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 7,474,394/female 7,121,145)

15-64 years - : 53% (male 8,901,880/female 8,447,983)

65 years and over - : 2.4% (male 383,830/female 409,144) (2008 est.)

Median Age

Total: 17.6 years

Male: 17.6 years

Female: 17.6 years (2008 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.94 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.05 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 154.67 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 158.88 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 150.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 44.21 years

Male: 44.04 years

Female: 44.39 years (2008 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

Animal contact disease: Rabies

Note: Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)

Education Expenditures

NA

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 28.1%

Male: 43.1%

Female: 12.6% (2000 est.)

Year

Population

  • 32,738,376

Nationality

  • Afghan(s) noun


  • Afghan adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.626% (2008 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 45.82 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death Rate

  • 19.56 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 6.58 children born/woman (2008 est.)