Abstract
According to the national 1981 census Pakistan’s rural population has tripled since 1931. Its urban population has, however, increased eightfold during the same period. This phenomenal rate of growth is particularly remarkable in the case of Karachi, Pakistan’s primate city, which today contains approximately 8 million inhabitants. The current population of the city is the outcome of annual growth rates of roughly 6 per cent, partly due to natural increase, and partly (about 30 to 50 per cent) to a vast influx of refugees and labour migrants. It is estimated that of the approximately 550 000 new inhabitants in Karachi each year at least 250 000 are migrants or refugees. Of those born in the city, the majority are descendants of prior migrants or refugees.
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Selier, F. (1991). Family and Low-income Housing in Karachi. In: Donnan, H., Werbner, P. (eds) Economy and Culture in Pakistan. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11401-6_2
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