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Estimates based on 2026 annual rates
4,163
680
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As of today, Afghanistan has approximately 45,047,069 people. Estimated births today: 4,163; deaths: 680.
Watch Afghanistan's population change in real time. These counters estimate births, deaths, and migration activity every second based on annual demographic rates.
| # | City | Region | Population | Area (km²) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kābul (Kabul)★ Capital | Kabul | 5.76M | 396 | 14,559 |
| 2 | Herat | Hirat | 1.28M | 101 | 12,691 |
| 3 | Kandahar | Kandahar | 811.7K | 91 | 8,920 |
| 4 | Mazar i sharif | Balkh | 662.6K | 50 | 13,198 |
| 5 | Jalalabad | Nangarhar | 603.3K | 128 | 4,706 |
| 6 | Taloqan | Takhar | 296.9K | 40 | 7,385 |
| 7 | Kunduz | Kunduz | 295.4K | 42 | 6,968 |
| 8 | Maymana | Faryab | 235.0K | 26 | 9,110 |
| 9 | Puli Khumri | Baghlan | 234.8K | 29 | 8,040 |
| 10 | Charikar | Parwan | 232.4K | 20 | 11,507 |
| 11 | Shindand | Hirat | 219.2K | 25 | 8,630 |
| 12 | Firozkoh | Ghor | 215.3K | 27 | 7,915 |
| 13 | Fayzabad | Badakhshan | 199.5K | 27 | 7,282 |
| 14 | Toraghundi | Hirat | 195.3K | 9 | 21,223 |
| 15 | Lashkar Gah | Hilmand | 191.4K | 40 | 4,785 |
| 16 | Khost | Khost | 191.1K | 68 | 2,828 |
| 17 | Sheberghan | Jawzjan | 185.3K | 28 | 6,571 |
| 18 | Guzarah | Hirat | 182.0K | 24 | 7,519 |
| 19 | Mihtarlam | Laghman | 170.3K | 27 | 6,259 |
| 20 | Nao Deh | Kandahar | 163.7K | 24 | 6,935 |
| 21 | Girishk | Hilmand | 151.5K | 14 | 10,822 |
| 22 | Farah | Farah | 149.1K | 22 | 6,716 |
| 23 | Samangan | Samangan | 141.5K | 22 | 6,317 |
| 24 | Andkhoy | Faryab | 140.7K | 39 | 3,589 |
| 25 | Bai Ghesi | Faryab | 136.5K | 15 | 9,102 |
| 26 | Sar-e Pol | Sari Pul | 132.4K | 17 | 7,788 |
| 27 | Koh-i-Sayad | Faryab | 131.6K | 24 | 5,482 |
| 28 | Lal | Ghor | 131.2K | 8 | 16,397 |
| 29 | Golbahar | Kapisa | 126.1K | 30 | 4,232 |
| 30 | Ghurian | Hirat | 125.0K | 18 | 6,869 |
| 31 | Qala i Naw | Badghis | 124.8K | 14 | 8,668 |
| 32 | Bagram | Parwan | 124.5K | 18 | 6,919 |
| 33 | Baghlan | Baghlan | 122.3K | 17 | 7,197 |
| 34 | Qeysar | Faryab | 117.1K | 11 | 11,048 |
| 35 | Rustaq | Takhar | 116.0K | 17 | 6,664 |
| 36 | Bamian | Bamyan | 112.0K | 11 | 10,563 |
| 37 | Chayab | Takhar | 111.8K | 10 | 11,182 |
