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Introduction - Pakistan: | Location - Pakistan: | People - Pakistan: | Population | 164,741,924 (July 2007 est.) | | Age structure | 0-14 years: 36.9% (male 31,264,576/female 29,507,174)
15-64 years: 58.8% (male 49,592,033/female 47,327,161)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male 3,342,650/female 3,708,330) (2007 est.) | | Median age | total: 20.9 years
male: 20.7 years
female: 21 years (2007 est.) | | Population growth rate | 1.828% (2007 est.) | | Birth rate | 27.52 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Death rate | 8 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Net migration rate | -1.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.048 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.901 male(s)/female
total population: 1.045 male(s)/female (2007 est.) | | Infant mortality rate | total: 68.84 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 68.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 68.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) | | Life expectancy at birth | total population: 63.75 years
male: 62.73 years
female: 64.83 years (2007 est.) | | Total fertility rate | 3.71 children born/woman (2007 est.) | | Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | 0.1% (2001 est.) | | Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | 74,000 (2001 est.) | | Hiv aids deaths | 4,900 (2003 est.) | | Nationality | noun: Pakistani(s)
adjective: Pakistani | | Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and cutaneous leishmaniasis are high risks depending on location
animal contact disease: rabies
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007) | | Ethnic groups | Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants) | | Religions | Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shia 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3% | | Languages | 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: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 49.9%
male: 63%
female: 36% (2005 est.) | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |