Afghanistan Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Afghanistan rural population for 2021 was 29,547,690, a 2.49% increase from 2020.
  • Afghanistan rural population for 2020 was 28,829,317, a 2.81% increase from 2019.
  • Afghanistan rural population for 2019 was 28,042,342, a 2.59% increase from 2018.
  • Afghanistan rural population for 2018 was 27,333,488, a 2.59% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Afghanistan 29,547,690
Nepal 23,725,239
Niger 21,022,639
Yemen 20,268,538
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Syrian Arab Republic 9,356,279
Somalia 9,090,664
Senegal 8,674,634
South Sudan 8,543,371
Guinea 8,489,377
Tajikistan 7,046,761
Benin 6,632,056
Togo 4,896,604
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Sierra Leone 4,768,441
Central African Republic 3,129,787
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Comoros 578,317
Afghanistan Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 29,547,690 73.69 2.46%
2020 28,829,317 73.97 2.77%
2019 28,042,342 74.25 2.56%
2018 27,333,488 74.51 2.56%
2017 26,643,455 74.75 2.56%
2016 25,970,228 74.98 2.29%
2015 25,381,619 75.20 2.83%
2014 24,672,275 75.41 3.37%
2013 23,853,670 75.63 3.19%
2012 23,105,778 75.84 3.80%
2011 22,244,569 76.05 3.41%
2010 21,498,290 76.26 2.62%
2009 20,942,092 76.47 3.29%
2008 20,264,376 76.68 1.73%
2007 19,916,271 76.89 1.53%
2006 19,614,729 77.09 3.88%
2005 18,869,118 77.30 3.31%
2004 18,254,002 77.50 3.74%
2003 17,583,264 77.65 7.42%
2002 16,325,389 77.74 6.33%
2001 15,323,859 77.83 0.63%
2000 15,228,282 77.92 1.33%
1999 15,027,717 78.01 3.96%
1998 14,444,061 78.11 3.77%
1997 13,909,967 78.20 3.79%
1996 13,392,069 78.29 3.99%
1995 12,868,486 78.38 5.93%
1994 12,127,356 78.47 9.75%
1993 11,000,794 78.56 14.85%
1992 9,482,568 78.65 11.41%
1991 8,460,100 78.73 0.36%
1990 8,429,959 78.82 0.09%
1989 8,422,410 78.91 2.64%
1988 8,203,141 79.00 -0.28%
1987 8,225,793 79.69 -2.04%
1986 8,395,637 80.35 -1.41%
1985 8,515,214 81.00 1.81%
1984 8,362,433 81.64 2.14%
1983 8,185,365 82.25 -2.09%
1982 8,358,450 82.85 -10.76%
1981 9,307,672 83.44 -11.95%
1980 10,489,394 84.01 -4.58%
1979 10,981,014 84.56 -0.19%
1978 11,001,526 85.03 1.43%
1977 10,845,486 85.48 1.57%
1976 10,676,535 85.93 1.68%
1975 10,498,997 86.36 1.91%
1974 10,300,800 86.78 2.04%
1973 10,092,624 87.19 2.07%
1972 9,886,067 87.59 1.99%
1971 9,691,641 87.98 1.99%
1970 9,501,003 88.36 2.02%
1969 9,311,235 88.73 1.98%
1968 9,128,927 89.08 1.96%
1967 8,951,970 89.43 1.92%
1966 8,782,038 89.77 1.89%
1965 8,617,815 90.10 1.86%
1964 8,458,694 90.41 1.80%
1963 8,308,019 90.72 1.75%
1962 8,163,985 91.02 1.69%
1961 8,026,804 91.32 1.62%
1960 7,898,093 91.60 %