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 - : 44.5% (male 7,664,670/female 7,300,446)

15-64 years - : 53% (male 9,147,846/female 8,679,800)

65 years and over - : 2.4% (male 394,572/female 422,603) (2009 est.)

Median Age

Total: 17.6 years

Male: 17.6 years

Female: 17.6 years (2009 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 - : 0.93 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.05 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 151.95 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 156.01 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 147.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 44.64 years

Male: 44.47 years

Female: 44.81 years (2009 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.01% (2001 est.)country comparison to the world: 168

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 (2009)

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

  • 28.396

Nationality

  • Afghan(s) noun


  • Afghan adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.629% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 28

Birth Rate

  • 45.46 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 4

Death Rate

  • 19.18 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 8

Migration Rate

  • 21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 2

Total fertility rate

  • 6.53 children born/woman (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 4