What is the population of Afghanistan?
Population | 40,121,552 |
Population: Male/Female |
male: 20,301,066 female: 19,820,486 |
Population Growth Rate | 2.22% |
Population Distribution | populations tend to cluster in the foothills and periphery of the rugged Hindu Kush range; smaller groups are found in many of the country's interior valleys; in general, the east is more densely settled, while the south is sparsely populated |
Urban Population |
urban population: 26.9% of total population rate of urbanization: 3.34% annual rate of change |
Population in Major Urban Areas | 4.589 million KABUL (capital) |
Nationality Noun |
noun: Afghan(s) adjective: Afghan |
Ethnic Groups | current, reliable statistical data on ethnicity in Afghanistan are not available; Afghanistan's 2004 Constitution cited Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkman, Baluch, Pashaie, Nuristani, Aymaq, Arab, Qirghiz, Qizilbash, Gujur, and Brahwui ethnicities; Afghanistan has dozens of other small ethnic groups |
Language Note | Afghan Persian or Dari (official, lingua franca) 77%, Pashto (official) 48%, Uzbeki 11%, English 6%, Turkmani 3%, Urdu 3%, Pashaie 1%, Nuristani 1%, Arabic 1%, Balochi 1%, other <1% |
What are the health conditions in Afghanistan?
Life Expectancy at Birth |
total population: 54.4 years male: 52.8 years female: 56.1 years |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 11.8 |
Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births |
total: 101.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 109.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 92.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
Health Expenditures - percent of GDP | 15.5% |
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population | .25 |
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population | .4 |
Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk |
degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever note: Afghanistan is one of two countries with endemic wild polio virus (the other is Pakistan) and considered high risk for international spread of the disease; before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine |
Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved |
improved: improved: urban: 100% of population improved: rural: 68.3% of population improved: total: 76.5% of population unimproved: unimproved: urban: 0% of population unimproved: rural: 31.7% of population unimproved: total: 23.5% of population |
Tobacco Use |
total: 23.3% male: 39.4% female: 7.2% |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 620 |
Mean Age for Mother's First Birth (age 25-49) | 19.9 |
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49 | 18.9% |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 4.43 |
Gross reproduction rate | 2 |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 5.5% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved |
improved: urban: 88.2% of population rural: 52% of population total: 61.4% of population unimproved: urban: 11.8% of population rural: 48% of population total: 38.6% of population |
Underweight - percent of children under five years | 19.1% |
Alcohol consumption per capita |
total: 0.01 liters of pure alcohol beer: 0 liters of pure alcohol wine: 0 liters of pure alcohol spirits: 0.01 liters of pure alcohol other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol |
Child Marriage |
women married by age 15: 4.2% women married by age 18: 28.3% |
Currently married women (ages 15-49) | 70.3% |
How long do people live in Afghanistan?
Life Expectancy at Birth |
total population: 54.4 years male: 52.8 years female: 56.1 years |
Median Age |
total: 20 years male: 20 years female: 20.1 years |
Gross reproduction rate | 2 |
Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49 | 18.9% |
Infant Mortality Rate |
total: 101.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 109.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 92.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 620 |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 4.43 |
Birth Rate - births/1,000 population | 34 |
Median Age |
total: 20 years male: 20 years female: 20.1 years |
Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population | -0.1 |
Population Growth Rate | 2.22% |
Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female |
Age Structure |
0-14 years: 39.6% (male 8,062,407/female 7,818,897) 15-64 years: 57.5% (male 11,702,734/female 11,372,249) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 535,925/female 629,340) |
Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49 | 18.9% |
Gross reproduction rate | 2 |
Infant Mortality Rate |
total: 101.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 109.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 92.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 620 |
Mother's mean age at first birth | 19.9 |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 4.43 |
What are the health conditions in Afghanistan?
What is school like in Afghanistan?
Education Expenditures - percent of GDP | 2.9% |
Literacy - female | 22.6% |
Literacy - male | 52.1% |
Literacy - total population | 37.3% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary) |
total: 10 years male: 13 years female: 8 years |
Can people in Afghanistan read?
Literacy - female | 22.6% |
Literacy - male | 52.1% |
Literacy - total population | 37.3% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
Is Afghanistan a safe place to visit?