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.)

Median age: total: 17.5 years

male: 17.5 years

female: 17.6 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate: 4.92%

note: this rate does not take into consideration the recent war and its continuing impact (2004 est.)

Birth rate: 47.27 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate: 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: total: 165.96 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 160.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

male: 170.85 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 42.46 years

male: 42.27 years

female: 42.66 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate: 6.78 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.01% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

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

female: 21% (1999 est.)

total population: 36%

male: 51%

People - note: of the estimated 4 million refugees in October 2001, 2.3 million have returned


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