Fish in Pakistan: Rarely eaten except in Sindh

Who eats Fish in Pakistan and who doesnt?

Fish eating is less common than we think.

% of households that bought fish in the last two weeks:

Sindh: 39%
Islamabad: 16%
Balochistan: 14%
Punjab: 7%
KP: 5%

In four out of five regions, fish is not even a fortnightly purchase for most families.

Sindh stands alone.

Source: HIES 2024-25, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
(% of households reporting fish expenditure in last fortnight)