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Population:
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150,694,740 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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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.)
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Median age:
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total: 19.8 years
male: 19.7 years
female: 20 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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2.01% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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29.59 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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8.79 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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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
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 62.2 years
male: 61.3 years
female: 63.14 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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4.1 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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78,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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4,500 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Pakistani(s)
adjective: Pakistani
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Ethnic groups:
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Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants)
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Religions:
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Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%
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Languages:
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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%
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45.7%
male: 59.8%
female: 30.6% (2003 est.)
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