Uzbekistan vs. Afghanistan
Demographics
| Uzbekistan | Afghanistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 30,842,796 (July 2021 est.) | 37,466,414 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 23.19% (male 3,631,693/female 3,456,750) 15-24 years: 16.63% (male 2,601,803/female 2,481,826) 25-54 years: 45.68% (male 6,955,260/female 7,006,172) 55-64 years: 8.63% (male 1,245,035/female 1,392,263) 65 years and over: 5.87% (male 768,769/female 1,025,840) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 40.62% (male 7,562,703/female 7,321,646) 15-24 years: 21.26% (male 3,960,044/female 3,828,670) 25-54 years: 31.44% (male 5,858,675/female 5,661,887) 55-64 years: 4.01% (male 724,597/female 744,910) 65 years and over: 2.68% (male 451,852/female 528,831) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 30.1 years male: 29.4 years female: 30.7 years (2020 est.) | total: 19.5 years male: 19.4 years female: 19.5 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.86% (2021 est.) | 2.34% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 15.85 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 36.08 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 12.57 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -1.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 19.42 deaths/1,000 live births male: 23.13 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 106.75 deaths/1,000 live births male: 115.21 deaths/1,000 live births female: 97.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75.03 years male: 71.98 years female: 78.25 years (2021 est.) | total population: 53.25 years male: 51.73 years female: 54.85 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.73 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 4.72 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.2% (2020 est.) | <.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Uzbekistani adjective: Uzbekistani | noun: Afghan(s) adjective: Afghan |
| Ethnic groups | Uzbek 83.8%, Tajik 4.8%, Kazakh 2.5%, Russian 2.3%, Karakalpak 2.2%, Tatar 1.5%, other 4.4% (2017 est.) | Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, other (includes smaller numbers of Baloch, Turkmen, Nuristani, Pamiri, Arab, Gujar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Aimaq, Pashai, and Kyrghyz) (2015) note: current statistical data on the sensitive subject of ethnicity in Afghanistan are not available, and ethnicity data from small samples of respondents to opinion polls are not a reliable alternative; Afghanistan's 2004 constitution recognizes 14 ethnic groups: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Baloch, Turkmen, Nuristani, Pamiri, Arab, Gujar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Aimaq, and Pashai |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 58,000 (2020 est.) | 12,000 (2020 est.) |
| Religions | Muslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3% | Muslim 99.7% (Sunni 84.7 - 89.7%, Shia 10 - 15%), other 0.3% (2009 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <1,000 (2020 est.) | <1,000 (2020 est.) |
| Languages | Uzbek (official) 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1% major-language sample(s): Jahon faktlari kitobi, asosiy ma'lumotlar uchun zaruriy manba. (Uzbek) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. note: in the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic, both the Karakalpak language and Uzbek have official status | Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 78% (Dari functions as the lingua franca), Pashto (official) 50%, Uzbek 10%, English 5%, Turkmen 2%, Urdu 2%, Pashayi 1%, Nuristani 1%, Arabic 1%, Balochi 1%, other <1% (2017 est.) major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ????? ????? ????? ???? ??????? ????? (Dari) ? ???? ? ??????? ????? ?????? ???????? ????? ????? ??????- (Pashto)The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. note 1: data represent most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because there is much bilingualism in the country and because respondents were allowed to select more than one language note 2: the Turkic languages Uzbek and Turkmen, as well as Balochi, Pashayi, Nuristani, and Pamiri are the third official languages in areas where the majority speaks them |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2016) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 43% male: 55.5% female: 29.8% (2018) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 12 years (2019) | total: 10 years male: 13 years female: 8 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 5.3% of GDP (2017) | 4.1% of GDP (2017) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 50.4% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.25% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 26.3% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 3.34% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 96.1% of population total: 97.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 3.9% of population total: 2.2% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 95.9% of population rural: 61.4% of population total: 70.2% of population unimproved: urban: 3.2% of population rural: 38.6% of population total: 38.6% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 83.6% of population rural: 43% of population total: 53.2% of population unimproved: urban: 16.4% of population rural: 57% of population total: 46.8% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 2.545 million TASHKENT (capital) (2021) | 4.336 million KABUL (capital) (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 29 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 638 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 2.9% (2017) | 19.1% (2018) |
| Health expenditures | 5.3% (2018) | 9.4% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 2.37 physicians/1,000 population (2014) | 0.28 physicians/1,000 population (2016) |
| Hospital bed density | 4 beds/1,000 population (2014) | 0.4 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 16.6% (2016) | 5.5% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 23.7 years (2019 est.) | 19.9 years (2015 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-49 |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 50.6 youth dependency ratio: 43.4 elderly dependency ratio: 7.2 potential support ratio: 13.9 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 88.8 youth dependency ratio: 75.3 elderly dependency ratio: 4.8 potential support ratio: 21 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
