Afghanistan Analytics
LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. Pashto
: 19,008,000
- 2. Persian
: 13,939,000
Mother Tongue : Pashto
Literacy Rate (%) : 37
Country Capital | : | Kabul |
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GDP Per capita | : | 0 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 186th/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 66 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 5 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 7,736,216 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 78th/195 |
Area | : | 649,300 |
Area Rank | : | 40th/195 |
Total Population | : | 43,844 |
Total Population Rank | : | 36th/195 |
Afghanistan Highlights
Afghanistan is the 36th ranked country in population and 40th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Better than World Average-
- 1. Afghanistan is the 20th highest ranked in Rural Pop. out of 195 countries in the world. This implies that the economy of this country is majorly agriculture driven, or may imply that there is less industrialisation when compared to other countries.
- 2. The average Total Population (2025) of 195 countries in the world is 42,003. Afghanistan is the 36th highest ranked country out of 195 countries. Taking into context the total population of the world, this country is more populated in comparison to other countries.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Afghanistan is the 5th worst ranked in Literacy Rate (%) out of 195 countries in the world. This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
- 2. The average Pharmacists (Per 10,000) of the countries in the world is 4. Afghanistan is the 38th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Afghanistan is the 45th worst ranked in Doctors (Per 10,000) . This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
Afghanistan Metrics
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Cricket Playing Nations (ICC Members) | Count | 1 | 1 | 1129 | ||
2 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 12 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 111 | 1231 | ||
2 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 104 | 1231 |
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Pashto | # People | 259,035 | 2 | 1129 | ||
2 | Persian | # People | 385,138 | 2 | 1130 | ||
3 | Turkmen | # People | 36,979 | 2 | 1126 | ||
4 | Pashto as a % of total Pashto speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1126 | ||
5 | Persian as a % of total Persian speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1128 | ||
6 | Turkmen as a % of total Turkmen speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1130 | ||
7 | Uzbek as a % of total Uzbek speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1126 | ||
8 | Urdu | # People | 472,866 | 3 | 1128 | ||
9 | Uzbek | # People | 119,785 | 3 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Arabic | # People | 1,760,925 | 26 | 1230 | ||
2 | Arabic as a % of total Arabic speakers | % People | 0 | 25 | 1234 | ||
3 | English as a % of total English speakers | % People | 0 | 17 | 1235 | ||
4 | English | # People | 3,175,743 | 15 | 1230 | ||
5 | Kyrgy | # People | 24,582 | 6 | 1232 | ||
6 | Kyrgy as a % of total Kyrgy speakers | % People | 0 | 5 | 1235 | ||
7 | Urdu as a % of total Urdu speakers | % People | 0 | 3 | 1232 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 5 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 190 | 1230 | ||
2 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 127 | 1233 | ||
3 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 117 | 1235 | ||
4 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 95 | 1234 | ||
5 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 88 | 1232 | ||
6 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 63 | 1233 | ||
7 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 62 | 1233 | ||
8 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 56 | 1230 | ||
9 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 55 | 1234 | ||
10 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 43 | 1235 | ||
11 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 40 | 1235 | ||
12 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 35 | 1233 | ||
13 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 31 | 1232 | ||
14 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 30 | 1232 | ||
15 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 22 | 1230 | ||
16 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 15 | 1231 | ||
17 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 15 | 1235 | ||
18 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 3 | 1234 |
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Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 12 | 1127 | ||
2 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 15 | 1129 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 16 | 1125 | ||
2 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 18 | 1126 | ||
3 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 36 | 1126 | ||
4 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 36 | 1127 | ||
5 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 36 | 1126 | ||
6 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 38 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 158 | 1230 | ||
2 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 1 | 158 | 1235 | ||
3 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 312 | 118 | 1231 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 20 | 1128 | ||
2 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 22 | 1130 | ||
3 | Pop. without Electricity access | # People | 3,455,508 | 34 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 173 | 1233 | ||
2 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 86 | 1232 | ||
3 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 141 | 1230 | ||
4 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 65 | 1232 | ||
5 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 46 | 1233 | ||
6 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 93 | 1233 | ||
7 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 1 | 39 | 1230 | ||
8 | 1M+ Cities Ratio ( 1M+ Cities/ # Cities> 100000) | 0 | 81 | 1235 | |||
9 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 53 | 1230 | ||
10 | Urban Population | # People | 23,726,053 | 60 | 1232 | ||
11 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 54 | 1234 | ||
