Ethnic groups in Afghanistan
The population of Afghanistan was estimated in 2017 at 29.2 million. Of this, 15 million are males and 14.2 million females. About 22% of them are urbanite and the remaining 78% live in rural areas. An additional 3 million or so Afghans are temporarily housed in neighboring Pakistan and Iran, most of whom were born and raised in those two countries. This makes the total Afghan population at around 33,332,025, and its current growth rate is 2.34%.
Women's rights in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's population is roughly 34 million. Of this, 15 million are males and 14.2 million are females. About 22% of the Afghan people are urbanite and the remaining 78% live in rural areas. As part of local tradition, most females are married soon after completing high school. They live as housewives for the remainder of their life.