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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 |
31,889,923 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure |
0-14 years: 44.6% (male 7,282,600/female 6,940,378) 15-64 years: 53% (male 8,668,170/female 8,227,387) 65 years and over: 2.4% (male 374,426/female 396,962) (2007 est.) |
Median Age |
total: 17.6 years male: 17.6 years female: 17.6 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate |
2.625% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate |
46.21 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate |
19.96 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.049 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.054 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.943 male(s)/female total population: 1.049 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
total: 157.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 161.81 deaths/1,000 live births female: 152.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 43.77 years male: 43.6 years female: 43.96 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
6.64 children born/woman (2007 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 note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007) |
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%, Pashto (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: 28.1% male: 43.1% female: 12.6% (2000 est.) |
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