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The People of Afghanistan Population: 34,940,837

Ethnic Groups: Aimaq, Arab, Baloch, Brahui, Gujar, Hazara, Kyrghyz, Nuristani, Pamiri, Pashai, Pashtun, Qizilbash, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek

Age Structure:

0–14 years: 40.92% (14,297,143) 15–24 years: 21.85% (7,633,453) 25–54 years: 30.68% (10,719,637) 55–64 years: 3.95% (1,379,074) 65 years and over: 2.61% 911,530

Population Growth Rate: 2.37% Death Rate:

13.2 deaths/1,000 pop.

Migration Rate:

0.6 migrants/1,000 pop.

I nfant Mortality Rate:

108.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth:

total population: 52.1 years male: 50.6 years female: 53.6 years

Total Fertility Rate:

5.02 children born/woman

Religions:

Muslim (Sunni and Shia)

Languages:

Afghan Persian, Arabic, Balochi, Dari, English, Nuristani, Pashayi, Pashto, Turkmen, Urdu, Uzbek

Literacy Rate: 38.2% Source: www.cia.gov 2018

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