According to the sixth census conducted by Pakistan in 20 17, the population of Pakistan is 207.7 million, ranking sixth in the world after China, India, the United States, Indonesia and Brazil. In 20021year, the population of Pakistan was 225 million. The rural population accounts for about 63% of the total population, and women account for 48.5% of the total population. Pakistan's population is growing rapidly, with an annual growth rate of 1.55%, ranking 75th in the world as of September 20 14. In 2023, the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China updated the data, and the Pakistani population was 23 1 100 million.
Pakistan is a multi-ethnic country, with Punjab accounting for 63%, Sindh accounting for 18%, Pashtun accounting for 1 1% and Balochistan accounting for 4%. Urdu is the national language, the official languages are Urdu and English, and the main national languages are Punjabi, Hindi, Pashto and Baluchi. More than 95% of the residents believe in Islam (the state religion), and a few believe in Christianity, Hinduism and Sikhism.
Demographic composition of Pakistan:
1. The ratio of male to female in Pakistan is 50.82: 49.438+08. In terms of age structure, the proportion of children and infants under 14 is as high as 40.84%, the proportion of 15 to 29 years old is 26.78%, the proportion of 30 to 44 years old is 16.8%, the proportion of 45 to 59 years old is 10.2%, and the proportion of 60 years old. Youth is a striking feature of Pakistan's population.
2. In terms of regional distribution, 63.49% of the population is in rural areas and 36.5 1% is in cities. From the four provinces, 55.30% of the population is in Punjab, 24.3 1% in Sindh, Cape Province accounts for 65,438+05.33% of the national population, and Balochistan has the smallest population, accounting for only 5.06%.
3. From the education level, among the population over 0/0 in China, illiteracy accounts for 37.73%, and the literacy rate reaches 62.27%. Only 5.96% people have received higher education above university. In terms of provinces, the proportion of people with higher education (10 years old or above) is the highest in Sindh province, accounting for 7.45% (9.44% for men); Punjab is 5.82% (male is 5.84%); Cape Province is 4.93% (male 6.71%); Balochistan has the lowest rate of 3.08% (4.59% for men).
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Pakistan