| Population : |
28,513,677 (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.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
4.92% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
47.27 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
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 / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 165.96 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 42.46 years
male: 42.27 years
female: 42.66 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
6.78 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.01% (2001 est.) |
| 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.) |
