Afghanistan Population
- The current population of Afghanistan is equal to 44,088,549 as of April 2024.
- Afghanistan’s 2024 population is estimated at 46.1 million people at mid-year.
- Afghanistan’s population is equivalent to 0.53% of the total world population.
- Afghanistan ranks number 36 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
- The population density in Afghanistan is 66.1 per km2.
- The total land area is 652,860 Km2 (252,071 sq mi).
- 26.9 % of the Afghanistan population is urban (11,518,018 people in 2023)
- The median age in Afghanistan is 17.2 years.
LIFE EXPECTANCY
61.8 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
INFANT MORATALITY
45.2
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
DEATHS UNDER AGE 5
72.1
(per 1,000 live births)
Historical Population of Afghanistan
Afghanistan Population Forecast
Afghanistan's main cities by population
NOTE
Yearly % Change: The percentage change in total population over the last year.
Yearly Change: Absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in the number of people) over the last year.
Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated, and half are younger.
Fertility Rate: It is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old).
Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometre (Km²).
Urban Pop %: urban population as a percentage of total population.
Country’s Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of the total world population.
World Population: Total World Population.
Global Rank: Position held by Afghanistan in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population).