Facts about Pakistan

2010 was a difficult year for Pakistan. Enormous resources are needed in the reconstruction work after the devastating flood. Norway has contributed NOK 400 million.
Estimated population (2010)
173,4 millions

Economy

Gross national income per capita (2010)
1008 USD
Economic growth, GDP (2010)
4,4 %
Economic structure, percentage of GDP(2009)
Agriculture
21,6 %
Industry
24,3 %
Services
54,2 %
Defence spending, percentage of GDP (2009)
3 %
Especially fragile state, (OECD/DAC) ()
No
Development assistance per capita (2009)
16,4 USD
Development assistance, percentage of GDP (2009)
1,7 %

Health

Malnutrition, children under 5 ()
Not available
Child mortality per 1000(2009)
87
Change 2000 - 2009
-21
Maternal mortality per 1000 births (2007)
2,8
HIV infection rate, age group 15-49 (2009)
0,1 %
Access to safe drinking water (2008)
90 %
Percentage of urban population living in slums (2007)
47 %
Human Development Index (HDI level ) (2010)
0,49

Scale from zero to one, one is the highest level of welfare.

Education

Children in school (2009)
66,4 %
Illiteracy rate, age group 15-24 (2008)
44,5 %
Ratio of girls to 100 boys attending school(2009)
Primary
83,5
Secondary
78,9
Tertiary
85,1

Women

Percentage of women in Parliament (2010)
22,2 %
Women's pay as proportion of men's pay, formal sector ()
Not available

Environment

Area protected for biological diversity (2008)
9,0 %

Corruption

Level of corruption according to the TI Corruption Perception Index (2010)
2,3

Scale from zero to ten, zero is the highest level of corruption.