| People | Pakistan |
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Population:
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167,762,040 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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216 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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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:
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total: 21.2 years
male: 21 years
female: 21.4 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.805% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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26.93 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.83 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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:
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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:
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total population: 64.13 years
male: 63.07 years
female: 65.24 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.58 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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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) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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74,000 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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4,900 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Pakistani(s)
adjective: Pakistani |
Ethnic groups:
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Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants) |
Religions:
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Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3% |
Languages:
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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:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 49.9%
male: 63%
female: 36% (2005 est.) |
People - note:
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