Rural population, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Rural population, per capita was 0.7406 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Afghanistan, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.7406 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.9188 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7406 units per person, in 2025.
That places Afghanistan 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9058 units per person | 0.8915 units per person | 0.9188 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8657 units per person | 0.8456 units per person | 0.8877 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8351 units per person | 0.8285 units per person | 0.8432 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.822 units per person | 0.8161 units per person | 0.8274 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.802 units per person | 0.7831 units per person | 0.8144 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7595 units per person | 0.7486 units per person | 0.7774 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7448 units per person | 0.7406 units per person | 0.7474 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture share gdp 34.29 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 34.29 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
- Rural population 74.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Rural population, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.7406 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9188 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7406 units per person in 2025.
- How does Afghanistan rank for rural population, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.