2 GeoFroggy

Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Pashtun 42%
Tajik 27%
Hazara 9%
Uzbek 9%
Aimak 4%
Turkmen 3%
Baloch 2%
Other 4%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 44.6% (male 7,282,600/female 6,940,378)

15-64 years - : 53% (male 8,668,170/female 8,227,387)

65 years and over - : 2.4% (male 374,426/female 396,962) (2007 est.)

Median Age

Total: 17.6 years

Male: 17.6 years

Female: 17.6 years (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.049 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.054 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.943 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.049 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 157.43 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 161.81 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 152.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 43.77 years

Male: 43.6 years

Female: 43.96 years (2007 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.01% (2001 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: High

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne disease: Malaria is a high risk countrywide below 2,000 meters from March through November

Animal contact disease: Rabies

Note: Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 28.1%

Male: 43.1%

Female: 12.6% (2000 est.)

Year

Population

  • 31,889,923

Nationality

  • Afghan(s) noun


  • Afghan adjective


Religions

  • Sunni Muslim
    80.00%
  • Shia Muslim
    19.00%
  • Other
    1.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.625% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 46.21 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate

  • 19.96 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 6.64 children born/woman (2007 est.)