Ethnic groups in Karachi

Ethnic groups in Karachi

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Rank	Language	1998 census	Speakers	1981 census	Speakers

1	Urdu	48.52%	4,497,747	54.34%	2,830,098

2	Punjabi	13.94%	1,292,335	13.64%	710,389

3	Pashto	11.42%	1,058,650	8.71%	453,628

4	Sindhi	7.22%	669,340	6.29%	327,591

5	Balochi	4.34%	402,386	4.39%	228,636

6	Saraiki	2.12%	195,681	0.35%	18,228

7	Others	12.44%	1,153,126	12.27%	639,560

All	100%	9,269,265	100%	5,208,132

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According to the 1998 census, the linguistic distribution of Karachi consists, 48.52% of Urdu, 13.94% of Punjabi, 11.42% of Pashto, 7.22% of Sindhi, 4.34% of Balochi, 2.11% of Saraiki and others 12.44%.

final_sentence: According to the 1998 census, the linguistic distribution of Karachi consists, 48.52% of Urdu, 13.94% of Punjabi, 11.42% of Pashto, 7.22% of Sindhi, 4.34% of Balochi, 2.11% of Saraiki and others 12.44%.