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Population: |
162,419,946 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 39.6% (male 33,104,311/female 31,244,297)
15-64 years: 56.3% (male 46,759,333/female 44,685,828)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 3,189,122/female 3,437,055) (2005 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 19.58 years
male: 19.44 years
female: 19.74 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
2.03% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
30.42 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
8.45 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
-1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 0.93 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 72.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 72.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 72.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 63 years
male: 62.04 years
female: 64.01 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
4.14 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
74,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
4,900 (2003 est.)
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Major infectious diseases: |
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and cutaneous leishmaniasis are high risks depending on location
animal contact disease: rabies (2004)
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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: 45.7%
male: 59.8%
female: 30.6% (2003 est.)
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