Pakistan Demographics Profile 2013

Population

190,291,129 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 34.7% (male 33,941,828/female 32,130,001)
15-24 years: 21.7% (male 21,283,907/female 19,951,750)
25-54 years: 34.5% (male 34,171,096/female 31,564,622)
55-64 years: 4.8% (male 4,539,939/female 4,633,292)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 3,808,536/female 4,266,158) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 21.9 years
male: 21.9 years
female: 22 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

1.551% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

24.3 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

6.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

-2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 36% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 3.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

Karachi 13.125 million; Lahore 7.132 million; Faisalabad 2.849 million; Rawalpindi 2.026 million; ISLAMABAD (capital) 832,000 (2009)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 61.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 64.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 57.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 66.35 years
male: 64.52 years
female: 68.28 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.07 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

98,000 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

5,800 (2009 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 72% of population
rural: 29% of population
total: 45% of population
unimproved:
urban: 28% of population
rural: 71% of population
total: 55% of population

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
animal contact disease: rabies
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)

Nationality

noun: Pakistani(s)
adjective: Pakistani

Ethnic groups

Punjabi 44.68%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.42%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 8.38%, Muhajirs 7.57%, Balochi 3.57%, other 6.28%

Religions

Muslim (official) 96.4% (Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3.6% (2010 est.)

Languages

Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Saraiki (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%

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 54.9%
male: 68.6%
female: 40.3% (2009 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 7 years
male: 8 years
female: 6 years (2009)

Education expenditures

2.7% of GDP (2009)

Maternal mortality rate

260 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

31.3% (2001)

Health expenditures

2.6% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

0.813 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Hospital bed density

0.6 beds/1,000 population (2009)