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Religious populations in Pakistan: census counts and district indicators

Census counts for 2017 and 2023, with the district indicators used in Accused out of proportion.

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Source and definitions

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Census 2017 and 2023; Centre for Social Justice supplied accusation counts; Adaad harmonisation.

Population counts and shares in per cent. District accusation rates: recorded accused per million residents per year in 2023–25.

minorities_census_national.csv

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minorities_census_national.csv — data as published
grouplabelcount_2017count_2023growth_pctshare_2017_pctshare_2023_pctshare_change_pp
muslimMuslim20036271823168670915.6336424823304896.4745064952472896.3522208645682-0.1222856306790589
minorityAll census minorities7321908877138019.796370017214083.52549350475273033.6477791354317880.122285630679058
christianChristian2642048330078824.9329308173053651.27214423661768781.3727082393971780.1005640027794902
hindu_combinedHindu and Scheduled Castes4444870521721617.3761212363916042.14020174993598242.1696986870755680.0294969371395854
ahmadiAhmadi191737162684-15.152526638051080.09232122940096680.0676558649686349-0.0246653644323318

minorities_districts.csv

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minorities_districts.csv — first 50 rows; download the CSV for the full table
provincedistrictmerged_districtpopulation_2023urban_share_2023minority_2017minority_2023christian_2017christian_2023hindu_combined_2017hindu_combined_2023ahmadi_2017ahmadi_2023minority_share_2017_pctminority_share_2023_pctchristian_share_2017_pctchristian_share_2023_pcthindu_combined_share_2017_pcthindu_combined_share_2023_pctahmadi_share_2017_pctahmadi_share_2023_pctsource_accused_2021source_accused_2023source_accused_2024source_accused_2025accused_2023_2025annual_rate_2023_2025
BalochistanAwaran0178958.026.1715039282960231601785.015551.09419.004.00.13134024511373240.99744074028543020.01231314797941240.30789347221135680.07716239400431780.01061701628315020.00.0022351613227684UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanBarkhan0210249.06.86091253703941682494.017462.0574.034.00.04794620669492760.23495950040190440.00994006724163130.21973945179287410.03332846075135210.00190250607612870.0017541295132290.0019025060761287UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanChagai0269192.07.43044774785842812091872.0201922.0977896.023.00.5337347748734090.6969185923137920.08873506182758910.34324729813745520.43131420599778380.33356787324420810.00088293593858290.0011168567184515UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanDera Bugti0355274.030.5248906477817114011843.050688.013461099.030.00.44744658426750980.51875453875037290.01596882884609240.19365334924593410.42988087253680820.3093387075890720.00095812973076550.0UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanGwadar0305160.051.7470140111151112262576.0129814.0657833.033.00.46748750252618660.85063946557650970.04918914178293480.26879678764723560.25052144303401670.275070914140230.00114393352983560.0009906515515254UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanHarnai0127571.026.2073668780522236111106.0275589.0314421.0222.00.62955941144953220.86696819810144940.28335325392573050.46170367873576280.32353789720974320.33001230687225150.02266826031405840.0015677544269465UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanJaffarabad0594558.027.48142317486267775679939.01331419.068727379.085.01.4722591892165331.67166197410513350.02587689601768180.23866468872675161.33703781528954881.24109001981303770.00155650502361990.0008409608482267UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable1.010.5606405654844999
BalochistanJhal Magsi0203368.011.86519019708115212001833.02553.011961252.022.00.80591000671591660.90132174186696030.00134318334452650.27192085283820460.80322364002686350.61563274458125170.00134318334452650.0009834388891074UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanKachhi0442674.018.1740965134613736396127.04082034.032293956.029.01.17412851851373851.38408851660589960.13164177948711330.45948033993412751.0418414361860020.89365989418849990.00064530284062310.002033098849266UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanKalat0550598.014.69456845102960913152849.0371588.012631090.052.00.319129831237350.51743740442210110.00897931844546150.28841368838971440.30651024855724190.19796657452442610.00121342141154880.0003632414211457UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanKech01060931.036.4480483854851117104331.03613515.01293406.01929.00.18849580348816440.40827138405036130.0397935585141680.33134932231286540.1425292829884190.0382724964037050.00209439781653510.0027337497431217Unavailable1.0UnavailableUnavailable10.3141894556133559
