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Population>
Afghanistan
Population (ten thousands)
4,224.0
(2023)
[36/217countries]
Popuation growth (annual)
2.7%
(2023)
[16/217countries]
0-14 years, % of the total population
42.8%
(2023)
[14/217countries]
15-64 years, % of the total population
54.8%
(2023)
[201/217countries]
65 years and over, % of the total population
2.4%
(2023)
[208/217countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
62.9
(2022)
[178/209countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)
66.2
(2022)
[175/209countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)
59.8
(2022)
[183/209countries]
Population density (per square kilometer)
61.5
(2021)
[142/216countries]
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
10.9%
(2023)
[106/121countries]
Marriage and sex>
Afghanistan
Birth>
Afghanistan
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
4.52
(2022)
[15/210countries]
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people)
35.1
(2022)
[13/215countries]
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)
620
(2020)
[8/185countries]
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
44.8
(2022)
[23/196countries]
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
56
(2021)
[27/195countries]
Adolescent fertility rate (Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19)
79.7
(2022)
[31/217countries]
Parent-child relations>
Afghanistan
Family>
Afghanistan
Domestic problems>
Afghanistan
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%)
33.1%
(2022)
[19/157countries]
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%)
3.7%
(2022)
[117/158countries]
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15?49 years subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime (%)
46%
(2018)
[8/151countries]
Migration>
Afghanistan
International migrant stock (% of immigrants in the population)
0.4%
(2020)
[214/231countries]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum
34,826
(2023)
[73/165countries]