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Languages

Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 80% (Dari functions as the lingua franca), Pashto (official) 47%, Uzbek 11%, English 5%, Turkmen 2%, Urdu 2%, Pashayi 1%, Nuristani 1%, Arabic 1%, Balochi, Shughni, Pamiri, Hindi, Russian, German, French (2017 est.); note: data represent most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because there is much bilingualism in the country and because respondents were allowed to select more than one language note: the Turkic languages Uzbek and Turkmen, as well as Balochi, Pashayi, Nuristani, and Pamiri are the third official languages in areas where the majority speaks them;

Ethnic Groups

Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, other (includes smaller numbers of Baloch, Turkmen, Nuristani, Pamiri, Arab, Gujar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Aimaq, Pashai, and Kyrghyz) (2015); note: current statistical data on the sensitive subject of ethnicity in Afghanistan are not available, and ethnicity data from small samples of respondents to opinion polls are not a reliable alternative; Afghanistan's 2004 constitution recognizes 14 ethnic groups: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Baloch, Turkmen, Nuristani, Pamiri, Arab, Gujar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Aimaq, and Pashai; %

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 40.92% (male 7,263,716 /female 7,033,427)

15-24 years - : 21.85% (male 3,883,693 /female 3,749,760)

25-54 years - : 30.68% (male 5,456,305 /female 5,263,332)

55-64 years - : 3.95% (male 679,766 /female 699,308)

65 years and over - : 2.61% (male 420,445 /female 491,085) (2018 est.)

population pyramid - : The World Factbook Field Image Modal Ã— South Asia

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 88.8 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 84.1 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 4.7 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 21.2 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 19 years

Male: 19 years

Female: 19.1 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 203

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

0-14 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

15-24 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

25-54 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

55-64 years - : 0.97 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

65 years and over - : 0.86 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

total population - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 108.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 115.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Female: 100.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 1

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 52.1 years (2018 est.)

Male: 50.6 years (2018 est.)

Female: 53.6 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 223

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 53% of population

Total: 44.7% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

<.1% (2016 est.);

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

<500 (2016 est.);

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Intermediate (2016)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2016)

Vectorborne diseases: Malaria (2016)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

5.5% (2016); country comparison to the world: 176;

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

25% (2013); country comparison to the world: 16;

Education Expenditures

3.2% of GDP (2015); country comparison to the world: 138;

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)

Total population: 38.2% (2015 est.)

Male: 52% (2015 est.)

Female: 24.2% (2015 est.)

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Population

34,940,837

Nationality

Afghan(s) noun
Afghan adjective

Religions

Muslim Sunni
99.78%
Shia
10.00%
Other Est
0.32%

Population Growth Rate

Growth Rate
2.37% (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 29;

Birth Rate

37.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 12;

Death Rate

13.2 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 9;

Migration Rate

-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 134;

Urban Areas Population

4.012 million KABUL (capital)
(2018)

Health Expenditure

8.2% of GDP (2014); country comparison to the world: 52;

Physicians Density

0.3 physicians/1,000 population (2016);

Hospital Bed Density

0.5 beds/1,000 population (2014);

Total fertility rate

5.02 children born/woman (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 11;

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