PAKISTAN
Population

Cities in PAKISTAN

Population

The population of Pakistan is 253 million (2024). The population density is just over 330 inhabitants per square kilometre.

The natural population growth rate is 1.86%.(2024)
Birth rate per 1000 inhabitants is 25.5 (2024)
Mortality rate per 1000 inhabitants is 5.9 (2024)
Life expectancy is 70.3 years. (men 68.2 and women 72.5 years (2024)

Population composition:

The population consists of numerous ethnic groups. The most important are the Punjabi, Sindhi, Pathans, Baloch and Muhajir.

Language

The main language is Urdu (national and official) and English (official). Other languages spoken include Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtu and Baloch.

Religion

The majority of the population is Muslim (96%), of which 80% is Sunni and 20% Shiite. There are also small minorities (Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Parsis and Ahmadis).

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