-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KPKPop_69-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KPKPop_69-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KPKPop_69-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KPKPop_69-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KPKPop_69-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KPKPop_69-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Religious data only collected in <a href="/wiki/North-West_Frontier_Province" title="North-West Frontier Province">North West Frontier Province</a>, and not in the <a href="/wiki/Federally_Administered_Tribal_Areas" title="Federally Administered Tribal Areas">Federally Administered Tribal Areas</a>. Total responses to religion includes North West Frontier Province, and total population includes both North West Frontier Province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, both <a href="/wiki/Administrative_division" title="Administrative division">administrative divisions</a> which later amalgamated to become <a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WestPunjab1911-71"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WestPunjab1911_71-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WestPunjab1911_71-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WestPunjab1911_71-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1911 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lahore_District" title="Lahore District">Lahore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sialkot_District" title="Sialkot District">Sialkot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujranwala_District" title="Gujranwala District">Gujranwala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujrat_District" title="Gujrat District">Gujrat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shahpur_District" title="Shahpur District">Shahpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jhelum_District" title="Jhelum District">Jhelum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rawalpindi_District" title="Rawalpindi District">Rawalpindi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Attock_District" title="Attock District">Attock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mianwali_District" title="Mianwali District">Mianwali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_District" title="Montgomery District">Montgomery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lyallpur_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyallpur District">Lyallpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jhang_District" title="Jhang District">Jhang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Multan_District" title="Multan District">Multan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muzaffargarh_District" title="Muzaffargarh District">Muzaffargargh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dera_Ghazi_Khan_District" title="Dera Ghazi Khan District">Dera Ghazi Khan</a>), one <a href="/wiki/Tehsil" title="Tehsil">tehsil</a> (<a href="/wiki/Shakargarh_Tehsil" title="Shakargarh Tehsil">Shakargarh</a> – then part of <a href="/wiki/Gurdaspur_district" title="Gurdaspur district">Gurdaspur District</a>), one <a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">princely state</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bahawalpur_(princely_state)" title="Bahawalpur (princely state)">Bahawalpur</a>), and one tract (Biloch Trans–Frontier) in Punjab Province, British India that ultimately fell on the western side of the <a href="/wiki/Radcliffe_Line" title="Radcliffe Line">Radcliffe Line</a>. See 1911 census data here: <sup id="cite_ref-punjab1911_70-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1911-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-punjab1911B_145-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1911B-145"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><br />Immediately following the partition of India in 1947, these districts and tract would ultimately make up the subdivision of West Punjab, which also later included <a href="/wiki/Bahawalpur_(princely_state)" title="Bahawalpur (princely state)">Bahawalpur</a>. The state that makes up this region in the contemporary era is <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab, Pakistan</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sindh1911-73"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1911_73-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1911_73-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1911_73-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1911 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_District,_Sindh" title="Hyderabad District, Sindh">Hyderabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larkana_District" title="Larkana District">Larkana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sukkur_District" title="Sukkur District">Sukkur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tharparkar_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Tharparkar district">Tharparkar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Upper_Sind_Frontier_District" title="Upper Sind Frontier District">Upper Sind Frontier</a>), and one <a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">princely state</a> (<a href="/wiki/Khairpur_(princely_state)" title="Khairpur (princely state)">Khairpur</a>), in Sindh Province, British India. See 1911 census data here: <sup id="cite_ref-sindh1911_72-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1911-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AJK1911-77"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AJK1911_77-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AJK1911_77-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AJK1911_77-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1911 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of two <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mirpur_District" title="Mirpur District">Mirpur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Muzaffarabad_District" title="Muzaffarabad District">Muzaffarabad</a>) and one <a href="/wiki/Jagir" title="Jagir">Jagir</a> (<a href="/wiki/Poonch_jagir" class="mw-redirect" title="Poonch jagir">Poonch</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/Princely_State_of_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir">Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir</a> that ultimately would be administered by Pakistan, in the contemporary self-administrative territory of <a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">Azad Jammu and Kashmir</a>. See 1911 census data here:<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1911_76-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1911-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1911-78"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1911_78-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1911_78-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1911_78-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1911 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of <a href="/wiki/Gilgit_District" title="Gilgit District">Gilgit District</a> and the <i>Frontier Ilaqas</i> in the <a href="/wiki/Princely_State_of_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir">Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir</a> that ultimately would be administered by Pakistan, in the contemporary administrative territory of <a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–Baltistan</a>. See 1911 census data here:<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1911_76-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1911-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WestPunjab1921-80"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WestPunjab1921_80-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WestPunjab1921_80-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WestPunjab1921_80-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1921 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lahore_District" title="Lahore District">Lahore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sialkot_District" title="Sialkot District">Sialkot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujranwala_District" title="Gujranwala District">Gujranwala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sheikhupura_District" title="Sheikhupura District">Sheikhupura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujrat_District" title="Gujrat District">Gujrat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shahpur_District" title="Shahpur District">Shahpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jhelum_District" title="Jhelum District">Jhelum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rawalpindi_District" title="Rawalpindi District">Rawalpindi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Attock_District" title="Attock District">Attock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mianwali_District" title="Mianwali District">Mianwali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_District" title="Montgomery District">Montgomery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lyallpur_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyallpur District">Lyallpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jhang_District" title="Jhang District">Jhang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Multan_District" title="Multan District">Multan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muzaffargarh_District" title="Muzaffargarh District">Muzaffargargh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dera_Ghazi_Khan_District" title="Dera Ghazi Khan District">Dera Ghazi Khan</a>), one <a href="/wiki/Tehsil" title="Tehsil">tehsil</a> (<a href="/wiki/Shakargarh_Tehsil" title="Shakargarh Tehsil">Shakargarh</a> – then part of <a href="/wiki/Gurdaspur_district" title="Gurdaspur district">Gurdaspur District</a>), one <a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">princely state</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bahawalpur_(princely_state)" title="Bahawalpur (princely state)">Bahawalpur</a>), and one tract (Biloch Trans–Frontier) in Punjab Province, British India that ultimately fell on the western side of the <a href="/wiki/Radcliffe_Line" title="Radcliffe Line">Radcliffe Line</a>. See 1921 census data here: <sup id="cite_ref-punjab1921_79-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1921-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><br />Immediately following the partition of India in 1947, these districts and tract would ultimately make up the subdivision of West Punjab, which also later included <a href="/wiki/Bahawalpur_(princely_state)" title="Bahawalpur (princely