Kandahar, Afghanistan Metro Area Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Kandahar, Afghanistan metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Kandahar in 2024 is 559,000, a 2.95% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Kandahar in 2023 was 543,000, a 3.04% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Kandahar in 2022 was 527,000, a 2.93% increase from 2021.
- The metro area population of Kandahar in 2021 was 512,000, a 2.81% increase from 2020.
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Kandahar - Historical Population Data
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| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
559,000 |
2.95% |
| 2023 |
543,000 |
3.04% |
| 2022 |
527,000 |
2.93% |
| 2021 |
512,000 |
2.81% |
| 2020 |
498,000 |
2.68% |
| 2019 |
485,000 |
2.75% |
| 2018 |
472,000 |
2.61% |
| 2017 |
460,000 |
2.68% |
| 2016 |
448,000 |
2.52% |
| 2015 |
437,000 |
2.58% |
| 2014 |
426,000 |
2.65% |
| 2013 |
415,000 |
2.72% |
| 2012 |
404,000 |
2.54% |
| 2011 |
394,000 |
2.87% |
| 2010 |
383,000 |
2.41% |
| 2009 |
374,000 |
2.75% |
| 2008 |
364,000 |
2.54% |
| 2007 |
355,000 |
2.60% |
| 2006 |
346,000 |
2.67% |
| 2005 |
337,000 |
2.74% |
| 2004 |
328,000 |
2.50% |
| 2003 |
320,000 |
2.56% |
| 2002 |
312,000 |
2.30% |
| 2001 |
305,000 |
2.69% |
| 2000 |
297,000 |
2.41% |
| 1999 |
290,000 |
2.47% |
| 1998 |
283,000 |
2.17% |
| 1997 |
277,000 |
2.59% |
| 1996 |
270,000 |
2.66% |
| 1995 |
263,000 |
2.33% |
| 1994 |
257,000 |
2.39% |
| 1993 |
251,000 |
2.45% |
| 1992 |
245,000 |
2.51% |
| 1991 |
239,000 |
2.58% |
| 1990 |
233,000 |
2.19% |
| 1989 |
228,000 |
2.70% |
| 1988 |
222,000 |
2.30% |
| 1987 |
217,000 |
2.36% |
| 1986 |
212,000 |
2.42% |
| 1985 |
207,000 |
2.48% |
| 1984 |
202,000 |
2.54% |
| 1983 |
197,000 |
2.60% |
| 1982 |
192,000 |
2.67% |
| 1981 |
187,000 |
2.19% |
| 1980 |
183,000 |
2.23% |
| 1979 |
179,000 |
4.07% |
| 1978 |
172,000 |
3.61% |
| 1977 |
166,000 |
3.75% |
| 1976 |
160,000 |
3.90% |
| 1975 |
154,000 |
4.05% |
| 1974 |
148,000 |
3.50% |
| 1973 |
143,000 |
3.62% |
| 1972 |
138,000 |
3.76% |
| 1971 |
133,000 |
4.72% |
| 1970 |
127,000 |
4.10% |
| 1969 |
122,000 |
4.27% |
| 1968 |
117,000 |
4.46% |
| 1967 |
112,000 |
2.75% |
| 1966 |
109,000 |
1.87% |
| 1965 |
107,000 |
1.90% |
| 1964 |
105,000 |
1.94% |
| 1963 |
103,000 |
0.98% |
| 1962 |
102,000 |
2.00% |
| 1961 |
100,000 |
2.04% |
| 1960 |
98,000 |
2.08% |
| 1959 |
96,000 |
1.05% |
| 1958 |
95,000 |
2.15% |
| 1957 |
93,000 |
2.20% |
| 1956 |
91,000 |
1.11% |
| 1955 |
90,000 |
2.27% |
| 1954 |
88,000 |
1.15% |
| 1953 |
87,000 |
2.35% |
| 1952 |
85,000 |
1.19% |
| 1951 |
84,000 |
2.44% |
| 1950 |
82,000 |
0.00% |
