Rural population in Afghanistan in 2025 — 32,470,876 people. Ranked 19 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 291.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.47M | +784,103 | +2.47% |
| 2024 | 31.69M | +791,805 | +2.56% |
| 2023 | 30.89M | +620,687 | +2.05% |
| 2022 | 30.27M | +413,118 | +1.38% |
| 2021 | 29.86M | +661,872 | +2.27% |
| 2020 | 29.2M | +861,609 | +3.04% |
| 2019 | 28.34M | +780,096 | +2.83% |
| 2018 | 27.56M | +732,099 | +2.73% |
| 2017 | 26.83M | +681,642 | +2.61% |
| 2016 | 26.14M | +588,992 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 25.55M | +695,175 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 24.86M | +765,617 | +3.18% |
| 2013 | 24.09M | +667,790 | +2.85% |
| 2012 | 23.43M | +775,877 | +3.43% |
| 2011 | 22.65M | +662,762 | +3.01% |
| 2010 | 21.99M | +478,529 | +2.22% |
| 2009 | 21.51M | +620,709 | +2.97% |
| 2008 | 20.89M | +313,551 | +1.52% |
| 2007 | 20.57M | +263,649 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 20.31M | +715,769 | +3.65% |
| 2005 | 19.6M | +605,387 | +3.19% |
| 2004 | 18.99M | +612,649 | +3.33% |
| 2003 | 18.38M | +1.05M | +6.05% |
| 2002 | 17.33M | +846,058 | +5.13% |
| 2001 | 16.48M | +88,276 | +0.54% |
| 2000 | 16.39M | +164,145 | +1.01% |
| 1999 | 16.23M | +564,341 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 15.67M | +552,434 | +3.66% |
| 1997 | 15.11M | +540,535 | +3.71% |
| 1996 | 14.57M | +550,797 | +3.93% |
| 1995 | 14.02M | +650,325 | +4.86% |
| 1994 | 13.37M | +1.06M | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 12.31M | +1.36M | +12.38% |
| 1992 | 10.96M | +844,549 | +8.35% |
| 1991 | 10.11M | +146,078 | +1.47% |
| 1990 | 9.97M | +128,235 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 9.84M | +276,783 | +2.89% |
| 1988 | 9.56M | +97,981 | +1.04% |
| 1987 | 9.46M | −42,223 | −0.44% |
| 1986 | 9.51M | −22,225 | −0.23% |
| 1985 | 9.53M | +179,727 | +1.92% |
| 1984 | 9.35M | +208,772 | +2.28% |
| 1983 | 9.14M | −81,912 | −0.89% |
| 1982 | 9.22M | −818,102 | −8.15% |
| 1981 | 10.04M | −1.07M | −9.59% |
| 1980 | 11.1M | −443,244 | −3.84% |
| 1979 | 11.55M | −4,131 | −0.04% |
| 1978 | 11.55M | +177,330 | +1.56% |
| 1977 | 11.37M | +179,307 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 11.19M | +180,096 | +1.64% |
| 1975 | 11.01M | +196,006 | +1.81% |
| 1974 | 10.82M | +203,924 | +1.92% |
| 1973 | 10.61M | +202,892 | +1.95% |
| 1972 | 10.41M | +193,872 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 10.22M | +195,906 | +1.95% |
| 1970 | 10.02M | +200,043 | +2.04% |
| 1969 | 9.82M | +194,431 | +2.02% |
| 1968 | 9.63M | +189,322 | +2.01% |
| 1967 | 9.44M | +182,166 | +1.97% |
| 1966 | 9.26M | +176,669 | +1.95% |
| 1965 | 9.08M | +171,297 | +1.92% |
| 1964 | 8.91M | +162,759 | +1.86% |
| 1963 | 8.75M | +155,852 | +1.81% |
| 1962 | 8.59M | +148,675 | +1.76% |
| 1961 | 8.44M | +139,892 | +1.69% |
| 1960 | 8.3M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
