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Pakistani People

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Population: 176,242,949 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 37.2% (male 33,739,547/female 31,868,065) 15-64 years: 58.6% (male 52,849,607/female 50,378,198) 65 years and over: 4.2% (male 3,475,927/female 3,931,605) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 20.8 years male: 20.6 years female: 21 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.947% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 7.85 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 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: 0.88 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 65.14 deaths/1,000 live births male: 65.24 deaths/1,000 live births female: 65.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 64.49 years male: 63.4 years female: 65.64 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.6 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 96,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 5,100 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Pakistani(s) adjective: Pakistani

Ethnic groups: Punjabi 44.68%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.42%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 8.38%, Muhagirs 7.57%, Balochi 3.57%, other 6.28%

Religions: Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 5%

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.)