| 38 | Ghazni | Ghazni | 110.0K | 21 | 5,236 |
| 39 | Tarinkot | Uruzgan | 109.4K | 12 | 8,824 |
| 40 | Sange Shanda | Wardak | 105.7K | 4 | 27,826 |
| 41 | Qarabagh | Kabul | 105.4K | 25 | 4,215 |
| 42 | Bandabad | Hirat | 101.7K | 25 | 4,036 |
| 43 | Kishim | Badakhshan | 100.5K | 16 | 6,279 |
| 44 | خان آباد | Kunduz | 98.6K | 15 | 6,486 |
| 45 | Muslem Abad | Nangarhar | 98.1K | 19 | 5,057 |
| 46 | Imam Sahib | Kunduz | 98.1K | 14 | 6,809 |
| 47 | Qurbagheh Khaneh | Balkh | 93.6K | 38 | 2,477 |
| 48 | Tulak | Ghor | 87.2K | 11 | 7,927 |
| 49 | Kaza | Nangarhar | 83.6K | 28 | 3,029 |
| 50 | Orlamish | Samangan | 83.5K | 7 | 11,924 |
| 51 | Baraki Rijan | Logar | 82.8K | 33 | 2,539 |
| 52 | Jabal us Saraj | Parwan | 80.2K | 16 | 5,015 |
| 53 | Shinkot | Ghor | 79.9K | 11 | 7,267 |
| 54 | Nejrab | Kapisa | 79.9K | 31 | 2,577 |
| 55 | Pol-E-Charkhi | Kabul | 79.6K | 19 | 4,105 |
| 56 | Mahmud-e Raqi | Kapisa | 79.3K | 19 | 4,131 |
| 57 | Pasab | Kandahar | 77.6K | 6 | 12,928 |
| 58 | Bed-i-Kalan | Badakhshan | 77.2K | 4 | 19,302 |
| 59 | Siyahgird | Parwan | 75.7K | 12 | 6,203 |
| 60 | Qal`ah-ye Sang-e Takht | Uruzgan | 73.2K | 8 | 9,155 |
| 61 | Darzab | Jawzjan | 70.5K | 5 | 14,090 |
| 62 | Shahrak | Ghor | 69.8K | 5 | 13,966 |
| 63 | Bala Murghab | Badghis | 69.3K | 10 | 6,931 |
| 64 | Nahrin | Baghlan | 68.4K | 13 | 5,262 |
| 65 | Zaranj | Nimroz | 66.2K | 18 | 3,636 |
| 66 | Muḩammad Khwājah | Uruzgan | 65.8K | 8 | 8,221 |
| 67 | Qarabāg | Hirat | 65.6K | 3 | 21,878 |
| 68 | Bomay | Uruzgan | 61.7K | 6 | 10,644 |
| 69 | Deh Rawud | Uruzgan | 61.5K | 10 | 6,152 |
| 70 | Khaṟsmīdu | Ghazni | 61.4K | 2 | 25,598 |
| 71 | Tukzar | Sari Pul | 61.1K | 10 | 6,112 |
| 72 | Mirzay | Balkh | 60.1K | 9 | 6,680 |
| 73 | Shāghāsī | Uruzgan | 60.1K | 13 | 4,483 |
| 74 | ‘Aynak | Hilmand | 59.5K | 4 | 14,882 |
| 75 | Ishkamish | Takhar | 59.1K | 17 | 3,396 |
| 76 | Obe | Hirat | 57.9K | 8 | 7,239 |
| 77 | Khand Khil | Paktya | 57.7K | 20 | 2,829 |
| 78 | Mir Bachah Kot | Kabul | 57.6K | 9 | 6,131 |
| 79 | Qal‘ah-ye Fārsī | Hirat | 57.6K | 7 | 8,226 |
| 80 | Sayad | Sari Pul | 57.3K | 5 | 11,461 |
| 81 | Islam Qala | Hirat | 57.3K | 10 | 5,729 |
| 82 | Khulm | Balkh | 54.6K | 15 | 3,643 |
| 83 | Darwēsh | Logar | 54.2K | 8 | 7,133 |
| 84 | Qal‘ah | Samangan | 53.6K | 7 | 7,445 |
| 85 | Istalef | Kabul | 53.6K | 10 | 5,251 |