12 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 47 | 1231 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 27 | 1128 | ||
2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 27 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 174 | 1233 | ||
2 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 173 | 1232 | ||
3 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 159 | 1232 | ||
4 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 150 | 1230 | ||
5 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 150 | 1233 | ||
6 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 147 | 1234 | ||
7 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 105 | 1231 | ||
8 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 72 | 1234 | ||
9 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 71 | 1231 | ||
10 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 68 | 1232 | ||
11 | Total Labour Force (2023) | # People | 20,409,734 | 56 | 1230 | ||
12 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 55 | 1233 | ||
13 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 55 | 1234 | ||
14 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 45 | 1231 | ||
15 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 37 | 1230 | ||
16 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 33 | 1231 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 186 | 1232 | ||
2 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 30 | 176 | 1233 | ||
3 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 26 | 168 | 1233 | ||
4 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 33 | 165 | 1235 | ||
5 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 14 | 148 | 1230 | ||
6 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 33 | 140 | 1231 | ||
7 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 15 | 118 | 1233 | ||
8 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 105 | 1235 | ||
9 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,064,509 | 107 | 1233 | ||
10 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 105 | 1235 | ||
11 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 94 | 1231 | ||
12 | Facebook users | # People | 7,174,483 | 94 | 1233 | ||
13 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 87 | 1231 | ||
14 | Twitter users | # People | 3,179,254 | 92 | 1232 | ||
15 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 78 | 1233 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 174 | 1233 | ||
2 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 165 | 1231 | ||
3 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 132 | 1231 | ||
4 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 112 | 1232 | |||
5 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 117 | 1234 | ||
6 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 81 | 1234 | ||
7 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,684,006 | 77 | 1230 | ||
8 | Honey prod. | Tons | 16,211 | 74 | 1234 | ||
9 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 74 | 1230 | ||
10 | Barley Produced/Total Barley Produced.% | Weight | 1 | 61 | 1234 | ||
11 | Barley prod. | Tons | 1,576,534 | 61 | 1230 | ||
12 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 48 | 1230 | ||
13 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 47 | 1235 | ||
14 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 46 | 1232 | ||
15 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 45 | 1232 | ||
16 | Onion prod. | Tons | 773,539 | 33 | 1230 | ||
17 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 33 | 1230 | ||
18 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,698,590 | 29 | 1235 | ||
19 | Wheat Produced /Total Wheat Produced. %. | Weight | 0 | 29 | 1232 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 162 | 1234 | ||
2 | Nurses to doctor ratio | Ratio | 46 | 160 | 1234 | ||
3 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 156 | 1231 | ||
4 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 20 | 151 | 1232 | ||
5 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 122 | 1232 | ||
6 | HIV Infections (Per 1000) | People Per 1,000 | 0 | 104 | 1235 | ||
7 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 102 | 1233 | ||
8 | Total Nursing | # People | 163,061 | 100 | 1233 | ||
9 | Nurses(per 10000) | People per 10000 | 164,032 | 100 | 1232 | ||
10 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 94 | 1232 | ||
11 | #Dentists | # People | 13,328 | 79 | 1230 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 161 | 1230 | ||
2 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 50 | 1233 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 130 | 1234 | ||
2 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 142 | 1232 | |||
3 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 125 | 1230 | |||
4 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 613 | 131 | 1235 | ||
5 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 112 | 1230 | ||
6 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 130 | 1235 | ||
7 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 114 | 1230 | |||
8 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 116 | 1234 | ||
9 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 67 | 1231 | ||
10 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 71 | 1230 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 88 | 1235 | ||
2 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 63 | 1230 | ||
3 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 63 | 1230 | ||
4 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 57 | 1231 | ||
5 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 57 | 1234 | ||
6 | Judges Per 100K | People Per 100K | 11 | 49 | 1233 | ||
7 | Lawyers Per 100K | People Per 100K | 160 | 48 | 1235 |
Afghanistan Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | Pashto | 43.35 % |
2 | Persian | 31.79 % |
3 | English | 3.85 % |
4 | Uzbek | 3.33 % |
5 | Turkmen | 2.89 % |
6 | Urdu | 1.93 % |
7 | Arabic | 0.96 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Afghanistan
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Ghazni | 195,907 |
2 | Herat | 610,049 |
3 | Jalalabad | 288,716 |
4 | Kabul | 4,734,799 |
5 | Kandahar | 670,241 |
6 | Khost | 164,848 |
7 | Kunduz | 276,575 |
8 | Lashkargah | 207,328 |
9 | Mazar-i-Sharif | 514,668 |
10 | Mihtarlam | 148,332 |
11 | Puli Khumri | 227,598 |
12 | Sar-e Pol | 169,258 |
13 | Sheberghan | 180,678 |
14 | Taloqan | 202,081 |
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