2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Pashtu 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism

Ethnic Groups

Pashtun 38%
Tajik 25%
Hazara 19%
Minor ethnic groups (Aimaks, Turkmen, Baloch, and others) 12%
Uzbek 6%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 42.2% (male 5,775,921; female 5,538,836)

15-64 years - : 55.01% (male 7,644,242; female 7,106,568)

65 years and over - : 2.79% (male 394,444; female 353,046) (2001 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.08 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 1.12 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.06 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

147.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 46.24 years

Male: 46.97 years

Female: 45.47 years (2001 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.01% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 31.5%

Male: 47.2%

Female: 15% (1999 est.)

Year

Population

  • 26,813,057

Nationality

  • Afghan(s) noun


  • Afghan adjective


Religions

  • Sunni Muslim
    84.00%
  • Shia Muslim
    15.00%
  • Other
    1.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    Array

Birth Rate

  • 41.42 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death Rate

  • 17.72 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 11.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 5.79 children born/woman (2001 est.)