Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 25.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan is 25.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 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, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 25.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1950.
Afghanistan ranks 220th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.7% | 5.8% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.4% | 8.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.4% | 11.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 15.7% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 17.3% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 18.6% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 22.3% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 25.3% | 25.9% | 6 |
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More population data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.76 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 20,866 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.76 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.76 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 3.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.84 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan was 25.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1950.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 220th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp 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 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.