Population167,762,040 (July 2008 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 36.3% (male 31,316,803/female 29,567,622) Median agetotal: 21.2 years Population growth rate1.805% (2008 est.) Birth rate26.93 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate7.83 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rate-1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 66.95 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 64.13 years Total fertility rate3.58 children born/woman (2008 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS74,000 (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths4,900 (2003 est.) Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: high Nationalitynoun: Pakistani(s) Ethnic groupsPunjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants) ReligionsMuslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3% LanguagesPunjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski and other 8% Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |