Housing units (census)
Number of housing units in each district at the 1998 census.
Latest values · 31 Dec 1998
| Area | count |
|---|---|
| Karachi (Sindh) | 1,457,096 |
| Lahore (Punjab) | 881,708 |
| Faisalabad (Punjab) | 750,975 |
| Rawalpindi (Punjab) | 521,507 |
| Hyderabad (Sindh) | 476,321 |
| Sheikhupura (Punjab) | 453,248 |
| Gujranwala (Punjab) | 448,818 |
| Jhang (Punjab) | 434,495 |
| Multan (Punjab) | 433,362 |
| Rahim Yar Khan (Punjab) | 416,215 |
| Sargodha (Punjab) | 411,209 |
| Sialkot (Punjab) | 366,251 |
| Muzaffargarh (Punjab) | 358,144 |
| Bahawalpur (Punjab) | 354,356 |
| Okara (Punjab) | 337,866 |
| Kasur (Punjab) | 337,649 |
| Larkana (Sindh) | 328,063 |
| Bahawalnagar (Punjab) | 307,133 |
| Dadu (Sindh) | 305,116 |
| Gujrat (Punjab) | 305,097 |
| Vehari (Punjab) | 301,201 |
| Khanewal (Punjab) | 292,796 |
| Sahiwal (Punjab) | 267,006 |
| Khairpur (Sindh) | 255,261 |
| Jacobabad (Sindh) | 252,713 |
76 more rows (smaller districts, tehsils and other breakdowns) — every row via /v1/series/regional.census.housing_units?dims=… with a free key.
About this series
Number of housing units in each district at the 1998 census.
Use cases
- Chart housing units (census) and its full history in a dashboard or research note
- Size a market district by district with housing units (census)
- Compare provinces and districts on housing units (census)
- Pull housing units (census) into your stack as JSON or CSV
Who uses this
- Development researcher
- Market-sizing / retail planner
- Policy analyst
- Journalist
Metadata
| Series ID | regional.census.housing_units |
|---|---|
| Source | PBS |
| Unit | count |
| Frequency | Census |
| First observation | 31 Dec 1998 |
| Last observation | 31 Dec 1998 |
| Tier | basic |
Fetch it
curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
"https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/regional.census.housing_units"JSON by default; add ?format=csv for CSV, from/to to filter dates, or transform=yoy|mom|pct_change|3ma|index for server-side transforms. See the series endpoint docs and pricing.
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FAQ
What is Housing units (census)?
Number of housing units in each district at the 1998 census.
Does PakDataHub have Pakistan provincial and district data on Housing units (census)?
Yes. Housing units (census) is an official Pakistan provincial and district time series (census, from PBS) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 1998 to 1998. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/regional.census.housing_units, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).
How far back does Housing units (census) go?
PakDataHub carries Housing units (census) covering 1998 to 1998, updated on a census basis from PBS.
How do I get Housing units (census) via the API?
Call GET /v1/series/regional.census.housing_units with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.