Editing Demographics of Pakistan (section)

==Religion==
{{Main|Religion in Pakistan}}
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Pakistan (2023 census)<ref name="keyfindings2023" />
|label1 = [[Islam]] 
|value1 = 96.35
|color1 = Green
|label2 = [[Hinduism]]
|value2= 2.17
|color2=Orange
|label3 = [[Christianity]]
|value3 = 1.37
|color3 = Blue
|value4=0.11|color4=Gray|label4=Others}}
According to the [[The World Factbook|World Factbook]], [[Library of Congress Country Studies|Library of Congress]], [[Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies|Oxford University]], over 96% of the population of Pakistan is Muslim and the remaining 4% is Hindu, Christian, and others.<ref name="Oxford">{{cite web |url=http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e1809?_hi=1&_pos=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618023219/http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e1809?_hi=1&_pos=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 June 2013 |title=Pakistan, Islam in |access-date=29 August 2010 |work=[[Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies]] |quote=Approximately 97 percent of Pakistanis are Muslim. The majority are Sunnis following the Hanafi school of Islamic law. Between 20 and 25 percent are Shias, mostly Twelvers. |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref><ref name="CIA">{{cite web |url= https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=pk&regionCode=sas&#pk |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090617014724/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=PK&regionCode=sas&#pk |url-status= dead |archive-date= 17 June 2009 |title=Religions: Muslim 95% (Sunni 65%, Shia 30%), other (includes Hindus and Christians ) 5% |access-date=24 August 2010 |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |year=2010}}</ref><ref name="LoC">{{cite web |url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Pakistan.pdf |title=Country Profile: Pakistan |date=February 2005 |work=[[Library of Congress Country Studies]] on Pakistan |quote=''Religion: The overwhelming majority of the population (96 percent) is Muslim, of whom approximately 75 percent are Sunni and 25 percent Shi'a.'' |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |access-date=1 September 2010}}</ref> Majority of the Muslims practice [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] with a significant minority of [[Shi'a Islam in Pakistan|Shi'as]].

Nearly all Pakistani Sunni Muslims belong to the [[Hanafi]] school, although there are some Hanbalis and [[Ahl-i Hadith|Ahl-e-Hadees]]. The majority of Shia Muslims belong to the [[Twelver|Ithnā'Ashariyyah]] branch,<ref name="Oxford"/> while a smaller number practice [[Ismailism]]. There are small non-Muslim religious groups, including [[Christians]], [[Ahmadiyya|Ahmadi]]s, [[Hindu]]s, [[Buddhist]]s, [[Sikh]]s, [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼís]] and [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrians]] ([[Parsi people|Parsis]]),<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Fuchs |first1=Maria-Magdalena |last2=Fuchs |first2=Simon Wolfgang |date=2019-12-12 |title=Religious Minorities in Pakistan: Identities, Citizenship and Social Belonging |journal=South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies |volume=43 |issue=1 |pages=52–67 |doi=10.1080/00856401.2020.1695075 |s2cid=214107453 |issn=0085-6401|doi-access=free }}</ref>

{{Bar chart
| title = Religious breakdown of the Pakistani population as of Pakistan Census 2023:
| label_type = Religion | data_type = Population
|label1= [[Islam in Pakistan|Muslims]] |data1= 231,686,709
|label2= [[Hinduism in Pakistan|Hindus]] |data2= 5,217,216
|label3= [[Christianity in Pakistan|Christians]] |data3= 3,300,788
|label5= [[Ahmadiyya in Pakistan|Ahmadiyya]] |data5= 162,684
|data6=90,692|label6=Others}}

=== Recent changes and detailed demographic data ===

[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]] released religious data of Pakistan Census 2017 on 19 May 2021.<ref name="pbk2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1624375/pakistans-population-is-20768m-shows-2017-census-result|title=Pakistan's population is 207.68m, shows 2017 census result|date=19 May 2021 }}</ref> 96.47% are Muslims, followed by 2.174% Hindus, 1.27% Christians, 0.09% Ahmadis and 0.02% others.

The 2017 census showed marginal increase in the share of [[Hindus]].The census also recorded Pakistan's first Hindu-majority district, called [[Umerkot District]].

On the other hand, [[Christianity]] in Pakistan, while increasing in raw numbers, has fallen significantly in percentage terms since the last census. Christians are concentrated in the most developed parts of Pakistan, [[Lahore District]] (over 5% Christian), [[Islamabad Capital Territory]] (over 4% Christian), and Northern Punjab.

The [[Ahmadiyya]] movement shrunk in size (both raw numbers and percentage) between 1998 and 2017, while remaining concentrated in [[Lalian Tehsil]], [[Chiniot District]], where approximately 13% of the population is Ahmadiyya.
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|header_align=left
|header=Here are some maps of [[Pakistan]]'s religious minority groups as of the 2017 census by district:

|image1=Hindu Proportion by Pakistani District - 2017 Census.svg
|caption1=Hindu Proportion of each Pakistani District of each Pakistani District as of the [[2017 Pakistan Census]]
|image3=Christian Proportion by Pakistani District - 2017 Census.svg
|caption3=Christian Proportion of each Pakistani District of each Pakistani District as of the [[2017 Pakistan Census]]
|image2=Qadiani Proportion by Pakistani District - 2017 Census.svg
|caption2=Ahmadiyya Proportion of each Pakistani District of each Pakistani District as of the [[2017 Pakistan Census]]

|footer_align=left
|footer=Virtually all people not belonging to one of these minority groups were Sunni or Shia Muslim, with the most religiously homogeneous areas found in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]].
}}