 |
People |
|
|
Population
|
Total
Population: 144 millions (2004) |
| Urban
population |
33.4
(2004) |
Human
development index
(HDI) value |
0.499
(2004) |
HDI
rank minus
GDI rank |
-3
(2004) |
Gender-related
development index
(GDI)
|
Rank:120
Value: 0.469 (2004) |
| Age
structure |
0-14
years: 39.9% (male 30,321,217; female 28,581,334)
15-64 years: 56% (male 42,254,996; female 40,392,092)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 2,984,391; female 3,129,399) (2004) |
| Population
growth rate |
2.06%
(2004) |
| Health
Care |
Goverment
Hospitals: 830
Beds: 86,921
Doctors(registered): 74,229
Dentists(registered): 2,938
Nurses(registered): 22,810 (2004) |
| Population
without sustainable access to an improved water source (%) |
56.0
(2004) |
| Birth
rate |
30.4
Births/1,000 population (2004) |
| Death
rate |
9.02
Deaths/1,000 population (2004) |
| Net
migration rate |
-0.79
Migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004) |
Infant
mortality rate
(per 1,000 live births) |
84
(2004) |
Life
expectancy at birth
(years) |
61.0
(2004) |
Probability
at birth of
surviving to age 65 (% of cohort) |
Female:61.9
Male: 60.0 (2004) |
| Total
fertility rate |
4.25
Children born/woman (2004) |
| HIV/AIDS
- people living with HIV/AIDS |
Adults:
(% age 15-49) Women: (age 15-49)0.11
Children: (age 0-14)16,000 2,200 (2004) |
| HIV/AIDS
- deaths |
6,500
(2004) |
| Ethnic
groups |
Punjabi,
Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India
at the time of partition and their descendants) (2004) |
| Religions |
Muslim
97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3% (2004) |
| Languages |
Punjabi
48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%,
Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English official and lingua
franca Urdu of Pakistani and most government ministries), and
other Dardack languages 8% (2004) |
| Education |
Primary
schools: 150,963
Middle schools: 14,595
High schools: 9,808
Arts & science colleges: 798
Professional colleges: 161
Universities: 35 (10 in Private sector) (2004) |
Adult
literacy rate
(% age 15 and above) |
Definition:
age 15 and over can read and write / total Population: 42.7%
/ male: 55.3% / female: 29% (2004) |
| National
Games |
Hockey
|
| Favorite
Games |
Cricket, Squash, Hockey |
| Major
Cities |
Islamabad,
Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Multan,
Faisalabad. |
| Popu
lation with access to improved sanitation (%) |
62
(2004) |
Public
expenditure
on health (as % of GDP) |
0.9
(2004) |
Under-
nourished people
(as % of total population) |
19
(2004) |
Average
annual change in
consumer price index (%) |
3.1
(2004) |
Gender
empowerment
measure (GEM) |
Rank:
58 Value: 0.414 (2004) |
Seats
in parliament
held by women (as % of total) |
20.6
(2004) |
Births
attended by skilled
health personnel (%) |
20
(2004) |
| Source:
www.worldbank.org/www.bbcworld.com/www.infopak.gov.pk/www.pakboi.com |
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