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Population in Afghanistan
32 225 560
people
As of July 1, 2025 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.
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 3 199 998 people, what constitutes 9.93% 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 | 3 199 998 / 9.93% |
| 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% |