Urban population growth in Afghanistan
The urban population of Afghanistan changed by 3.69% in 2025.
Afghanistan, 2025
3.69%
Change from 2024
−0.03percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
27th of 217
Urban population growth in Afghanistan over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.69% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 3.73% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 2.45% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 1.62% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 2.69% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 3.62% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 3.56% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 3.57% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 3.52% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 3.33% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 4.25% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 5.23% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 5.39% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 6.31% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 6.17% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 5.54% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 6.28% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 4.74% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 4.25% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 6.12% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 5.09% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 4.82% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 7.29% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 6.31% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 1.74% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.03 percentage points from 3.73% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.25%, the figure has changed by −0.55 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Afghanistan has the 27th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
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Urban population share
25.9%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.77%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
41,454,761 people
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Median age estimates and projections
16.9 years
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.84 births per woman
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Population growth estimates and projections
2.85%
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