| Population | 34,940,837 (July 2018 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 40.92% (male 7,263,716 /female 7,033,427) 15-24 years: 21.85% (male 3,883,693 /female 3,749,760) 25-54 years: 30.68% (male 5,456,305 /female 5,263,332) 55-64 years: 3.95% (male 679,766 /female 699,308) 65 years and over: 2.61% (male 420,445 /female 491,085) (2018 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 88.8 (2015 est.) youth dependency ratio: 84.1 (2015 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 4.7 (2015 est.) potential support ratio: 21.2 (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 19 years (2018 est.) male: 19 years female: 19.1 years |
| Population growth rate | 2.37% (2018 est.) |
| Birth rate | 37.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) |
| Death rate | 13.2 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 25.8% of total population (2019) rate of urbanization: 3.37% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 4.114 million KABUL (capital) (2019) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2018 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: 108.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.) male: 115.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 100.9 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 52.1 years (2018 est.) male: 50.6 years female: 53.6 years |
| Total fertility rate | 5.02 children born/woman (2018 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 22.5% (2015/16) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2018 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 7,200 (2018 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <500 (2018 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 78.2% of population rural: 47% of population total: 55.3% of population unimproved: urban: 21.8% of population rural: 53% of population total: 44.7% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 45.1% of population (2015 est.) rural: 27% of population (2015 est.) total: 31.9% of population (2015 est.) unimproved: urban: 54.9% of population (2015 est.) rural: 73% of population (2015 est.) total: 68.1% of population (2015 est.) |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: intermediate (2019) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2019) vectorborne diseases: Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever, malaria (2019) |
| 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: 38.2% male: 52% female: 24.2% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 10 years male: 13 years female: 8 years (2014) |
| Education expenditures | 3.9% of GDP (2017) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 638 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 25% (2013) |
| Health expenditures | 10.2% (2016) |
| Physicians density | 0.28 physicians/1,000 population (2016) |
| Hospital bed density | 0.5 beds/1,000 population (2014) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 5.5% (2016) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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