SPATIO-TEMPORAL TRENDS OF URBAN POPULATIONIN PAKISTAN

Rapid urbanization has severe socio-economic and environmental consequences. Since last three decades, fast stride of urban population in Pakistan is imposing severe threats to the inhabitants. According to census of 2017,Pakistan the 6thlargest country in the World in terms of population after China, India, U.S.A, Indonesia and Brazil, respectively. The objective of this study was to estimate the Spatial-temporal trends of urbanization in Pakistan, and to establish the factors leading to urban growth. The data obtained though Pakistan Census Reports from 1951 to 2017 was analyzed by using statistical techniques for representation of the results. The results show the massive growth of urbanization since 1951to 2017. In 1951, the urban population was only 17.8% of the whole population which has increased to 36.3% in 2017.