Afghanistan
- Capital
- Kabul
- Region
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 43.8 million (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Afghanistan fell 6.6% in 2024, slower than in most countries.
- Afghanistan's economy grew 1.9% in 2024, slower than most economies.
- Output per person in Afghanistan was US$417 in 2024, lower than in most countries.
- 13.4% of Afghanistan's labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- Afghanistan had 43.8 million people in 2025: about 0.5% of everyone on Earth, the 36th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
Inflation
2024Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2005
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| Year | Afghanistan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | −6.6% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | −4.6% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | 1.6% |
| 2015 | −0.7% | 1.4% |
Economic growth
2024Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2001
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| Year | Afghanistan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.9% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | −6.2% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | −20.7% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −2.4% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | 3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | 2.9% |
GDP per person
2024GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Afghanistan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US$417 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$414 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$357 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$356 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$511 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$497 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$491 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$525 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$522 | US$5,982 |
| 2015 | US$566 | US$6,148 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Afghanistan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.4% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.8 million |
| 2024 | 42.6 million |
| 2023 | 41.5 million |
| 2022 | 40.6 million |
| 2021 | 40.0 million |
| 2020 | 39.1 million |
| 2019 | 37.9 million |
| 2018 | 36.7 million |
| 2017 | 35.7 million |
| 2016 | 34.7 million |
No recent World Bank figure for Afghanistan: government debt, current account balance.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Afghanistan since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.