| People | Pakistan |
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Population:
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174,578,558 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 36% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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227 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 37.2% (male 33,739,547/female 31,868,065)
15-64 years: 58.6% (male 52,849,607/female 50,378,198)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 3,475,927/female 3,931,605) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 20.8 years
male: 20.6 years
female: 21 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.555% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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25.89 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.21 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-3.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 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: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 67.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 70.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 63.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 65.26 years
male: 63.51 years
female: 67.11 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.43 children born/woman (2009 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 (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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96,000 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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5,100 (2007 est.) |
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%, 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.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 7 years
male: 7 years
female: 6 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.6% of GDP (2006) |
People - note:
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