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Afghanistan People 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/afghanistan/afghanistan_people.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Population 24,792,375 (July 1998 est.) Age structure
Population growth rate
4.21% (1998 est.)
Birth rate 42.37 births/1,000 population (1998 est.) Death rate 17.4 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate 17.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio
Infant mortality rate 143.63 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth
Total fertility rate 6.01 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality
Ethnic groups Pashtun 38%, Tajik 25%, Uzbek 6%, Hazara 19%, minor ethnic groups (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
Population 24,792,375 (July 1998 est.) Age structure
Population growth rate
4.21% (1998 est.)
Birth rate 42.37 births/1,000 population (1998 est.) Death rate 17.4 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate 17.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio
Infant mortality rate 143.63 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth
Total fertility rate 6.01 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality
Ethnic groups Pashtun 38%, Tajik 25%, Uzbek 6%, Hazara 19%, minor ethnic groups (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
NOTE: The information regarding Afghanistan on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Afghanistan People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Afghanistan People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |