| Population : |
159,196,336 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 40.2% (male 32,919,441; female 31,058,929)
15-64 years: 55.8% (male 45,381,469; female 43,377,613)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 3,123,594; female 3,335,290) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.98% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
31.22 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
8.67 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-2.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 74.43 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 62.61 years
male: 61.69 years
female: 63.58 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
4.29 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
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.) |
