Editing Multan (section)

==Demographics==
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|source      =<ref name="Census in India 1921">{{cite web|title=Census of India, 1921|url=http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/ideologie/data/CensusIndia/CensusIndia1921/CensusIndia1921IndiaTables.pdf}}</ref><ref name="pocketbook2006">{{cite book |last1=Elahi|first1=Asad|year=2006|chapter=2: Population|chapter-url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/other/pocket_book2006/2.pdf|title=Pakistan Statistical Pocket Book 2006|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/pakistan-statistical-pocket-book-2006|publisher=Government of Pakistan: Statistics Division|place=Islamabad, Pakistan|publication-date=2006|page=28|access-date=2018-03-29}}</ref><ref name="census2017">{{cite report|date=2017|title=DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829164748/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.pdf|archive-date=2017-08-29|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics|page=13|access-date=2018-03-29}}</ref><ref name=table1/>
|1881 |68674
|1891 |74562
|1901 |87394
|1911 |99243
|1921 |84806
|1931 |119457
|1941 |143000
|1951 |190000
|1961 |358000
|1972 |539000
|1981 |732000
|1998 |1197384
|2017 |1827001
|2023 | 2169915
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Multan city had a population of 1,078,245 in the 1998 census. As of the 2017 census, Multan's population jumped to 1.827&nbsp;million.<ref name="2017censusurban">{{cite web |title=District Wise Results / Tables (Census – 2017) |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2017/tables/punjab/Table02p.pdf |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref> Multan had a sex ratio of 950 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 74.69%: 77.50% for males and 71.74% for females. 440,112 (24.09%) were under 10 years of age.<ref name="2017census">{{cite web |title=District Wise Results / Tables (Census – 2017) |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/census-2017-district-wise/results/071 |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>

===Language===
At the time of the 2017 census, 42.10% of the population spoke [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]], 29.25% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], 26.77% [[Urdu]] and 1.18% [[Pashto]] as their first language.<ref name="2017census" />

=== Religion ===
[[File:CATHEDRAL OF St. MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH MULTAN.jpg|thumb|Multan's is home to a significant Christian minority.]]
Islam is the predominant religion, with 98.54% of the population, and with Christians making up 1.36%. 1,617 people are Hindus and 80 are Sikhs.<ref name="Census2023B"/>

