What is the population of Pakistan?
Population | 233,500,636 |
Population Growth Rate | 1.52% |
Urban Population | 36.2% |
Population in Major Urban Areas | Karachi 13.876 million; Lahore 7.566 million; Faisalabad 3.038 million; Rawalpindi 2.164 million; Multan 1.775 million; ISLAMABAD (capital) 919,000 |
Nationality Noun | Pakistani(s) |
Nationality Adjective | Pakistani |
Ethnic Groups | Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants) |
Languages Spoken | 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% |
What are the health conditions in Pakistan?
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 15-49 | 27% |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 6.69 |
Diseases - note | highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds |
Drinking Water Source - percent of rural population improved | 89% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of total population unimproved | 8.6% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved | 95.7% |
Food or Waterborne Disease (s) | bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever |
Health Expenditures - percent of GDP | 2.5% |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.1% |
HIV/Aids Deaths | 3,500 |
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population | .6 |
Infant Mortality Rate - female deaths/1,000 live births | 55.97 |
Infant Mortality Rate - male deaths/1,000 live births | 62.56 |
Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births | 59.35 |
Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk | high |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 260 |
Mean Age for Mother's First Birth | 22.9 |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 5.5% |
People Living with HIV/AIDS | 98,000 |
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population | .81 |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of total population unimproved | 52.4% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved | 71.8% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of rural population improved | 33.6% |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 2.96 |
Underweight - percent of children under five years | 30.9% |
Vectorborne Disease (s) | dengue fever and malaria |
Water contact disease (s) | rabies |
How long do people live in Pakistan?
Life Expectancy at Birth | 66 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - female | 68 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - male | 64 Years |
Median Age | 22 Years |
Median Age - female | 22 Years |
Median Age - male | 22 Years |
Birth Rate - births/1,000 population | 24 |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 6.69 |
Median Age | 22 Years |
Median Age - female | 22 Years |
Median Age - male | 22 Years |
Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population | -1.84 |
Population Growth Rate | 1.52% |
Sex Ratio 0-14 Years - male/female | 1.06 |
Sex Ratio 15-24 Years - male/female | 1.07 |
Sex Ratio 25-54 Years - male/female | 1.08 |
Sex Ratio 55-64 Years - male/female | 1.06 |
Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female | 1.05 |
Sex Ratio of Total Population - male/female | 1.06 |
Sex Ratio Over 64 Years - male/female | .89 |
What are the health conditions in Pakistan?
What is school like in Pakistan?
Education Expenditures - percent of GDP | 2.1% |
Literacy - female | 35.2% |
Literacy - male | 61.7% |
Literacy - total population | 49.9% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
School Life Expectancy - female | 7 Years |
School Life Expectancy - male | 8 Years |
Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary) | 8 Years |
Can people in Pakistan read?
Literacy - female | 35.2% |
Literacy - male | 61.7% |
Literacy - total population | 49.9% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
Predominant Language | 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% |
Is Pakistan a safe place to visit?