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5.70% in the city. Other minorities 0.39% of the population. The majority of the population lies in the age group of 15–64 years, around 59.38%. Only 2.73% of the population is above 65 years of age; 37.90% is below the age of 15. Islamabad has the highest literacy rate in
Pakistan, at 94%. 9.8% of the population has done intermediate education (equivalent to grades 11 and 12). 10.26% have a bachelor or equivalent degree while 5.2% have a master or equivalent degree. The labour force of Islamabad is 185,213 and the unemployment rate is 15.70%.
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33:Population pyramid of Islamabad in 2017
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1008:Benazir Bhutto International Airport
223:"POPULATION BY SELECTIVE AGE GROUPS"
85:Federally Administered Tribal Areas
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1101:Supreme Court of Pakistan Building
425:Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation
248:"Population by Level of Education"
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1086:List of people from Islamabad
430:Capital Development Authority
404:Killing of Usama Nadeem Satti
369:History of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
148:"POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE"
1169:Allama Iqbal Open University
1209:National Defence University
420:Islamabad Capital Territory
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198:"POPULATION BY RELIGION"
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292:"UN-EMPLOYMENT RATES"
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1018:Faizabad Interchange
479:Pakistan Secretariat
451:Islamabad High Court
1013:Constitution Avenue
399:Siege of Lal Masjid
374:History of Pakistan
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1194:Hamdard University
1111:Fatima Jinnah Park
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