| Population | 164,741,924 (July 2007 est.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Median age | total: 20.9 years
male: 20.7 years
female: 21 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 1.828% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 27.52 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 8 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -1.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 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: 1.048 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.901 male(s)/female
total population: 1.045 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 63.75 years
male: 62.73 years
female: 64.83 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 3.71 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 74,000 (2001 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 4,900 (2003 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%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 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; 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: 49.9%
male: 63%
female: 36% (2005 est.) |
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