Housing in Pakistan

'"ripe"'), which are made of strong materials like brick and cement; katchi houses (کچی kachē, lit.

[1] Housing in Pakistan has always been insufficient due to a growing population (which is 241.49 million as per the 2023 Pakistani Census)[2] and accelerated by urbanisation combined with the housing problem being low-priority in the eyes of the government.

[4] Furthermore, this shortage is expected to grow due to a shortfall of 270,000 housing units per year.

The habitation density level equals more than three people per room, which is significantly higher than the tolerable crowding level proposed by the United Nations; 1.4 to 2.0 individuals per room.

[6] Urban crowding, specifically, has been accelerated by people from less-developed rural areas moving to cities to achieve better qualities of life.

A square full of middle-class apartment buildings in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi.
A square full of middle-class apartment buildings in Gulshan-e-Iqbal , Karachi .