Does urbanization change how families search for marriage partners?
Urbanization can widen contact through universities, workplaces, professional networks and digital platforms while families continue to screen and negotiate proposals.…
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How does migration from villages to cities affect traditional marriage networks?
Rural-to-urban migration can add workplaces, educational institutions and city-based intermediaries to the search while preserving links to kin and the home village.…
Does cousin marriage prevalence differ between provinces of Pakistan?
Yes. Table 4.5 of the 2017–18 Pakistan DHS reports meaningful differences by province and region in whether women were married to paternal first cousins, maternal first…
Does cousin marriage differ between urban and rural Pakistan?
The 2017–18 Pakistan DHS recorded first-cousin marriage more often among rural than urban women. About 30.5% of rural women were married to a paternal first cousin and 21.8%…
How did age at first marriage differ across Pakistan’s provinces in PDHS 2017–18?
In PDHS 2017–18, the median age at first marriage among women aged 25–49 was 21.1 in Punjab, 20.0 in Sindh, 19.1 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 19.4 in Balochistan; Islamabad…
How did urban and rural marriage age differ within Punjab in PDHS 2017–18?
For women aged 25–49 in Punjab, PDHS 2017–18 reported a median age at first marriage of 21.6 years in urban areas and 20.7 in rural areas, a difference of 0.9 years. That…
How did education among ever-married women differ by province in PDHS 2017–18?
Among ever-married women aged 15–49 in PDHS 2017–18, the share reporting no education was 38.1% in Punjab, 54.7% in Sindh, 64.2% in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 83.7% in…
How did recent internet use differ across Pakistan’s provinces in HIES 2024–25?
HIES 2024–25 found that 60% of people aged 10 and above in Punjab had used the internet during the previous three months. The comparable shares were 56% in Sindh, 56% in…
How did average household size differ across provinces in HIES 2024–25?
HIES 2024–25 estimated average household size at 5.77 people in Punjab, 5.70 in Sindh, 6.83 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 7.06 in Balochistan, compared with 5.98 nationally.…
What demographic features distinguish Islamabad from Pakistan’s four provinces?
Islamabad Capital Territory is a small federal territory rather than a province, with about 2.28 million residents in the national Census 2023 report. Its PDHS 2017–18…