As per the census in 1998, there were less than 2.5 million Hindus in Pakistan. While according to latest census of 2017, There are 4.4 million Hindus in Pakistan out of 207.68 million total population comprising 2.14% of the country's population. The Pakistan Hindu Council puts the population at an estimated 8 million as of Oct 2019. The Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) member provincial assembly (MPA) Mangla Sharma also claimed the Hindu population in Pakistan to be around 10 million as of 2020. While, the latest 2021 official estimation of Pakistan government shows that there are 4.5 Million Hindus living in Pakistan constituting 2.14% of the country's population.