Urban population, male (% of total) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Urban population, male (% of total) was 13.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Afghanistan, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, male in Afghanistan stood at 13.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Afghanistan peaked at 13.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1980.
Afghanistan ranks 170th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male (% of total) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.0% | — |
| 1985 | 8.7% | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +7.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 13.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.8%, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 13.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.9%, 35% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.9% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.6% | 13.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More gender data for Afghanistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,358 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 29,681 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 29,681 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 707,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 739,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 720,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 674,248 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Afghanistan?
- Urban population, male in Afghanistan was 13.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1980.
- How does Afghanistan rank for urban population, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.