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Afghanistan

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population43,844,111 people202536 of 217 · 2025+29.59%
Life expectancy at birth66.29 years2024184 of 217 · 2024+6.47%
Total fertility rate4.76 births per woman20249 of 217 · 2024−17.49%
Population growth+2.77%202520 of 217 · 2025−0.35 pp
Infant mortality48.3 per 1,000 live births2024184 of 196 · 2024−27.04%
Urban population25.94%2025204 of 217 · 2025+1.48 pp
Population ages 65 and above2.43%2025210 of 217 · 2025+0.07 pp
Population density63.56 people per km²2023140 of 215 · 2023+31.09%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP2,236.2 current international dollars (PPP)2024No data+0.53%
Annual GDP growth+1.87%2024No data−0.85 pp
Consumer price inflation−6.6%2024No data−11.28 pp
Employment
Total unemployment13.35%2025163 of 182 · 2025+4.32 pp
Youth unemployment16.79%2025119 of 182 · 2025+4.25 pp
Labor force participation37.46%2025177 of 182 · 2025−9.71 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet16.09%2024177 of 182 · 2024+9.09 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions0.08 per 100 people2023No data+1,588.38%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption20%2022108 of 212 · 2021+4.6 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita0.28 t CO₂e per person202428 of 203 · 2024+16.6%
Access to electricity87.8%2024166 of 215 · 2024−1.7 pp
Forest area1.85%2023188 of 213 · 20230 pp
Society
Current health expenditure14.99%20234 of 192 · 2023+6.18 pp
Maternal mortality521 per 100,000 live births2023188 of 194 · 2023−33.03%

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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