Urban population share in Afghanistan
25.9% of people in Afghanistan lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Afghanistan, 2025
25.9%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
204th of 217
Urban population share in Afghanistan over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.9% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 25.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 24.5%, the figure has changed by +1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Afghanistan has the 204th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Afghanistan
All statistics for Afghanistan
Population estimates and projections
41,454,761 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
16.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.84 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.85%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
43,844,111 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.77%
2025 · World Bank