Afghanistan Rural Population 1960-2024
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 2023 was 30,863,394, a 2.26% increase from 2022.
- Afghanistan rural population for 2022 was 30,181,937, a 2.15% increase from 2021.
- 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.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| Ethiopia |
97,227,189 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
53,745,241 |
| Tanzania |
42,210,185 |
| Uganda |
35,576,357 |
| Afghanistan |
30,863,394 |
| Nepal |
24,129,310 |
| Niger |
22,563,670 |
| Mozambique |
20,761,112 |
| Yemen |
20,728,115 |
| Madagascar |
18,026,828 |
| Malawi |
17,105,427 |
| Burkina Faso |
15,690,102 |
| Chad |
13,824,812 |
| Mali |
12,534,572 |
| Rwanda |
11,572,862 |
| Burundi |
11,281,370 |
| Zimbabwe |
11,246,318 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
9,892,618 |
| North Korea |
9,626,397 |
| Somalia |
9,449,071 |
| Senegal |
8,956,364 |
| Guinea |
8,786,117 |
| South Sudan |
8,738,526 |
| Tajikistan |
7,279,615 |
| Benin |
6,842,701 |
| Togo |
5,025,764 |
| Sierra Leone |
4,896,638 |
| Haiti |
4,730,238 |
| Central African Republic |
3,237,862 |
| Liberia |
2,515,915 |
| Eritrea |
2,126,864 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
1,172,940 |
| Gambia |
985,251 |
| Comoros |
595,328 |
| Afghanistan Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2023 |
30,863,394 |
73.07 |
2.23% |
| 2022 |
30,181,937 |
73.38 |
2.12% |
| 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 |
% |
