Nationality:
noun: Pakistani(s)
adjective: Pakistani

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

Languages:
Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashto (alternate name, 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%

Religions:
Muslim (official) 96.4% (Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3.6% (2010 est.)

Population:
196,174,380 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 33.3% (male 33,595,949/female 31,797,766)
15-24 years: 21.5% (male 21,803,617/female 20,463,184)
25-54 years: 35.7% (male 36,390,119/female 33,632,395)
55-64 years: 5.1% (male 5,008,681/female 5,041,434)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male 3,951,190/female 4,490,045) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 60.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 53.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.1 %
potential support ratio: 14.2 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 22.6 years
male: 22.6 years
female: 22.6 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.49% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 80
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
23.19 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 71
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
6.58 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-1.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 160
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 36.2% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 2.68% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
Karachi 13.876 million; Lahore 7.566 million; Faisalabad 3.038 million; Rawalpindi 2.164 million; Multan 1.775 million; ISLAMABAD (capital) 919,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
23.4
note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012-13 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
260 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 44
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 57.48 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 25
male: 60.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 54.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 67.05 years
country comparison to the world: 167
male: 65.16 years
female: 69.03 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.86 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
27% (2007/08)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
2.5% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 185
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
0.81 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
0.6 beds/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 95.7% of population
rural: 89% of population
total: 91.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.3% of population
rural: 11% of population
total: 8.6% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 71.8% of population
rural: 33.6% of population
total: 47.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 28.2% of population
rural: 66.4% of population
total: 52.4% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 166
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
86,700 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 47
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
3,500 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
animal contact disease: rabies
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 (2013)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
5.5% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 153
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
30.9% (2011)
country comparison to the world: 14
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
2.1% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 164
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 54.9%
male: 68.6%
female: 40.3% (2009 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 8 years
male: 8 years
female: 7 years (2012)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 7.7%
country comparison to the world: 124
male: 7%
female: 10.5% (2008)