state)">Bahawalpur</a>. The state that makes up this region in the contemporary era is <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab, Pakistan</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sindh1921-82"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1921_82-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1921_82-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1921_82-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1921 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_District,_Sindh" title="Hyderabad District, Sindh">Hyderabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larkana_District" title="Larkana District">Larkana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nawabshah_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Nawabshah District">Nawabshah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sukkur_District" title="Sukkur District">Sukkur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tharparkar_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Tharparkar district">Tharparkar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Upper_Sind_Frontier_District" title="Upper Sind Frontier District">Upper Sind Frontier</a>), and one <a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">princely state</a> (<a href="/wiki/Khairpur_(princely_state)" title="Khairpur (princely state)">Khairpur</a>), in Sindh Province, British India. See 1921 census data here: <sup id="cite_ref-sindh1921_81-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1921-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AJK1921-86"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AJK1921_86-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AJK1921_86-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AJK1921_86-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1921 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of two <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mirpur_District" title="Mirpur District">Mirpur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Muzaffarabad_District" title="Muzaffarabad District">Muzaffarabad</a>) and one <a href="/wiki/Jagir" title="Jagir">Jagir</a> (<a href="/wiki/Poonch_jagir" class="mw-redirect" title="Poonch jagir">Poonch</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/Princely_State_of_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir">Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir</a> that ultimately would be administered by Pakistan, in the contemporary self-administrative territory of <a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">Azad Jammu and Kashmir</a>. See 1921 census data here:<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1921_85-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1921-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1921-87"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1921_87-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1921_87-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1921_87-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1921 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of <a href="/wiki/Gilgit_District" title="Gilgit District">Gilgit District</a> and the <i>Frontier Ilaqas</i> in the <a href="/wiki/Princely_State_of_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir">Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir</a> that ultimately would be administered by Pakistan, in the contemporary administrative territory of <a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–Baltistan</a>. See 1921 census data here:<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1921_85-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1921-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WestPunjab1931-90"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WestPunjab1931_90-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WestPunjab1931_90-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WestPunjab1931_90-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1931 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lahore_District" title="Lahore District">Lahore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sialkot_District" title="Sialkot District">Sialkot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujranwala_District" title="Gujranwala District">Gujranwala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sheikhupura_District" title="Sheikhupura District">Sheikhupura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujrat_District" title="Gujrat District">Gujrat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shahpur_District" title="Shahpur District">Shahpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jhelum_District" title="Jhelum District">Jhelum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rawalpindi_District" title="Rawalpindi District">Rawalpindi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Attock_District" title="Attock District">Attock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mianwali_District" title="Mianwali District">Mianwali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_District" title="Montgomery District">Montgomery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lyallpur_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyallpur District">Lyallpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jhang_District" title="Jhang District">Jhang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Multan_District" title="Multan District">Multan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muzaffargarh_District" title="Muzaffargarh District">Muzaffargargh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dera_Ghazi_Khan_District" title="Dera Ghazi Khan District">Dera Ghazi Khan</a>), one <a href="/wiki/Tehsil" title="Tehsil">tehsil</a> (<a href="/wiki/Shakargarh_Tehsil" title="Shakargarh Tehsil">Shakargarh</a> – then part of <a href="/wiki/Gurdaspur_district" title="Gurdaspur district">Gurdaspur District</a>), one <a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">princely state</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bahawalpur_(princely_state)" title="Bahawalpur (princely state)">Bahawalpur</a>), and one tract (Biloch Trans–Frontier) in Punjab Province, British India that ultimately fell on the western side of the <a href="/wiki/Radcliffe_Line" title="Radcliffe Line">Radcliffe Line</a>. See 1931 census data here: <sup id="cite_ref-punjab1931_89-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1931-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><br />Immediately following the <a href="/wiki/Partition_of_India" title="Partition of India">partition of India in 1947</a>, these districts and tract would ultimately make up the subdivision of West Punjab, which also later included <a href="/wiki/Bahawalpur_(princely_state)" title="Bahawalpur (princely state)">Bahawalpur</a>. The state that makes up this region in the contemporary era is <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab, Pakistan</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sindh1931-92"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1931_92-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1931_92-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1931_92-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1931 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_District,_Sindh" title="Hyderabad District, Sindh">Hyderabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larkana_District" title="Larkana District">Larkana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nawabshah_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Nawabshah District">Nawabshah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sukkur_District" title="Sukkur District">Sukkur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tharparkar_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Tharparkar district">Tharparkar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Upper_Sind_Frontier_District" title="Upper Sind Frontier District">Upper Sind Frontier</a>), and one <a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">princely state</a> (<a href="/wiki/Khairpur_(princely_state)" title="Khairpur (princely state)">Khairpur</a>), in Sindh Province, British India. See 1931 census data here: <sup id="cite_ref-sindh1931_91-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1931-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AJK1941-95"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AJK1941_95-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AJK1941_95-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AJK1941_95-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AJK1941_95-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1941 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of two <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mirpur_District" title="Mirpur District">Mirpur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Muzaffarabad_District" title="Muzaffarabad District">Muzaffarabad</a>) and one <a href="/wiki/Jagir" title="Jagir">Jagir</a> (<a href="/wiki/Poonch_jagir" class="mw-redirect" title="Poonch jagir">Poonch</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/Princely_State_of_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir">Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir</a> that ultimately would be administered by Pakistan, in the contemporary self-administrative territory of <a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">Azad Jammu and Kashmir</a>. See 1941 census data here:<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1941_104-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1941-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 337–352">&#58;&#8202;337–352&#8202;</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1931-96"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1931_96-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1931_96-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1931_96-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1931 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of <a href="/wiki/Gilgit_District" title="Gilgit District">Gilgit District</a> and the <i>Frontier Ilaqas</i> in the <a href="/wiki/Princely_State_of_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir">Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir</a> that ultimately would be administered by Pakistan, in the contemporary administrative territory of <a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–Baltistan</a>. See 1931 census data here:<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1931_88-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1931-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AJK1931-97"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AJK1931_97-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AJK1931_97-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1931 