Provinces
The population of the provinces of Afghanistan according to the last census and latest official projections.
Name | Abbr. | Native | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1979-06-23 | Population Projection (P) 2006-09-21 | Population Projection (P) 2017-09-21 | ||
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Afghanistan | AFG | افغانستان | Kābol | 652,864 | 13,086,630 | 22,575,900 | 28,224,300 | ||
Badakhshān | BDS | بدخشان | Feyzābād | 44,836 | 497,758 | 823,000 | 982,800 | 4483600 | |
Bādghīs | BDG | بادغيس | Qal'eh-ye Now | 20,794 | 209,526 | 429,500 | 512,500 | 2079400 | |
Baghlān | BGL | بغلان | Pol-e Khomrī | 18,255 | 566,096 | 779,000 | 943,400 | 1825500 | |
Balkh | BLK | بلخ | Mazār-e Sharīf | 16,186 | 580,146 | 1,096,100 | 1,382,200 | 1618600 | |
Bāmiyān [Bamyan] | BAM | باميان | Bāmiyān | 18,029 | 236,203 | 387,300 | 462,100 | 1802900 | |
Dāykondi [Daykundi] | DAK | دایکندی | Nīlī | 17,501 | 258,758 | 399,600 | 475,800 | 1750100 | |
Farāh | FRH | فراه | Farāh | 49,339 | 234,621 | 438,000 | 524,700 | 4933900 | |
Fāryāb | FYB | فارياب | Meymaneh | 20,798 | 541,706 | 858,600 | 1,032,800 | 2079800 | |
Ghaznī | GHZ | غزنى | Ghaznī | 22,460 | 646,623 | 1,062,600 | 1,270,200 | 2246000 | |
Ghowr [Ghor] | GHW | غور | Chaghcharān | 36,657 | 337,492 | 598,600 | 713,200 | 3665700 | |
Helmand | HLM | هلمند | Lashkar Gāh | 58,305 | 517,645 | 799,000 | 956,000 | 5830500 | |
Herāt | HRT | هرات | Herāt | 55,868 | 793,198 | 1,578,200 | 1,967,200 | 5586800 | |
Jowzjān | JWJ | جوزجان | Sheberghān | 11,292 | 305,080 | 461,700 | 559,700 | 1129200 | |
Kābol [Kabul] | KBL | کابل | Kābol | 4,524 | 1,373,572 | 3,138,100 | 4,679,600 | 452400 | |
Kandahār | KDH | کندهار | Kandahār | 54,844 | 574,954 | 1,011,700 | 1,279,500 | 5484400 | |
Kāpīsā | KAP | کاپیسا | Maḥmūd-e Rāqī | 1,908 | 250,553 | 382,600 | 455,600 | 190800 | |
Khowst [Khost] | KHW | خوست | Khowst | 4,235 | 207,206 | 498,000 | 593,700 | 423500 | |
Konarhā [Kunar] | KNR | کنرها | Asadābād | 4,926 | 222,902 | 390,200 | 465,700 | 492600 | |
Konduz [Kunduz] | KDZ | کندز | Konduz | 8,081 | 555,437 | 851,300 | 1,049,200 | 808100 | |
Laghmān | LGM | لغمان | Mehtarlām | 3,978 | 259,301 | 386,400 | 460,400 | 397800 | |
Lowgar [Logar] | LWG | لوگر | Pol-e 'Alam | 4,568 | 202,761 | 339,700 | 405,100 | 456800 | |
Nangarhār | NGH | ننگرهار | Jalālābād | 7,641 | 745,986 | 1,289,000 | 1,574,000 | 764100 | |
Nīmrūz | NIM | نيمروز | Zaranj | 42,410 | 103,634 | 141,400 | 170,800 | 4241000 | |
Nūrestān [Nuristan] | NUR | نورستان | Pārwon | 9,267 | 78,569 | 128,400 | 152,800 | 926700 | |
Orūzgān [Urozgan] | ORU | اروزګان | Tarīn Kowt | 11,474 | 177,600 | 303,600 | 362,300 | 1147400 | |
