Pakistans.com - Population Of Pakistan

» Total Population: 162,419,950 (2005 estimate)

» Population growth

» Population growth rate: 2.03 percent (2005 estimate)

» Projected population in 2025: 228,822,199 (2005 estimate)

» Projected population in 2050: 294,995,104 (2005 estimate)

» Population density: 209 persons per sq km (2005 estimate),540 persons per sq mi (2005 estimate)

» Urban/rural distribution

» Share urban: 34 percent (2003 estimate)

» Share rural: 66 percent (2003 estimate)

» Largest cities, with population

» Karachi: 9,269,265 (1998)

» Lahore: 5,063,499 (1998)

» Faisalabad: 1,977,246 (1998)

» Rawalpindi: 1,406,214 (1998)

» Hyderabad: 1,151,274 (1998

» Linguistic and Ethnic groups

» Punjabi: 48 percent

» Pashtun: 13 percent

» Sindhi: 12 percent

» Saraiki: 10 percent

» Urdu: 8 percent

» Other: 9 percent

» Languages

» Urdu (official), English (commonly used), Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, Saraiki

» Religious affiliations

» Sunni Muslim: 77 percent

» Shia Muslim: 20 percent

» Christian, Hindu, and other: 3 percent