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Population in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

32 225 560
people

As of February 1, 2023 the population (permanent residents) in Afghanistan is 32 225 560 people, including children under the age of 6 - 3 194 359 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 3 830 813 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 3 838 870 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 13 885 188 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 7 025 172 people, and the centenarians in Afghanistan over 80 years old - 451 158 people.

43

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

Population size in Afghanistan by age groups

Children under 6 years old

3 194 359 / 9.91%

Teenagers from 7 to 17

3 830 813 / 11.89%

Young people from 18 to 29

3 838 870 / 11.91%

Adults from 30 to 59

13 885 188 / 43.09%

Elderly over 60

7 025 172 / 21.8%

Centenarians over 80

451 158 / 1.4%

Gender composition of the population in Afghanistan

Total in Afghanistan permanent residents 14 308 149 men (44.4%) and 17 917 411 women (55.6%).

Age

Men

Women

Percentage of women

0 – 4

921 651 / 6%

737 321 / 5.7%

47.4%

5 – 9

921 651 / 6%

723 142 / 5.6%

47.2%

10 - 14

822 396 / 5.3%

652 246 / 5.1%

47.2%

15 - 19

694 783 / 4.4%

567 170 / 4.5%

47.7%

20 - 24

822 396 / 5.3%

680 604 / 5.3%

48.7%

25 - 29

1 219 415 / 8.1%

1 020 906 / 7.7%

48.6%

30 - 34

1 191 056 / 7.9%

1 020 906 / 7.7%

49.1%

35 - 39

1 091 801 / 7.2%

992 548 / 7.5%

50.8%

40 - 44

1 006 726 / 6.6%

935 831 / 7.1%

51.2%

45 - 49

921 651 / 6%

864 935 / 6.6%

51.5%

50 - 54

1 049 264 / 6.9%

1 049 265 / 7.9%

53.3%

55 - 59

1 105 981 / 7.3%

1 205 236 / 9%

55.2%

60 - 64

921 651 / 6%

1 077 623 / 8.1%

57%

65 - 69

638 066 / 4%

850 755 / 6.5%

60.1%

70 - 74

269 405 / 1.4%

453 736 / 3.7%

65.5%

75 - 79

340 301 / 1.9%

708 963 / 5.5%

69.7%

80+

241 047 / 1.2%

638 067 / 5%

74.9%

Education level

Education level of residents in Afghanistan: have higher education 22.6% (7 282 977 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (966 767 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (11 472 299 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (5 027 187 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (2 771 398 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (2 674 721 people), have no education — 0.3% (96 677 people), illiterate — 0.7% (225 579 people).

Higher education

7 282 977 / 22.6%

Incomplete higher

966 767 / 3%

Secondary vocational

11 472 299 / 35.6%

Elementary school

5 027 187 / 15.6%

Middle school

2 771 398 / 8.6%

High school

2 674 721 / 8.3%

Without education

96 677 / 0.3%

Illiterate

225 579 / 0.7%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Afghanistan

Total in Afghanistan the number of officially employed population is 18 948 629 people (58.8%), pensioners 8 700 901 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 3 609 263 people (11.2%).

Employed population

18 948 629 / 58.8%

Unemployed

3 609 263 / 11.2%

Pensioners

8 700 901 / 27%

Disability

Total in Afghanistan have a disability 2 597 380 people, what constitutes 8.06% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 505 941 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 1 231 016 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 1 182 678 (3.67.%), disabled children 280 362 (0.87.%).

Total disabled

2 597 380 / 8.06%

Disabled of the group I

505 941 / 1.57%

Disabled of the group II

1 231 016 / 3.82%

Disabled of the group III

1 182 678 / 3.67%

Disabled children

280 362 / 0.87%