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, but Dari functions as the lingua franca note: the Turkic languages Uzbek and Turkmen, as well as Balochi, Pashai, Nuristani, and Pamiri are the third official languages in areas where the majority speaks them

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 42.6% (male 6,733,097/female 6,520,116)

15-24 years - : 21.9% (male 3,479,696/female 3,346,154)

25-54 years - : 29.1% (male 4,623,203/female 4,440,635)

55-64 years - : 3.8% (male 585,629/female 605,018)

65 years and over - : 2.5% (male 360,395/female 414,134) (2013 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 96 %

Youth dependency ratio: 91.4 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 4.6 %

Potential support ratio: 21.7 (2013)

Median Age

Total: 17.9 years

Male: 17.9 years

Female: 18 years (2013 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.87 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 119.41 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 127.18 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 111.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 50.11 years

Male: 48.81 years

Female: 51.47 years (2013 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 22% of population

Rural: 58% of population

Total: 50% of population (2010)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.01% (2001 est.)country comparison to the world: 164

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: intermediate

Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial 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 (2013)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

2.2% (2008)country comparison to the world: 182

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

32.9% (2004)country comparison to the world: 10

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

  • 31,108,077

Nationality

  • Afghan(s) noun


  • Afghan adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.25% (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 42

Birth Rate

  • 39.05 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 12

Death Rate

  • 14.35 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 7

Migration Rate

  • -2.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 166

Urban Areas Population

  • KABUL (capital) 3.097 million
    (2011)

Health Expenditure

  • 9.6% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 30

Physicians Density

  • 0.19 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Total fertility rate

  • 5.54 children born/woman (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 8