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of two <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mirpur_District" title="Mirpur District">Mirpur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Muzaffarabad_District" title="Muzaffarabad District">Muzaffarabad</a>) and one <a href="/wiki/Jagir" title="Jagir">Jagir</a> (<a href="/wiki/Poonch_jagir" class="mw-redirect" title="Poonch jagir">Poonch</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/Princely_State_of_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir">Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir</a> that ultimately would be administered by Pakistan, in the contemporary self-administrative territory of <a href="/wiki/Azad_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Azad Jammu and Kashmir">Azad Jammu and Kashmir</a>. See 1931 census data here:<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1931_88-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1931-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WestPunjab1941-99"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WestPunjab1941_99-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WestPunjab1941_99-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WestPunjab1941_99-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1941 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lahore_District" title="Lahore District">Lahore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sialkot_District" title="Sialkot District">Sialkot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujranwala_District" title="Gujranwala District">Gujranwala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sheikhupura_District" title="Sheikhupura District">Sheikhupura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujrat_District" title="Gujrat District">Gujrat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shahpur_District" title="Shahpur District">Shahpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jhelum_District" title="Jhelum District">Jhelum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rawalpindi_District" title="Rawalpindi District">Rawalpindi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Attock_District" title="Attock District">Attock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mianwali_District" title="Mianwali District">Mianwali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_District" title="Montgomery District">Montgomery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lyallpur_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyallpur District">Lyallpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jhang_District" title="Jhang District">Jhang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Multan_District" title="Multan District">Multan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muzaffargarh_District" title="Muzaffargarh District">Muzaffargargh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dera_Ghazi_Khan_District" title="Dera Ghazi Khan District">Dera Ghazi Khan</a>), one <a href="/wiki/Tehsil" title="Tehsil">tehsil</a> (<a href="/wiki/Shakargarh_Tehsil" title="Shakargarh Tehsil">Shakargarh</a> – then part of <a href="/wiki/Gurdaspur_district" title="Gurdaspur district">Gurdaspur District</a>), one <a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">princely state</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bahawalpur_(princely_state)" title="Bahawalpur (princely state)">Bahawalpur</a>), and one tract (Biloch Trans–Frontier) in Punjab Province, British India that ultimately fell on the western side of the <a href="/wiki/Radcliffe_Line" title="Radcliffe Line">Radcliffe Line</a>. See 1941 census data here:<sup id="cite_ref-punjab1941_98-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1941-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><br />Immediately following the <a href="/wiki/Partition_of_India" title="Partition of India">partition of India in 1947</a>, these districts and tract would ultimately make up the subdivision of West Punjab, which also later included <a href="/wiki/Bahawalpur_(princely_state)" title="Bahawalpur (princely state)">Bahawalpur</a>. The state that makes up this region in the contemporary era is <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab, Pakistan</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sindh1941-101"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1941_101-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1941_101-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1941_101-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1941 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dadu_District" title="Dadu District">Dadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_District,_Sindh" title="Hyderabad District, Sindh">Hyderabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larkana_District" title="Larkana District">Larkana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nawabshah_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Nawabshah District">Nawabshah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sukkur_District" title="Sukkur District">Sukkur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tharparkar_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Tharparkar district">Tharparkar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Upper_Sind_Frontier_District" title="Upper Sind Frontier District">Upper Sind Frontier</a>), and one <a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">princely state</a> (<a href="/wiki/Khairpur_(princely_state)" title="Khairpur (princely state)">Khairpur</a>), in Sindh Province, British India. See 1941 census data here: <sup id="cite_ref-sindh1941_100-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1941-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GilgitBaltistan1941-105"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1941_105-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1941_105-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GilgitBaltistan1941_105-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1941 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of one <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">district</a> (<a href="/wiki/Astore_District" title="Astore District">Astore</a>) and one agency (<a href="/wiki/Gilgit_Agency" title="Gilgit Agency">Gilgit</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/Princely_State_of_Jammu_and_Kashmir" class="mw-redirect" title="Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir">Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir</a> that ultimately would be administered by Pakistan, in the contemporary administrative territory of <a href="/wiki/Gilgit%E2%80%93Baltistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit–Baltistan">Gilgit–Baltistan</a>. See 1941 census data here:<sup id="cite_ref-JammuKashmir1941_104-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JammuKashmir1941-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 337–352">&#58;&#8202;337–352&#8202;</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sindh1951-110"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1951_110-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1951_110-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Including <a href="/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory_(Karachi)" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Capital Territory (Karachi)">Federal Capital Territory (Karachi)</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pakistan1951-113"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1951_113-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Excluding 76,388 persons claiming Nationalities other than Pakistani.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Punjab1951-114"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Punjab1951_114-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Excluding 14,438 persons claiming Nationalities other than Pakistani.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sindh1951B-115"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1951B_115-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sindh: Excluding 2,715 persons claiming Nationalities other than Pakistani.<br /><br /><a href="/wiki/Karachi_Federal_Capital_Territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Karachi Federal Capital Territory">Karachi Federal Capital Territory</a>: Excluding 4,011 persons claiming Nationalities other than Pakistani.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-KPK1951-116"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-KPK1951_116-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Excluding 35,355 persons claiming Nationalities other than Pakistani.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Balochistan1951-117"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Balochistan1951_117-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Excluding 19,869 persons claiming Nationalities other than Pakistani.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pakistan1961-118"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan1961_118-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Excluding 97,883 persons claiming Nationalities other than Pakistani.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Punjab1961-119"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Punjab1961_119-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Excluding 37,794 persons claiming Nationalities other than Pakistani.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sindh1961-120"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1961_120-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sindh: Excluding 6,974 persons claiming Nationalities other than Pakistani.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-KPK1961-121"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-KPK1961_121-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Excluding 21,441 persons claiming Nationalities other than Pakistani.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Balochistan1961-122"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Balochistan1961_122-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Excluding 31,674 persons claiming Nationalities other than Pakistani.