Land covered by forest
1.9%% of land area
#188 of 2132023
6% of world average
SERIAL · 004Asia
Afghanistan
CapitalKabul
CurrencyAFN · afghani
LanguageUzbek, Pamir, Arabic, Pashayi, Pashto, Balochi, Turkmen, Nuristani, Dari
Area652,870 km²
Since1709
ISOAFG · AF
Population
43.8Mas of 2025
Watermark portrait: Hamid Karzai
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in Central and South Asia
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east. Occupying 652,864 square kilometers (252,072 sq mi) of land, the country is predominantly mountainous with plains in the north and the southwest, which are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. Kabul is the country's capital and largest city. Afghanistan's population is estimated to be between 35 and 50 million.
Text: Wikipedia — AfghanistanCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-29
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Kabul
- Currency
- afghani (AFN)
- Official language
- Uzbek, Pamir, Arabic, Pashayi, Pashto, Balochi, Turkmen, Nuristani, Dari
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +93
- Licence plate code
- AFG
- Top-level domain
- .af
- Independence / founding
- 1709
- Highest point
- Noshaq (7,492 m)
- Lowest point
- Amu Darya (29 m)
- Anthem
- This Is the Home of the Brave
— LAND —
Forest area
12,084km²
#118 of 2132023
6% of world average
Agricultural land
58.4%% of land area
#42 of 2092023
157% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
12.0%% of land area
#86 of 2062023
86% of world average
Land area
652,870km²
#40 of 2152023
100% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
43.8Mpeople
#36 of 2162025
116% of world average
Population growth
2.8%% per year
#20 of 2162025
280% of world average
Population density
64people per km²
#140 of 2152023
14% of world average
People living in cities
25.9%% of population
#203 of 2162025
41% of world average
Urban population growth
3.7%% per year
#27 of 2162025
242% of world average
People living rurally
74.1%% of population
#14 of 2162025
202% of world average
Population aged 0-14
42.6%% of population
#11 of 2162025
169% of world average
Population aged 15-64
55.0%% of population
#203 of 2162025
86% of world average
Population aged 65+
2.4%% of population
#209 of 2162025
22% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
81.8%% of working-age population
#14 of 2162025
142% of world average
Female population
49.5%% of population
#174 of 2162025
99% of world average
Births per woman
5births per woman
#9 of 2162024
203% of world average
Birth rate
35.0 /1,000per 1,000 people
#9 of 2162024
203% of world average
Death rate
5.7 /1,000per 1,000 people
#171 of 2162024
74% of world average
Net migration
-74,404people (5-year total)
#199 of 2162025
-67572% of world average
Migrants living in the country
0.2%% of population
#205 of 2152024
2% of world average
— MONEY —
GDP
$17.78Bcurrent US$
#140 of 2112024
3% of world average
GDP, purchasing power parity
$95.37Bcurrent int'l $
#104 of 1992024
9% of world average
GDP per person
$417current US$
#210 of 2112024
2% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$2,236current int'l $
#189 of 1992024
7% of world average
GDP growth
1.9%% per year
#148 of 2102024
55% of world average
GDP per person growth
-1.0%% per year
#194 of 2102024
-41% of world average
Gross national income
$17.85Bcurrent US$
#141 of 2042024
3% of world average
Gross national income per person
$390current US$
#202 of 2032024
2% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$2,250current int'l $
#187 of 1972024
7% of world average
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Inflation
-6.6%% per year
#1 of 1902024
-77% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
-8.3%% per year
#1 of 2092024
-117% of world average
Real interest rate
12.1%%
#15 of 1342017
294% of world average
Lending interest rate
14.8%%
#30 of 1342017
131% of world average
Government revenue
13.0%% of GDP
#135 of 1492017
50% of world average
Government spending
39.2%% of GDP
#21 of 1492017
142% of world average
Government consumption
23.6%% of GDP
#27 of 1812024
135% of world average
Household consumption
111.7%% of GDP
#5 of 1812024
173% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
17.1%% of GDP
#145 of 1782024
73% of world average
Fixed investment
17.0%% of GDP
#132 of 1732024
76% of world average
Gross savings
-2.7%% of GDP
#164 of 1682020
-12% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$20.6Mcurrent US$
#168 of 2012021
0% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
0.1%% of GDP
#169 of 1982021
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
0.2%% of GDP
#107 of 1792021
10% of world average
Current account balance
-15.7%% of GDP
#174 of 1912020
no comparison
15 of 39 figures unavailable for Afghanistan.
— TRADE —
Terms of trade
107index
#83 of 2062024
102% of world average
11 of 12 figures unavailable for Afghanistan.
