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Pakistan

Pakistan Media Stats

Definitions

STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 617,000 1973 1st out of 1
Average cost of local call 0.02 2001 91st out of 104
Broadcast media media is government regulated; 1 dominant state-owned TV broadcaster, Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), operates a network consisting of 6 channels; private TV broadcasters are permitted and some foreign satellite channels are carried by cable TV operators; the state-owned radio network operates more than 40 stations; privately-owned radio stations mostly limit programming to music and talk shows 2007
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 27 2009 38th out of 101
Cinemas > Annual attendance 9.7 million 1997 36th out of 62
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.0726 1997 56th out of 61
Cinemas > Per capita 0.004 per 1,000 people 1999 37th out of 41
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 50.33 2004 51st out of 77
Films produced 25 2003 24th out of 50
Films produced per million 0.164 2003 46th out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 115.87 per 1,000 people 2005 114th out of 140
Households with television 46.52% 2003 41st out of 52
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $7.26 billion 2009 46th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.66 billion min. 2002 20th out of 120
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.282 2005 95th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 926,922 2012 58th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 5.17 2012 140th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 197,264 2008 58th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 1.18 2008 120th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 27.22 2014 163th out of 233
Internet > ISP 30 2000 23th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 800 Mbps 2004 59th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5.26 Mbps per 1 million peop 2004 108th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5.16 Mbps 2004 107th out of 127
Internet > Internet Service Providers 30 2003 38th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 10% 2013 171st out of 209
Internet > Internet users 18.96 million 2013 27th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 9.96 2012 164th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 98.12 2013 168th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 9.96% 2012 161st out of 200
Internet > Users 17.5 million 2007 15th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 106.23 per 1,000 people 2007 103th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 106.75 2007 99th out of 149
Internet users 20.43 million 2009 20th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 11.14 2008 113th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 12.77 million 2005 31st out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 81.99 per 1,000 people 2005 130th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 80.85 2005 129th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) - state-funded

2013
Newspaper circulation 5.56 million 2003 6th out of 51
Newspaper circulation per 1000 36.47 2003 30th out of 50
Newspapers 352 2003 5th out of 67
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 291 2004 7th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 7.82 million 2004 10th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Daily Jang - Karachi-based, Urdu-language; largest-circulation daily

Dawn - Karachi-based, largest-circulation English-language daily

The Nation - Lahore-based, English-language daily


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2013
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 40.56 per 1,000 people 2000 45th out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 38.93 2000 45th out of 57
Newspapers per million 2.31 2003 38th out of 66
Personal computers 600,000 2001 55th out of 163
Personal computers > Per capita 4.24 per 1,000 people 2001 136th out of 162
Personal computers per 1000 4.09 2001 136th out of 161
Radio > List of radio stations

Radio Pakistan - state-run, operates 25 stations nationwide, an external service and the entertainment-based FM 101 network, aimed at younger listeners

Azad Kashmir Radio - state-run, for Pakistani-administered Kashmir

Mast FM 103 - private, music


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2013
Radio broadcast stations AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA 2006
Radio receivers 13.5 million 1997 27th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.105 per capita 1997 155th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 101.05 1997 153th out of 179
Radios 13.5 million 2003 29th out of 221
Radios per 1000 88.57 2003 170th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 5.8 million 2012 28th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 3.24 2012 154th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 130.58 million 2014 7th out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 120.15 million 2012 9th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.15 million 2012 9th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 66.77 2012 155th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 670.64 2012 153th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 5.8 million 2012 28th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 32.39 2012 155th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.03$ 2004 75th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 33.41 2005 106th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment the telecommunications infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments in fixed-line and mobile-cellular networks; system consists of microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks; 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 92; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable systems that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 5.72 million 2011 30th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 32.96 per 1,000 people 2006 113th out of 147
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 23.86 2009 148th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 111 million 2011 9th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 509.38 per 1,000 people 2008 3rd out of 6
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 605.55 2009 124th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Pakistan Television Corporation Ltd - state TV, operates PTV Home, regional network PTV National, Baluchi-language PTV Bolan, PTV News

ATV - semi-private, terrestrial network

Geo TV - leading private satellite broadcaster, owned by Jang publishing group; based in Dubai; services include Urdu-language Geo News


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2013
Television broadcast stations 20 2006 17th out of 38
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.126 per 1 million people 2006 35th out of 36
Television receivers 3.1 million 1997 50th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 24.13 per 1,000 people 1997 138th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 23.2 1997 136th out of 176
Televisions 3.1 million 2003 50th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 20.34 2003 156th out of 191

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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. 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World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

Citation

  • Pakistan ranked second for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions amongst Muslim countries in 2012.

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