Paktīkā | PTK | پكتيكا | Sharan | 19,516 | 245,229 | 377,100 | 449,100 | 1951600 | |
Paktiyā [Paktia] | PTY | پكتيا | Gardīz | 5,583 | 288,432 | 477,500 | 570,500 | 558300 | |
Panjshīr | PNJ | پنجشیر | Bāzārak | 3,772 | 95,222 | 133,200 | 158,500 | 377200 | |
Parwān | PWN | پروان | Chārīkār | 5,715 | 409,528 | 573,100 | 687,200 | 571500 | |
Samangān | SMG | سمنگان | Aybak | 13,438 | 261,693 | 334,800 | 401,100 | 1343800 | |
Sar-e Pol | SPL | سر پل | Sar-e Pol | 16,386 | 324,528 | 482,900 | 578,600 | 1638600 | |
Takhār | TKR | تخار | Tāloqān | 12,458 | 519,752 | 845,300 | 1,017,600 | 1245800 | |
Wardak (Maydān) | WRD | وردک | Maydān Shahr | 10,348 | 285,557 | 517,200 | 616,000 | 1034800 | |
Zābol [Zabul] | ZAB | زابل | Qalāt | 17,472 | 179,362 | 263,200 | 314,300 | 1747200 |
- The 1979 census results do not include about 2.5 million nomades (so-called kuchies). The projection figures do not include about 1.5 million kuchis.
- The projections are based on the household listing performed from 2003 to 2005; the reliability of the figures is low.
- (2006) (2017) Central Statistics Office Afghanistan (web).
Major Cities
Name | Adm. | Population Projection (P) 2017-09-21 | |
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1 | Kābol | KBL | 3,961,500 |
2 | Herāt | HRT | 506,900 |
3 | Kandahār | KDH | 461,900 |
4 | Mazār-e Sharīf | BLK | 427,600 |
5 | Jalālābād | NGH | 240,000 |
6 | Konduz | KDZ | 167,100 |
7 | Pol-e Khomrī | BGL | 113,500 |
8 | Meymaneh | FYB | 88,000 |
9 | Sheberghān | JWJ | 85,900 |
10 | Tāloqān | TKR | 77,000 |
Contents: Cities & Towns
The population of all Afghan cities and towns with more than 10,000 inhabitants according to the last census and latest official projections.
Name | Native | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1979-06-23 | Population Projection (P) 2006-09-21 | Population Projection (P) 2017-09-21 | Area | |
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Andkhwoy [Andkhoy] | اندخوی | FYB | 13,137 | 26,700 | 34,800 | 0 | |
Aqchah [Aqcha] | اقچه | JWJ | 8,876 | 19,800 | 25,700 | 0 | |
Asadābād | اسعد اباد | KNR | 2,089 | 11,200 | 14,600 | 0 | |
Aybak [Haibak] | ایبک | SMG | 4,938 | 24,000 | 31,100 | 0 | |
Baghlān | بغلان | BGL | 39,228 | 56,200 | 73,000 | 0 | |
Balkh | بلخ | BLK | 7,242 | 12,700 | 16,500 | 0 | |
Bāmiyān [Bamyan] | بامیان | BAM | 7,355 | 10,400 | 13,500 | 0 | |
Bāzārak | بازارک | PNJ | ... | ... | ... | 0 | |
Chaghcharān | چغچران | GHW | 2,974 | 5,700 | 7,440 | 0 | |
Chāh Āb | چاه اب | TKR | 10,827 | 19,500 | 25,300 | 0 | |
Chārīkār | چا ریکار | PWN | 22,424 | 46,600 | 60,500 | 0 | |
Dawlatābād | دولت اباد | BLK | 6,111 | 8,900 | 11,500 | 0 | |
Farāh | فراه | FRH | 18,797 | 30,200 | 39,200 | 0 | |
