Afghanistan
Population 2026
45,047,067
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.74%
- Density
- 69 per km²
- Land area
- 652,230 km²
- Capital
- Kabul
- Currency
- Afghani (AFN)
- Official languages
- FA-AF, PS, UZ-AF, TK
- Urban population
- 25.9%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 1,520,7562026
- Deaths
- 248,5242026
- Birth rate
- 35.0per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.7per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 4.76
- Life expectancy
- 66.3At birth, years
- Median age
- 17.4
- Net migration
- -74,404
Age distribution
- 0–1442.6%
- 15–6455.0%
- 65+2.4%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $17.8B
- GDP per capita
- $417
- GDP growth
- +1.9%
- Inflation
- -6.6%
- Unemployment
- 13.4%
- Exports
- $2.8B
- Imports
- $12.1B
- Tourism receipts
- 5.1%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture34.3%
- Industry14.5%
- Manufacturing8.4%
- Services45.2%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture51.6%
- Industry18.9%
- Services29.5%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KabulKabul | 4,434,5502024 |
| 2 | HerātHerat | 574,3002026 |
| 3 | Mazār-e SharīfBalkh | 523,3002026 |
| 4 | KandahārKandahar | 523,3002026 |
| 5 | JalālābādNangarhar | 271,9002026 |
| 6 | KunduzKunduz | 161,9022026 |
| 7 | GhazniGhazni | 141,0002026 |
| 8 | BalkhBalkh | 114,8832026 |
| 9 | BagrāmParwan | 113,1732026 |
| 10 | BaghlānBaghlan | 108,4492026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45,047,067 | 1.5M | 249K |
| 2020 | 39,068,977 | 1.4M | 296K |
| 2010 | 28,284,088 | 1.2M | 238K |
| 2000 | 20,130,334 | 1.0M | 254K |
| 1990 | 12,045,664 | 637K | 235K |
| 1980 | 13,169,313 | 704K | 339K |
| 1970 | 11,290,134 | 578K | 303K |
| 1960 | 9,035,048 | 456K | 286K |
| 1950 | 7,776,180 | 384K | 291K |