Standard of living in Pakistan
| 50px Life in Pakistan |
|---|
The standard of living in Pakistan differentiates and varies between different classes of society. Pakistan is a largely developing country and according to the Human Development Index, is ranked 125th out of 170 countries, near the lower end of "medium human development."[1]
Despite having a growing middle class numbering over 70 million,[2] a large portion of the country's population remains poor. Poverty, unemployment and a population boom contribute to Pakistan's current social problems. As of 2008, over 17% of the total population was found abjectly living below the poverty line[3] while the unemployment rate, as of 2010, lumbered up to an unprecedented 15%.[4] Poor governance and political insecurity have further added to the issues faced by the average citizen.
See also
References
- ↑ United Nations Development Programme, Statistics of the Human Development Report, Human Development Reports
- ↑ http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=100155
- ↑ http://www.daily.pk/undp-reports-pakistan-poverty-declined-to-17-under-musharraf-10324/
- ↑ http://www.indexmundi.com/pakistan/unemployment_rate.html
External links
| History | |
|---|---|
| Banking and finance | |
| Communications | |
| Transportation | |
| Industry | |
| Infrastructure | |
| Energy | |
| Taxation | |
| Institutions | |
| Society | |
| Domestic economies | |
| See also | |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This Pakistan-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
