| Population: |
144,616,639 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
40.47% (male 30,131,400; female 28,391,891)
15-64 years:
55.42% (male 40,977,543; female 39,164,663)
65 years and over:
4.11% (male 2,918,872; female 3,032,270) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.11% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
31.21 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
9.26 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
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:
0.96 male(s)/female
total population:
1.05 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
80.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
61.45 years
male:
60.61 years
female:
62.32 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
4.41 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.1% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
74,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
6,500 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Pakistani(s)
adjective:
Pakistani
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| Ethnic groups: |
Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants)
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| Religions: |
Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%
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| 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, and other 8%
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
42.7%
male:
55.3%
female:
29% (1998)
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