Afghanistan Rural Population 1960-2022
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Afghanistan rural population for 2020 was 28,796,851, a 1.96% increase from 2019.
- Afghanistan rural population for 2019 was 28,244,483, a 1.98% increase from 2018.
- Afghanistan rural population for 2018 was 27,694,940, a 2.08% increase from 2017.
- Afghanistan rural population for 2017 was 27,131,343, a 2.27% increase from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| Ethiopia |
90,022,234 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. |
48,687,370 |
| Tanzania |
38,691,642 |
| Uganda |
34,326,791 |
| Afghanistan |
28,796,851 |
| Nepal |
23,141,618 |
| Niger |
20,182,041 |
| Mozambique |
19,667,795 |
| Yemen |
18,519,540 |
| Madagascar |
17,020,562 |
| Malawi |
15,796,178 |
| Burkina Faso |
14,505,412 |
| Chad |
12,562,497 |
| Mali |
11,358,895 |
| Rwanda |
10,694,380 |
| Burundi |
10,260,793 |
| Zimbabwe |
10,070,822 |
| North Korea |
9,697,732 |
| South Sudan |
8,932,708 |
| Senegal |
8,686,416 |
| Somalia |
8,559,929 |
| Guinea |
8,290,075 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
7,792,168 |
| Tajikistan |
6,914,218 |
| Benin |
6,253,752 |
| Haiti |
4,893,055 |
| Togo |
4,735,438 |
| Sierra Leone |
4,553,024 |
| Central African Republic |
2,791,700 |
| Liberia |
2,423,184 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
1,098,222 |
| Gambia |
904,267 |
| Comoros |
614,108 |
| Afghanistan Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2020 |
28,796,851 |
73.97 |
1.94% |
| 2019 |
28,244,483 |
74.25 |
1.96% |
| 2018 |
27,694,940 |
74.51 |
2.06% |
| 2017 |
27,131,343 |
74.75 |
2.24% |
| 2016 |
26,530,194 |
74.98 |
2.49% |
| 2015 |
25,877,997 |
75.20 |
2.79% |
| 2014 |
25,165,924 |
75.41 |
3.07% |
| 2013 |
24,404,524 |
75.63 |
3.21% |
| 2012 |
23,632,789 |
75.84 |
3.13% |
| 2011 |
22,904,893 |
76.05 |
2.87% |
| 2010 |
22,257,746 |
76.26 |
2.47% |
| 2009 |
21,714,076 |
76.47 |
2.13% |
| 2008 |
21,257,445 |
76.68 |
2.00% |
| 2007 |
20,836,794 |
76.89 |
2.23% |
| 2006 |
20,378,037 |
77.09 |
2.73% |
| 2005 |
19,829,984 |
77.30 |
3.42% |
| 2004 |
19,163,184 |
77.50 |
4.13% |
| 2003 |
18,387,486 |
77.65 |
4.55% |
| 2002 |
17,569,616 |
77.74 |
4.38% |
| 2001 |
16,816,938 |
77.83 |
3.79% |
| 2000 |
16,192,158 |
77.92 |
2.86% |
| 1999 |
15,736,085 |
78.01 |
2.05% |
| 1998 |
15,416,185 |
78.11 |
1.83% |
| 1997 |
15,136,305 |
78.20 |
2.52% |
| 1996 |
14,759,607 |
78.29 |
3.90% |
| 1995 |
14,194,412 |
78.38 |
5.77% |
| 1994 |
13,398,641 |
78.47 |
7.55% |
| 1993 |
12,424,889 |
78.56 |
8.68% |
| 1992 |
11,392,155 |
78.65 |
8.43% |
| 1991 |
10,470,847 |
78.73 |
6.79% |
| 1990 |
9,783,756 |
78.82 |
4.36% |
| 1989 |
9,365,965 |
78.91 |
2.02% |
| 1988 |
9,178,459 |
79.00 |
-0.75% |
| 1987 |
9,247,192 |
79.69 |
-1.96% |
| 1986 |
9,430,370 |
80.35 |
-2.51% |
| 1985 |
9,670,303 |
81.00 |
-2.98% |
| 1984 |
9,962,985 |
81.64 |
-3.45% |
| 1983 |
10,312,661 |
82.25 |
-3.44% |
| 1982 |
10,673,553 |
82.85 |
-2.92% |
| 1981 |
10,990,186 |
83.44 |
-2.07% |
| 1980 |
11,220,128 |
84.01 |
-1.06% |
| 1979 |
11,340,124 |
84.56 |
-0.03% |
| 1978 |
11,343,621 |
85.03 |
0.75% |
| 1977 |
11,259,217 |
85.48 |
1.23% |
| 1976 |
11,121,482 |
85.93 |
1.48% |
| 1975 |
10,958,235 |
86.36 |
1.71% |
| 1974 |
10,772,091 |
86.78 |
2.01% |
| 1973 |
10,557,926 |
87.19 |
2.20% |
| 1972 |
10,327,931 |
87.59 |
2.27% |
| 1971 |
10,095,986 |
87.98 |
2.24% |
| 1970 |
9,872,705 |
88.36 |
2.12% |
| 1969 |
9,665,499 |
88.73 |
1.98% |
| 1968 |
9,475,709 |
89.08 |
1.86% |
| 1967 |
9,300,663 |
89.43 |
1.81% |
| 1966 |
9,133,649 |
89.77 |
1.81% |
| 1965 |
8,970,244 |
90.10 |
1.80% |
| 1964 |
8,810,638 |
90.41 |
1.75% |
| 1963 |
8,657,973 |
90.72 |
1.70% |
| 1962 |
8,512,057 |
91.02 |
1.65% |
| 1961 |
8,373,135 |
91.32 |
1.59% |
| 1960 |
8,241,132 |
91.60 |
% |