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WestPunjab1881-143"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-WestPunjab1881_143-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">1881 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lahore_District" title="Lahore District">Lahore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sialkot_District" title="Sialkot District">Sialkot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujranwala_District" title="Gujranwala District">Gujranwala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujrat_District" title="Gujrat District">Gujrat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shahpur_District" title="Shahpur District">Shahpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jhelum_District" title="Jhelum District">Jhelum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rawalpindi_District" title="Rawalpindi District">Rawalpindi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_District" title="Montgomery District">Montgomery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jhang_District" title="Jhang District">Jhang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Multan_District" title="Multan District">Multan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muzaffargarh_District" title="Muzaffargarh District">Muzaffargargh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dera_Ghazi_Khan_District" title="Dera Ghazi Khan District">Dera Ghazi Khan</a>), one <a href="/wiki/Tehsil" title="Tehsil">tehsil</a> (<a href="/wiki/Shakargarh_Tehsil" title="Shakargarh Tehsil">Shakargarh</a> – then part of <a href="/wiki/Gurdaspur_district" title="Gurdaspur district">Gurdaspur District</a>), and one <a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">princely state</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bahawalpur_(princely_state)" title="Bahawalpur (princely state)">Bahawalpur</a>) in Punjab Province, British India that ultimately fell on the western side of the <a href="/wiki/Radcliffe_Line" title="Radcliffe Line">Radcliffe Line</a>. See 1881 census data here:<sup id="cite_ref-punjab1881_139-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1881-139"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-punjab1881B_140-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1881B-140"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-punjab1881C_141-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-punjab1881C-141"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><br />Immediately following the partition of India in 1947, these districts and tract would ultimately make up the subdivision of West Punjab, which also later included <a href="/wiki/Bahawalpur_(princely_state)" title="Bahawalpur (princely state)">Bahawalpur</a>. The state that makes up this region in the contemporary era is <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab, Pakistan</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ad-dharmi-147"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ad-dharmi_147-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">1931–1941 census: Including <a href="/wiki/Ad-Dharmi" title="Ad-Dharmi">Ad-Dharmis</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sindh1872-149"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1872_149-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">1872 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_District,_Sindh" title="Hyderabad District, Sindh">Hyderabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shikarpur_District" title="Shikarpur District">Shikarpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tharparkar_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Tharparkar district">Tharparkar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Upper_Sind_Frontier_District" title="Upper Sind Frontier District">Upper Sind Frontier</a>), and one <a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">princely state</a> (<a href="/wiki/Khairpur_(princely_state)" title="Khairpur (princely state)">Khairpur</a>), in Sindh Province, British India. Religious affiliation was not enumerated in <a href="/wiki/Khairpur_(princely_state)" title="Khairpur (princely state)">Khairpur</a>. See 1872 census data here: <sup id="cite_ref-sindh1872_148-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1872-148"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sindh1881-151"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1881_151-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">1881 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_District,_Sindh" title="Hyderabad District, Sindh">Hyderabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shikarpur_District" title="Shikarpur District">Shikarpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tharparkar_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Tharparkar district">Tharparkar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Upper_Sind_Frontier_District" title="Upper Sind Frontier District">Upper Sind Frontier</a>), and one <a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">princely state</a> (<a href="/wiki/Khairpur_(princely_state)" title="Khairpur (princely state)">Khairpur</a>), in Sindh Province, British India. See 1881 census data here: <sup id="cite_ref-sindh1881_150-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1881-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sindh1891-153"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Sindh1891_153-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">1891 figure taken from <a href="/wiki/Census_in_British_India" title="Census in British India">census data</a> by combining the total population of all <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_British_India" title="Districts of British India">districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_District,_Sindh" title="Hyderabad District, Sindh">Hyderabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shikarpur_District" title="Shikarpur District">Shikarpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tharparkar_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Tharparkar district">Tharparkar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Upper_Sind_Frontier_District" title="Upper Sind Frontier District">Upper Sind Frontier</a>), and one <a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">princely state</a> (<a href="/wiki/Khairpur_(princely_state)" title="Khairpur (princely state)">Khairpur</a>), in Sindh Province, British India. See 1891 census data here: <sup id="cite_ref-sindh1891_152-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sindh1891-152"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SindhHindu-154"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SindhHindu_154-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">1872 census: Also includes <a href="/wiki/Tribals_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Tribals in India">Tribals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jains</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhists</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nanakpanthi" title="Nanakpanthi">Nanakpanthis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sikhs" title="Sikhs">Sikhs</a>).<br /><br />1881 census: Also includes <a href="/wiki/Tribals_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Tribals in India">Tribals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nanakpanthi" title="Nanakpanthi">Nanakpanthis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sikhs" title="Sikhs">Sikhs</a>).<br /><br />1891 census: Also includes <a href="/wiki/Tribals_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Tribals in India">Tribals</a>.<br /><br />1901 census: Also includes <a href="/wiki/Tribals_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Tribals in India">Tribals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nanakpanthi" title="Nanakpanthi">Nanakpanthis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sikhs" title="Sikhs">Sikhs</a>).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1901Census-155"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-1901Census_155-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1901Census_155-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">1901 census: Enumerated as Hindus.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-HinduCensus-158"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-HinduCensus_158-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">1951, 1998, 2017, 2023: Including Hindu (Jati) and Scheduled Castes.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-population-159"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-population_159-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-population_159-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Pre-partition populations for religious data is for <a href="/wiki/North-West_Frontier_Province" title="North-West Frontier Province">North-West Frontier Province</a> only and excludes the <a href="/wiki/Federally_Administered_Tribal_Areas" title="Federally Administered Tribal Areas">Federally Administered Tribal Areas</a> (both administrative divisions later merged to form Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018), as religious data was not collected in the latter region at the time.<br /><br />1951, 1998, and 2017 populations for religious data combine the <a href="/wiki/North-West_Frontier_Province" title="North-West Frontier Province">North-West Frontier Province</a> and <a href="/wiki/Federally_Administered_Tribal_Areas" title="Federally Administered Tribal Areas">Federally Administered Tribal Areas</a>, both administrative divisions which later merged to form Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Pakistan&amp;action=edit&amp;section=45" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-salient-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-salient_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-salient_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-salient_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-salient_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-salient_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output 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(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/national/table_9.pdf">"Religious Demographics of Pakistan"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Religious+Demographics+of+Pakistan&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.gov.pk%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fpopulation%2F2023%2Ftables%2Fnational%2Ftable_9.pdf&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-globalreligiousfutures.org-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-globalreligiousfutures.org_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/pakistan#/?affiliations_religion_id=16&amp;affiliations_year=2010&amp;region_name=All+Countries&amp;restrictions_year=2020">"Religions in Pakistan &#124; PEW-GRF"</a>. <i>www.globalreligiousfutures.org</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=www.globalreligiousfutures.org&amp;rft.atitle=Religions+in+Pakistan+%26%23124%3B+PEW-GRF&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalreligiousfutures.org%2Fcountries%2Fpakistan%23%2F%3Faffiliations_religion_id%3D16%26affiliations_year%3D2010%26region_name%3DAll%2BCountries%26restrictions_year%3D2020&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-refworld.org-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-refworld.org_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-refworld.org_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.refworld.org/docid/5ba0ae0e7.html">"Refworld | World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples – Pakistan&#160;: Christians"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Refworld+%7C+World+Directory+of+Minorities+and+Indigenous+Peoples+%E2%80%93+Pakistan+%3A+Christians&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.refworld.org%2Fdocid%2F5ba0ae0e7.html&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2017_Census-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-2017_Census_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-2017_Census_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-2017_Census_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-2017_Census_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-2017_Census_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHaqRana2018" class="citation news cs1">Haq, Riazul; Rana, Shahbaz (27 May 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tribune.com.pk/story/1719994/headcount-finalised-sans-third-party-audit%3famp=1">"Headcount finalised sans third-party audit"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 January</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.atitle=Headcount+finalised+sans+third-party+audit&amp;rft.date=2018-05-27&amp;rft.aulast=Haq&amp;rft.aufirst=Riazul&amp;rft.au=Rana%2C+Shahbaz&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tribune.com.pk%2Fstory%2F1719994%2Fheadcount-finalised-sans-third-party-audit%253famp%3D1&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20BY%20RELIGION.pdf">"Population By Religion"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan</i>: 1.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Pakistan+Bureau+of+Statistics%2C+Government+of+Pakistan&amp;rft.atitle=Population+By+Religion&amp;rft.pages=1&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.gov.pk%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F%2Ftables%2FPOPULATION%2520BY%2520RELIGION.pdf&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/other/yearbook2011/Population/16-16.pdf">"Population Distribution by Religion, 1998 Census"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Pakistan Bureau of Statistics</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 July</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=Pakistan+Bureau+of+Statistics&amp;rft.atitle=Population+Distribution+by+Religion%2C+1998+Census&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.gov.pk%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fother%2Fyearbook2011%2FPopulation%2F16-16.pdf&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-West-2010-a-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-West-2010-a_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWest2010" class="citation book cs1">West, Barbara A. (19 May 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=pCiNqFj3MQsC&amp;pg=PA357"><i>Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/Infobase_Publishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Infobase Publishing">Infobase Publishing</a>. p.&#160;357. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781438119137" title="Special:BookSources/9781438119137"><bdi>9781438119137</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=Encyclopedia+of+the+Peoples+of+Asia+and+Oceania&amp;rft.pages=357&amp;rft.pub=Infobase+Publishing&amp;rft.date=2010-05-19&amp;rft.isbn=9781438119137&amp;rft.aulast=West&amp;rft.aufirst=Barbara+A.&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DpCiNqFj3MQsC%26pg%3DPA357&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part1.html">"Part I: "Introductory"<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>www.pakistani.org</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=www.pakistani.org&amp;rft.atitle=Part+I%3A+%22Introductory%22&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pakistani.org%2Fpakistan%2Fconstitution%2Fpart1.html&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/surviving-ahmadi-pakistan">"Surviving as an Ahmadi in Pakistan &#124; Pulitzer Center"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Surviving+as+an+Ahmadi+in+Pakistan+%26%23124%3B+Pulitzer+Center&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpulitzercenter.org%2Fstories%2Fsurviving-ahmadi-pakistan&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Oxford_Dictionary_of_Islam-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Oxford_Dictionary_of_Islam_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Oxford_Dictionary_of_Islam_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Oxford_Dictionary_of_Islam_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Oxford_Dictionary_of_Islam_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEsposito2003" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">Esposito, John L., ed. (2003). "Pakistan, Islam in". <i>The Oxford Dictionary of Islam</i>. New York, New York: <a href="/wiki/Oxford_University_Press" title="Oxford University Press">Oxford University Press</a>. p.&#160;242. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-512558-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-19-512558-4"><bdi>0-19-512558-4</bdi></a>. <q>Approximately 97 percent of Pakistanis are Muslim. The majority are Sunnis following the Hanafi school of Islamic law. Between 10 and 15 percent are Shiis, mostly Twelvers.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=bookitem&amp;rft.atitle=Pakistan%2C+Islam+in&amp;rft.btitle=The+Oxford+Dictionary+of+Islam&amp;rft.place=New+York%2C+New+York&amp;rft.pages=242&amp;rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&amp;rft.date=2003&amp;rft.isbn=0-19-512558-4&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CIA_PK-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CIA_PK_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090617014724/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html?countryName=Pakistan&amp;countryCode=PK&amp;regionCode=sas&amp;#pk">"Religions: Muslim 97% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other"</a>. Pakistan (includes Christian and Hindu) 4%. <i><a href="/wiki/The_World_Factbook" title="The World Factbook">The World Factbook</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">CIA</a>. 2010. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html?countryName=Pakistan&amp;countryCode=pk&amp;regionCode=sas&amp;#pk">the original</a> on 17 June 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 August</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=The+World+Factbook&amp;rft.atitle=Religions%3A+Muslim+97%25+%28Sunni+75%25%2C+Shia+20%25%29%2C+other&amp;rft.date=2010&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cia.gov%2Flibrary%2Fpublications%2Fthe-world-factbook%2Ffields%2F2122.html%3FcountryName%3DPakistan%26countryCode%3Dpk%26regionCode%3Dsas%26%23pk&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation report cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180218233032/http://www.prb.org/pdf14/2014-world-population-data-sheet_eng.pdf">2014 World Population Data Sheet</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i><a href="/wiki/Population_Reference_Bureau" title="Population Reference Bureau">Population Reference Bureau</a></i> (Report). August 2014. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.prb.org/pdf14/2014-world-population-data-sheet_eng.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 18 February 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 September</span> 2010</span>. <q>Religion: About 97% of Pakistanis are Muslim, 64% of whom are Sunni and 33% Shia; the remaining 3% of population divided equally among Christian, Hindu, and other religions</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=Library+of+Congress+Country+Studies+on+Pakistan&amp;rft.atitle=Country+Profile%3A+Pakistan&amp;rft.date=2005-02&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Flcweb2.loc.gov%2Ffrd%2Fcs%2Fprofiles%2FPakistan.pdf&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090617014559/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2119.html?countryName=Pakistan&amp;countryCode=PK&amp;regionCode=sas&amp;#pk">"Population: 174,578,558 (July 2010 est.)"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">Central Intelligence Agency</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/The_World_Factbook" title="The World Factbook">The World Factbook</a> on Pakistan. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 September</span> 2010</span>. <q>About 97 percent of Pakistanis are Muslim, 85–90 percent of whom are Sunni and 10–15 percent Shia</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=Library+of+Congress+Country+Studies+on+Pakistan&amp;rft.atitle=Country+Profile%3A+Pakistan&amp;rft.date=2005-02&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Flcweb2.loc.gov%2Ffrd%2Fcs%2Fprofiles%2FPakistan.pdf&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CIA-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-CIA_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CIA_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CIA_18-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/pakistan/">"Religions: Muslim (official) 96.4% (Sunni 85–90%, Shia 10–15%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3.6% (2020 est.)"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_World_Factbook" title="The World Factbook">The World Factbook</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">CIA</a>. 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 September</span> 2020</span>. <q>By one estimate, in Pakistan, the Shias are 18%, Ismailis 2%, Ahmediyas 2%, Barelvis 50%, Deobandis 20%, Ahle Hadith 4%, and other minorities 4%. [...] By another estimate some 15% of Pakistan's Sunni Muslims would consider themselves Deobandi, and some 60% are in the Barelvi tradition based mostly in the province of Punjab. But some 64% of the total seminaries are run by Deobandis, 25% by the Barelvis, 6% by the Ahle Hadith and 3% by various Shiite organisations.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Barelvi+Islam&amp;rft.pub=GlobalSecurity.org&amp;rft.date=2011-07-05&amp;rft.aulast=Pike&amp;rft.aufirst=John&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalsecurity.org%2Fmilitary%2Fintro%2Fislam-barelvi.htm&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ICG-NEoSViP-2022-8-quote-169"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ICG-NEoSViP-2022-8-quote_169-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGroup2022" class="citation book cs1">Group, International Crisis (2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep42808.7"><i>A New Era of Sectarian Violence in Pakistan</i></a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 July</span> 2023</span>. <q>Sunni Barelvis are believed to constitute a thin majority of the population</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=A+New+Era+of+Sectarian+Violence+in+Pakistan&amp;rft.pages=Page+8-Page+14&amp;rft.pub=International+Crisis+Group&amp;rft.date=2022&amp;rft.aulast=Group&amp;rft.aufirst=International+Crisis&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2Fresrep42808.7&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span> <span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: </span><span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">&#124;last1=</code> has generic name (<a href="/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#generic_name" title="Help:CS1 errors">help</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NYTSufivideo-170"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NYTSufivideo_170-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBuchen" class="citation news cs1">Buchen, Charlotte. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120528051803/http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/01/06/world/asia/1248069532117/sufism-under-attack-in-pakistan.html">"Sufism Under Attack in Pakistan"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 May</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&amp;rft.atitle=Sufism+Under+Attack+in+Pakistan&amp;rft.aulast=Buchen&amp;rft.aufirst=Charlotte&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.nytimes.com%2Fvideo%2F2011%2F01%2F06%2Fworld%2Fasia%2F1248069532117%2Fsufism-under-attack-in-pakistan.html&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NYTAtWarSufi-171"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NYTAtWarSufi_171-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFImtiazBuchen2011" class="citation news cs1">Imtiaz, Huma; Buchen, Charlotte (6 January 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/the-islam-that-hard-liners-hate/">"The Islam That Hard-Liners Hate"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(blog)</span>. <i>The New York Times</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 March</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&amp;rft.atitle=The+Islam+That+Hard-Liners+Hate&amp;rft.date=2011-01-06&amp;rft.aulast=Imtiaz&amp;rft.aufirst=Huma&amp;rft.au=Buchen%2C+Charlotte&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fatwar.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F01%2F06%2Fthe-islam-that-hard-liners-hate%2F&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ahmadi-172"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ahmadi_172-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The 1998 Pakistani census states that there are 291,000 (0.22%) Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan. However, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community has boycotted the census since 1974 which renders official Pakistani figures to be inaccurate. Independent groups have estimated the Pakistani Ahmadiyya Muslim population to be somewhere between 2 million and 5 million Ahmadi Muslims. However, the 4 million figure is the most quoted figure and is approximately 2.2% of the country. See: <ul><li>over 2 million: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/49913b5f2c.html">"Pakistan: The situation of Ahmadi Muslims, including legal status and political, education and employment rights; societal attitudes toward Ahmadi Muslims (2006 – Nov. 2008)"</a>. 4 December 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 March</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Pakistan%3A+The+situation+of+Ahmadi+Muslims%2C+including+legal+status+and+political%2C+education+and+employment+rights%3B+societal+attitudes+toward+Ahmadi+Muslims+%282006+%E2%80%93+Nov.+2008%29&amp;rft.date=2008-12-04&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unhcr.org%2Frefworld%2Fdocid%2F49913b5f2c.html&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AReligion+in+Pakistan" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>3 million: International Federation for Human Rights: <i>International Fact-Finding Mission. Freedoms of Expression, of Association and of Assembly in Pakistan.</i> Ausgabe 408/2, Januar 2005, S. 61 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/pk408a-2.pdf">PDF</a>)</li> <li>3–4 million: Commission on International Religious Freedom: <i>Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.</i> 2005, S. 130</li> <li>4.910.000: James Minahan: Encyclopedia of the stateless nations. Ethnic and national groups around the world. Greenwood Press . Westport 2002, page 52</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?page=country&amp;category=&amp;publisher=IRBC&amp;type=QUERYRESPONSE&amp;coi=PAK&amp;rid=&amp;docid=45f1478f20&amp;skip=0">"Pakistan: Situation of members of the Lahori Ahmadiyya Movement in Pakistan"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/Tughlaq_dynasty" title="Tughlaq dynasty">Tughlaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sayyid_dynasty" title="Sayyid dynasty">Sayyid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lodi_dynasty" title="Lodi dynasty">Lodi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timurid_Empire" title="Timurid Empire">Timurid</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Modern</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Pre-colonial</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Company_rule_in_India" title="Company rule in India">East India Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durrani_Empire" title="Durrani Empire">Durrani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misl" class="mw-redirect" title="Misl">Sikh Confederacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikh_Empire" title="Sikh Empire">Sikh Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War" title="First Anglo-Afghan War">First Anglo-Afghan War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Anglo-Sikh_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First Anglo-Sikh War">First Anglo-Sikh War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Anglo-Sikh_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Anglo-Sikh War">Second Anglo-Sikh War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Rebellion_of_1857" title="Indian Rebellion of 1857">Rebellion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Colonial</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_British_Raj" title="History of the British Raj">British Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Anglo-Afghan_War" title="Second Anglo-Afghan War">Second Anglo-Afghan War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durand_Line" title="Durand Line">Durand Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Anglo-Afghan_War" title="Third Anglo-Afghan War">Third Anglo-Afghan War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aligarh_Movement" title="Aligarh Movement">Aligarh Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindi%E2%80%93Urdu_controversy" title="Hindi–Urdu controversy">Hindi–Urdu controversy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Movement" title="Pakistan Movement">Pakistan Movement</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All-India_Muslim_League" title="All-India Muslim League">Muslim League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Two-nation_theory_(Pakistan)" class="mw-redirect" title="Two-nation theory (Pakistan)">Two nation theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourteen_Points_of_Jinnah" title="Fourteen Points of Jinnah">Jinnah's 14 Points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lahore_Resolution" title="Lahore Resolution">Lahore Resolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direct_Action_Day" title="Direct Action Day">Direct Action Day</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_India" title="Partition of India">Partition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Independence_Act_1947" title="Indian Independence Act 1947">Independence</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Dominion</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Pakistan" title="Dominion of Pakistan">Dominion of Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Pakistan" title="Monarchy of Pakistan">Monarchy of Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Pakistan" title="Governor-General of Pakistan">Governor-General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princely_states_of_Pakistan" title="Princely states of Pakistan">Princely states</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1947%E2%80%931948" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948">1947 War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liaquat%E2%80%93Nehru_Pact" title="Liaquat–Nehru Pact">Liaquat–Nehru Pact</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baghdad_Pact" class="mw-redirect" title="Baghdad Pact">Baghdad Pact</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Republic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Pakistan_(1947%E2%80%93present)" title="History of Pakistan (1947–present)">1947–present</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indus_Waters_Treaty" title="Indus Waters Treaty">Indus Treaty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1965">1965 War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-cooperation_movement_(1971)" title="Non-cooperation movement (1971)">1971 Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">1971 War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project-706" title="Project-706">Project-706</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamization_in_Pakistan" title="Islamization in Pakistan">Islamisation</a></li> <li>Insurgencies <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Insurgency_in_Balochistan" title="Insurgency in Balochistan">Balochistan insurgency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">KPK insurgency</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kargil_War" title="Kargil War">Kargil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Pakistani_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="1999 Pakistani coup d&#39;état">Liberalization</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Geography" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Pakistan" title="Geography of Pakistan">Geography</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Features</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_beaches_in_Pakistan" title="List of beaches in