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    Afghanistan People - 2004

    https://immigration-usa.com/wfb2004/afghanistan/afghanistan_people.html
    SOURCE: 2004 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Population:
      28,513,677 (July 2004 est.)

      Age structure:
      0-14 years: 44.7% (male 6,525,929; female 6,222,497)
      15-64 years: 52.9% (male 7,733,707; female 7,346,226)
      65 years and over: 2.4% (male 334,427; female 350,891) (2004 est.)

      Median age:
      total: 17.5 years
      male: 17.5 years
      female: 17.6 years (2004 est.)

      Population growth rate:
      4.92%
      note: this rate does not take into consideration the recent war and its continuing impact (2004 est.)

      Birth rate:
      47.27 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Death rate:
      21.12 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Net migration rate:
      23.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Sex ratio:
      at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
      under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
      15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
      65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
      total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:
      total: 165.96 deaths/1,000 live births
      female: 160.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
      male: 170.85 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:
      total population: 42.46 years
      male: 42.27 years
      female: 42.66 years (2004 est.)


      See also: Healthy Life Expectancy


      See also: Health Performance

      Total fertility rate:
      6.78 children born/woman (2004 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
      0.01% (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
      NA

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:
      NA

      Nationality:
      noun: Afghan(s)
      adjective: Afghan

      Ethnic groups:
      Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4%

      Religions:
      Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1%

      Languages:
      Pashtu (official) 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism

      Literacy:
      definition: age 15 and over can read and write
      female: 21% (1999 est.)
      total population: 36%
      male: 51%

      People - note:
      of the estimated 4 million refugees in October 2001, 2.3 million have returned


      NOTE: The information regarding Afghanistan on this page is re-published from the 2004 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Afghanistan People 2004 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Afghanistan People 2004 should be addressed to the CIA.

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