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 - : 43.6% (male 6,343,611/female 6,036,673)

15-64 years - : 54% (male 7,864,422/female 7,470,617)

65 years and over - : 2.4% (male 326,873/female 353,520) (2010 est.)

Median Age

Total: 18 years

Male: 17.9 years

Female: 18 years (2010 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 - : 0.92 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.05 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 151.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 155.15 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 147.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 44.65 years

Male: 44.45 years

Female: 44.87 years (2010 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

  • 29,121,286country

Nationality

  • Afghan(s) noun


  • Afghan adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.471% (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 33

Birth Rate

  • 38.11 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 19

Death Rate

  • 17.65 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 3

Migration Rate

  • 4.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 23

Total fertility rate

  • 5.5 children born/woman (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 13