Population Statistics
Afghanistan
Population
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34,124,811 |
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[July 2017 est.] |
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Statistical estimates on the population of Afghanistan may be unreliable. |
Language
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There are over 30 distinct languages spoken across the country. The most widely spoken are: |
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| Dari - including other Persian variants | 80% |
|---|---|
| Pashto | 47% |
| Uzbek | 11% |
| English | 5% |
| Turkmen | 2% |
| Urdu | 2% |
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[2017 est.] |
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Data represents more than 100% because many Afghans speak more than one language. |
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Religion
| Sunni Islam | 85% |
|---|---|
| Shi'a Islam | 14% |
| Other | 0.3% |
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[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2017] |
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Ethnicity
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Pashtun |
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Tajik |
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Hazara |
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Uzbek |
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Baloch |
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Turkmen |
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Nuristani |
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Pamiri |
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Aimaq |
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Others |
Australians with Afghan Ancestry
| 53,082 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Afghans in Australia
Population
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46,799 |
|
[Census, 2016] |
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This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in Afghanistan. |
Median Age
| 31 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Gender
| Male | 61% |
|---|---|
| Female | 39% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
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Religion
| Islam | 91.3% |
|---|---|
| No Religion | 3.5% |
| Other Religion | 0.6% |
| Not stated | 4.4% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
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Ancestry
| Afghan | 66.4% |
|---|---|
| Hazara | 21.9% |
| Australian | 3.0% |
| English | 2.7% |
| Other Ancestry | 6.0% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
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Language Spoken at Home
| Dari | 43.5% |
|---|---|
| Hazaraghi | 33.9% |
| Persian [excluding Dari] | 10.2% |
| Pashto | 6.6% |
| Other Languages | 5.0% |
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Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 65.3% speak English fluently. |
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|
[Census, 2016] |
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Diaspora
| Victoria | 38.7% |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 27.8% |
| South Australia | 13.5% |
| Western Australia | 10.9% |
| Other | 9.1% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
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Arrival to Australia
| Prior to 1996 | 9.5% |
|---|---|
| 1996 - 2005 | 23.4% |
| 2006 - 2015 | 61.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4% |
| Not stated | 2.5% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
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Note: Arrivals up until 9 August 2016. |
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