Population in Afghanistan

Afghanistan
32 225 560

people

As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Afghanistan is 32 225 560 people, including children under the age of 6 - 3 194 359 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 3 830 813 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 3 838 870 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 13 885 188 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 7 025 172 people, and the centenarians in Afghanistan over 80 years old - 451 158 people.

43

place is occupied by Afghanistan in the ranking of countries by population

Population size in Afghanistan by age groups

Children under 6 years old 3 194 359 / 9.91%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 3 830 813 / 11.89%
Young people from 18 to 29 3 838 870 / 11.91%
Adults from 30 to 59 13 885 188 / 43.09%
Elderly over 60 7 025 172 / 21.8%
Centenarians over 80 451 158 / 1.4%

Gender composition of the population in Afghanistan

Total in Afghanistan permanent residents 14 308 149 men (44.4%) and 17 917 411 women (55.6%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 4921 651 / 6%737 321 / 5.7%47.4%
5 – 9921 651 / 6%723 142 / 5.6%47.2%
10 - 14 822 396 / 5.3%652 246 / 5.1%47.2%
15 - 19 694 783 / 4.4%567 170 / 4.5%47.7%
20 - 24 822 396 / 5.3%680 604 / 5.3%48.7%
25 - 29 1 219 415 / 8.1%1 020 906 / 7.7%48.6%
30 - 34 1 191 056 / 7.9%1 020 906 / 7.7%49.1%
35 - 39 1 091 801 / 7.2%992 548 / 7.5%50.8%
40 - 44 1 006 726 / 6.6%935 831 / 7.1%51.2%
45 - 49 921 651 / 6%864 935 / 6.6%51.5%
50 - 54 1 049 264 / 6.9%1 049 265 / 7.9%53.3%
55 - 59 1 105 981 / 7.3%1 205 236 / 9%55.2%
60 - 64 921 651 / 6%1 077 623 / 8.1%57%
65 - 69 638 066 / 4%850 755 / 6.5%60.1%
70 - 74 269 405 / 1.4%453 736 / 3.7%65.5%
75 - 79 340 301 / 1.9%708 963 / 5.5%69.7%
80+241 047 / 1.2%638 067 / 5%74.9%

Education level

Education level of residents in Afghanistan: have higher education 22.6% (7 282 977 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (966 767 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (11 472 299 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (5 027 187 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (2 771 398 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (2 674 721 people), have no education — 0.3% (96 677 people), illiterate — 0.7% (225 579 people).

Higher education 7 282 977 / 22.6%
Incomplete higher 966 767 / 3%
Secondary vocational 11 472 299 / 35.6%
Elementary school 5 027 187 / 15.6%
Middle school 2 771 398 / 8.6%
High school 2 674 721 / 8.3%
Without education 96 677 / 0.3%
Illiterate 225 579 / 0.7%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Afghanistan

Total in Afghanistan the number of officially employed population is 18 948 629 people (58.8%), pensioners 8 700 901 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 3 609 263 people (11.2%).

Employed population 18 948 629 / 58.8%
Unemployed 3 609 263 / 11.2%
Pensioners 8 700 901 / 27%

Disability

Total in Afghanistan have a disability 3 199 998 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 505 941 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 1 231 016 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 1 182 678 (3.67.%), disabled children 280 362 (0.87.%).

Total disabled 3 199 998 / 9.93%
Disabled of the group I 505 941 / 1.57%
Disabled of the group II 1 231 016 / 3.82%
Disabled of the group III 1 182 678 / 3.67%
Disabled children 280 362 / 0.87%