People of Pakistan

The population of Pakistan comprises several main ethnic groups - Balochis (3.57% of the population), Muhajirs - refugees from India (7.57%), Punjabis (44.15%), Pashtuns (15.42%), Seraikis (10.53%), Sindhis (14.1%), and others (4.66%). Smaller ethnic groups are mainly found in the northern parts of the country such as Turwalis, Kafiristanis, Hindko, Brahui, Kashmiris, Khowar, Shina etc. Pakistan's census does not include the sizeable refugee population from neighbouring Afghanistan, who are found mainly in the NWFP and Baluchistan. From the 1980s, Pakistan accommodated over three million Afghan refugees - the largest refugee population in the world, including Pashtuns, Tajiks, and Hazaras. If Afghan refugees were added to the official population, total figures would alter the percentages of Pashtuns and the category of others. A large number of Bengali immigrants are concentrated in Karachi, while hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Iran are scattered throughout the country.

Detail : Population: 176,242,949 (July 2009 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 37.2% (male 33,739,547/female 31,868,065) 15-64 years: 58.6% (male 52,849,607/female 50,378,198) 65 years and over: 4.2% (male 3,475,927/female 3,931,605) (2009 est.) Median age: total: 20.8 years male: 20.6 years female: 21 years (2008 est.) Population growth rate: 1.947% (2009 est.) Birth rate: 28.35 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate: 7.85 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rate: -0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 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: 0.88 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.) Infant mortality rate: total: 65.14 deaths/1,000 live births male: 65.24 deaths/1,000 live births female: 65.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 64.49 years male: 63.4 years female: 65.64 years (2009 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.6 children born/woman (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 96,000 (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths: 5,100 (2007 est.) Nationality: noun: Pakistani(s) adjective: Pakistani Ethnic groups: Punjabi 44.68%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.42%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 8.38%, Muhagirs 7.57%, Balochi 3.57%, other 6.28% Religions: Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 5% Languages: Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, 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% Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 49.9% male: 63% female: 36% (2005 est.)