| POPULATION |
Unit |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
| Population |
Number |
- |
- |
1,289,000 |
- |
1,358,400 |
1,409,600 |
1,436,000 |
| Population (<18 years of age) |
Number |
- |
845,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Population (<5 years of age) |
Number |
- |
272,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Population (rural) |
Number |
|
|
|
|
1,165,700 |
1,204,900 |
1,225,000 |
| Population (urban) |
Number |
|
|
|
|
192,700 |
204,700 |
211,000 |
| Ethnicities (as of 2002), with percent where available |
Group (Percent) |
Pashtun (90.1%), Tajik (1.6%), Arab (2.5%), Pashai (3.6%), Other (2.1%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ECONOMY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE |
Unit |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
| Households reporting income from: Agriculture |
Percent |
- |
48 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Households reporting income from: Livestock |
Percent |
- |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Households reporting income from: Trade and Services |
Percent |
- |
31 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Households reporting income from: Manufacturing |
Percent |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Households reporting income from: Opium |
Percent |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Households reporting income from: Remittances |
Percent |
- |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Unemployment rate |
Percent |
- |
- |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Underemployment rate |
Percent |
- |
- |
54.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Sectors of employment: Agriculture |
Percent |
- |
- |
53.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Sectors of employment: Manufacturing, contstruction, mining, quarrying |
Percent |
- |
- |
19.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Sectors of employment: Services |
Percent |
- |
- |
23.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Poverty rate |
Percent |
- |
- |
33 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Per capita monthly total consumption |
AFN |
- |
- |
1,550 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Microfinance: active clients (active borrowers) |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
14,816 (7,946) |
- |
- |
| Microfinance: number of loans disbursed |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
68,689 |
- |
- |
| Microfinance: average value of loan |
USD |
- |
- |
- |
- |
434.3729273 |
- |
- |
| Microfinance: total value of loans disbursed |
USD |
- |
- |
- |
- |
29,836,642 |
- |
- |
| Number of companies (total number of employees) |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
821 (23,056) |
- |
- |
- |
| Number of government employees |
Number |
- |
- |
9,797 |
- |
17,854 |
18,087 |
- |
| Number of government employees (male) |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
16,569 |
17,141 |
- |
| Number of government employees (female) |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,285 |
946 |
- |
| Wheat: Irrigated and rainfed land under cultivation |
Thousands of hectares |
- |
51.0 (est.) |
58.0 (est.) |
73 |
- |
79 |
- |
| Wheat: Average yield from irrigated and rainfed land |
Tonnes / Hectare |
- |
2.00 (est.) |
2.38 (est.) |
2.81 |
- |
2.87 |
- |
| Wheat: Total production on irrigated and rainfed land |
Thousands of tonnes |
- |
102 (est.) |
138 (est.) |
205 |
- |
227 |
- |
| Wheat: Retail market price |
AFN/Kg |
- |
10 |
11 |
16 |
18 |
- |
- |
| Opium: Area under cultivation |
Hectare |
18,904 |
1,093 |
18,739 |
294 |
719 |
2,700 |
- |
| Households with access to any type of electricity some of the year |
Percent |
- |
19 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rural households |
Percent |
- |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Urban households |
Percent |
- |
83 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Households with access to public electricity |
Percent |
- |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rural households |
Percent |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Urban households |
Percent |
- |
81 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Average distance to nearest drivable road |
Kilometres |
- |
- |
0.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| EDUCATION |
Unit |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
| Overall net enrolment rate (6-13 years of age) |
Percent |
- |
39 |
- |
- |
- |
51 |
- |
| Female net enrolment rate (6-13 years of age) |
Percent |
- |
28 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Male net enrolment rate (6-13 years of age) |
Percent |
- |
51 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rural net enrolment rate (6-13 years of age) |
Percent |
- |
41 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rural female net enrolment rate (6-13 years of age) |
Percent |
- |
27 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rural male net enrolment rate (6-13 years of age) |
Percent |
- |
54 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Primary school age children out of school |
Number |
- |
137,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Vocational Education and Training (VET) Institutes |
Number |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total number of VET students |
Number |
- |
- |
226 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Male VET students |
Number |
- |
- |
226 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Female VET students |
Number |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total number of VET teachers |
Number |
- |
- |
25 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Male VET teachers |
Number |
- |
- |
25 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Female VET teachers |
Number |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| VET student to teacher ratio |
Ratio |
- |
- |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Overall literacy rate (6+ years of age) |
Percent |
- |
29 |
- |
- |
- |
31 |
- |
| Female literacy rate (6+ years of age) |
Percent |
- |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Male literacy rate (6+ years of age) |
Percent |
- |
41 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rural literacy rate (6+ years of age) |
Percent |
- |
24 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rural female literacy rate (6+ years of age) |
Percent |
- |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rural male literacy rate (6+ years of age) |
