Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Afghanistan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0164 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 101st of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0164 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0165 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0185 Persons per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0215 Persons per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0237 Persons per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0252 Persons per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0262 Persons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0273 Persons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0284 Persons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0295 Persons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.03 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0302 Persons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0322 Persons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0347 Persons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0361 Persons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0374 Persons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.039 Persons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0397 Persons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0405 Persons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.042 Persons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0432 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0448 Persons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0467 Persons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0484 Persons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0502 Persons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0518 Persons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0531 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0546 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0562 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0579 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0598 Persons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0615 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0631 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1048 Persons per square kilometre, 62% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0233 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0164 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0295 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0362 Persons per square kilometre | 0.03 Persons per square kilometre | 0.042 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0507 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0432 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0579 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0623 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0598 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 98 Tajikistan 0.0731 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 99 Mexico 0.0661 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 100 Yemen 0.0652 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 102 Ukraine 0.0634 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0627 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 104 Bulgaria 0.0616 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 74,075 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2115 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4637 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2412 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4637 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 9.03 million people (2100)
- Population density 199.65 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2522 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Afghanistan?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Afghanistan was 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0164 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Afghanistan ranks 101st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.