Demographics of Pakistan

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/demographics-of-pakistan

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the total population (2023 census final results)?241,499,431
2. What is the median age (2017)?19 years
3. What is the population of Pakistan and how has it changed over time?Pakistan’s population has grown from about 34 million in 1951 to more than 241 million in 2023, a sevenfold increase.
4. Why are there so many young people in Pakistan?A high birth rate of about 3.5 children per woman and a low death rate mean many children are born, so 40 % of the population is under 15.

Demographic Dividend: The economic growth potential that can result from a large working-age population relative to dependents.
Fertility Rate: The average number of children born to women of reproductive age in a population.
Median Age: The age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; half the people are younger than this age, half are older.
Multicultural Society: A society that includes people from many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.