Percent |
- |
38 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Overall literacy rate (15-24 years of age) |
Percent |
- |
34.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Female literacy rate (15-24 years of age) |
Percent |
- |
15.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Male literacy rate (15-24 years of age) |
Percent |
- |
47.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Adult illiteracy rate (15+ years of age) |
Percent |
63 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Adult female illiteracy rate (15+ years of age) |
Percent |
81.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Adult male illiteracy rate (15+ years of age) |
Percent |
43.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Number of illiterate women |
Number |
- |
300,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Government primary education |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Number of teachers |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2,941 |
- |
- |
| Number of female teachers |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
90 |
- |
- |
| Number of students |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
404,275 |
- |
- |
| Number of female students |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
165,710 |
- |
- |
| Number of schools |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
222 |
- |
- |
| Number of mixed schools |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
182 |
- |
- |
| Number of girls schools |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
21 |
- |
- |
| Number of boys schools |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
19 |
- |
- |
| Government middle education |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Number of teachers |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,438 |
- |
- |
| Number of female teachers |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
50 |
- |
- |
| Number of students |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
70,273 |
- |
- |
| Number of female students |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
16,864 |
- |
- |
| Number of schools |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
140 |
- |
- |
| Number of mixed schools |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
92 |
- |
- |
| Number of girls schools |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
31 |
- |
- |
| Number of boys schools |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
17 |
- |
- |
| Government high school education |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Number of teachers |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,853 |
- |
- |
| Number of female teachers |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
832 |
- |
- |
| Number of students |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
24,261 |
- |
- |
| Number of female students |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3,056 |
- |
- |
| Number of schools |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
115 |
- |
- |
| Number of mixed schools |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
55 |
- |
- |
| Number of girls schools |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
- |
- |
| Number of boys schools |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
48 |
- |
- |
| Private primary education |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Number of teachers |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
| Number of students |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
348 |
- |
- |
- |
| Number of schools |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
| Private middle education |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Number of teachers |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
14 |
- |
- |
| Number of students |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
110 |
135 |
- |
- |
| Number of schools |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
| Private high school education |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Number of teachers |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
106 |
46 |
- |
- |
| Number of students |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
2,606 |
516 |
- |
- |
| Number of schools |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
5 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| HEALTH, WATER & SANITATION |
Unit |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
| Annual number of births |
Thousand |
- |
67,971 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Births which are registered |
Percent |
2.8 |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Under fives with diarrhoea (in the last 2 weeks) (total) |
Percent |
33.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Births attended by skilled birth attendant |
Percent |
- |
22 |
- |
- |
- |
60 |
- |
| Under-five deaths (per annum) |
Thousand |
- |
12,235 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Proportion of children under five with Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) (<5 years of age total) |
Percent |
8.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Proportion of children under five with Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) in the last two weeks taken to health provider (<5 years of age total) |
Percent |
30.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Maternal deaths per year |
Number |
- |
748 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Maternal mortality ratio |
Deaths per 100,000 live births |
|
1,100 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Proportion of delivery takes place at home (own house, relatives or neighbors) |
Percent |
- |
78 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Children under five with birth registration |
Number |
- |
76,160 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Under-five mortality rate |
Number |
|
180 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Women of child bearing age |
Number |
- |
323,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Closest health care facility (most common female response) |
Type of healthcare facility |
- |
Clinic without beds |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Closest health care facility (most common male response) |
Type of healthcare facility |
- |
Clinic without beds |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources |
Percent |
- |
58 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Households using safe drinking water |
Percent |
- |
43 |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
