Digital Pakistan 2021

Summary of the report Compiled by Simon Kemp & published by Data Reportal https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2021-pakistan.

Pakistan’s population

• Pakistan had a population of 223.0 million in January 2021.
• Pakistan’s population increased by 4.3 million (+2.0%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
• 48.5% of Pakistan’s population is female, while 51.5% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].
• 37.3% of Pakistan’s population lives in urban centres, while 62.7% lives in rural areas.

Internet users in Pakistan

• There were 61.34 million internet users in Pakistan in January 2021.
• The number of internet users in Pakistan increased by 11 million (+21%) between 2020 and 2021.
• Internet penetration in Pakistan stood at 27.5% in January 2021.

Social media statistics for Pakistan

• There were 46.00 million social media users in Pakistan in January 2021.
• The number of social media users in Pakistan increased by 9.0 million (+24%) between 2020 and 2021.
• The number of social media users in Pakistan was equivalent to 20.6% of the total population in January 2021.

Mobile connections in Pakistan

• There were 173.2 million mobile connections in Pakistan in January 2021.
• The number of mobile connections in Pakistan increased by 6.9 million (+4.2%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
• The number of mobile connections in Pakistan in January 2021 was equivalent to 77.7% of the total population.