| People | Pakistan |
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Population:
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187,342,721 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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244 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 36% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 3.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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Karachi 13.125 million; Lahore 7.132 million; Faisalabad 2.849 million; Rawalpindi 2.026 million; ISLAMABAD (capital) 832,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 35.4% (male 34,093,853/female 32,278,462)
15-64 years: 60.4% (male 58,401,016/female 54,671,873)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 3,739,647/female 4,157,870) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 21.6 years
male: 21.5 years
female: 21.6 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.573% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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24.81 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.92 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 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: 1.09 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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260 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 63.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 66.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 59.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 65.99 years
male: 64.18 years
female: 67.9 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.17 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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2.6% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.813 physicians/1,000 population (2009) |
Hospital bed density:
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0.6 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 95% of population
rural: 87% of population
total: 90% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5% of population
rural: 13% of population
total: 10% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 72% of population
rural: 29% of population
total: 45% of population
unimproved:
urban: 28% of population
rural: 71% of population
total: 55% of population (2008) |
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 (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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98,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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5,800 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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31.3% (2001) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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12.3% (2003) |
Nationality:
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noun: Pakistani(s)
adjective: Pakistani |
Ethnic groups:
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Punjabi 44.68%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.42%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 8.38%, Muhajirs 7.57%, Balochi 3.57%, other 6.28% |
Religions:
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Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 5% |
Languages:
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Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Saraiki (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.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 7 years
male: 8 years
female: 6 years (2009) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.7% of GDP (2009) |
People - note:
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