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
66.3 yrsyears
#183 of 2162024
90% of world average
Life expectancy, women
67.8 yrsyears
#187 of 2162024
89% of world average
Life expectancy, men
64.7 yrsyears
#172 of 2162024
91% of world average
Infant deaths
48.3 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#184 of 1962024
261% of world average
Deaths under age 5
53.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#171 of 1962024
219% of world average
Maternal deaths
521per 100,000 live births
#188 of 1942023
449% of world average
Health spending
15.0%% of GDP
#4 of 1932023
219% of world average
Health spending per person
$59current US$
#167 of 1932023
4% of world average
Physicians
0.3 /1,000per 1,000 people
#145 of 1872023
15% of world average
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Nurses and midwives
0.5 /1,000per 1,000 people
#183 of 1962023
12% of world average
Hospital beds
0.4 /1,000per 1,000 people
#151 of 1572023
12% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
80.8%% of population
#173 of 2142024
89% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
54.5%% of population
#173 of 2132024
68% of world average
Suicide rate
4per 100,000 people
#40 of 1852021
42% of world average
Adults who smoke
22.1%% of adults
#100 of 1662024
112% of world average
HIV prevalence
0.1%% aged 15-49
#1 of 1532024
7% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
203per 100,000 people
#175 of 2082024
204% of world average
Undernourishment
28.1%% of population
#156 of 1682023
279% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
55.0%% of children 12-23 months
#183 of 1932024
64% of world average
— LEARNING —
Education spending
4.3%% of GDP
#86 of 1902017
100% of world average
Education spending
15.7%% of government spending
#52 of 1892017
116% of world average
Adult literacy
37.3%% aged 15+
#116 of 1192021
45% of world average
Youth literacy
62.7%% aged 15-24
#121 of 1262022
69% of world average
Primary school enrolment
112.2%% gross
#29 of 2002023
111% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
59.6%% gross
#155 of 1882023
68% of world average
University enrolment
10.9%% gross
#146 of 1672020
22% of world average
Primary school completion
90.3%% of relevant age group
#118 of 1802023
101% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
49pupils per teacher
#154 of 1602018
220% of world average
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Years of compulsory education
9.0 yrsyears
#115 of 1972025
90% of world average
— WORK —
Unemployment
13.4%% of labour force
#166 of 1862025
193% of world average
Youth unemployment
16.8%% of labour force aged 15-24
#119 of 1862025
107% of world average
Labour force participation
37.5%% aged 15+
#181 of 1862025
62% of world average
Women in the labour force
5.1%% of women aged 15+
#185 of 1862025
10% of world average
Men in the labour force
69.8%% of men aged 15+
#95 of 1862025
100% of world average
Labour force
9.4Mpeople
#59 of 1862025
47% of world average
Working in agriculture
51.6%% of employment
#23 of 1862025
234% of world average
Working in industry
18.9%% of employment
#94 of 1862025
96% of world average
Working in services
29.5%% of employment
#173 of 1862025
50% of world average
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Self-employed
83.4%% of employment
#12 of 1862025
216% of world average
Labour force with advanced education
64.1%% of labour force
#155 of 1712021
84% of world average
Employed
32.5%% aged 15+
#181 of 1862025
57% of world average
— CONNECTED —
People online
16.1%% of population
#200 of 2072024
23% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
60per 100 people
#194 of 2102024
52% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0per 100 people
#197 of 2082023
0% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
0per 100 people
#178 of 2132023
3% of world average
Access to electricity
87.8%% of population
#165 of 2142024
99% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
38.6%% of population
#143 of 1892023
55% of world average
Air passengers carried
1.0Mpassengers
#98 of 1652023
4% of world average
Air freight
1million tonne-km
#120 of 1632023
0% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
169count
#130 of 1972023
1% of world average
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Money earned from tourism
$75.0Mcurrent US$
#147 of 1752020
2% of world average
8 of 18 figures unavailable for Afghanistan.
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
0tonnes per person
#28 of 2032024
6% of world average
Carbon emissions
12Mt CO2
#101 of 2032024
6% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
33Mt CO2-equivalent
#98 of 2032024
13% of world average
Protected land
3.6%% of land area
#192 of 2132025
19% of world average
Freshwater withdrawn
43.0%% of internal resources
#142 of 1772022
34% of world average
Renewable water available per person
1,162m³ per person
#122 of 1832022
8% of world average
Renewable energy use
20.0%% of final energy consumption
#107 of 2122022
69% of world average
Electricity from renewables
78.2%% of total
#33 of 2062021
226% of world average
Electricity from fossil fuels
21.8%% of total
#38 of 2092021
37% of world average
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Electricity from nuclear power
0.0%% of total
#33 of 2082021
0% of world average
2 of 12 figures unavailable for Afghanistan.
— STATE —
Military spending
1.8%% of GDP
#74 of 1562021
82% of world average
Military spending
$278.3Mcurrent US$
#117 of 1602021
2% of world average
Military spending
10.3%% of government spending
#28 of 1532021
138% of world average
Armed forces personnel
165,000people
#37 of 1702020
103% of world average
Armed forces
1.8%% of labour force
#32 of 1682020
145% of world average
Tax revenue
9.9%% of GDP
#127 of 1492017
59% of world average
Homicides
4per 100,000 people
#94 of 1582021
52% of world average
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Afghanistan.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
No anthem audio available
Capital time
--:--:--Kabul · approx. UTC+5
Landmarks
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan ValleyImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of JamImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Hamid KarzaiPresident of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014
Mohammed Zahir ShahKing of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
Mohammed Zahir ShahKing of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
Mohammad Najibullah4th General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Burhanuddin RabbaniAfghanistan politician, former President of Afghanistan (1992-2001)
Jamal al-Din al-AfghaniPolitical activist and Islamic ideologist (1838–1897)
Amanullah KhanKing and Emir of Afghanistan (1892-1960)
Nur Muhammad Taraki1st General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Abdur Rahman KhanEmir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901
Abdul Ghani Baradarco-founder and political leader of the Afghan Taliban
Hibatullah AkhundzadaSupreme Leader of Afghanistan since 2021
Mohammed OmarAfghan cleric who founded the Taliban (1960–2013)
History
1709Afghanistan — founding / independence (Wikidata)
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1960 → now
2026
Population43.8M2025
GDP$17.78B2024
GDP per person$4172024