227 million citizens are currently registered with NADRA, according to a report.

The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has presented its annual performance report for the year concluding January 2026 to the Ministry of Interior, indicating significant advancements in citizen registration and digital identification services throughout Pakistan.

The data indicates that 227 million citizens are currently registered with NADRA, resulting in a total coverage of nearly 97 percent for the country. Among the registered population, 48 percent are women and 52 percent are men, a distribution that the authority claims indicates a sustained enhancement in women’s involvement in the registration system.

The research indicates that 31.9 million children have had their births documented at Union Councils, although they remain unintegrated into NADRA’s central system. The authority characterizes this as the subsequent significant advancement towards attaining comprehensive national documentation.

Nadra’s biometric database is experiencing significant expansion. The system currently holds facial information of 170 million individuals, iris scans of 7 million persons, and around 1.64 billion fingerprints. In 2025, the authority executed 465 million biometric verifications, which it claims significantly enhanced transparency and facilitated the government’s shift to digital governance.

The registration system had consistent development throughout the year. In summary, national registration increased by four percent, the registration of minors under 18 jumped by eleven percent, and the renewal of expired identity cards surged by twenty-four percent.

A notable surge of nine hundred percent in identity card cancellations was observed after the demise of cardholders, although women’s registration rose by eight percent, a pattern that NADRA has characterized as a positive development.

By the year’s conclusion, Nadra had established 938 registration centers around Pakistan to enhance public accessibility. Seventy-five new facilities were built, along with 138 new counters and an additional 126 counters added to existing offices to accommodate increasing demand.

To access remote and underserved areas, 231 mobile registration vans, including 33 satellite units, were deployed, supplemented by Minipacs and motorbike teams delivering services at the Union Council level, where 62 counters remained operational.

Overseas Pakistanis saw enhanced access to documents with the opening of six new counters across five distinct nations.

The report indicates that NADRA has converted 98 percent of its transactions to cashless methods and upgraded its national call center to improve public experience.

A significant milestone in the authority’s digital transformation was the performance of the Pak Identity mobile application, which managed 15 percent of Nadra’s total workload. The app, whose downloads exceeded 12 million, enabled millions of citizens to complete their documentation processes from home without visiting a NADRA center.

In 2025, the federal government sanctioned the National Registration and Biometric Policy Framework, establishing the groundwork for a comprehensive national registration and biometric system. As part of ongoing reforms, Nadra began issuing biometric Child Registration Certificates from the age of three and granted the Family Registration Certificate a formal legal status.