Demography of Afghanistan

Afghan man on the cover of a book

Afghanistan has around 29.8 million people as of the year 2011.[1] About 2.7 million Afghan refugees are living in Pakistan and Iran.[2]

The country is multi-ethnic and multi-lingual. Most of Afghanistan's people are of the Iranic peoples. The Pashtun is the largest group followed by Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Aimak, Turkmen, Baloch and others.[3]

Dari (Persian) and Pashto are both the official languages of the country.

Islam is the religion of more than 99% of Afghanistan.

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References

  1. "Population of Afghanistan". Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The World Factbook. 2010. Archived from the original on 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  2. Mohammad Jawad Sharifzada, ed. (November 20, 2011). Afghanistan's population reaches 26m. Pajhwok Afghan News. http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2011/11/20/afghanistans-population-reaches-26m. Retrieved December 5, 2011. 
  3. "Ethnic groups: Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4%". CIA. The World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2010-09-18.