Population: | 150,694,740 (July 2003 est.) |
Age structure: | 0-14 years: 39.3% (male 30,463,958; female 28,726,776) 15-64 years: 56.5% (male 43,571,093; female 41,651,872) 65 years and over: 4.2% (male 3,051,674; female 3,229,367) (2003 est.) |
Median age: | total: 19.8 years male: 19.7 years female: 20 years (2002) |
Population growth rate: | 2.01% (2003 est.) |
Birth rate: | 29.59 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
Death rate: | 8.79 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
Net migration rate: | -0.75 migrant (s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05 male (s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male (s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male (s)/female 65 years and over: 0.94 male (s)/female total population: 1.05 male (s)/female (2003 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: | total: 76.53 deaths/1,000 live births female: 76.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 76.95 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 62.2 years male: 61.3 years female: 63.14 years (2003 est.) |
Total fertility rate: | 4.1 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS – adult prevalence rate: | 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS – people living with HIV/AIDS: | 78,000 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS – deaths: | 4,500 (2001 est.) |
Nationality: | noun: Pakistani (s) adjective: Pakistani |
Ethnic groups: | Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants) |
Religions: | Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi’a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3% |
Languages: | Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official and 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: 45.7% male: 59.8% female: 30.6% (2003 est.) |