Editing Demographics of Afghanistan (section)

=== Structure of the population ===
[[File:Afghan family Pashtun home.JPEG|thumb|An Afghan family from the Pashtun ethnicity in their home in Kabul]]
Structure of the population (2012.01.07) (Data refer to the settled population based on the 1979 Population Census and the latest household prelisting. The refugees of Afghanistan in Iran, Pakistan, and an estimated 1.5&nbsp;million nomads, are not included):<ref>{{cite web|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2013.htm|title=United Nations Statistics Division – Demographic and Social Statistics|publisher=United Nations|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331074931/https://unstats.un.org/UNSD/Demographic/products/dyb/dyb2013.htm|archive-date=31 March 2016}}</ref>

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2012) (Data refer to the settled population based on the 1979 Population Census and the latest household prelisting. The refugees of Afghanistan in Iran, Pakistan, and an estimated 1.5 million nomads, are not included.):
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="90pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 13,044,400
| align="right" | 12,455,700
| align="right" | 25,500,100
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 2,422,244
| align="right" | 2,556,304
| align="right" | 4,978,548
| align="right" | 19.52
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 1,941,363
| align="right" | 1,880,407
| align="right" | 3,821,770
| align="right" | 14.99
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 1,556,158
| align="right" | 1,401,695
| align="right" | 2,957,853
| align="right" | 11.60
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 1,276,563
| align="right" | 1,140,810
| align="right" | 2,417,373
| align="right" | 9.48
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 1,059,939
| align="right" | 1,009,807
| align="right" | 2,069,746
| align="right" | 8.12
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 843 967
| align="right" | 864 738
| align="right" | 1,708,705
| align="right" | 6.70
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 678 577
| align="right" | 745 534
| align="right" | 1,424,111
| align="right" | 5.58
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 598 045
| align="right" | 652 326
| align="right" | 1,250,371
| align="right" | 4.90
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 546 102
| align="right" | 533 524
| align="right" | 1,079,626
| align="right" | 4.23
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 495 190
| align="right" | 440 789
| align="right" | 935 979
| align="right" | 3.67
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 435 143
| align="right" | 354 633
| align="right" | 789 776
| align="right" | 3.10
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 360 394
| align="right" | 275 468
| align="right" | 635 862
| align="right" | 2.49
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 281 627
| align="right" | 209 152
| align="right" | 490 779
| align="right" | 1.92
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 204 376
| align="right" | 150 137
| align="right" | 354 513
| align="right" | 1.39
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 141 729
| align="right" | 102 048
| align="right" | 243 777
| align="right" | 0.96
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 91 164
| align="right" | 64 658
| align="right" | 155 822
| align="right" | 0.61
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 55 446
| align="right" | 38 699
| align="right" | 94 145
| align="right" | 0.37
|-
| align="right" | 85+
| align="right" | 56 373
| align="right" | 34 971
| align="right" | 91 344
| align="right" | 0.36
|-
! width="50" | Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80" | Female
! width="80" | Total
! width="50" | Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 5,919,765
| align="right" | 5,838,406
| align="right" | 11,758,171
| align="right" | 46.11
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 6,575,547
| align="right" | 6,226,781
| align="right" | 12,802,328
| align="right" | 50.21
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 549 088
| align="right" | 390 513
| align="right" | 939 601
| align="right" | 3.68
|}

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2020) (Data refer to the settled population based on the 1979 Population Census and the latest household prelisting. The refugees of Afghanistan in Iran, Pakistan, and an estimated 1.5 million nomads, are not included.):<ref>{{cite web |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2020/ |title=Demographic Yearbook – 2020 |publisher=[[United Nations Statistics Division]] |place=New York |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 15,981,303
| align="right" | 15,408,868
| align="right" | 31,390,171
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 2,853,288
| align="right" | 2,743,103
| align="right" | 5,596,391
| align="right" | 17.83
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 2,542,405
| align="right" | 2,379,618
| align="right" | 4,922,023
| align="right" | 15.68
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 2,220,065
| align="right" | 2,026,796
| align="right" | 4,246,861
| align="right" | 13.53
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 1,840,432
| align="right" | 1,727,287
| align="right" | 3,567,719
| align="right" | 11.37
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 1,371,188
| align="right" | 1,463,797
| align="right" | 2,834,985
| align="right" | 9.03
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 1,079,117
| align="right" | 1,177,555
| align="right" | 2,256,672
| align="right" | 7.19
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 828 055
| align="right" | 818 313
| align="right" | 1,646,368
| align="right" | 5.24
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 674 920
| align="right" | 661 949
| align="right" | 1,336,869
| align="right" | 4.26
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 577 135
| align="right" | 611 016
| align="right" | 1,188,151
| align="right" | 3.79
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 480 700
| align="right" | 511 608
| align="right" | 992 308
| align="right" | 3.16
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 381 772
| align="right" | 396 026
| align="right" | 777 798
| align="right" | 2.48
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 320 024
| align="right" | 308 966
| align="right" | 628 990
| align="right" | 2.00
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 286 732
| align="right" | 229 605
| align="right" | 516 337
| align="right" | 1.64
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 222 590
| align="right" | 161 851
| align="right" | 384 441
| align="right" | 1.22
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 150 436
| align="right" | 99 412
| align="right" | 249 848
| align="right" | 0.80
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 70 271
| align="right" | 42 288
| align="right" | 112 559
| align="right" | 0.36
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 48 540
| align="right" | 26 549
| align="right" | 75 089
| align="right" | 0.24
|-
| align="right" | 85+
| align="right" | 33 633
| align="right" | 23 129
| align="right" | 56 762
| align="right" | 0.18
|-
! width="50" | Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80" | Female
! width="80" | Total
! width="50" | Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 7,615,758
| align="right" | 7,149,517
| align="right" | 14,765,275
| align="right" | 47.04
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 7,840,075
| align="right" | 7,906,122
| align="right" | 15,746,197
| align="right" | 50.16
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 525 470
| align="right" | 353 229
| align="right" | 878 699
| align="right" | 2.80
|}