Pakistan People:
Population:
162,419,946 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 39.6% (male:33,104,311; female:31,244,297)
15-64 years: 56.3% (male:46,759,333; female:44,685,828)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male:3,189,122; female:3,437,055) (2005)
Median age:
total: 19.58 years
male: 19.44 years
female: 19.74 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.03% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
30.42 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
8.45 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.67 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 72.44 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 72.84 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 72.03 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 63 years (2005 est.)
male: 62.04 years
female: 64.01 years
Total fertility rate:
4.14 children born/woman (2005 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.)
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever, malaria, and cutaneous leishmaniasis are high risks depending on location
animal_contact_disease: rabies (2004)
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 (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%) 97%, Christian, Hindu, 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, other 8%
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.7%
male: 61.7%
female: 35.2% (2004)
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