Afghanistan People
Population28,513,677 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 44.7% (male 6,525,929; female 6,222,497)
15-64 years: 52.9% (male 7,733,707; female 7,346,226)
65 years and over: 2.4% (male 334,427; female 350,891) (2004 est.)
Median age
total: 17.5 years
male: 17.5 years
female: 17.6 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate
4.92%
note: this rate does not take into consideration the recent war and its continuing impact (2004 est.)
Birth rate
47.27 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate
21.12 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate
23.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 165.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 170.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 160.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 42.46 years
male: 42.27 years
female: 42.66 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate
6.78 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.01% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths
NA
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
Pashtu (official) 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, 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 est.)
People note
of the estimated 4 million refugees in October 2001, 2.3 million have returned
