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Population Kandahar (Afghanistan)
491 500
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Kandahar is 491 500 people, including children under the age of 6 - 48 720 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 58 427 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 58 550 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 211 775 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 107 147 people, and the centenarians Kandahar over 80 years old - 6 881 people.
Population size Kandahar by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 48 720 / 9.91% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 58 427 / 11.89% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 58 550 / 11.91% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 211 775 / 43.09% |
| Elderly over 60 | 107 147 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 6 881 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Kandahar
Total Kandahar permanent residents 218 226 men (44.4%) and 273 274 women (55.6%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 14 056 / 6% | 11 246 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 14 056 / 6% | 11 030 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 12 543 / 5.3% | 9 948 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 10 596 / 4.4% | 8 651 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 12 543 / 5.3% | 10 381 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 18 598 / 8.1% | 15 571 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 18 165 / 7.9% | 15 571 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 16 652 / 7.2% | 15 139 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 15 354 / 6.6% | 14 274 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 14 056 / 6% | 13 192 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 16 003 / 6.9% | 16 004 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 16 868 / 7.3% | 18 383 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 14 056 / 6% | 16 436 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 9 731 / 4% | 12 976 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 4 108 / 1.4% | 6 921 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 5 190 / 1.9% | 10 814 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 3 676 / 1.2% | 9 732 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Kandahar: have higher education 22.6% (111 079 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (14 745 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (174 974 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (76 674 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (42 269 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (40 795 people), have no education — 0.3% (1 475 people), illiterate — 0.7% (3 441 people).
| Higher education | 111 079 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 14 745 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 174 974 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 76 674 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 42 269 / 8.6% |
| High school | 40 795 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 1 475 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 3 441 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Kandahar
Total Kandahar the number of officially employed population is 289 002 people (58.8%), pensioners 132 705 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 55 048 people (11.2%).
| Employed population | 289 002 / 58.8% |
| Unemployed | 55 048 / 11.2% |
| Pensioners | 132 705 / 27% |
Disability
Total Kandahar have a disability 48 806 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 7 717 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 18 775 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 18 038 (3.67.%), disabled children 4 276 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 48 806 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 7 717 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 18 775 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 18 038 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 4 276 / 0.87% |