POPULATION BY SELECTIVE AGE GROUPS

(In percent)
Administrative less less less 18 Years 15 to 64 65 Years Age
Unit than than than and Years and dependency
5 Years 10 Years 15 Years above above ratio.

Pakistan 14.80 30.45 43.40 51.25 53.09 3.50 88.34

Rural 15.69 32.18 45.06 50.05 51.16 3.78 95.46
Urban 13.00 26.98 40.07 53.66 56.98 2.94 75.5

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 16.25 33.29 47.20 47.25 49.79 3.01 100.83

Rural 16.68 34.10 48.05 46.39 48.84 3.11 104.67
Urban 14.17 29.27 43.00 50.76 54.51 2.49 83.46

Punjab 14.24 29.48 42.52 52.00 53.46 4.02 87.07

Rural 14.90 30.73 43.62 51.33 52.01 4.36 92.24
Urban 12.77 26.74 40.10 53.5 56.62 3.28 76.62

Sindh 15.00 30.50 42.76 52.21 54.47 2.77 83.58

Rural 16.94 34.21 46.10 49.95 50.99 2.92 96.13
Urban 12.95 26.61 39.25 54.59 58.13 2.61 72.01

Baluchistan 16.64 34.01 46.67 48.69 50.81 2.52 96.79

Rural 17.09 35.02 47.72 47.79 49.63 2.65 101.5
Urban 15.20 30.82 43.31 51.58 54.59 2.10 83.17

Islamabad 11.93 25.04 37.90 55.43 59.38 2.73 68.42

Rural 13.38 27.73 41.23 52.06 55.79 2.98 79.26
Urban 11.17 23.63 36.16 57.19 61.25 2.60 63.27

Age Dependency Ratio :- It is the ratio of persons in the "dependent"ages (under 15 and over 64 years) to those in the "economically productive" ages
(15-64 years).