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Afghanistan

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Capital
Kabul
Currency
afghani
Continent
Asia
Area
652,230 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q889 · Official languages: Arabic (regional language), Balochi (regional language), Dari, Nuristani (regional language), Pamir (regional language), Pashayi (regional language), Pashto, Turkmen, Uzbek (regional language)
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
43.84M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
17.78B · 2024
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
416.87 · 2024
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
-6.6 · 2024
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
13.35 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
4.76 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
66.29 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Afghanistan: 43.84M
Afghanistan · Population23.58M29.11M34.63M40.16M45.69M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Afghanistan · Population · people
YearAfghanistan
202543,844,111
202442,647,492
202341,454,761
202240,578,842
202140,000,412
202039,068,979
201937,856,121
201836,743,039
201735,688,935
201634,700,612
201533,831,764
201432,792,523
201331,622,704
201230,560,034
201129,347,708
201028,284,089
200927,466,101
200826,482,622
200725,909,852
200625,424,094
current US$ · 20062025
2025Afghanistan:
Afghanistan · GDP5.62B9.68B13.73B17.79B21.85B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Afghanistan · GDP · current US$
YearAfghanistan
2025No data available
202417,778,508,875.74
202317,152,234,636.87
202214,497,243,872.13
202114,259,995,441.08
202019,955,929,052.15
201918,799,444,490.11
201818,053,222,687.41
201718,753,456,497.82
201618,116,572,395.08
201519,134,221,644.73
201420,497,128,555.7
201320,146,416,757.6
201219,907,329,777.59
201117,805,098,206.31
201015,856,668,555.83
200912,416,152,732.06
200810,109,297,047.54
20079,747,886,187.39
20066,971,758,282.29

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Afghanistan:
Afghanistan · GDP per capita236.5349.66462.82575.98689.142006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Afghanistan · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearAfghanistan
2025No data available
2024416.87
2023413.76
2022357.26
2021356.5
2020510.79
2019496.6
2018491.34
2017525.47
2016522.08
2015565.57
2014625.05
2013637.09
2012651.42
2011606.69
2010560.62
2009452.05
2008381.73
2007376.22
2006274.22
% · 20062025
2025Afghanistan:
Afghanistan · Inflation-10.13-0.179.819.7729.742006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Afghanistan · Inflation · %
YearAfghanistan
2025No data available
2024-6.6
2023-4.64
202213.71
20215.13
20205.6
20192.3
20180.63
20174.98
20164.38
2015-0.66
20144.67
20137.39
20126.44
201111.8
20102.18
2009-6.81
200826.42
20078.68
20066.78

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Afghanistan: 13.35
Afghanistan · Unemployment7.189.0710.9512.8414.732006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Afghanistan · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearAfghanistan
202513.35
202413.69
202314.01
202214.1
202112.01
202011.71
201911.19
201811.19
201711.18
201610.12
20159.03
20147.92
20137.92
20127.88
20117.83
20107.81
20097.81
20087.88
20077.84
20067.9

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Afghanistan:
Afghanistan · Fertility rate4.575.155.726.36.882006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Afghanistan · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearAfghanistan
2025No data available
20244.76
20234.84
20224.93
20215.04
20205.15
20195.24
20185.33
20175.43
20165.54
20155.65
20145.77
20135.88
20125.99
20116.09
20106.2
20096.3
20086.39
20076.51
20066.69

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Afghanistan:
Afghanistan · Life expectancy57.7860.162.4264.7467.062006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Afghanistan · Life expectancy · years
YearAfghanistan
2025No data available
202466.29
202366.04
202265.62
202160.42
202061.45
201962.94
201862.44
201762.41
201662.65
201562.27
201462.26
201362.19
201261.74
201161.25
201060.7
200960.25
200859.71
200758.96
200658.55
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology