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   Pakistan People

Age Structure 0-14 years:

36.9% (male 31,264,576/female 29,507,174) 

Age Structure 15-64 years:

58.8% (male 49,592,033/female 47,327,161) 

Age Structure 65 years and over:

4.3% (male 3,342,650/female 3,708,330) (2007 est.) 

Median Age - total:

20.9 years 

Median Age - male:

20.7 years  

Median Age - 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 

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.06 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.048 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.901 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.045 male(s)/female (2007 est.) 

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

63.75 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

62.73 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

64.83 years (2007 est.) 

Major Infectious Diseases:

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 

Nationality:

Pakistani(s) 

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%