Pakistan">Beaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_deserts_of_Pakistan" title="List of deserts of Pakistan">Deserts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_glaciers_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of glaciers of Pakistan">Glaciers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Pakistan" title="List of islands of Pakistan">Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_Pakistan" title="List of lakes of Pakistan">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountain_ranges_of_Pakistan" title="List of mountain ranges of Pakistan">Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountain_passes#Pakistan" title="List of mountain passes">Passes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Pakistan" title="List of rivers of Pakistan">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Topography_of_Pakistan" title="Topography of Pakistan">Topography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_valleys_in_Pakistan" title="List of valleys in Pakistan">Valleys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_waterfalls_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of waterfalls of Pakistan">Waterfalls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Ramsar_wetland_sites_in_Pakistan" title="List of Ramsar wetland sites in Pakistan">Wetlands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Areas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arabian_Sea" title="Arabian Sea">Arabian Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gwatar_Bay" title="Gwatar Bay">Gwatar Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Gangetic_Plain" title="Indo-Gangetic Plain">Indus Plain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pothohar_Plateau" title="Pothohar Plateau">Pothohar Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salt_Range" title="Salt Range">Salt Range</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sistan_Basin" title="Sistan Basin">Sistan Basin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geology_of_Pakistan" title="Geology of Pakistan">Geology</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Coal_mines_in_Pakistan" title="Category:Coal mines in Pakistan">Coal fields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Natural_gas_fields_in_Pakistan" title="Category:Natural gas fields in Pakistan">Gas fields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_minerals_of_Pakistan" title="List of minerals of Pakistan">Minerals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Oil_fields_of_Pakistan" title="Category:Oil fields of Pakistan">Oil fields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_Pakistan" title="List of volcanoes in Pakistan">Volcanoes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_floods_in_Pakistan" title="List of floods in Pakistan">Floods</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Environment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_botanical_gardens_in_Pakistan" title="List of botanical gardens in Pakistan">Botanical gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ecoregions_in_Pakistan" title="List of ecoregions in Pakistan">Ecoregions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Pakistan" title="Climate change in Pakistan">Climate change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_Pakistan" title="Environmental issues in Pakistan">Environmental issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forestry_in_Pakistan" title="Forestry in Pakistan">Forests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protected_areas_of_Pakistan" title="Protected areas of Pakistan">Protected areas</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Pakistan" title="List of national parks of Pakistan">national parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_game_reserves_of_Pakistan" title="List of game reserves of Pakistan">game reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wildlife_sanctuaries_in_Pakistan" title="List of wildlife sanctuaries in Pakistan">sanctuaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_Pakistan" title="Wildlife of Pakistan">Wildlife</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flora_of_Pakistan" title="Flora of Pakistan">flora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fauna_of_Pakistan" title="Fauna of Pakistan">fauna</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_zoos_in_Pakistan" title="List of zoos in Pakistan">Zoos</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Archaeological_sites_in_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Archaeological sites in Pakistan">Archaeological sites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Borders_of_Pakistan" title="Template:Borders of Pakistan">Borders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_Pakistan" title="Climate of Pakistan">Climate</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_extreme_weather_records_in_Pakistan" title="List of extreme weather records in Pakistan">weather records</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Borders_of_Pakistan" title="Category:Borders of Pakistan">Borders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_in_Pakistan" title="List of natural disasters in Pakistan">Natural disasters</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Pakistan" title="List of earthquakes in Pakistan">earthquakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_floods#Pakistan" title="List of floods">floods</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_units_of_Pakistan" title="Administrative units of Pakistan">Subdivisions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_units_of_Pakistan" title="Administrative units of Pakistan">provinces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Pakistan" title="Districts of Pakistan">districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities in Pakistan">cities</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Pakistan" title="List of World Heritage Sites in Pakistan">World Heritage Sites</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Governance" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Pakistan" title="Government of Pakistan">Governance</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">State</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Pakistan" title="President of Pakistan">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Council_(Pakistan)" title="National Security Council (Pakistan)">National Security Council</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Committee_on_National_Security_(Pakistan)" title="Cabinet Committee on National Security (Pakistan)">C<sup>2</sup>NS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Command_Authority_(Pakistan)" title="National Command Authority (Pakistan)">NCA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Government</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Pakistan" title="Government of Pakistan">National government</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Pakistan" title="Cabinet of Pakistan">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Pakistan" title="Government of Pakistan">Ministries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan" title="Prime Minister of Pakistan">Prime Minister</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_provincial_governments_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of provincial governments of Pakistan">Provincial governments</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Pakistani_governors" class="mw-redirect" title="List of current Pakistani governors">Governors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Pakistani_chief_ministers" class="mw-redirect" title="List of current Pakistani chief ministers">Chief Ministers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Pakistan" title="Local government in Pakistan">Local government</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Union_councils_of_Pakistan" title="Union councils of Pakistan">Union councils</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legislative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Pakistan" title="Parliament of Pakistan">Parliament <span style="font-size:85%;">(<i>Majlis-e-Shoora</i>)</span></a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Pakistan" title="Senate of Pakistan">Senate <span style="font-size:85%;">(upper house)</span></a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Senate_of_Pakistan" title="Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan">Chairman</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Pakistan" title="National Assembly of Pakistan">National Assembly <span style="font-size:85%;">(lower house)</span></a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Pakistan" title="Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan">Speaker</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Provincial_Assemblies_of_Pakistan" title="Category:Provincial Assemblies of Pakistan">Provincial assemblies</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Pakistan" title="Judiciary of Pakistan">Judicial</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Judicial_Council_of_Pakistan" title="Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan">Supreme Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Pakistan" title="Supreme Court of Pakistan">Supreme Court</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Pakistan" title="Chief Justice of Pakistan">Chief Justice</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Shariat_Court" title="Federal Shariat Court">Federal Shariat Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Courts_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="High Courts of Pakistan">High Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_Courts_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="District Courts of Pakistan">District Courts</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Pakistan" title="Politics of Pakistan">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Pakistan" title="Elections in Pakistan">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Pakistan" title="Foreign relations of Pakistan">Foreign relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feudalism_in_Pakistan" title="Feudalism in Pakistan">Feudalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Pakistan" title="List of political parties in Pakistan">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_coups_in_Pakistan" title="Military coups in Pakistan">Martial law</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Pakistan" title="Law of Pakistan">Law</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Pakistan" title="Constitution of Pakistan">Constitution</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Legal_Framework_Order,_2002" title="Legal Framework Order, 