This reference page collects population of afghanistan in one place: population 41,454,761; surface area 652,860 km2; density 63.5 /km2; capital Kabul. Figures are refreshed automatically by a scheduled build and cached locally so the page keeps its values even when the upstream API is temporarily unavailable. Use the table below for exact numbers, or the related pages for the same dataset for neighbouring periods and locations.
Population 41,454,761
Surface area 652,860 km2
Density 63.5 /km2
Capital Kabul
Income group Low income
Data year 2023
How the Afghanistan population figure is derived
Population and land area come from the same World Bank release, so the density of 63.5 people per km2 is internally consistent. Cross-check against the country ranking table to see where Afghanistan sits.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the data on population of afghanistan come from?
From a public open API that is queried automatically and cached after every successful run.
How often is population of afghanistan updated?
The build runs on a schedule, so values refresh at least daily and old pages stay live.