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Afghanistan

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Languages

Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 77% (Dari functions as the lingua franca), Pashto (official) 48%, Uzbek 11%, English 6%, Turkmen 3%, Urdu 3%, Pashayi 1%, Nuristani 1%, Arabic 1%, Balochi 1% (2017 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, other (includes smaller numbers of Baloch, Turkmen, Nuristani, Pamiri, Arab, Gujar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Aimaq, Pashai, and Kyrghyz) (2015)%

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: 25.8% of total population (2019)

Rate of urbanization: 3.37% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

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.)

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 (2018 est.)

Male: 19 years

Female: 19.1 years

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 (2018 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

638 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

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

Male: 115.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 100.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 52.1 years (2018 est.)

Male: 50.6 years

Female: 53.6 years

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

19.9 years (2015 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

5.02 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

22.5% (2015/16)

Drinking Water Source

Improved urban: 78.2% of population

Improved rural: 47% of population

Improved total: 55.3% of population

Unimproved urban: 21.8% of population

Unimproved rural: 53% of population

Unimproved total: 44.7% of population (2015 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

10.2% (2016)

Physicians Density

0.28 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved urban: 45.1% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 27% of population (2015 est.)

Improved total: 31.9% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved urban: 54.9% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved rural: 73% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved total: 68.1% of population (2015 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

<.1% (2018 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

7,200 (2018 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

<500 (2018 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Intermediate (2019)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2019)

Vectorborne diseases: Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever, malaria (2019)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

5.5% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

25% (2013)

Education Expenditures

4.1% of GDP (2017)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 43%

Male: 55.5%

Female: 29.8% (2018)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 10 years

Male: 13 years

Female: 8 years (2014)

Year

Population

  • 34,940,837

Nationality 2019

  • 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.)

Birth Rate

  • 37.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death Rate

  • 13.2 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • KABUL
    4.114 million

Health Expenditure

  • 10.2% (2016)

Physicians Density

  • 0.28 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.5 beds/1,000 population (2014)
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