Census in Pakistan
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The census of Pakistan
is conducted decennially across the entire nation. The first census was conducted after independence in 1951, and again in 1961, 1972, 1981, and 1998. The 1972 census was delayed one year due to war with India
, while the census in 1998 was delayed due to political issues. Pakistan's next national census was scheduled to take place in 2008, but it too has been delayed to 2010 or beyond due to political issues.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
is conducted decennially across the entire nation. The first census was conducted after independence in 1951, and again in 1961, 1972, 1981, and 1998. The 1972 census was delayed one year due to war with India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, while the census in 1998 was delayed due to political issues. Pakistan's next national census was scheduled to take place in 2008, but it too has been delayed to 2010 or beyond due to political issues.