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Demography

Total Population (in million) 141.5
Growth rate(1991-2001) 2.5 %
Life Expectancy at Birth -2001 63 years#
Under-5 Infant Mortality per 1000 in 2001 109#
Sex Ratio (Per 1000 female) 1085 male*
Rate of Literacy 43.92 %*
Male 54.81%*
Female 32.02%*
Source: World Development Report-2003,
*Demographic Indicators-1998 Census, Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan,
website: http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/demographic_indicators98/demographic_indicators.html
# World Development Indicators -2003, page no. 19 and 113.
 
  1997 2000 2001
Population, total (in million) 128 138 141
Population growth (annual %) 2.4 69.2 -
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 5.0 4.7 -
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 90.0 83.3 -
Urban population (% of total) 32.3 33.1 33.4
Source: World Development Indicators database, April 2002
 
Economy
 
  1997 2000 2001
GDP growth (annual %) 1.0 4.4 3.4
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 15.6 15.5 17.2
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 23.0 19.1 21.0
Gross capital formation (% of GDP) 18.0 15.6 14.7
Current revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) 15.8 16.7 16.1
Overall budget balance, including grants (% of GDP) -7.8 -5.4 -4.1
 
Environment
 
  1997 2000 2001
Surface area ('000 sq. km) 796.1 796.1 796.1
Forest area (sq. km) - 25,050.0 -
Annual deforestation (% change) - 1.1 -
Freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) - 1,846.8 -
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 0.7 - -
Improved water source (% of total population with access) - 88.0 -
Improved sanitation facilities, urban (% of urban population with access) - 94.0 -
Energy use per capita (kg of oil equivalent) 444.5 - -
Electricity use per capita (kwh) 334.1 - -
 
Trade and Finance
 
  1997 2000 2001
Trade in goods as a share of GDP (%) 32.7 32.8 -
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) 0.1 0.4 -
 
Technology and Infrastructure
 
  1997 2000 2001
Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 population) 20.7 24.1 -
Personal computers (per 1,000 population) 3.7 4.2 -
Internet users (in '000) 37.8 133.9 -
Source: World Development Indicators database, April 2002
 
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