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Pakistan:
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Other pages in this profile of Pakistan:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 167,762,040 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 215.4 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 36.3% (male 31,316,803/female 29,567,622) 15-64 years: 59.4% (male 51,000,863/female 48,648,480) 65 years and over: 4.3% (male 3,409,246/female 3,819,026) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 21.2 years male: 21 years female: 21.4 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.805% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 26.93 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 7.83 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition 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: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 66.95 deaths/1,000 live births male: 67.05 deaths/1,000 live births female: 66.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 64.13 years male: 63.07 years female: 65.24 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.58 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 74,000 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 4,900 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition 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 (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Pakistani(s) adjective: Pakistani |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Punjabi 44.1%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.4%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 10.5%, Urdu 7.6%, Balochi 3.6%, other 4.7% (1998 census) |
Religions |
Definition Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3% |
Languages |
Definition Punjabi 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% |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 49.9% male: 63% female: 36% (2005 est.) |
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