# Population & society

People and living conditions, plus the SBP's confidence surveys. 2,795 series.

| | |
|---|---|
| Module | `social` |
| Frequency | Irregular (census years), annual, monthly (surveys) |
| Endpoint | [`/v1/series/{id}`](https://pakdatahub.com/docs/api-series.md); discover with `/v1/catalog?module=social&q=...` |

## Population & labour

| Id | What it is | History |
|---|---|---|
| `population.b_w_10_39_years` - `population.b_w_40_59_years` - `population.60_over` | Population by age band (census) | 1951 -> 2018 |
| `population.civilian` - `population.employed` | Civilian labour force, employed (distribution) | 1961 -> 2021 |
| `population.rural_employed` - `population.rural_civilian` | Rural labour | 1961 -> 2021 |

## Education & literacy

- `education.literacy.total_literate_male_population` / `..._female_population`: literate population (census, 1951 -> 2018).
- `education.literacy.*`: attainment by level (primary, matric, intermediate, graduate...).
- `education.enrolment.*`, `education.teachers.*`, `education.institutions.*`: schools, enrolment and teachers.

## Health

`health.total_number_hospitals`, `health.total_number_available_beds`, `health.population_bed`, `health.total_number_dispensaries`, `health.total_number_rural_health_centers` and more: health infrastructure, annual, **1947 ->**.

## Confidence surveys (SBP, monthly)

About 2,000 series of consumer-confidence and business-confidence survey responses (`social.*`). They're broken down by question, city stratum and positive/negative share, monthly since 2012. Search `q=consumer confidence` or `q=business confidence`.

```bash
curl "https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/search?q=consumer%20confidence&module=social&limit=20"
```

Telecom adoption (subscribers, teledensity) is in [Telecom](https://pakdatahub.com/docs/data-telecom.md).

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Source: https://pakdatahub.com/docs/data-social - PakDataHub docs index: https://pakdatahub.com/docs/llms.txt