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Demography of Afghanistan
The population of Afghanistan is around 30.4 million as of the year 2012, which includes the 2.7 million Afghan refugees temporarily staying in Pakistan and Iran. The nation is composed of a multi-ethnic and multi-lingual society, reflecting its location astride historic trade and invasion routes between Central Asia, Southern Asia, and Western Asia. The majority of Afghanistan's population consist of the Iranic peoples, notably the Pashtuns and Tajiks. The Pashtun is the largest group followed by Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Aimak, Turkmen, Baloch and others.
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Afghanistan: People
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Population:
| 29,928,987 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 44.7% (male 6,842,857/female 6,524,485) 15-64 years: 52.9% (male 8,124,077/female 7,713,603) 65 years and over: 2.4% (male 353,193/female 370,772) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 17.56 years male: 17.55 years female: 17.57 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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4.77% note: this rate does not take into consideration the recent war and its continuing impact (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
| 47.02 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
| 20.75 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
| 21.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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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: 0.95 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 163.07 deaths/1,000 live births male: 167.79 deaths/1,000 live births female: 158.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 42.9 years male: 42.71 years female: 43.1 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
| 6.75 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
| 0.01% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
| NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
| NA |
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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 is a high risk countrywide below 2,000 meters from March through November animal contact disease: rabies (2004) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Afghan(s) adjective: Afghan |
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Ethnic groups:
| Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4% |
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Religions:
| Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1% |
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Languages:
| Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashtu (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 36% male: 51% female: 21% (1999 est.) |
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People - note:
| of the estimated 4 million refugees in October 2001, 2.3 million have returned |
More about Afghanistan:
The World Factbook 2005, by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
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