Malir

Malir district, Sindh — 2,432,248 people at the 2023 census.

Census, 2017 to 2023

Indicator	2017	2023
Population	1,924,346	2,432,248
Urban population	1,066,712	1,166,340
Yearly growth since the previous census	3.77%	3.99%
Literacy rate (age 10+)		63.1%
Female literacy rate		57.8%
Average household size	5.87	5.70
Males per 100 females	114.9	112.7
Urban share	55.4%	48.0%
People per km²	891	1,126
Area	2,160 km²	2,160 km²

Schooling, connectivity and living conditions

Indicator	2014-15	2019-20	Sindh, 2019-20
Adult literacy (15+)		67.0%	57.0%
Net primary enrolment		55.0%	55.0%
Children out of school (5-16)		38.0%	44.0%
People using the internet		31.5%	22.2%
People owning a mobile phone		64.6%	49.3%
Households with a smartphone		44.9%	31.9%
Households with tap water		82.0%	35.4%
Households with a flush toilet		98.0%	76.0%
Households cooking with gas		88.1%	57.3%
Households lit by electricity		95.7%	86.8%
Children (12-23 months) vaccinated against measles		85.0%	77.0%
Households moderately or severely food-insecure		9.40%	17.5%

Businesses and farms

Business establishments (2023)	67,479
People working in them (2023)	484,600
Farms (2024)	27,968
Cultivated area (2024)	36,880 acres
Tractors (2024)	2,134
Tubewells and lift pumps (2024)	3,805
Cattle (2024)	1,051,533
Buffaloes (2024)	1,467,563
Goats (2024)	489,177

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. About the data · All districts