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Afghanistan People 1996

Population:

21,251,821 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

42% (female 4,342,218; male 4,507,141)

15-64 years:

56% (female 5,406,675; male 6,443,734)

65 years and over:

2% (female 256,443; male 295,610) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

14.47% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

42.69 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

18.53 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

120.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

152.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

45.37 years

male:

45.98 years

female:

44.72 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.21 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Afghan(s)

adjective:

Afghan

Ethnic divisions:

Pashtun 38%, Tajik 25%, Uzbek 6%, Hazara 19%, minor ethnic groups (Chahar Aimaks, Turkmen, Baloch, and others)

Religions:

Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi'a Muslim 15%, other 1%

Languages:

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

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

total population:

29%

male:

44%

female:

14%

Labor force:

4.98 million

by occupation:

agriculture and animal husbandry 67.8%, industry 10.2%, construction 6.3%, commerce 5.0%, services and other 10.7% (1980 est.)

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