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Section-4 - City Profiles | Punjab Cities Growth Atlas

District: Rawalpindi

Population Density

Year 2005 Year 2015

Percentage of Area Occupied by 20% of
Population Area Statistics
Population (2015)

Rawalpindi-
Islamabad - Rawalpindi Taxila Islamabad Taxila

4% Population 2005 2,476,467 241,459
10%
7% Population 2015 3,360,780 355,655
9% 14%
43% Pop. Change ‘05-’15 35.71% 47.29%

16% Pop. Annual Growth Rate ‘05-’15 3.10% 3.95%
64% 17%
Area 1995 (Sq. Km) 146.00 17.17

17% Area 2005 (Sq. Km) 261.00 28.78
Area 2015 (Sq. Km) 494.00 54.79
Area Change '95-'05 78.77% 67.58%

Area Change '05-'15 89.27% 90.39%
Area Annual Growth Rate '95-'05 5.98% 5.30%

Intra-city Area Composition Area Annual Growth Rate '05-'15 6.59% 6.65%
Pop. Density 2005 (Per Sq. Km) 9,488 8,390
3% 1%
100%
12% Pop. Density 2015 (Per Sq. Km) 6,803 6,491
80% 30% 22% 36% Density Change ‘05-’15 -28.30% -22.64%

60% Land Consumption Index 2.50 1.91

40% 77% 88%
67% 64% Percentage Change in Area Composition (2005-2015)
20%

0% Low Density Medium Density High Density
2005 2015 2005 2015 Areas Areas Areas

Rawalpindi-Islamabad Taxila Rawalpindi-
Islamabad 15% -29% -56%

Low Density Areas Medium Density Areas High Density Areas Taxila 38% -67% -

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