Ans: The rapid growth in population can be seen from the facts that according to
the census of 2017, Pakistan’s population was 207.7 million. This increased
to more than 212 million in 2019. Two important points should be kept in
view in reference to population: first, its distribution and secondly its rate of
growth. According to the census of 2017, the density of population was 26.1
persons per square kilometre. The latest statistics show that it is in excess of
267 persons per square kilometre. That means that the area is the same but
population has rapidly increased. That is why Pakistan is included in the list
of densely populated countries.”