Big Market! Afghan National Statistics and Information Agency: Afghanistan's population is 36.4 million
According to data from the Afghan National Statistics and Information Agency, Afghanistan's population this year is 36.4 million.
As of 2024, Afghanistan's population is 35.7 million.
The agency's spokesperson, Mohammad Khalim Rafi, said on an RTA TV program: "In the solar year 1404 (local calendar system, the new year starts on March 21st - note), Afghanistan's population was approximately 3.64 million."
Data shows that men currently account for 51% of Afghanistan's population.
Rafi pointed out that Kabul province is the most densely populated province among the country's 34 provinces, with 6.1 million residents. Herat province in western Afghanistan ranks second in population, with 2.3 million people.
The last census in Afghanistan was conducted in 1979, and due to security issues, it only covered 67% of the areas.
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