BalochistanKharan0260352.031.037211160275325952740.0121804.04701912.034.00.36555545998550061.052421337266470.07433984984579090.30881268436578170.28875809444232820.73439036381514260.00184313677303610.0015363815142576UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanKhuzdar0997214.036.5395993237158743178530.05812982.036424950.03124.00.54037071158198310.85538309730910310.07272536099817740.29903310623396780.45587911317618310.49638292282298480.00388035488974780.0024067050803538UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanKilla Abdullah0828189.019.9861384297545614222952.06222122.0393247.040514.00.18751137331641950.35644037773986370.08201974275865880.25622170784688030.05182276351149990.02982411019706850.05340513796986630.0016904353957852UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanKilla Saifullah0380200.016.8792740662809074321007.0330924.03616.06614.00.12597249600503890.26486059968437660.09622899000384910.24302998421883220.01049770800041990.00420831141504470.01924579800076980.0036822724881641UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanKohlu0260220.07.2930597186995622891007.0223921.06238.034.00.13508902319885190.3869802474828990.1042382428143390.35393128890938440.02898103611878480.01460302820690180.0014023081992960.0015371608638844UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanLasbela0680977.048.5571725693873261086520068.010282500.0909616480.02228.01.8853976688051282.94763930342412640.17838829300797710.36720641113017321.57842404007836582.4206246621701020.0038176482939450.0041127118046579UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanLoralai0477476.014.15848805247803614072569.06561895.0627474.07813.00.35403084371060550.54151700645857570.16506342109037470.39944520328493620.15776641009705020.09991399807760410.01962644336135550.0027402573312423UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanMastung0313271.012.8891919405335847751696.0204749.0525914.011.00.29170869781237290.54293196063743290.07678525723061170.23977360761641340.19760911787289780.29259422878691840.00037639831975790.0003201249767909UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanMusakhel0182275.08.670964202441365108494.025479.0297.0531.00.06457669379286420.2710190646001920.01494830874834820.26278974077629950.01734003814808390.00384035111781640.03169041454649820.0005486215882594UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanNasirabad0563315.018.98618002361023536184295.01051353.032132666.0129.00.74162596059830230.7624508489921270.02152314147673340.24018533147528460.65860812918804460.47326984014272650.00245978759734090.0015976851317646UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanNushki0207834.023.21621621621621811511795.0143364.010011427.000.00.64320720660307240.86631274131274140.07991192923044250.17567567567567560.55938350461309770.68870656370656370.00.0UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanPanjgur0509781.030.9334792783567853104079.0822245.0227302.00136.00.09830253715677350.80014751432477860.02600260660275940.44038518501081830.07198282559544380.05924112511058670.00.0266781225663569UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanPishin0835482.029.1789649567555049942441.05982300.01861.037725.00.13488885239984090.29216667743889160.08115043635322420.27529019176954140.00244265527484620.00730117465127910.05116005770094570.0029922846931471UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanQuetta02595492.056.877633415371893316132043.02481124884.063625775.0636191.01.46117622901880751.41078417991537841.09324940195366941.0955888503889860.2803293980584920.25426079452645850.02802412718723680.0084093180527365UnavailableUnavailable1.0Unavailable10.1284278022561168
BalochistanSherani0191687.00.01113636.0976604.01915.01119.00.72767927192844820.33181512263073040.6381086876928710.31512002212100820.01242219781369310.00782582836393230.07257178722736540.0046954970183593UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanSibi0224148.030.9170726484287250995450.07691149.043304252.005.02.8367018820479442.43142923425593830.42781403163264730.51260774131377482.4088878504152971.89696093652408250.00.0022306690222531UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanSohbatpur0240106.06.13395750210323814862425.023499.013551804.013.00.74142077375190851.00997059631995860.01147555706345480.20782487734583890.67605999221657880.75133482711802290.00049893726362840.0012494481603958UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanWashuk0302623.013.510402920953675681045.010852.04926.024.00.03869969040247670.34560649806361140.00569113094154070.28177678119636070.02788654161354940.00859882196139120.00113822618830810.0013228956863678UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanZhob0355692.013.19088976138779811071732.07451469.0191232.01717.00.35668945784491250.48712439109451110.24004846078993660.41315573355533310.06154262551795690.06524991843760190.0550983715370190.0019687475390655UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
BalochistanZiarat0189535.026.064842905004355417684.0139501.0190154.0722.00.26047034573222150.36088321418207720.08682344857740710.26433112617722320.11867953402667160.08125148389479510.0449732971048440.0010552140765557UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
IslamabadIslamabad02363863.045.6806193293401891491101581.08684797281.0737884.027382398.04.5668594087556554.448976981873164.3350497761769184.2606484458078060.03678804892560920.0387168432283190.13666984797600840.10502600685691067.02.01.03.060.8460727207964251
Khyber PakhtunkhwaAbbottabad01419072.022.24541298681227631726193.026055818.080114.06321.00.237943603165280.44312089336835560.19541080903075480.41628893228113880.00600109970152030.00815691617051380.00472586601494720.00150258982088413.03.01.01.051.1744764653707962
