Rural population as a share of total population fell 0.454% to 72.7% in Afghanistan in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Afghanistan reached an all time high of 91.6% in 1960 and an all time low of 72.7% in 2024. When compared to Afghanistan's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Iran amounted to 22.3%, 61.6% in Pakistan, 71.5% in Tajikistan and 45.5% in Turkmenistan in 2024.
Afghanistan has been ranked 14th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Afghanistan | % | 74.5% | 74.2% | 74.0% | 73.7% | 73.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 40.8% | 39.7% | 38.6% | 37.5% | 36.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 66.0% | 65.5% | 65.1% | 64.6% | 64.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 25.1% | 24.6% | 24.1% | 23.7% | 23.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 29.5% | 29.3% | 29.1% | 28.9% | 28.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 42.6% | 42.5% | 42.3% | 42.2% | 42.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | % | 63.6% | 63.4% | 63.1% | 62.9% | 62.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 63.3% | 63.1% | 62.8% | 62.6% | 62.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | % | 72.9% | 72.7% | 72.5% | 72.3% | 72.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 48.4% | 48.0% | 47.5% | 47.0% | 46.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 49.5% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.5% |
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