Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.2594 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Afghanistan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.2594 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2594 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0812 people per person, in 1960.
That places Afghanistan 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0812 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0839 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0866 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0894 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0923 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0953 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0984 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1016 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.105 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1085 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1123 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1167 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1216 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1269 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1323 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1377 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1428 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1474 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1513 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1544 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1568 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.159 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1611 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1629 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1646 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1662 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1677 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.169 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1703 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1715 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1726 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1738 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1749 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.176 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1772 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1783 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1796 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1809 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1824 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1839 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1856 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1874 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1894 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1916 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.194 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1971 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2011 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2059 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2112 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2169 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2226 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2282 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2334 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2381 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2419 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2446 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2466 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2484 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.25 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2514 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2526 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2535 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2539 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2547 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.257 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2594 people per person | +0.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.2594 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.2594 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 33% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0942 people per person | 0.0812 people per person | 0.1085 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1343 people per person | 0.1123 people per person | 0.1544 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1649 people per person | 0.1568 people per person | 0.1715 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.178 people per person | 0.1726 people per person | 0.1839 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.198 people per person | 0.1856 people per person | 0.2169 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2405 people per person | 0.2226 people per person | 0.2514 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2552 people per person | 0.2526 people per person | 0.2594 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More population data for Afghanistan
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4637 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2115 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 74,075 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.39 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2522 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 199.65 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 9.03 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.2594 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2594 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0812 people per person in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.