- |
| Rural households |
Percent |
- |
41 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Urban households |
Percent |
- |
62 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Time required to access main source of drinking water |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| In community/Minimal time required |
Percent |
- |
93 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Near community/One hour or less required |
Percent |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Between 1 and 3 hours required |
Percent |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Between 3 and 6 hours required |
Percent |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Households with safe toilet facilities |
Percent |
- |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
| Rural households |
Percent |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Urban households |
Percent |
- |
33 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Active health facilities |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
109 |
- |
- |
- |
| District hospitals |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
3 |
| Comprehensive health centers |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
19 |
- |
- |
19 |
| Basic health centers |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
64 |
- |
- |
72 |
| Mobile clinics |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
3 |
| Users of family planning method |
Number |
- |
- |
32,421 |
41,652 |
17,534 |
- |
40,148 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SOCIAL PROTECTION |
Unit |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
| Children aged 5-15 years involved in labour |
Percent |
15.8 |
- |
19.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Women aged 20-24 married before age 18 |
Percent |
- |
35 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| OTHER DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS |
Unit |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
| National Solidarity Programme & Community Development |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
- |
|
| Number of Community Development Plans (CDPs) completed |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,141 |
1,139 |
- |
| Number of projects completed (average # of completed projects per community) |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2,408 (2.1) |
- |
- |
| Government and non-government magazines and newspapers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total publications |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
14 |
25 |
- |
| Daily publications |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
- |
| Weekly publications |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
4 |
- |
| Monthly publications |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
7 |
- |
| Displacement & Migration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Migrants as proportion of provincial population (weighted average) |
Percent |
- |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| As proportion of provincial rural population |
Percent |
- |
21 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| As proportion of provincial urban population |
Percent |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rural migration within Afghanistan |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Seasonal migrants |
Percent |
- |
98 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent migrants |
Percent |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Urban migration within Afghanistan |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Seasonal migrants |
Percent |
- |
99 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent migrants |
Percent |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Migration to Pakistan |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Seasonal migrants |
Percent |
- |
96 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent migrants |
Percent |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Migration to Iran |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Seasonal migrants |
Percent |
- |
40 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent migrants |
Percent |
- |
60 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Migration to Europe |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Seasonal migrants |
Percent |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent migrants |
Percent |
- |
100 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Repatriation of Afghan migrants |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10,123 |
26,800 |
12,299 |
| from Pakistan |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10,098 |
26,772 |
12,227 |
| from Iran |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
25 |
28 |
67 |
| from other countries |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SECURITY |
Unit |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
| Total security incidents (Afghanistan NGO Safety Office data only) |
Incidents |
- |
- |
- |
295 |
504 |
551 |
- |
| Coalition Fatalities |
Number |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GOVERNANCE |
Unit |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
| Wolesi Jirga elections |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total valid votes |
Number |
- |
76,270 |
- |
- |
291,224 |
- |
- |
| Female turnout |
Percent |
- |
45.6 |
- |
- |
38.3 |
- |
- |
| Complaints to EEC |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
283 |
- |
- |
| Total candidates |
Number |
- |
60 |
- |
- |
160 |
- |
- |
| Female candidates |
Number |
- |
17 |
- |
- |
24 |
- |
- |
| Polling stations planned |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,225 |
- |
- |
| Polling stations closed (never opened on election day) |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
226 |
- |
- |
| Polling stations disqualified by IEC or ECC |
Number |
- |
- |
- |
- |
110 |
- |
- |
| Planned polling stations closed or disqualified |
Percent |
- |
- |
- |
- |
27.4 |
- |
- |
| Corruption |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Percentage of public who believes corruption is a common occurrence in the country |
Percent |
- |
- |
- |
- |
88-100 |
- |
- |
| Percentage of public who believes corruption has become a more significant problem over the last 3 years |
Percent |
- |
- |
- |
- |
89-100 |
- |
- |
| Percentage of public who believes corruption is the biggest problem in Afghanistan |
Percent |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4-13 |
- |
- |