Population 135,135,195 (July 1998 est.)
note: population figures based on 1981 national census results - 1998 census results are pending

Age structure
0-14 years: 42% (male 29,083,284; female 27,425,172)
15-64 years: 54% (male 37,432,059; female 35,731,170)
65 years and over: 4% (male 2,716,739; female 2,746,771) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 2.2% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 34.38 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 10.69 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 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: 0.99 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 93.48 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 59.07 years
male: 58.23 years
female: 59.96 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 4.91 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Pakistani(s)
adjective: Pakistani

Ethnic groups Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India and their descendants)

Religions Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%

Languages 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%

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.8%
male: 50%
female: 24.4% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Pakistan on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Pakistan People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Pakistan People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.