Pakistan Internet Users Surge: 57% Increase to 70% Household Access
HIES 2024-25: Key Facts - FINAL SELF-CHECK (HARD STOP)
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* Survey Name & Authority: Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES) 2024-25, conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
* Survey Methodology: First-ever fully digital HIES, following the Digital Population and Housing census 2023. data collected quarterly from 32,000 households nationwide (representative at provincial & national levels) using an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.Fieldwork completed in June 2025.
* Purpose: To provide data for policy making at national and provincial levels, reviewing social and economic conditions.
* Internet Usage:
* Individual internet users increased from 17% to 57%.
* household internet access increased from 34% to 70%.
* Mobile/Smartphone Access: 96% of households have access to a mobile or smartphone.
* Gender Parity (Primary Level): Increased from 92% to 96%.
* Mortality Rates:
* Neonatal mortality rate decreased from 41 to 35 per 1000 live births.
* Infant mortality rate decreased from 60 to 47 per 1000 live births.
* Fertility Rate: Decreased from 3.7 to 3.6 children per woman.
* Clean Fuel Usage: Increased to 38%.
* Household Income & Consumption: Increased to Rs82,179 and Rs79,150 respectively.
* Household consumption Breakdown:
* Food: 37%
* housing & Fuel: 26%
* Restaurants & Hotels: 6.63%
* Clothing & Footwear: 6.28%
* Transport: 6.21%
* Food Security (from Pakistan Panel Household Survey 2024 – related data): 19.5% of households can always afford desired meals; 30% sometimes go without three meals a day.
* Ministerial Comment: Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal called the survey a “major milestone towards data-driven governance and evidence-based policymaking.” He highlighted the clearing of statistical backlogs and completion of stalled surveys.
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