Afghanistan

Country Overview
✔Area: Approximately 652,230 square kilometres.

✔Population: The World Bank’s 2025 figure is 43,844,111, or about 43.8 million. Population estimates vary by source: for example, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated about 50.9 million for 2026. The figures below use the World Bank estimate.Afghanistan Facts, Map, Population, GDP | The World Factbook

✔Population density: Approximately 67 people per square kilometre, based on the population and area figures above.

✔Capital: Kabul.

✔Currency: Afghanistan(AFN)

✔Location: A landlocked country in South-Central Asia.Afghanistan | History, Map, Flag, Capital, Population, & Languages ...

✔GDP per capita: US$416.87 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
✔Total GDP: Approximately US$17.78 billion in 2024.Economy | Afghanistan | World Bank Data360

✔GDP per capita is not the same as each person’s salary or actual income. It is the country’s total economic output divided by its population, so it does not show how income is distributed or fully reflect the cost of living.

✔Agriculture, industry and services are important parts of Afghanistan’s economy. World Bank data showed growth in all three sectors in fiscal year 2023–24, while trade deficits, constraints on investment and exports, and poverty remained significant challenges.World Bank Document