Interesting facts about Afghanistan

Population: 32,738,376 (July 2008 est.)

Age Structure: 0-14 years: 44.6% (male 7,474,394/female 7,121,145)
15-64 years: 53% (male 8,901,880/female 8,447,983)
65 years and over: 2.4% (male 383,830/female 409,144) (2008 est.)

Median age: total: 17.6 years
male: 17.6 years
female: 17.6 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.626% (2008 est.)

Birth rate: 45.82 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate: 19.56 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: 21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 154.67 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 158.88 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 150.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 44.21 years
male: 44.04 years
female: 44.39 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate: 6.58 children born/woman (2008 est.)

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

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: Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, 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
total population: 28.1%
male: 43.1%
female: 12.6% (2000 est.)