<Tr> <Th> Most populous province / territory </Th> <Td> Punjab </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Least populous province / territory </Th> <Td> Capital Territory </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2017 Census of Pakistan was a detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population which began on 15 March 2017 and ended on 25 May 2017 . The census was conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics for the first time in 21st century, after 19 years . Initial estimates put the population at 19 crore (210--220 million). Due to the dismissal of Nawaz Sharif from the office of Prime Minister, the results were delayed . The provisional results were finally presented to the Council of Common Interests on August 25, 2017, and then approved and released to the public . The results showed a total population of Pakistan excluding of that of Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Kashmir at 207.8 million . </P> <P> The census was conducted by 91,000 enumerators from different government sectors, of which the Pakistan Army provided security with 200,000 personnel . The census recorded a total of 9 languages out of an estimated of 80 languages spoken in the country, and officially recognized transgender as a third gender . </P>

Population of pakistan according to census of 2017