Impact of multidimensional poverty on population: a comparative study of census 1998 and 2016

Abstract

This study aims to carry out an in-depth analysis of the effects of multidimensional poverty on population growth in Pakistan. Furthermore, this study provides a comparative framework of time using facts and figures from the census held in 1998, and comparing it with the results of the very recent census of 2017. Three variables including health, education, and living standards are used as measures of multidimensional poverty in this study. The research was carried out through the use of secondary data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan. This data was then analyzed through both content and trend analysis techniques to obtain results. While a positive relationship was found between the increase in health, education and living standards with population growth, the ratio of the increase remained inconsistent and disproportionate.