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Publish Date 08/03/2018
Author The World Bank
Published By The World Bank
Edited By Tabassum Rahmani
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Pakistan Housing Finance Project – Project Appraisal by World Bank

A project appraisal document by the World Bank on a proposed credit to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for a Pakistan housing finance project. Pakistan, with an estimated population  of  over 207 million  people,  is  the  world’s  sixth  most  populous country. Housing  finance  in  Pakistan  is  particularly  low,  with  a  mortgage‐finance‐to‐GDP  ratio  of  0.25 percent—one  of  the  lowest  in  South  Asia  (3.4  percent  regional  average;  3  percent  in  Bangladesh  and  11 percent  in  India).1  Overall  access  to  financial  services  also  remains  limited,  with  fewer  than    16  percent  of adults  having  access  to  a  formal  account  in  2014/15,  so  that  the  financial  sector  has  a  limited  role  in contributing  to  sustained  and  inclusive  growth  and  dealing  with  the  increasing  housing  shortage.  The gender gap is also high, with 21 percent of men  compared to only 11 percent  of women having  access.

The  estimated  housing  shortage  in  Pakistan  is  up  to  10  million  units,3  of  which  about  40  percent  is  in urban  areas.4  Over  the  next  20  years,  the  annual  urban  population  increase  is  expected  to  be  about  2.3 million  per  year  (around  360,000  households  at  6.35  individuals  per  household).  A  decline  in  family  size  and increased  household  formation  rates  (stemming  from  the  large  cohort  of  young  people)  are  expected  to further  increase  the  demand  for  housing.  The  gap  continues  to  increase  by  roughly  350,000  units  per  year, as  new  housing  production  falls  short  of  the  rate  of  household  formation  and  existing  housing  units  become obsolete.

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