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| Introduction - Pakistan: |  | Location - Pakistan: |  | People - Pakistan: |  Population | 164,741,924 (July 2007 est.) |   |  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.) |   |  Median age | total: 20.9 years  
			male: 20.7 years  
			female: 21 years (2007 est.) |   |  Population growth rate | 1.828% (2007 est.) |   |  Birth rate | 27.52 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |   |  Death rate | 8 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |   |  Net migration rate | -1.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |   |  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.) |   |  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.) |   |  Life expectancy at birth | total population: 63.75 years  
			male: 62.73 years  
			female: 64.83 years (2007 est.) |   |  Total fertility rate | 3.71 children born/woman (2007 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.) |   |  Nationality | noun: Pakistani(s)  
			adjective: Pakistani |   |  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  
			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) |   |  Ethnic groups | Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants) |   |  Religions | Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shia 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: 49.9%  
			male: 63%  
			female: 36% (2005 est.) |   |  
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 This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |