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.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| Ethiopia |
93,611,468 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
51,557,473 |
| Tanzania |
40,725,784 |
| Uganda |
34,136,762 |
| Afghanistan |
29,547,690 |
| Nepal |
23,725,239 |
| Niger |
21,022,639 |
| Yemen |
20,268,538 |
| Mozambique |
20,007,111 |
| Madagascar |
17,578,693 |
| Malawi |
16,370,252 |
| Burkina Faso |
15,196,430 |
| Chad |
13,094,226 |
| Mali |
12,118,494 |
| Rwanda |
11,096,904 |
| Zimbabwe |
10,827,136 |
| Burundi |
10,786,763 |
| North Korea |
9,702,586 |
| 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 |
| Haiti |
4,812,100 |
| Sierra Leone |
4,768,441 |
| Central African Republic |
3,129,787 |
| Liberia |
2,463,081 |
| Eritrea |
2,100,324 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
1,141,289 |
| Gambia |
970,908 |
| 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 |
% |