Feyzābād [Fayzabad] | فیض اباد | BDS | 9,098 | 27,200 | 35,400 | 0 | |
Gardīz [Gardez] | گردیز | PTY | 9,550 | 20,000 | 26,000 | 0 | |
Gereshk [Girishk] | ګرشک | HLM | 5,046 | 8,400 | 11,000 | 0 | |
Ghaznī | غزنی | GHZ | 30,425 | 48,700 | 63,300 | 0 | |
Ghūriyān [Ghurian] | غوریان | HRT | 12,404 | 28,300 | 36,800 | 0 | |
Ḥazrat Emām Shāḥeb [Imam Sahib] | حضرت امام صاحب | KDZ | 12,655 | 28,800 | 37,300 | 0 | |
Herāt | هرات | HRT | 140,323 | 349,000 | 506,900 | 0 | |
Jalālābād | جلال اباد | NGH | 53,915 | 168,600 | 240,000 | 0 | |
Kābol [Kabul] | کابل | KBL | 913,164 | 2,536,300 | 3,961,500 | 0 | |
Kandahār | کندهار | KDH | 178,409 | 324,800 | 461,900 | 0 | |
Khānābād | خان اباد | KDZ | 26,803 | 33,700 | 43,700 | 0 | |
Kholm | خلم | BLK | 28,078 | 40,800 | 53,000 | 0 | |
Khowst [Khost] | خوست | KHW | 1,865 | 9,500 | 12,300 | 0 | |
Konduz [Kunduz] | کندز | KDZ | 53,251 | 117,500 | 167,100 | 0 | |
Koshk [Kushk] | کشک | HRT | 5,410 | 14,000 | 18,100 | 0 | |
Lashkar Gāh | لشکر گاه | HLM | 21,600 | 35,900 | 46,700 | 0 | |
Maḥmūd-e Rāqī [Mahmud-i-Raqi] | محمودراقی | KAP | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,620 | 0 | |
Maydān Shahr [Maidan Shar] | میدان شهر | WRD | 2,048 | 2,400 | 3,250 | 0 | |
Mazār-e Sharīf [Mazar-i-Sharif] | مزار شریف | BLK | 103,372 | 300,600 | 427,600 | 0 | |
Mehtarlām | مهترلام | LGM | 3,987 | 4,200 | 5,410 | 0 | |
Meymaneh [Maymana] | میمنه | FYB | 38,251 | 67,800 | 88,000 | 0 | |
Nīlī | نیلی | DAK | ... | ... | ... | 0 | |
Paghmān | پغمان | KBL | 19,135 | 17,600 | 22,900 | 0 | |
Pārwon [Parun] | پارون | NUR | ... | ... | ... | 0 | |
Pol-e 'Alam [Pul-i-Alam] | پل علم | LWG | 3,896 | 4,500 | 5,820 | 0 | |
Pol-e Khomrī [Puli Khumri] | پلخمری | BGL | 31,101 | 87,400 | 113,500 | 0 | |
Qalāt | قلا ت | ZAB | 5,946 | 9,900 | 12,800 | 0 | |
Qal'eh-ye Dhāl | قلعه ذال | KDZ | 11,632 | 15,300 | 20,000 | 0 | |
Qal'eh-ye Now | قلعه نو | BDG | 5,340 | 12,000 | 15,600 | 0 | |
Rostāq | رستاق | TKR | 6,629 | 10,500 | 13,700 | 0 | |
Sang-e Chārak [Sangcharak] | سنگچارک | SPL | 7,744 | 10,400 | 13,500 | 0 | |
Sar-e Pol | سرپل | SPL | 15,699 | 24,900 | 32,300 | 0 | |
Sharan [Sharana] | شرن | PTK | 1,398 | 2,200 | 2,980 | 0 | |
Sheberghān | شبر غان | JWJ | 18,955 | 66,200 | 85,900 | 0 | |
Shūlgara [Shulgareh] | شولگره | BLK | 5,842 | 8,600 | 11,100 | 0 | |
Tāloqān | تالقان | TKR | 19,925 | 59,300 | 77,000 | 0 | |
Tarīn Kowt [Tarinkot] | ترینکوت | ORU | 3,362 | 5,500 | 7,170 | 0 | |
Yangī Qal'ah | ینگی قلعه | TKR | 4,080 | 7,800 | 10,100 | 0 | |
Zaranj | زرنج | NIM | 6,477 | 21,400 | 27,900 | 0 |
- The projections are based on the household listing performed from 2003 to 2005; the reliability of the figures is low.
- (2006) (2017) Central Statistics Office Afghanistan (web).