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Afghanistan:
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Other pages in this profile of Afghanistan:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 32,738,376 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 50.6 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 44.6% (male 7,474,394/female 7,121,145) 15-64 years: 53% (male 8,901,880/female 8,447,983) 65 years and over: 2.4% (male 383,830/female 409,144) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 17.6 years male: 17.6 years female: 17.6 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.626% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 45.82 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 19.56 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition 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: 0.94 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 154.67 deaths/1,000 live births male: 158.88 deaths/1,000 live births female: 150.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 44.21 years male: 44.04 years female: 44.39 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 6.58 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.01% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition NA |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria animal contact disease: rabies note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Afghan(s) adjective: Afghan |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4% |
Religions |
Definition Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1% |
Languages |
Definition 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 |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 28.1% male: 43.1% female: 12.6% (2000 est.) |
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