Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0648 Persons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
101st
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0648 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0164 Persons per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Afghanistan, 1990–2023

0.020.030.040.050.061990200620231990: 0.016 Persons per square kilometre1991: 0.016 Persons per square kilometre1992: 0.018 Persons per square kilometre1993: 0.021 Persons per square kilometre1994: 0.024 Persons per square kilometre1995: 0.025 Persons per square kilometre1996: 0.026 Persons per square kilometre1997: 0.027 Persons per square kilometre1998: 0.028 Persons per square kilometre1999: 0.03 Persons per square kilometre2000: 0.03 Persons per square kilometre2001: 0.03 Persons per square kilometre2002: 0.032 Persons per square kilometre2003: 0.035 Persons per square kilometre2004: 0.036 Persons per square kilometre2005: 0.037 Persons per square kilometre2006: 0.039 Persons per square kilometre2007: 0.04 Persons per square kilometre2008: 0.041 Persons per square kilometre2009: 0.042 Persons per square kilometre2010: 0.043 Persons per square kilometre2011: 0.045 Persons per square kilometre2012: 0.047 Persons per square kilometre2013: 0.048 Persons per square kilometre2014: 0.05 Persons per square kilometre2015: 0.052 Persons per square kilometre2016: 0.053 Persons per square kilometre2017: 0.055 Persons per square kilometre2018: 0.056 Persons per square kilometre2019: 0.058 Persons per square kilometre2020: 0.06 Persons per square kilometre2021: 0.061 Persons per square kilometre2022: 0.063 Persons per square kilometre2023: 0.065 Persons per square kilometre

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 98 Tajikistan 0.0731 Persons per square kilometre compare
  2. 99 Mexico 0.0661 Persons per square kilometre compare
  3. 100 Yemen 0.0652 Persons per square kilometre compare
  4. 102 Ukraine 0.0634 Persons per square kilometre compare
  5. 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0627 Persons per square kilometre compare
  6. 104 Bulgaria 0.0616 Persons per square kilometre compare

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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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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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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.