Demography of Afghanistan
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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.
Demography Of Afghanistan Media
Population, fertility rate and net reproduction rate, United Nations estimates
Sport fans inside the Ghazi Stadium in the capital of Kabul, which is multi-ethnic and the largest city of Afghanistan.
Young Afghans at a music festival inside the Gardens of Babur in Kabul.
An Afghan family from the Pashtun tribe in their home in Kabul
Life expectancy at birth in Afghanistan
Gathering of students in 2006 at a school in Nangarhar Province.
A CIA map showing the various Afghan tribal territories in 2005
Ethnolinguistic groups in Afghanistan in 2001
Ethnolinguistic groups in Afghanistan in 1982
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References
- ↑ "Population of Afghanistan". Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The World Factbook. 2010. Archived from the original on 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
