Afghanistan People:
Population:
29,928,987 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 44.7% (male:6,842,857; female:6,524,485)
15-64 years: 52.9% (male:8,124,077; female:7,713,603)
65 years and over: 2.4% (male:353,193; female:370,772) (2005)
Median age:
total: 17.56 years
male: 17.55 years
female: 17.57 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
4.77% (2005 est.)
note: This rate does not take into consideration the recent war and its continuing impact
Birth rate:
47.02 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
20.75 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
21.43 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 163.07 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 167.79 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 158.12 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 42.9 years (2005 est.)
male: 42.71 years
female: 43.1 years
Total fertility rate:
6.75 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.01% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
NA
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk countrywide below 2,000 meters from March through November
animal contact disease: rabies (2004)
Nationality:
noun: Afghan(s)
adjective: Afghan
Ethnic groups:
Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4%
Religions:
Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1%
Languages:
Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashtu (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 36%
male: 51%
female: 21% (1999)
People — note:
Of the estimated 4 million refugees in October 2001, 2.3 million have returned |