2002">LFO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Penal_Code" title="Pakistan Penal Code">PPC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Protection_Bill" title="Women&#39;s Protection Bill">WPB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provisional_Constitutional_Order" title="Provisional Constitutional Order">PCO</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Pakistan" title="Human rights in Pakistan">Human rights</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Enforced_disappearances_in_Pakistan" title="Enforced disappearances in Pakistan">Enforced disappearance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Pakistan">LGBT</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Pakistan" title="Law enforcement in Pakistan">Law enforcement</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Pakistan" title="Law enforcement in Pakistan">Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counter_Terrorism_Department_(Pakistan)" title="Counter Terrorism Department (Pakistan)">Counter Terrorism Department (CTD)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistani_Intelligence_community" title="Pakistani Intelligence community">Pakistani Intelligence community</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Pakistan" title="Capital punishment in Pakistan">Capital punishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrorism_in_Pakistan" title="Terrorism in Pakistan">Terrorism</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Armed_Forces" title="Pakistan Armed Forces">Military</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Pakistan" title="Military history of Pakistan">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army" title="Pakistan Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Navy" title="Pakistan Navy">Navy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Marines" title="Pakistan Marines">Marines</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force" title="Pakistan Air Force">Air force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Armed_Forces" title="Civil Armed Forces">Civil Armed Forces</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Economy" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Pakistan" title="Economy of Pakistan">Economy</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Infrastructure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Pakistan" title="Electricity sector in Pakistan">Electricity</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_power_stations_in_Pakistan#Thermal" title="List of power stations in Pakistan">Thermal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_power_stations_in_Pakistan#Hydroelectricity" title="List of power stations in Pakistan">Hydro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Pakistan" title="Nuclear power in Pakistan">Nuclear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solar_power_in_Pakistan" title="Solar power in Pakistan">Solar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wind_power_in_Pakistan" title="Wind power in Pakistan">Wind</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_aid_to_Pakistan" title="Foreign aid to Pakistan">Foreign aid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petroleum_industry_in_Pakistan" title="Petroleum industry in Pakistan">Fuel extraction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Housing_in_Pakistan" title="Housing in Pakistan">Housing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Planning_Commission_(Pakistan)" title="Planning Commission (Pakistan)">Planning Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Post" title="Pakistan Post">Post</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_Pakistan" title="Poverty in Pakistan">Poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Pakistan" title="List of tallest buildings in Pakistan">Tallest buildings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Pakistan" title="Telecommunications in Pakistan">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Pakistan" title="Transport in Pakistan">Transportation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_bridges_in_Pakistan" title="List of bridges in Pakistan">Bridges</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_resources_management_in_Pakistan" title="Water resources management in Pakistan">Water management</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Pakistan" title="Water supply and sanitation in Pakistan">Water supply and sanitation</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Industry_of_Pakistan" title="Industry of Pakistan">Industry</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Aeronautical_Complex" title="Pakistan Aeronautical Complex">Aerospace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_Pakistan" title="Agriculture in Pakistan">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_industry_of_Pakistan" title="Defence industry of Pakistan">Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_Pakistan" title="Automotive industry in Pakistan">Automotive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_in_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing in Pakistan">Fishery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forestry_in_Pakistan" title="Forestry in Pakistan">Forestry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Animal_husbandry_in_Pakistan" title="Animal husbandry in Pakistan">Husbandry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_in_Pakistan" title="Labour in Pakistan">Labour</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Child_labour_in_Pakistan" title="Child labour in Pakistan">Child</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mass_media_in_Pakistan" title="Mass media in Pakistan">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mining_in_Pakistan" title="Mining in Pakistan">Mining</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pharmaceutical_industry_in_Pakistan" title="Pharmaceutical industry in Pakistan">Pharmaceuticals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Textile_industry_in_Pakistan" title="Textile industry in Pakistan">Textiles</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Silk_in_the_Indian_subcontinent" title="Silk in the Indian subcontinent">Silk</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Pakistan" title="Tourism in Pakistan">Tourism</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Commerce</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Banking_in_Pakistan" title="Banking in Pakistan">Banking</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_banks_in_Pakistan" title="List of banks in Pakistan">Banks</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_of_Pakistan" title="List of companies of Pakistan">Companies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Board_of_Investment_(Pakistan)" title="Board of Investment (Pakistan)">Investment board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistani_rupee" title="Pakistani rupee">Rupee <span style="font-size:85%;">(currency)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Securities_%26_Exchange_Commission_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Securities &amp; Exchange Commission of Pakistan">Securities &amp; Exchange Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_stock_exchanges#Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of stock exchanges">Stock markets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trading_Corporation_of_Pakistan" title="Trading Corporation of Pakistan">Trading Corporation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Policy programmes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corporate_sector_of_Pakistan" title="Corporate sector of Pakistan">Corporatisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Pakistan" title="Economy of Pakistan">Directive investment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan#Economy" title="Pakistan">Industrialisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fauji_Foundation" title="Fauji Foundation">Military economisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nationalisation_in_Pakistan" title="Nationalisation in Pakistan">Nationalisation</a></li> <li><a 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class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Society_of_Pakistan" title="Category:Society of Pakistan">Society</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aurat_March" title="Aurat March">Aurat March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_heritage_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="British heritage of Pakistan">British heritage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Pakistan" title="Crime in Pakistan">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Pakistan" title="Culture of Pakistan">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divorce_in_Pakistan" title="Divorce in Pakistan">Divorce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Pakistan" title="Education in Pakistan">Education</a> <ul><li><a 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navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Overseas_Pakistani" class="mw-redirect" title="Overseas Pakistani">Diaspora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Pakistan" title="Ethnic groups in Pakistan">Ethnicity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_to_Pakistan" title="Immigration to Pakistan">Immigration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_Pakistan" title="Languages of Pakistan">Languages</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Youth_in_Pakistan" title="Youth in Pakistan">Youth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Arts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pakistani_architecture" title="Pakistani architecture">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Pakistan" title="Cinema of Pakistan">Cinema</a> 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href="/wiki/List_of_songs_about_Pakistan" title="List of songs about Pakistan">Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_symbols_of_Pakistan" title="National symbols of Pakistan">Symbols</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Pakistan" title="Sport in Pakistan">Sports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Athletics_in_Pakistan" title="Category:Athletics in Pakistan">Athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Baseball_in_Pakistan" title="Category:Baseball in Pakistan">Baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Boxing_in_Pakistan" title="Category:Boxing in Pakistan">Boxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cricket_in_Pakistan" title="Cricket in Pakistan">Cricket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Cycle_racing_in_Pakistan" title="Category:Cycle racing in Pakistan">Cycling</a></li> 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