Khyber PakhtunkhwaBajaur11287960.00.03483224.01653068.01650.014921.00.03189772197102250.25126391829870010.01512391990005380.23910598676811780.00146656192970210.00389677292646860.01365735797035160.0016366446291168UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
Khyber PakhtunkhwaBannu01357890.03.55037448124050521295315.014944844.0275279.032068.00.17592380656479220.39234531702830340.12345240347947370.35757680445627510.02272383598183080.02059536095030980.02644228186976680.0050196578660253UnavailableUnavailable1.02.030.7364366774922858
Khyber PakhtunkhwaBattagram0554133.00.01611235.045986.09069.0264.00.03377039070873770.22321226854152920.00943892908008190.17820833747526140.01887785816016390.01247096884968860.00545360346849180.0007229547159239UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
Khyber PakhtunkhwaBuner01016869.00.014023099.0231872.0246141.026017.00.15656757420766970.30481747344773250.00256851227302160.18412981939146660.02747191387666670.01386875242211360.02903535612981030.0016721190863541UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
Khyber PakhtunkhwaCharsadda01835504.015.934241385924538734490.05184392.03841.031622.00.05419128966578930.24466851503103850.0321547400307890.23932831136220960.00235884193276050.00223416684104060.01961563291453540.00119882123177791.0Unavailable2.0Unavailable20.3632063273447874
Khyber PakhtunkhwaChitral0515935.010.81506442407892639435915.0190934.0115.034.00.88087126500977381.15213432152631020.04244624406590330.18192619717761180.00245741413013120.00097390897846680.00067020385367210.0007791271827734UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
Khyber PakhtunkhwaDera Ismail Khan01829811.020.3773514522885331586498.022785645.0642697.018013.00.18646735876485150.35646184464890320.13450685347255590.30966868467883320.03790755045187920.03823544255467610.0106282851734240.0007131431179494UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable4.040.7286727062703925
Khyber PakhtunkhwaHangu0528902.015.89903790359259332656.05432256.0151159.06816.00.179834274909360.50530513314676110.10466239150673360.42920496249212840.0291050112661450.03024981783521640.01310689249071430.0030440068261853UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
Khyber PakhtunkhwaHaripur01174783.012.5620601233018711933901.08293570.01350.0179124.00.11911953390613220.3325501936821430.08277459648632320.30433329696109990.00129803347927880.00426237110589770.01787292252237850.0105706803426264Unavailable3.01.03.071.986182412695224
Khyber PakhtunkhwaKarak0815878.07.1197939029626462852424.01452335.0723.013010.00.04040478506072050.29736858246948410.02055682046948940.28645034656198240.00099239822956150.00282156658283750.01843025283471460.0012267680794945UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
Khyber PakhtunkhwaKhyber11146267.08.25300920956873612733605.010023482.07244.01858.00.12933758430311120.31457736683473210.10180381733834830.30384421395798540.00731524435964170.00383950184208820.01879611397963510.000698091244016UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
Khyber PakhtunkhwaKohat01234661.022.57441605599965645576308.031905464.01004609.029214.00.41007283584668290.51094340661877450.28705998383825290.44258002120560930.09034740557166330.04932855653627670.02627633707861120.0011339898054316UnavailableUnavailable1.0Unavailable10.2699796408352846
Khyber PakhtunkhwaKohistan01043126.00.0392507.0152106.01159.016.00.00496998257957380.27422463449476820.00191153176137450.23036181900517820.00140178995834130.00645363120669770.00012743545075830.0006563014786472Unavailable1.0UnavailableUnavailable10.3195523199817983
Khyber PakhtunkhwaKurram1785434.05.7892833770883369042642.07252517.05356.01077.00.1469030115117360.336374539426610.11781491520576170.32045977128568410.00861267655986940.00712981612713480.01738785645105720.0008912270158918Unavailable19.03.0Unavailable229.336663976009866
Khyber PakhtunkhwaLakki Marwat01040856.09.8367268165589122062096.0432040.01624.01389.00.02283464392365690.2022580333880150.00476645479959820.19685419280131230.00177356457659470.00231593168001540.01529699447312930.0008684743800057UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
Khyber PakhtunkhwaLower Dir01650183.02.9030340527228847504439.03854268.04573.027422.00.05222543002419080.26925549853817130.02680905407908460.25888318715046520.00313352580145140.00442794579709090.01907969043550430.0013344494183013UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0
Khyber PakhtunkhwaMalakand0826250.08.9080505029822744712321.02832092.07786.09215.00.06561661507426790.2812048312468120.03942569440768110.25345993406649320.01072713240067650.01041948103715020.01281683351769140.001817351343689UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable00.0

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Hiba Sameen / Adaad (2026). Religious populations in Pakistan: census counts and district indicators. https://adaad.org/datasets/pakistan-religious-populations/. Adaad’s original analysis is CC BY 4.0. Underlying third-party data retain their own terms. Please credit Adaad and the original sources.

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