Afghanistan: Statistics
People [1]
People
Population | 41,128,771 (2022) |
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Population Growth Rate | 2.534 annual % (2022) |
Age Dependency Ratio | 83.57 % of working-age population (2022) |
Urban Population | 26.616 % of total (2022) |
Infant Mortality Rate | 43.4 per 1,000 live births (2021) |
Life Expectancy at Birth | 61.982 years (2021) |
Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)
Energy [2]
Other [3]
Technology
Airports | 43 (2016) |
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Cellular Telephones | 21,976,355 (2018 est.) |
Highways | 34,903 km (2017) |
Internet Users | 3,531,770 (2016 est.) |
Telephones | 127,794 (2018 est.) |
Geography & Environment
Location | Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran |
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Total Area | 652,230 sq. km |
Land Area | 652,230 sq. km |
Water Area | 0 sq. km |
Coastline | 0 km |
Climate | arid to semi-arid; cold winters and hot summers |
Terrain | mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest |
Lowest Point | Amu Darya 258 m |
Highest Point | Noshak 7,492 m |
Sources
- The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
- CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020