Pakistan--People

CIA FactbookThe World Factbook 1993: Pakistan People

Population: 125,213,732 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.87% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 42.59 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 12.6 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: -1.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 103.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 57.11 years male: 56.54 years female: 57.72 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 6.5 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: Pakistani(s) adjective: Pakistani

Ethnic divisions: Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India and their descendents)

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

Languages: Urdu (official), English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries, but official policies are promoting its gradual replacement by Urdu), Punjabi 64%, Sindhi 12%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu 7%, Balochi and other 9%

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 35% male: 47% female: 21%

Labor force: 28.9 million

by occupation: agriculture 54%, mining and manufacturing 13%, services 33%, extensive export of labor (1987 est.)