Age structure  0-14 years:41% (male 29,880,574; female 28,145,247)
15-64 years:55% (male 39,751,222; female 37,981,378)
65 years and over:4% (male 2,856,305; female 2,939,049) (2000 est.)

Population growth rate  2.17% (2000 est.)

Birth rate  32.11 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death rate  9.51 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Net migration rate  -0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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:0.97 male(s)/female
total population:1.05 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate  82.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth  total population:61.07 years
male:60.27 years
female:61.91 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate  4.56 children born/woman (2000 est.)

Nationality  noun:Pakistani(s)
adjective:Pakistani

Ethnic groups  Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition 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.)