Afghanistan Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Afghanistan population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Afghanistan in 2025 is 68.19 people per square kilometer, a 2.63% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of Afghanistan in 2024 was 66.44 people per square kilometer, a 2.68% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Afghanistan in 2023 was 64.70 people per square kilometer, a 2.7% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Afghanistan in 2022 was 63.00 people per square kilometer, a 2.57% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Rwanda 559.50
Burundi 501.19
Comoros 474.52
Haiti 432.77
Gambia 257.63
North Korea 218.35
Nepal 214.55
Uganda 212.31
Malawi 185.97
Togo 166.76
Sierra Leone 126.77
Benin 125.95
Ethiopia 117.00
Senegal 95.00
Burkina Faso 89.11
Tanzania 75.40
Tajikistan 74.39
Yemen 68.19
Afghanistan 68.19
Guinea-Bissau 62.12
Guinea 60.49
Madagascar 54.14
Liberia 50.80
Democratic Republic of Congo 46.52
Mozambique 44.83
Zimbabwe 44.47
Eritrea 31.97
Somalia 30.24
Niger 23.14
Mali 19.96
South Sudan 17.74
Chad 15.13
Central African Republic 9.79
Afghanistan - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 68.19 2.63%
2024 66.44 2.68%
2023 64.70 2.70%
2022 63.00 2.57%
2021 61.42 2.89%
2020 59.69 3.18%
2019 57.85 2.95%
2018 56.19 2.93%
2017 54.60 2.91%
2016 53.05 2.62%
2015 51.70 3.17%
2014 50.11 3.73%
2013 48.31 3.53%
2012 46.67 4.16%
2011 44.80 3.76%
2010 43.18 2.94%
2009 41.95 3.63%
2008 40.48 2.02%
2007 39.68 1.81%
2006 38.97 4.23%
2005 37.39 3.64%
2004 36.08 4.01%
2003 34.69 7.83%
2002 32.17 6.66%
2001 30.16 0.75%
2000 29.93 1.45%
1999 29.51 4.16%
1998 28.33 3.96%
1997 27.25 3.99%
1996 26.20 4.19%
1995 25.15 6.23%
1994 23.67 10.37%
1993 21.45 16.14%
1992 18.47 12.21%
1991 16.46 0.47%
1990 16.38 0.20%
1989 16.35 2.79%
1988 15.90 0.59%
1987 15.81 -1.20%
1986 16.00 -0.61%
1985 16.10 2.62%
1984 15.69 2.94%
1983 15.24 -1.36%
1982 15.45 -9.56%
1981 17.09 -10.66%
1980 19.13 -3.85%
1979 19.89 0.37%
1978 19.82 1.98%
1977 19.43 2.11%
1976 19.03 2.20%
1975 18.62 2.42%
1974 18.18 2.54%
1973 17.73 2.56%
1972 17.29 2.46%
1971 16.87 2.44%
1970 16.47 2.46%
1969 16.07 2.41%
1968 15.70 2.38%
1967 15.33 2.32%
1966 14.99 2.28%
1965 14.65 2.24%
1964 14.33 2.16%
1963 14.03 2.10%
1962 13.74 2.04%
1961 13.46 1.94%
1960 13.21 1.82%
1959 12.97 1.61%
1958 12.77 1.51%
1957 12.58 1.51%
1956 12.39 1.45%
1955 12.21 1.37%
1954 12.05 1.28%
1953 11.89 1.27%
1952 11.74 1.27%
1951 11.60 1.22%
1950 11.46 0.00%