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 - : 42.3% (male 6,464,070/female 6,149,468)

15-64 years - : 55.3% (male 8,460,486/female 8,031,968)

65 years and over - : 2.4% (male 349,349/female 380,051) (2011 est.)

Median Age

Total: 18.2 years

Male: 18.2 years

Female: 18.2 years (2011 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 (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 149.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 152.75 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 145.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 45.02 years

Male: 44.79 years

Female: 45.25 years (2011 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 22% of population

Rural: 61% of population

Total: 52% of population (2008)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

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)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

32.9% (2004)country comparison to the world: 13

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

  • 29,835,392

Nationality

  • Afghan(s) noun


  • Afghan adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.375% (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 33

Birth Rate

  • 37.83 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 17

Death Rate

  • 17.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 2

Migration Rate

  • 3.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 27

Health Expenditure

  • 7.4% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 67

Physicians Density

  • 0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2009)country comparison to the world: 149

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.4 beds/1,000 population (2009)country comparison to the world: 176

Total fertility rate

  • 5.39 children born/woman (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 13