1. People and Society in Afghanistan
By:
Erik, Jennifer, and Shelbi

2. Population
30,419,928 People
This number has been significantly revised from the previous estimate of 33,609, 937 was kept since the last Afghan census held in 1979, which was never completed because of the Soviet invasion.
The population growth rate now 2.22%

3. Population continued Improved: urban: 78% of population
rural: 39% of population
total: 48% of population
Unimproved:
urban: 22% of population
rural: 61% of population
total: 52% of population

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

5. 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

6. Religions
Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1%

7. Birth rate and Death rate
39.3 births/1,000 population
14.59 deaths/1,000 population

8. Age Structure 0-14 years: 42.3% 15-64 years: 55.3%
65 years and over: 2.4%

9. Heath 7.4% of GDP 0.21 physicians/1,000 population
The degree of risk for diseases are severely high

10. Education Age 15 and over can read and write total population: 28.1%
male: 43.1%
female: 12.6% (2000 est.)
School expectancy
total: 9 years
male: 11 years
female: 7 years (2009)