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Background: To find out the demographic profile of patients with chronic hepatitis C infection Methods: In this descriptive study, patients presenting with chronic hepatitis C infection in the Centre for Liver and Digestive Diseases (CLD) of Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi were evaluated for age, sex, residential and occupational distribution Results: Majority of the patients (35.5%) were between the age group of 31-40 years. Male to female ratio was 1:1.08. Urban population (67.4%) showed a marked preponderance in the study group Conclusion: There was a female preponderance(52.1%).Majority of the females (89.1%) were in the reproductive years of their lives.