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|+ Religious groups in Multan City (1868–2023){{efn|1881–1941: Data for the entirety of the town of Multan, which included Multan Municipality and Multan Cantonment.<ref name="Census1941"/>{{rp|36}}<br><br>2017-2023: Combined urban populations of Multan City Tehsil and Multan Saddar Tehsil.|name="MultanCity1881to2023"}}
! rowspan="2" |[[Religion in Pakistan|Religious]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |1868<ref name="Census1868">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057644 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057644 |access-date=18 May 2024 |title=Report on the census of the Punjab taken on 10th January, 1868. |year=1868 |pages=66 |last1=(India) |first1=Punjab }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1881<ref name="Census1881">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057656 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057656 |access-date=31 March 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. I. |year=1881 }}</ref><ref name="Census1881B">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057657 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057657 |access-date=31 March 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. II. |year=1881 |pages=520 }}</ref><ref name="Census1881C">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057658 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057658 |access-date=31 March 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. III. |year=1881 |pages=250 }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1891<ref name="Census1891">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/SAOA/SouthAsiaOpenArchivesSAOA/CensusReports-1891-26575632/|title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1891 GENERAL TABLES BRITISH PROVINCES AND FEUDATORY STATES VOL I|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref>{{rp|68}}
! colspan="2" |1901<ref name="Census1901">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/SAOA/SouthAsiaOpenArchivesSAOA/CensusReports-1901-26575826/|title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1901 VOLUME I-A INDIA PART II-TABLES|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref>{{rp|44}}
! colspan="2" |1911<ref name="Census1911">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/SAOA/SouthAsiaOpenArchivesSAOA/CensusReports-1911-26575903/|title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1911 VOLUME XIV PUNJAB PART II TABLES|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref>{{rp|20}}
! colspan="2" |1921<ref name="Census1921">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/SAOA/SouthAsiaOpenArchivesSAOA/CensusReports-1921-26575918/|title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1921 VOLUME XV PUNJAB AND DELHI PART II TABLES|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref>{{rp|23}}
! colspan="2" |1931<ref name="Census1931">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/SAOA/SouthAsiaOpenArchivesSAOA/CensusReports-1931-26575928/|title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1931 VOLUME XVII PUNJAB PART II TABLES|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref>{{rp|26}}
! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Census1941">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/south-asia-open-archives/saoa/censusofindia1941-28216851/|title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref>{{rp|32}}
! colspan="2" |2017<ref name="Census2017B">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/final-results-census-2017 |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |title=Final Results (Census-2017)|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2023<ref name="Census2023B">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/digital-census/detailed-results|title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results Table-9 Population by sex, religion and rural/urban|website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics|access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref>
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| [[Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]]
| 24,828
| {{Percentage | 24828 | 45602 | 2 }}
| 36,294
| {{Percentage | 36294 | 68674 | 2 }}
| 39,765
| {{Percentage | 39765 | 74562 | 2 }}
| 46,899
| {{Percentage | 46899 | 87394 | 2 }}
| 55,686
| {{Percentage | 55686 | 99243 | 2 }}
| 55,864
| {{Percentage | 55864 | 84806 | 2 }}
| 72,134
| {{Percentage | 72134 | 119457 | 2 }}
| 81,613
| {{Percentage | 81613 | 142768 | 2 }}
| 1,808,475
| {{Percentage | 1808475 | 1827001 | 2 }}
| 2,208,159
| {{Percentage | 2208159 | 2240947 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|15px]]{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|1931–1941: Including [[Ad-Dharmi]]s}}
| 19,812
| {{Percentage | 19812 | 45602 | 2 }}
| 29,962
| {{Percentage | 29962  | 68674 | 2 }}
| 32,130
| {{Percentage | 32130 | 74562 | 2 }}
| 36,947
| {{Percentage | 36947 | 87394 | 2 }}
| 38,341
| {{Percentage | 38341 | 99243 | 2 }}
| 25,339
| {{Percentage | 25339 | 84806 | 2 }}
| 41,999
| {{Percentage | 41999 | 119457 | 2 }}
| 56,602
| {{Percentage | 56602 | 142768 | 2 }}
| 1,728
| {{Percentage | 1728 | 1827001 | 2 }}
| 1,617
| {{Percentage | 1617 | 2240947 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]]
| 195
| {{Percentage | 195 | 45602 | 2 }}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 1,672
| {{Percentage | 1672 | 74562 | 2 }}
| 1,777
| {{Percentage | 1777 | 87394 | 2 }}
| 2,105
| {{Percentage | 2105 | 99243 | 2 }}
| 1,955
| {{Percentage | 1955 | 84806 | 2 }}
| 1,823
| {{Percentage | 1823 | 119457 | 2 }}
| 680
| {{Percentage | 680 | 142768 | 2 }}
| 15,766
| {{Percentage | 15766 | 1827001 | 2 }}
| 30,380
| {{Percentage | 30380 | 2240947 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Sikhism]] [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]]
| 83
| {{Percentage | 83 | 45602 | 2 }}
| 661
| {{Percentage | 661 | 68674 | 2 }}
| 961
| {{Percentage | 961 | 74562 | 2 }}
| 1,588
| {{Percentage | 1588 | 87394 | 2 }}
| 2,659
| {{Percentage | 2659 | 99243 | 2 }}
| 1,573
| {{Percentage | 1573 | 84806 | 2 }}
| 2,960
| {{Percentage | 2960 | 119457 | 2 }}
| 2,665
| {{Percentage | 2665 | 142768 | 2 }}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 80
| {{Percentage | 80 | 2240947 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Jainism]] [[File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg|15px]]
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 46
| {{Percentage | 46 | 68674 | 2 }}
| 24
| {{Percentage | 24 | 74562 | 2 }}
| 134
| {{Percentage | 134 | 87394 | 2 }}
| 388
| {{Percentage | 388 | 99243 | 2 }}
| 28
| {{Percentage | 28 | 84806 | 2 }}
| 424
| {{Percentage | 424 | 119457 | 2 }}
| 499
| {{Percentage | 499 | 142768 | 2 }}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
|-
| [[Zoroastrianism]] [[File:Faravahar.svg|15px]]
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 9
| {{Percentage | 9 | 74562 | 2 }}
| 49
| {{Percentage | 49 | 87394 | 2 }}
| 58
| {{Percentage | 58 | 99243 | 2 }}
| 47
| {{Percentage | 47 | 84806 | 2 }}
| 117
| {{Percentage | 117 | 119457 | 2 }}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 2
| {{Percentage | 2 | 2240947 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Judaism]] [[File:Star of David.svg|15px]]
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 74562 | 2 }}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 6
| {{Percentage | 6 | 99243 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 84806 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 119457 | 2 }}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
|-
| [[Ahmadiyya]] [[File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya 1-2.svg|15px]]
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 928
| {{Percentage | 928 | 1827001 | 2 }}
| 503
| {{Percentage | 503 | 2240947 | 2 }}
|-
| Others
| 684
| {{Percentage | 684 | 45602 | 2 }}
| 1,711
| {{Percentage | 1711 | 68674 | 2 }}
| 1
| {{Percentage | 1 | 74562 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 87394 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 99243 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 84806 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 119457 | 2 }}
| 929
| {{Percentage | 929 | 142768 | 2 }}
| 104
| {{Percentage | 104 | 1827001 | 2 }}
| 206
| {{Percentage | 206 | 2240947 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 45,602
! {{Percentage | 45602 | 45602 | 2 }}
! 68,674
! {{Percentage | 68674 | 68674 | 2 }}
! 74,562
! {{Percentage | 74562 | 74562 | 2 }}
! 87,394
! {{Percentage | 87394 | 87394 | 2 }}
! 99,243
! {{Percentage | 99243 | 99243 | 2 }}
! 84,806
! {{Percentage | 84806 | 84806 | 2 }}
! 119,457
! {{Percentage | 119457 | 119457 | 2 }}
! 142,768
! {{Percentage | 142768 | 142768 | 2 }}
! 1,827,001
! {{Percentage | 1827001 | 1827001 | 2 }}
! 2,240,947
! {{Percentage | 2240947 | 2240947 | 2 }}
|}
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