Quick Stats on FATA

Federally Administered Tribal Areas

Population: 3.18 million (1998 Census).[1] Pakistan excludes FATA in its intermittent population estimates.[2]

Land area: 27,220 square kilometers.[7] Comparable to Maryland (25,315 square kilometers).[8]

One unusual demographic characteristic of FATA is it has a male/female ratio of 108. South Waziristan has the highest imbalance with a ratio of 116.[6]

Historical Population Since 1951[3]

Year Total Urban

1951 1,332,005 -

1961 1,847,195 1.33%

1972 2,491,230 0.53%

1981 2,198,547 -

1998 3,176,331 2.69%

Administrative Divisions

FATA is divided into seven agencies and six frontier regions (FR):[4]

· Agencies: Khyber, Kurram, Bajaur, Mohmand, Orakzai, North Waziristan, and South Waziristan

· Frontier regions: FR Peshawar, FR Kohat, FR Tank, FR Banuu, FR Lakki and FR Dera Ismail Khan

Population (FATA, 1998)[5]
Agency/FR	Area(sq km)	Population(total)	Population density(persons per sq km)	Annual growth rate,1981–98 (%)
FATA	27,220	3,176,331	117	2.19
Bajaur	1,290	595,227	461	4.33
Khyber	2,576	546,730	212	3.92
Kurram	3,380	448,310	133	2.50
Mohmand	2,296	334,453	146	4.28
North Waziristan	4,707	361,246	77	2.46
Orakzai	1,538	225,441	147	- 2.69
South Waziristan	6,620	429,841	65	1.95
FR Bannu	745	19,593	26	- 6.65
FR Dera Ismail Khan	2,008	38,990	19	- 2.09
FR Kohat	446	88,456	198	2.59
FR Lakki	132	6,987	53	- 4.81
FR Peshawar	261	53,841	206	2.22
FR Tank	1,221	27,216	22	- 0.61

[1] http://www.fata.gov.pk/subpages/population.php

[2] http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/fbs/statistics/pds2005/pds2005.html

[3] http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/pop_by_province/pop_by_province.html

[4] http://www.fata.gov.pk/subpages/population.php

[5] http://www.fata.gov.pk/subpages/population.php

[6] http://www.fata.gov.pk/subpages/population.php

[7] http://www.fata.gov.pk/subpages/population.php

[8] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_area