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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)%

Population Distribution

Populations tend to cluster in the foothills and periphery of the rugged Hindu Kush range; smaller groups are found in many of the country's interior valleys; in general, the east is more densely settled while the south is sparsely populated

Urbanization

Urban population: 27.6% of total population (2017)

Rate of urbanization: 3.77% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 40.92% (male 7,093,980/female 6,869,737)

15-24 years - : 22.22% (male 3,859,696/female 3,723,679)

25-54 years - : 30.35% (male 5,273,969/female 5,082,972)

55-64 years - : 3.92% (male 659,635/female 678,942)

65 years and over - : 2.59% (male 407,437/female 474,764) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 88.8

Youth dependency ratio: 84.1

Elderly dependency ratio: 4.7

Potential support ratio: 21.2 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 18.8 years

Male: 18.8 years

Female: 18.9 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 208

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 (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 51.7 years

Male: 50.3 years

Female: 53.2 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 222

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 68.1% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

<.1% (2016 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

<500 (2016 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: intermediate

Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne disease: malaria (2016)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

5.5% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

25% (2013)

Education Expenditures

3.4% of GDP (2015)

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: 11 years

Male: 13 years

Female: 8 years (2014)

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Population

34,124,811

Nationality

Afghan(s) noun
Afghan adjective

Religions

Muslim Sunni
99.78%
Shia
10.00%
Other Est
0.32%

Population Growth Rate

Growth Rate
2.36% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

37.9 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

13.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urban Areas Population

KABUL (capital) 4.635 million
(2015)

Health Expenditure

8.2% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

0.3 physicians/1,000 population (2014)

Hospital Bed Density

0.5 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

5.12 children born/woman (2017 est.)

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