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

Ethnic Groups

Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, other (includes smaller numbers of Baloch, Turkmen, Nuristani, Pamiri, Arab, Gujar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Aimaq, Pashai, and Kyrghyz)%

Urbanization

Urban population: 26.7% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 3.96% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 41.47% (male 6,861,021/female 6,644,780)

15-24 years - : 22.41% (male 3,716,738/female 3,579,701)

25-54 years - : 29.69% (male 4,928,181/female 4,741,601)

55-64 years - : 3.88% (male 621,970/female 641,307)

65 years and over - : 2.55% (male 384,267/female 444,776) (2015 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 87%

Youth dependency ratio: 82.3%

Elderly dependency ratio: 4.6%

Potential support ratio: 21.7% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 18.1 years

Male: 18.1 years

Female: 18.2 years (2014 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 - : 0.86 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 50.87 years

Male: 49.52 years

Female: 52.29 years (2015 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 221

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 68.1% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.03% (2013 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

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

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

2.4% (2014)

Education Expenditures

NA

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 38.2%

Male: 52%

Female: 24.2% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 9 years

Male: 11 years

Female: 7 years (2011)

Year

Population

  • 32,564,342

Nationality

  • Afghan(s) noun


  • Afghan adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.32% (2015 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 38.57 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Death Rate

  • 13.89 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -1.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • KABUL (capital) 4.635 million
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 8.1% of GDP (2013)

Physicians Density

  • 0.27 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.5 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

  • 5.33 children born/woman (2015 est.)