The share of urban population in Afghanistan was 26.93 percent in 2023. In a steady upward trend, the share rose by 18.53 percentage points from 1960.

Afghanistan Urban Population Growth data was reported at 3.320 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.577 % for 2022. Afghanistan Urban Population Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 4.494 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2023, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.223 % in 1993 and a record low of -6.336 % in 1981. Afghanistan Urban Population Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.;World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.;Weighted average;

Afghanistan Rural Population: % of Total Population data was reported at 73.067 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 73.384 % for 2022. Afghanistan Rural Population: % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 78.689 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 91.599 % in 1960 and a record low of 73.067 % in 2023. Afghanistan Rural Population: % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.;World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.;Weighted average;

Afghanistan Rural Population Growth data was reported at 2.233 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.124 % for 2022. Afghanistan Rural Population Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 2.042 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2023, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.851 % in 1993 and a record low of -11.953 % in 1981. Afghanistan Rural Population Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.;World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.;Weighted average;

Afghanistan built-up areas at province level

Afghanistan Population: Growth data was reported at 2.666 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.534 % for 2022. Afghanistan Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 2.524 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2023, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.964 % in 1993 and a record low of -11.275 % in 1981. Afghanistan Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics; (4) United Nations Statistics Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years).;Weighted average;

Afghanistan urban areas at district level

Afghanistan Urban Population data was reported at 11,165,011.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 10,800,465.000 Person for 2022. Afghanistan Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 2,719,222.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11,165,011.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 759,034.000 Person in 1960. Afghanistan Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.;World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.;Sum;

Afghanistan Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Total Population data was reported at 11.087 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 11.069 % for 2023. Afghanistan Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 11.001 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.226 % in 1991 and a record low of 3.158 % in 1960. Afghanistan Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.;United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.;Weighted average;

Afghanistan Population Living in Slums: % of Urban Population data was reported at 73.300 % in 2020. This stayed constant from the previous number of 73.300 % for 2018. Afghanistan Population Living in Slums: % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 68.468 % from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2020, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 73.300 % in 2020 and a record low of 63.600 % in 2008. Afghanistan Population Living in Slums: % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.;United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT);Weighted average;

Afghanistan Rural Population data was reported at 30,289,750.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 29,778,377.000 Person for 2022. Afghanistan Rural Population data is updated yearly, averaging 11,560,137.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30,289,750.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 8,276,009.000 Person in 1960. Afghanistan Rural Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.;World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.;Sum;

Afghanistan Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data was reported at 40.664 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 41.099 % for 2023. Afghanistan Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 46.421 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62.193 % in 1991 and a record low of 35.619 % in 1971. Afghanistan Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.;United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.;Weighted average;

Afghanistan Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million data was reported at 4,728,384.000 Person in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,588,666.000 Person for 2023. Afghanistan Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million data is updated yearly, averaging 1,691,283.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,728,384.000 Person in 2024 and a record low of 285,352.000 Person in 1960. Afghanistan Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.;United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.;;

Afghanistan Population: Total data was reported at 41,454,761.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 40,578,842.000 Person for 2022. Afghanistan Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 13,633,504.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41,454,761.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 9,035,043.000 Person in 1960. Afghanistan Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics; (4) United Nations Statistics Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years).;Sum;Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

Afghanistan Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 43.226 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 43.580 % for 2022. Afghanistan Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 46.559 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50.240 % in 2003 and a record low of 41.947 % in 1960. Afghanistan Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;

Afghanistan Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 54.204 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 53.836 % for 2022. Afghanistan Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 50.901 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.435 % in 1960 and a record low of 46.744 % in 2002. Afghanistan Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 15-64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;

Afghanistan Population: Male: Ages 45-49: % of Male Population data was reported at 3.232 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.206 % for 2021. Afghanistan Population: Male: Ages 45-49: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 3.236 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2022, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.019 % in 1960 and a record low of 2.676 % in 2008. Afghanistan Population: Male: Ages 45-49: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 45 to 49 as a percentage of the total male population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.;;

Afghanistan Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above data was reported at 2.378 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.355 % for 2022. Afghanistan Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 2.356 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.823 % in 1960 and a record low of 2.242 % in 1991. Afghanistan Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;

Afghanistan Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data was reported at 10.139 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.127 % for 2022. Afghanistan Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 8.678 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.139 % in 2023 and a record low of 8.276 % in 1974. Afghanistan Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total male population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;

Afghanistan Population: Female: Ages 5-9: % of Female Population data was reported at 14.215 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.328 % for 2022. Afghanistan Population: Female: Ages 5-9: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 14.812 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.472 % in 2004 and a record low of 13.450 % in 1960. Afghanistan Population: Female: Ages 5-9: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total female population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;