| People | Afghanistan |
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Population:
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29,835,392 (July 2011 est.)
note: this is a significantly revised figure; the previous estimate of 33,609,937 was extrapolated from the last Afghan census held in 1979, which was never completed because of the Soviet invasion |
Population density:
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46 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 23% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 4.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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KABUL (capital) 3.573 million (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 42.3% (male 6,464,070/female 6,149,468)
15-64 years: 55.3% (male 8,460,486/female 8,031,968)
65 years and over: 2.4% (male 349,349/female 380,051) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 18.2 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 18.2 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.375% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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37.83 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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17.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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3.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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: 0.92 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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1,400 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 149.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 152.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 145.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 45.02 years
male: 44.79 years
female: 45.25 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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5.39 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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7.4% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2009) |
Hospital bed density:
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0.4 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source:
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Improved:
urban: 78% of population
rural: 39% of population
total: 48% of population
Unimproved:
urban: 22% of population
rural: 61% of population
total: 52% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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Improved:
urban: 60% of population
rural: 30% of population
total: 37% of population
Unimproved:
urban: 40% of population
rural: 70% of population
total: 63% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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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 (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.01% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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32.9% (2004) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Afghan(s)
adjective: Afghan |
Ethnic groups:
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Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4% |
Religions:
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Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1% |
Languages:
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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:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.1%
male: 43.1%
female: 12.6% (2000 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 9 years
male: 11 years
female: 7 years (2009) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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