Urban population, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Urban population, per capita was 0.2594 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Afghanistan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Afghanistan is 0.2594 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2594 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0812 units per person, in 1960.
Afghanistan ranks 205th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0812 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0839 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0866 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0894 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0923 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0953 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0984 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1016 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.105 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1085 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1123 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1167 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1216 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1269 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1323 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1377 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1428 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1474 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1513 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1544 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1568 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.159 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1611 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1629 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1646 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1662 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1677 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.169 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1703 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1715 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1726 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1738 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1749 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.176 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1772 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1783 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1796 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1809 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1824 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1839 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1856 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1874 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1894 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1916 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.194 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1971 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2011 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2059 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2112 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2169 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2226 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2282 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2334 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2381 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2419 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2446 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2466 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2484 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.25 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2514 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2526 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2535 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2539 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2547 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.257 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2594 units per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0942 units per person | 0.0812 units per person | 0.1085 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1343 units per person | 0.1123 units per person | 0.1544 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1649 units per person | 0.1568 units per person | 0.1715 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.178 units per person | 0.1726 units per person | 0.1839 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.198 units per person | 0.1856 units per person | 0.2169 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2405 units per person | 0.2226 units per person | 0.2514 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2552 units per person | 0.2526 units per person | 0.2594 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 79.22 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,854 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,965 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 638.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,090 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,255 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Urban population, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.2594 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2594 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0812 units per person in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for urban population, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 205th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, 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 Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.