Population Kandahar (Afghanistan)

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.

43

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

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 – 414 056 / 6%11 246 / 5.7%47.4%
5 – 914 056 / 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%