In most of the developing countries, sustained population growth rates have been a dominant factor in decelerating socio-economicdevelopment. The continuing decline in mortality rates has been a major contributor to the acceleration of growth of population in these countries which started in the...

Projection of future patterns of population change or economic growth is usually improved when trends over considerable time-periods are available for extrapolation or are used as a check on underlying assumptions. However, historical demographic data for Pakistan are limited. Before...