Rural population rose 2.41% to 31.0 mil in Afghanistan in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in Afghanistan reached an all time high of 31.0 mil in 2024 and an all time low of 8.28 mil in 1960. When compared to Afghanistan's main peers, rural population in Iran amounted to 20.4 mil, 155 mil in Pakistan, 7.57 mil in Tajikistan and 3.41 mil in Turkmenistan in 2024.
Afghanistan has been ranked 20th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Afghanistan | mil | 27.4 | 28.1 | 28.9 | 29.5 | 29.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 573 | 559 | 544 | 529 | 515 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 907 | 910 | 913 | 914 | 914 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | mil | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | mil | 8.06 | 8.16 | 8.25 | 8.33 | 8.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | mil | 4.10 | 4.18 | 4.25 | 4.31 | 4.36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 144 | 146 | 148 | 150 | 152 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | mil | 6.78 | 6.93 | 7.07 | 7.20 | 7.33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | mil | 3.22 | 3.26 | 3.30 | 3.33 | 3.36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | mil | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 17.3 |
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