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Demographics (CIA World Factbook)
Ethnic groups
Punjabi 44.7%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.4%, Sindhi 14.1%, Saraiki 8.4%, Muhajirs 7.6%, Baloch 3.6%, other 6.3%
Languages
number of languages:
2
Languages:
Punjabi 38.8%, Pashto (alternate name, Pashtu) 18.2%, Sindhi 14.6%, Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 12.2%, Urdu 7.1%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2.4%, Brahui 1.2%, other 2.4%
Major-language sample(s):
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Note:
<strong>note:</strong> data represent population by mother tongue; English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries)
Religions
Muslim 96.4%, Hindu 1.6%, Christian 1.4%; less than 1%: scheduled castes, Qadiani/Ahmadi, other, Sikh. (2020 est.)
Demographics
Demo Pakistan
Created as a homeland for Muslims. Sunni majority with significant Shia minority. Sufi traditions are influential.
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