Is child marriage declining in Pakistan?
Yes, national survey evidence shows decline, although child marriage has not disappeared. In PDHS, the share of women aged 25–49 who had married by 18 fell from 35% in…
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Which marriage indicators changed most between the 2012–13 and 2017–18 Pakistan DHS rounds?
The clearest comparable movement was toward later first marriage. Women’s median age at first marriage rose from 19.5 to 20.4 years, while men’s rose from 24.7 to 25.9. The…
Is Pakistan’s urban–rural marriage-age gap changing over time?
PDHS 2017–18 shows a current difference: women aged 25–49 had a median age at first marriage of 21.3 in urban areas and 19.8 in rural areas; for men aged 30–49, the medians…
How has women’s employment changed alongside marriage patterns in Pakistan?
The latest Labour Force Survey reports a female labour-force participation rate of 22.7% in 2024–25, compared with 68.7% for men under the survey’s current standard. PDHS…
How many Pakistani women remain never married into their late twenties?
Census 2023 recorded 1,679,755 never-married women aged 25–29 out of 9,016,962 women in that age group, or 18.63%. The figure gives a strong national snapshot, but it does…
How many Pakistani men remain never married into their thirties?
Census 2023 recorded 1,199,112 never-married men aged 30–34, equal to about 15.5% of men in that age group. Among men aged 35–39, 571,939 were never married, about 7.8%.…
Is Pakistan’s average household size changing?
HIES estimates show a modest decline in average household size from 6.24 people in 2018–19 to 5.98 in 2024–25. Urban households fell from 5.97 to 5.69, while rural…
How is Pakistan’s young-adult population changing?
Pakistan still has a very large young-adult population. Census 2023 counted about 62.6 million people aged 15–29, roughly one-quarter of the population. The total population…
Is Pakistan’s fertility rate declining?
Yes over the long run, although recent movement is slow. The comparable PDHS series reported total fertility of 4.9 births per woman in 1990–91, 4.1 in 2006–07, 3.8 in…
Is the timing of first childbirth changing in Pakistan?
The median age at first birth among women aged 25–49 increased from 21.3 years in PDHS 1990–91 to 22.8 in PDHS 2017–18. The direction is consistent with later marriage,…
Is internet adoption changing how Pakistanis search for marriage partners?
The opportunity for digital search has expanded sharply: HIES reports that internet use among people aged 10 and above rose from 17% in 2018–19 to 57% in 2024–25, while…
Which Pakistani marriage trends are supported by national evidence rather than anecdotes?
National evidence supports several careful conclusions: median age at first marriage rose for women and men between the 2012–13 and 2017–18 PDHS rounds; marriage by 18 among…