People
Population:
22,664,136 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
43% (male 4,972,469; female 4,784,900)
15-64 years:
54% (male 6,377,231; female 5,916,954)
65 years and over:
3% (male 325,808; female 286,774) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
4.78% (1996 est.)
Birth rate:
43.03 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate:
18.16 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
22.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.14 male(s)/female
all ages:
1.06 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
149.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
45.85 years
male:
46.43 years
female:
45.24 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate:
6.14 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Afghan(s)
adjective:
Afghan
Ethnic divisions:
Pashtun 38%, Tajik 25%, Uzbek 6%, Hazara 19%, minor ethnic groups (Chahar Aimaks, Turkmen, Baloch, and others)
Religions:
Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi'a Muslim 15%, other 1%
Languages:
Pashtu 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population:
31.5%
male:
47.2%
female:
15%
