+ ▁years ▁age ▁group . ▁ ▁Population ▁G ap ▁by ▁Area ▁of ▁Location ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁gender ▁gap ▁in ▁the ▁dem ograph ics ▁of ▁rural ▁versus ▁urban ▁populations ▁as ▁documented ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁census . ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 7 , 3 0 0 , 1 7 1 ▁males ▁vs ▁ 6 4 , 8 8 6 , 5 9 3 ▁females ▁( rat io : ▁ 1 . 0 3 ) ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁whereas ▁there ▁are ▁ 3 9 , 1 4 9 , 1 5 1 ▁males ▁vs ▁ 3 6 , 4 2 8 , 1 8 7 ▁females ▁( rat io : ▁ 1 . 0 7 ) ▁in ▁urban ▁areas . ▁The ▁provinces / ter rit ories ▁with ▁the ▁greatest ▁noted ▁dispar ity ▁include ▁Bal och istan ▁( sex ▁ratio : ▁ 1 . 1 0 ) ▁and ▁Islam abad ▁( sex ▁ratio : ▁ 1 . 1 1 ). ▁ ▁Inf antic ide , ▁Sex - select ive ▁Ab ort ion ▁& ▁Ne on atal ▁Ab andon ment ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁documented ▁practice ▁of ▁female ▁inf antic ide , ▁sex - select ive ▁abort ion ▁and ▁abandon ment ▁of ▁new born ▁female ▁children ▁in ▁Pakistan . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Ed hi ▁Foundation , ▁ 1 2 1 0 ▁female ▁b ab ies ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁while ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 2 0 0 ▁pre gn an cies ▁were ▁ab orted ▁on ▁the ▁basis