150,694,740 (July 2003 est.)

Age Structure:

0-14 years: 39.3% (male 30,463,958; female 28,726,776)
15-64 years: 56.5% (male 43,571,093; female 41,651,872)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 3,051,674; female 3,229,367) (2003 est.)

Median Age:

Total: 19.8 years
Male: 19.7 years
Female: 20 years (2002)

Population Growth Rate:

2.01% (2003 est.)

Birth Rate:

29.59 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death Rate:

8.79 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-0.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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: 0.94 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate:

Total: 76.53 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 76.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
Male: 76.95 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth:

Total population: 62.2 years
Male: 61.3 years
Female: 63.14 years (2003 est.)

Total Fertility Rate:

4.1 children born/woman (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate:

0.1% (2001 est.)

People Living with HIV/AIDS:

78,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS-Deaths:

4,500 (2001 est.)

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%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%

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%

Literacy:

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 45.7%
Male: 59.8%
Female: 30.6% (2003 est.)