| Population | 36,643,815 (July 2020 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 40.62% (male 7,562,703/female 7,321,646) 15-24 years: 21.26% (male 3,960,044/female 3,828,670) 25-54 years: 31.44% (male 5,858,675/female 5,661,887) 55-64 years: 4.01% (male 724,597/female 744,910) 65 years and over: 2.68% (male 451,852/female 528,831) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 88.8 youth dependency ratio: 75.3 elderly dependency ratio: 4.8 potential support ratio: 21 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 19.5 years male: 19.4 years female: 19.5 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 2.38% (2020 est.) |
| Birth rate | 36.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Death rate | 12.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 26% of total population (2020) rate of urbanization: 3.37% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 4.222 million KABUL (capital) (2020) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 102.6 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 19.9 years (2015 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 104.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 111.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 96.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 52.8 years male: 51.4 years female: 54.4 years (2020 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 4.82 children born/woman (2020 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 18.9% (2018) note: percent of women aged 12-49 |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2019 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 11,000 (2019 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <500 (2019 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 95.9% of population rural: 61.4% of population total: 70.2% of population unimproved: urban: 3.2% of population rural: 38.6% of population total: 38.6% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 83.6% of population rural: 43% of population total: 53.2% of population unimproved: urban: 16.4% of population rural: 57% of population total: 46.8% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: intermediate (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever, malaria |
| Nationality | noun: Afghan(s) adjective: Afghan |
| Ethnic groups | Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, other (includes smaller numbers of Baloch, Turkmen, Nuristani, Pamiri, Arab, Gujar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Aimaq, Pashai, and Kyrghyz) (2015) note: current statistical data on the sensitive subject of ethnicity in Afghanistan are not available, and ethnicity data from small samples of respondents to opinion polls are not a reliable alternative; Afghanistan's 2004 constitution recognizes 14 ethnic groups: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Baloch, Turkmen, Nuristani, Pamiri, Arab, Gujar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Aimaq, and Pashai |
| Religions | Muslim 99.7% (Sunni 84.7 - 89.7%, Shia 10 - 15%), other 0.3% (2009 est.) |
| Languages | Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 77% (Dari functions as the lingua franca), Pashto (official) 48%, Uzbek 11%, English 6%, Turkmen 3%, Urdu 3%, Pashayi 1%, Nuristani 1%, Arabic 1%, Balochi 1% (2017 est.) note: data represent most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because there is much bilingualism in the country and because respondents were allowed to select more than one language note: the Turkic languages Uzbek and Turkmen, as well as Balochi, Pashayi, Nuristani, and Pamiri are the third official languages in areas where the majority speaks them |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 43% male: 55.5% female: 29.8% (2018) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 10 years male: 13 years female: 8 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 4.1% of GDP (2017) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 638 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 19.1% (2018) |
| Health expenditures | 11.8% (2017) |
| Physicians density | 0.28 physicians/1,000 population (2016) |
| Hospital bed density | 0.4 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 5.5% (2016) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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