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Afghanistan

Afghanistan / AF

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Afghanistan in numbers.

Area652,870 kmยฒWorld # 40 โ†’Population43.8MWorld # 36 โ†’Population density67.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 135 โ†’Life expectancy66.3 yearsWorld # 182 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 417World # 211 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Afghanistan across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area652,870 kmยฒWorld # 40 / 2023 โ†’Population43.8MWorld # 36 / 2025 โ†’Population density67.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 135 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,919World # 126 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.8%World # 20 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate4.8World # 9 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate35 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 9 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 170 / 2024 โ†’Median age16.9 yearsWorld # 225 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+2.4%World # 208 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1442.6%World # 11 / 2025 โ†’Urban population25.9%World # 202 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-74.4KWorld # 198 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 146 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.2%World # 205 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy66.3 yearsWorld # 182 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy50.4 yearsWorld # 180 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 150 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate22.1%World # 67 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 417World # 211 / 2024 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 17.8BWorld # 140 / 2024 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 2,236World # 190 / 2024 โ†’Real GDP growth1.9%World # 148 / 2024 โ†’Inflation-6.6%World # 192 / 2024 โ†’Unemployment13.4%World # 21 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment16.8%World # 68 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.3%World # 86 / 2017 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,315 kcal/dayWorld # 172 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person6.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 187 / 2023 โ†’Rice production654K tWorld # 44 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production5.2M tWorld # 27 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area1.9%World # 188 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.3 tWorld # 194 / 2024 โ†’Internet use16.1%World # 201 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions60.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 194 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 78 / 2021 โ†’Road traffic death rate15.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 87 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.8%World # 77 / 2021 โ†’Women in parliament27%World # 90 / 2021 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivalsNo dataNo rank โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 75MWorld # 153 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2009 / 87.2%Main languagePersianMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryCrops and oils2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal160 facilities countedWriting directionRight to leftPersianLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyAfghaniAFNDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country