Demographics of Pakistan

1) Using information from the web like www.pbs.gov.pk/‎, specifically answer the following questions: a) What is the demographic makeup of the population of Pakistan? b) What is the age dispersion in Pakistan? and c) What industries do you see benefiting/losing within Pakistan because of these population figures.

a) Demographic Details (Data source: http://www.indexmundi.com/pakistan/demographics_profile.html)

Gender

Precentage Population

Male 51.4% 97,809,640

Female 48.6% 92,481,488

Total 100.0% 190,291,128

Median Age: 21.9 Years

Population Growth Rate: 1.551%

Urbanization: Urban Population 36% of total population

Ethnic Groups: Punjabi 44.68%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.42%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 8.38%, Muhajirs 7.57%, Balochi 3.57%, other 6.28%

Religion: Muslim 96.4%, Non-Muslim 3.6%

Languages: Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Saraiki (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 Rate: 54.9% of Total Population (Male 68.6% and Female 40.3%)

Total Male Female

Percentage Population Percentage Percentage

0-14 years 34.7% 66,031,022 51.4% 48.7%

15-24 years 21.7% 41,293,175 51.5% 48.3%

25-54 years 34.5% 65,650,440 52.1% 48.1%

55-64 years 4.8% 9,133,974 49.7% 50.7%

65 years and over 4.2% 7,992,227 47.7% 53.4%

b) Age Dispersion (Data source: http://www.indexmundi.com/pakistan/demographics_profile.html)

c) Around 56% of Pakistan’s population is under the age of 24 years. With more than half of the population being young, this gives a chance for many industries to benefit with Pakistan. Since the youth is usually interested in Tech savvy products, mobile phone manufacturers can benefit from this demographic characteristic of Pakistan. Furthermore, Educational Institutes are in a lot of demand in Pakistan due to...