People

Population: 165,803,560 (July 2006 est.)

AGE STRUCTURE

0-14 years: 39% (male 33,293,428/female 31,434,314)
15-64 years: 56.9% (male 48,214,298/female 46,062,933)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 3,256,065/female 3,542,522) (2006 est.)

MEDIAN AGE

Total: 19.8 years
Male: 19.7 years
Female: 20 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.09% (2006 est.)
Birth rate: 29.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate: 8.23 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

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: 0.92 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

INFANT MORTALITY RATE

Total: 70.45 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 70.84 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 70.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH

Total population: 63.39 years
Male: 62.4 years
Female: 64.44 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate: 4 children born/woman (2006 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 74,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 4,900 (2003 est.)

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

Note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)

NATIONALITY

Noun: Pakistani(s)
Adjective: Pakistani

Ethnic groups: Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants)

Religions: Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3%

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%

LITERACY

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 48.7%
Male: 61.7%
Female: 35.2% (2004 est.)