Afghanistan vs. Pakistan
Demographics
| Afghanistan | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 36,643,815 (July 2020 est.) | 233,500,636 (July 2020 est.) note: provisional results of Pakistan's 2017 national census estimate the country's total population to be 207,774,000 |
| 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.) | 0-14 years: 36.01% (male 42,923,925/female 41,149,694) 15-24 years: 19.3% (male 23,119,205/female 21,952,976) 25-54 years: 34.7% (male 41,589,381/female 39,442,046) 55-64 years: 5.55% (male 6,526,656/female 6,423,993) 65 years and over: 4.44% (male 4,802,165/female 5,570,595) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 19.5 years male: 19.4 years female: 19.5 years (2020 est.) | total: 22 years male: 21.9 years female: 22.1 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 2.38% (2020 est.) | 2.07% (2020 est.) |
| Birth rate | 36.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.) | 27.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Death rate | 12.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.) | 6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.) | -0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| 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.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 103.9 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| 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.) | total: 52.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 55.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 48.5 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 population: 69.2 years male: 67.2 years female: 71.3 years (2020 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 4.82 children born/woman (2020 est.) | 3.6 children born/woman (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2019 est.) | 0.1% (2019 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Afghan(s) adjective: Afghan | noun: Pakistani(s) adjective: Pakistani |
| 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 | Punjabi 44.7%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.4%, Sindhi 14.1%, Saraiki 8.4%, Muhajirs 7.6%, Balochi 3.6%, other 6.3% |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 11,000 (2019 est.) | 190,000 (2019 est.) |
| Religions | Muslim 99.7% (Sunni 84.7 - 89.7%, Shia 10 - 15%), other 0.3% (2009 est.) | Muslim (official) 96.4% (Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3.6% (2010 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <500 (2019 est.) | 6,800 (2019 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 | Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashto (alternate name, Pashtu) 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8% |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 43% male: 55.5% female: 29.8% (2018) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 59.1% male: 71.1% female: 46.5% (2015) |
| 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 | degree of risk: high (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria animal contact diseases: rabies note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Pakistan; as of 10 November 2020, Pakistan has reported a total of 341,753 cases of COVID-19 or 1,547 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 31 cumulative deaths per 1 million population; the Government of Pakistan will permit commercial outbound passenger flights from all international airports except Gwadar and Turbat effective 30 May 2020, but inbound passenger flights remain suspended; limited domestic flight operations from five major airports – Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta are available; on 7 May 2020, the Government of Pakistan announced an ease in some of the nationwide lockdown restrictions; additionally, the Islamabad Capital Territory and Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces have varying degrees of lockdowns |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 10 years male: 13 years female: 8 years (2018) | total: 8 years male: 9 years female: 8 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 4.1% of GDP (2017) | 2.9% of GDP (2017) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 26% of total population (2020) rate of urbanization: 3.37% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) | urban population: 37.2% of total population (2020) rate of urbanization: 2.53% annual rate of change (2015-20 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.) | improved: urban: 94.2% of population rural: 89.9% of population total: 91.5% of population unimproved: urban: 5.8% of population rural: 10.1% of population total: 8.5% 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.) | improved: urban: 82.5% of population rural: 62.9% of population total: 70.1% of population unimproved: urban: 17.5% of population rural: 37.1% of population total: 29.9% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 4.222 million KABUL (capital) (2020) | 16.094 million Karachi, 12.642 million Lahore, 3.462 million Faisalabad, 2.237 million Rawalpindi, 2.229 million Gujranwala, 1.129 million ISLAMABAD (capital) (2020) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 638 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 140 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 19.1% (2018) | 23.1% (2018) |
| Health expenditures | 11.8% (2017) | 2.9% (2017) |
| Physicians density | 0.28 physicians/1,000 population (2016) | 1 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 0.4 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 0.6 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 5.5% (2016) | 8.6% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 19.9 years (2015 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 | 23.6 years (2017/18 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 18.9% (2018) note: percent of women aged 12-49 | 34.2% (2017/18) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 88.8 youth dependency ratio: 75.3 elderly dependency ratio: 4.8 potential support ratio: 21 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 64.4 youth dependency ratio: 57.2 elderly dependency ratio: 7.1 potential support ratio: 14 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
