Population Herat (Afghanistan)

Afghanistan
436 300

people

As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Herat is 436 300 people, including children under the age of 6 - 43 248 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 51 865 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 51 974 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 187 991 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 95 113 people, and the centenarians Herat over 80 years old - 6 108 people.

43

place is occupied by Afghanistan in the ranking of countries by population

Population size Herat by age groups

Children under 6 years old 43 248 / 9.91%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 51 865 / 11.89%
Young people from 18 to 29 51 974 / 11.91%
Adults from 30 to 59 187 991 / 43.09%
Elderly over 60 95 113 / 21.8%
Centenarians over 80 6 108 / 1.4%

Gender composition of the population Herat

Total Herat permanent residents 193 717 men (44.4%) and 242 583 women (55.6%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 412 478 / 6%9 983 / 5.7%47.4%
5 – 912 478 / 6%9 791 / 5.6%47.2%
10 - 14 11 134 / 5.3%8 831 / 5.1%47.2%
15 - 19 9 406 / 4.4%7 679 / 4.5%47.7%
20 - 24 11 134 / 5.3%9 215 / 5.3%48.7%
25 - 29 16 509 / 8.1%13 822 / 7.7%48.6%
30 - 34 16 125 / 7.9%13 822 / 7.7%49.1%
35 - 39 14 781 / 7.2%13 439 / 7.5%50.8%
40 - 44 13 630 / 6.6%12 671 / 7.1%51.2%
45 - 49 12 478 / 6%11 711 / 6.6%51.5%
50 - 54 14 205 / 6.9%14 206 / 7.9%53.3%
55 - 59 14 973 / 7.3%16 318 / 9%55.2%
60 - 64 12 478 / 6%14 590 / 8.1%57%
65 - 69 8 638 / 4%11 519 / 6.5%60.1%
70 - 74 3 647 / 1.4%6 144 / 3.7%65.5%
75 - 79 4 607 / 1.9%9 599 / 5.5%69.7%
80+3 263 / 1.2%8 639 / 5%74.9%

Education level

Education level of residents Herat: have higher education 22.6% (98 604 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (13 089 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (155 323 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (68 063 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (37 522 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (36 213 people), have no education — 0.3% (1 309 people), illiterate — 0.7% (3 054 people).

Higher education 98 604 / 22.6%
Incomplete higher 13 089 / 3%
Secondary vocational 155 323 / 35.6%
Elementary school 68 063 / 15.6%
Middle school 37 522 / 8.6%
High school 36 213 / 8.3%
Without education 1 309 / 0.3%
Illiterate 3 054 / 0.7%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners Herat

Total Herat the number of officially employed population is 256 544 people (58.8%), pensioners 117 801 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 48 866 people (11.2%).

Employed population 256 544 / 58.8%
Unemployed 48 866 / 11.2%
Pensioners 117 801 / 27%

Disability

Total Herat have a disability 43 325 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 6 850 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 16 667 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 16 012 (3.67.%), disabled children 3 796 (0.87.%).

Total disabled 43 325 / 9.93%
Disabled of the group I 6 850 / 1.57%
Disabled of the group II 16 667 / 3.82%
Disabled of the group III 16 012 / 3.67%
Disabled children 3 796 / 0.87%