Editing Islamabad (section)

==Demographics==
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|source      =<ref name="pocketbook2006">{{cite book|last1=Elahi|first1=Asad|year=2006|chapter=2: Population|chapter-url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/other/pocket_book2006/2.pdf|title=Pakistan Statistical Pocket Book 2006|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/pakistan-statistical-pocket-book-2006|publisher=Government of Pakistan |department=Statistics Division|place=Islamabad, Pakistan|publication-date=2006|page=28|access-date=29 March 2018|archive-date=30 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330211332/http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/pakistan-statistical-pocket-book-2006|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SALIENT FEATURES OF FINAL RESULTS CENSUS-2017|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//population_census/sailent_feature_%20census_2017.pdf|access-date=20 May 2021|archive-date=29 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829194924/https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//population_census/sailent_feature_%20census_2017.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="census2017">{{cite report|year=2017|title=DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829164748/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.pdf|archive-date=29 August 2017|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics|page=13|access-date=29 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="2023Census" />
|1972 |77000
|1981 |204000
|1998 |529180
|2017 |1,009,003
|2023|1,108,872}}
{{main|Demographics of Islamabad}}
===Language===
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Islamabad Capital Territory ([[2023 Pakistani census|2023]])<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |title=TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_11_national.pdf|access-date=20 July 2024}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] |value1 = 50.56 |color1 = crimson
|label2 = [[Pashto]] |value2 = 18.21 |color2 = gold
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 15.71 |color3 = darkgreen
|label4 = [[Hindko]] |value4 = 6.16 |color4 = wheat
|label5 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] |value5 = 2.27 |color5 = pink
|label6 = [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]] |value6 = 2.02 |color6 = red
|label7 = [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] |value7 = 0.93 |color7 = saddlebrown
|label8 = [[Balti language|Balti]] |value8 = 0.34 |color8 = black
|label9 = [[Shina language|Shina]] |value9 = 0.31 |color9 = aqua
|label10 = [[Indus Kohistani|Kohistani]] |value10 = 0.21 |color10 = yellow
|label11 = [[Balochi language|Balochi]] |value11 = 0.19 |color11 = blue
|label12 = Others |value12 = 2.92 |color12 = grey
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According to [[2023 Pakistani census]], there are 1,154,540 Punjabi, 415,838 Pashto, 358,922 Urdu, 140,780 Hindko, 51,920 Kashmiri, 46,270 Saraiki, 21,362 Sindhi, 10,315 Balti, 7,099 Shina, 5,016 Koshistani, 4,503 Balochi, 1,095 Mewati, 668 Brahvi, 182 Kalasha and 64,734 others, of total 2,283,244 speakers in [[Islamabad Capital Territory]].

===Literacy===
As of 2010, the majority of the population lies in the age group of 15–64 years, around 59.38%. Only 2.73% of the population is above 65 years of age; 37.90% is below the age of 15.<ref>{{cite web|title=POPULATION BY SELECTIVE AGE GROUPS |author=Population Census Organization, Govt. of Pakistan |url=http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/pop_by_age_group.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827004028/http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/pop_by_age_group.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2010 }}</ref> Islamabad has the highest literacy rate in Pakistan, at 88%.<ref name=PBS>{{cite web|title=Literacy Rate|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/pslm/publications/pslm_prov2010-11/tables/2.14a.pdf|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics|access-date=22 September 2013|archive-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927210644/http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/pslm/publications/pslm_prov2010-11/tables/2.14a.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 9.8% of the population has done intermediate education (equivalent to grades 11 and 12). 10.26% have a bachelor or equivalent degree while 5.2% have a master or equivalent degree.<ref>{{cite web|title=Population by Level of Education |author=Population Census Organization, Govt. of Pakistan |url=http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/pop_education/pop_education_rural_urban.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720044627/http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/pop_education/pop_education_rural_urban.html |archive-date=20 July 2009 }}</ref> The labour force of Islamabad is 185,213<ref>{{cite web|title=LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES |author=Population Census Organization, Govt. of Pakistan |url=http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/labour_force.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827002727/http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/labour_force.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2010 }}</ref> and the unemployment rate is 15.70%.<ref>{{cite web|title=UN-EMPLOYMENT RATES |author=Population Census Organization, Govt. of Pakistan |url=http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/unemployment_rates.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827005129/http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/unemployment_rates.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2010 }}</ref>

===Religion===
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{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|95.55}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|blue|4.26}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|orange|0.04}}
{{bar percent|Others|grey|0.15}}
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In the [[Islamabad Capital Territory]], [[Islam]] is the largest religion in the city, with 95.55% of the population following it. [[Christianity]] is the second largest religion is with 4.26% of the population following it. The Christians are concentrated mainly in the urban areas. [[Hinduism]] is followed by 0.04% of the population according to the 2023 census.<ref>{{cite web |title=Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_9_national.pdf |website=pbs.gov.pk |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau Statistics]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=POPULATION BY RELIGION |author=Population Census Organization, Govt. of Pakistan |url=http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/pop_by_religion.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060617205811/http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/pop_by_religion.pdf |archive-date=17 June 2006 }}</ref>